The Detroit times., 1911-05-24
ALDERMEN VOTE TO
STOP SLAUGHTER
OF PEDESTRIANS
Vehicle Ordinance Is Adopted With
LittleAeld Provision That Automo-
biles Must Halt When Approach
ing Standing Street Cars.
Vote on Safety Plan Is % To IL
Aid. Burton's Hlibustering
Tactics Frustrated.

Despite the filibustering tactics OF
its opponents, the Littlefieid provision
requiring automobile drivers to stop
their cars on approaching standing
street cars that are discharging Or
taking on passengers, and M all street
car intersections, was approved by
majority OF the common council. Tues
day night. aud the new vehicle ordi-
nance, with this proYisiea incorporat-
ed. WAS then passed by a unanimous
vote.
AS predicted. the only real fight was
on the Lttlefeld plan, the adoption
or which was recommended by min
ority report OF the committee on ordi-
nances, signed by Aid. Lodge and
Field. The majority report. bearing
the signatures OF Aid. Allan, Schulz,
Brozo and Garyey. recommended as 4
substitute provision requiring auto
lists to keep six feet from street cars
In passing them. Aid. Hindle, anotn-
er member of the committee. who did
not sign either report. voted for the
minority report.
On Aid. Allans motion to strike ont
section GOA, the Littlefeld plan. al
ter the ordinance had been placed on
Its third reading. the council went on
record as follows:
Yeas-Ald. Allan. Brozo. Burton,
Deimel, Ellis, Garvey, Harpfer, Lynch,
Owen, Schultz, Skrzycki.--ll.
Nays-Field, Gutman. Hindle, Keat-
ing. Keusch, Koenig, Knapp. Littleheid
Lodge. McCarty, MACON, Merritr.
o'Brien. Ostrowski, Rosenthal. Theis-
EN-. Thompson. Tossy, Vernon, Walsh,
Watson, Zoeller and the president pro
tenn, Grindley-23.
Aid. Allan accepted defeat graceful
ly and promptly moved that section
20. the six-foot provision, be stricken
out and that section Goa stand a.
section 20. This motion prevailed
unanimously.
Aid. Burton started filibustering ex.
pedition In the hope presumably. OF
having the formal adoption of the or
4 dinance az a whole delayed week.
but his effort failed. Though the dis
1 cussion was prolonged an hour and 4
half, the, majority Of the aIderinen
remained in their seats. determined
i to see the thing through. Aid. Thorn
ms Lynch. Of the Fifteenth ward, broke
In every little while with motion to
refer the ordinance back TO the com
mittee. but no one took him serious
| ly.
/ The ordinance will take effect AZ
soon is IL Is signed by the mayor,
which may mean another week as al
lowanee must be made for the possi-
bility OF reconsideration. The vote
! Tuesday night. however. shows that
any attempt at reconsideration would
be promptly squelched Aid Burton
tried to have the ordinance amended
| SO that II would not take effect until
after 80 days. As an amendment To-
Burton's motion, Aid. Littlefield NOV
ed that the section giving Immediate
effect stand, and the motion carried
unanimously.
"If you think you can get away
with those filibustering tactics here
yonye got .Apother, guess cQmtnal
said LittIefe1d. addressing Burton;
Aid. Lodges speech In behalf % q
Littlefield plan was gem, and if 81
alderman had any doubts AZ to whicI
way he should vote on the proposftiou
they were brushed aside by the tell
ing oratory of the alderman from the
First Lodge did not rant. nor did he
attempt to excite the prejudices Of
his colleagues. II was simple ap-
peal for the adoption of an ordiannce
which, he believed, would protect the
public against reckless autoists n CIV
en- fair trial.
II think you gentlemen will agree
with me that this Is the most impors
tant measure that has come before
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