The Detroit times., 1912-09-11
TO GET CHANCE TO MARE
GOOD ON STORY OF GRAFT

committee on health and city hos
pitals. The board of estimates cut
out an appropriation for five new
horses and wagons for the garbage
department which has handicapped
the department in the collection or
garbage.
The sanitation committee OF the
Board of Commerce sent a lettGr 10
the council indorsing the suggestion
10 call special meeting of the board
OF estimates 10 provide for a spe Cial
bond issue 10 build garbage lncinerat-
Ing plants. The communication was
referred TO the committee on health
and city hospitals.
The council authorized the sending
Of three delegates from Detroit to the
convention OF the American League OF
Municipalities In Buffalo, Sept 8 ana
20. Last year large delegation was
sent 10 the convention at an expense
OF Sl,5D0, the local delegation helping
| Eddie Schreiter obtain the leagues
secretaryship. Schreiter will not he
! a candfdatc for reelection. The coun-
ell authorized the controller, the
mayor and a member OF the council
to attend the convention. President
Grindley was recommended by the
committee, but he declined to go He
then suggested Aid. Herman Schultz,
but Schultz refused. The place was
next offered Aid. Field, but FIELD could
not spare the time Finally, John
Hafpfer thought he might go If he
! found time. The controller may be
the only delegate from this city The
expense this year will be about $100.
Controller Heineman sent a COM
munication to the council stating that
/ he had refused payment of bill for
81 400 to Garner Bros, for laying the
cement floor OF the new garbage re-
lceiving station, because Commission
er Haarer had not asked for bids for
the job Haarers explanation is that
Garner Bros. had q lot of cinders on
the job and could, therefore. do the
work more cheaply than any other
firm could be expected to bid The
bill was referred back to the COM
mittee on claims and accounts for
consideration
Prior to the council meeting, Mar
Gus Pollasky addressed the members
OF the committee on franchises on the
desirability of granting him a 50year
franchise to build a subway in De-
troit Marcus told the committeeman
rot to let the newspapers influence
them against him. The committee en-
ioyed his talk, for Marcus is an in.
tcresting talker, but took no action on
the franchise proposition.
The council authorized Health or
ficer Kiefer to attend the fortieth an
nj nf ~
lie Health association in Washington,
Sept. is, and the fifteenth interna-
tional congress on hygiene and dem
ography in the same city, Sept. % 10
rs. The sum of SIS was appropriated
for the trip. Drs. Francis Duffield
and w. c. Vaughn are also named TO
EttpHt ttr congress, and s22ee was al p
propriated to defray their expenses
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tee. on franchises. announced that
there will be a public hearing or the
plan TO permit the y. u. r. TO build
loop arobnd its car barn i'm West
Warrcn-ave., at p. m. Friday. The
y u. r. is anxious 10 build the loop
| but refuses to do so except on the
terms which govern the construction
of the three.Cent lines requiring the
city 20 build the foundation. The
West Warren Residents association
wants the loop built 10 facilitate the
service. but the Northway Motor Car
Co. protests on the ground that law
ton-ave. is too narrow to be used for
car tracks. and that constant usage
OF the street by the cars would shut
of easy access to its plant from War
ren.ave.
Aid Gilman. of the Eighteenth
ward. attended the council meeting
for the first time since HIS arrest,
I July 2G He remained silent and in
active throughout the meeting.