The Detroit times., 1912-12-09
CITY SIDEWALKS
TO BE CLEARED
OF ALL STANDS
Joint Council Committees VIII
Report Fayorably On Lynch
Resolution
CROUL IN SYMPATHY
WITH CLEANUP
Tells Aldermen Distractions
Should Be Remoyed-Tossy
Not Seeking Revenge

Ali STANDS, booths and showcases
not OF a permanent character and part
OF buildings viii be forced on the
sidewalks by the police and depart
ment OF public works II the council
concurs In the resolution which the
committees on streets and ordinances
In joint session, Monday, decided To
report for adoption.
The resolution. introduced In the
council by Aid. Lynch, had for It's pur.
pose the removal OF such stands and
showcases only within the mile circle
but the committee decided to include
the entire city. Lynch talked to the
committees. stating that he could see
no reason why merchants on Wood
ward-ave. should be permitted to have
showcases on the sidewalks. Police
Commissioner Croul stated that the
sidewalks nre not so congested as the
roadways, especially those running
east and west, and that the latter will
have to be widened eventually, which
Will mean the cutting down OF side
walk space. He said there are great
many distractions which should be
removed from the sidewalks.
Aid. Field suggested that the reso-
luton be amended so as to include
the entire city and his suggestion was
posed to have ON ordinance drafted
forbidding the use of sidewalk space
for showcases and stands, but Aid. Al
Ian, chairman OF the ordinance com
mittee. stated that the council had
repealed the ordinance which gave
merchants the right to use three feet
OF sidewalk space to exhibit their
merchandise. He said that all that 10
required IL a resolution instructing
the police TO remove the stands.
Aid. Tossy contributed to the gayety
Of the session by relating some expert
ences OF pedestrians In Cadillac-sq.
THE opinion prevails that ! favor
this measure simply to get rid or
some political wizards" he said, re-
feiring to the fact that there Is a
stand in front of property In Cadillac
So In which Mayor Thompson Is In
terested. THAT In not 30. am In
favor OF removing all the stands from
sidewalk space. But the conditions In
Cadillac-sq. are particularly disgust
Ilk. EeOplc nave W uOiu tuSiE hOoCe
to get through that place. Some slip
on banana peels and fall over boxes
A box was placed out In front OF q
saloon where every one had to pass
II and on the box was q sign: See
the red bats. Some one had placed Q
red brick in the box. The idea was
that any one who looked had to buy
drink. That IL the kind OF stun
they have over there In Cadillac-sQ. l
say that II the sidewalk space is to be
rented. the city should rent II and
reap the profits"
Tossy went on to say that Commits
sioner Croul had done wonders" and
that the council should give him more
power so that "the clean up" may be
thorough.
Aid. Allan said that Croul had called
him into consultation with refefence
TO the matter before Lynch had ipe
troduced his resolution, and that Croul
had intended to make the regulation
part OF his new trafiic ordinance.
Aid. Mason. member OF the CON-
mittee on ST. eets, refused to vote, have
ing previously stated that he was not
entirely In accord with the measure.
A number Of aldermen who took no
part in the discussion, stated after the
meeting, that they considered the or
der too drastic and that there Will be
a fight against IL In the council.
Among these was Aid. Gutman, who
said that the merchants wfu never
stand for IT,"