The Detroit times., 1912-01-03
PEOPLE BE DAMNED;
ID. u. X. CONTROLS COUNCIL
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people In such a one-sided form. There
is not word in there about the city
paving between the tracks or about
the nickle fares on the suburban cars,
only the advantageous features are
mentioned. II that isn't one-sided I'd
like to know what you would call it,"
Aid. Lodge, getting the floor again,
expressed the opinion that the notice
OF reconsideration was part of plan
TO befog the issue and defeat the ordi-
nance, which brought a prompt denial
from Aid Allan.
Aid. Koenig, who filed the notice OF
reconsideration declared that the
people were being deceived as to the
cost of the paving.
why. that Is likely to cost ST.
100000 a year. he said.
How do you know 1t will cost that
much?" put in Aid. Lynch.
Figure II out, the same as did"
"O.h, go on, you can't figure"
Aid. Merritt said that the people in
his ward were thoroughly conversant
with the ordinance, and he did not
think they would be misled by the
form in which 1t was stated on the
ballot. Aid. Field made strong
speech in favor of reconsideration.
Aid. Gilman, as usual, waited until
the rest OF the aldermen had had their
say, and then opened up.
He referred to the manner in which
the reports OF the committees on
franchises and city and charter leg
islation, fixing the election, had been
rushed through last week and con-
tinued:
Sweet.Scented Document.
AS 1t will appear on the ballot, the
Thompson franchise is one OF the
sweetest-scented documents ever put
out. The people are told that 1t will
give them eight tickets fora quarter
and that the city has an option to buy
at any time and that II provides for
certain extensions. All very nice.
And on the municipal ownership ballot
they will read that the common coun-
Gil and the board of estimates are au-
thoriZed TO allow five commissioners
to blow in 100000 OF your money In
negotiating for a security franchise.
II there anything fair about that, ask
your"
Aid. Field, in his speech. had refer
red TO a meeting with Sir George
Green, an alderman from Glasgow,
now visiting this city and the fact
that aldermen are knighted by the
king In that country Referring to
this statement, Aid Gilman went on:
You talk about settling, why, IL
they had hollered for peace down in
Boston the time they had their little
tea party down there, as they are hol-
lering for peace now. probably we'd
have sir knights sitting in this coun.
Gil chamber tonight Some OF the
newspapers are calling us dubs for
the manner in which this proposition
has gone through, and | want to say
that II we let the street car PROPOSE
ton go before the people in its pres
ent form we are lot of dubs The ID.
L.. X. has been manipulating things
in this town ever since IL has been in
existence, and tieing us up with law
suits every time we tried TO get an
adjustment of our differences with
the company and II will keep on tie
ing us up il we give 1t another fran
chise"
Aid. Koenig's notice of reconsidera-
ton also covered the municipal own
ership amendment, which he wanted
reduced to simpler terms, but the re-
consideration failed by vote OF l6
TO lS. The only changes in the line
mp we're that Aid Grindley and Walsh
voted AYE" on this proposition and
Aid. Watson voted no"
Mayor Hobbies Hard
Mayor Thompson is eDtitled to a
large share OF the credit" for de-
feating the reconsideration AS previ-
ously stated in The Times, he was
lobbying among the aldermen In the
morning, and in the Afternoon he
called up by telephone several or
those he could not reach In the morn
! ing and asked them to stand by their
former action. Koenig had enough
votes TO carry his reconsideration In
the morning. but Aid. Grindley. Walsh
and Merritt changed their minds.
Aid. Merritt put In resolution, to-
ward the close of the session. direct
| ing the city clerk TO have the Thomp-
| son franchise and the Gilman amend
ment printed in full and posted con-
| spicuously about the city TO enlighten
/ the voters.
| Aid Allan rose to protest with all
| the lung power at his command.
They've handed us what looks like
/ lemon once tonight, and this looks
like rubbing IL IN" he shouted why,
4 IL would cost thousands OF dollars 10
I have those posters printed and distrib-
uted This Is going altogether too
1 far"
On Aid. Allan's objection. the reso-
luton, under The rules, va laid over
, for a week.
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