The Detroit times., 1912-05-22

tuc lainder or the current nscal year.
Respectfully submitted,
LARRY ii. PRENZLAuRER.
Reed TO Committee on Ways and
Fronspartment Of Parks and Boule.
wards.
To thIonorable the Common Councils:
Genhen--In answer TO advertise
ment the public press the following
bids received for the repaving or
l.afaye Boulevard. from Nineteenth
street the Western Grand Boule-
ward:
John Affeld. check $500. -, -
James ,nley. check ,2,1OO, - :.
bid 45,036 90
Jno; A.ercier. check $4,000, -. :.
F. Porak Son. check $4,000, ... ).
Win Honorable Body; kindly APP.
prove G confirm the contract with
FerdinaPorath a Son.
Respectfully yours,
M. II. HURLBUT,
Commissioner
Referrto Committee on Parks and
ROM THE SAME.
To the lorable the Common Councils:
Gentlee--When the aquarium on
Belle Islerk was first opened an APP
propriatidTas asked each year, for u
number years. for the purpose or
printing Catalogue descriptive OF the
aquariume contents, also the zoo, nut
each yeafe amount was disallowed.
All aqpums I'm the world issue a
catalogue souvenir to be sold 10 the
public as educational feature and one
should bebvided for the aquarium ana
zoo on Bt Isle park
Enclosstnd a letter from the Zoo
logical Soy OF this city, recently IN
corporatedlThis society, through It's
committee,w want to do, without cost
TO the cityhat should have been done
VIII yolHonora BILE Body kindly re-
fer this Ter together with the let
ter from Geological Society to the
Park and oulevard and Committee
for cnsidetion.
kpectfully yours,
E NJ. Il. HURLBuT,
Commissioner.
Hon H. PHuhbut,
Cmmissner OF Parks and, Boule-
vars. CitlHall.
ear Sill write by direction OF the
refntly oslnized Detroit geological So
ci,y, OF Wich you are ex-officio a MEM
bE Thisbociety. while II has private
carter, W. organized purely for pubic
Irposes. cooperate with the munlci-
Al authofies along certain lines and TO
nord a ledium for intelligent and dt-
ected pirate activities in aid OF public
snterprise within its scope. IL Is not
Tor fnanml gain to Its members, ana
Whatever profit may incidentally be de,
rived froI any or It's undertakings will
be devoid wholly to the public interest
TIE cbjets OF the Society are, general
w speaking. TO stimulate interest In
NEURAL history, to aid In preserving
al improving the geological exhibits
NV I'm our public parks and ultimate
Ito seclre for Detroit an animal park
stable to the city's size and dignity
ah worthy OF our citizenship.
Already we have In Belle Isle the love-
1T and by all odds the most useful
az park I'm the world: already we have
tire the satisfactory beginnings OF the
sat animal park II Is hoped finally TO
eAblish. Through the progressive and
ghrous spirit OF the Common Council
~ Island is adorned by most attrac-
tii Casino and a conservatory and
aqrium highly creditable to Detroit,
bcrments upon which our citizens
ha convincingly set the seal OF their
apbval. The Casino, beautifully SIT
uai as IL II. is the sort OF thing our
ciths abroad go miles to see and come
hor to rave about. The aquarium ~,
! beve, excelied by none In the world
In excellence OF its equipment and
disp OF its exhibits The great
aaunm at Naples contains n more
variI assortment OF race and quaint
sea ,. but Ii must be remembered that
Napl takes its specimens from Its own
fronhrd. the bay of the same name.
whilee bring and maintain our marine
exhib seven hundred miles from the
sea- well do our people appreciate the
aquafn at Detroit, that am told there
are me than a million visitors per an
mum. one particular only do the other
great uaria OF the world surpass ours,
and rs upon that subject am ad-
dressiryou. We have no catalogue for
the tnmation OF visitors, which pre-
vents from deriving the full measure
OF benz from this great educational In
stitutio For a small fee you can buy
Mt eveIother aquarium OF consequences
an illuhted booklet with full descrip-
tive datoncerning the specimens.
I wrihow, on behalf and by direction
OF the biological Society to ask the
privilegtor that Society OF selling at
the aquum, and at the Casino N IL
seems drabie To do so, illustrated
catalogu and color post cards of the
aquariumnd It's contents The cata-
logue Is be made up In cooperation
with you'd the aquarium management
and not be Issued until approved by
Mr.. Cow and yourself. Ii might con-
tain also 'erences TO the Public Library,
Art Musm, Palmer Park and other
public fr educational and recreation
institutional the City. The catalogue
Is to be Dlished by the Society, with
out cost the City. sold az a small price,
ana the pits-lt any-aIe 70 20 W the
Society fother similar work.
cordia believe that the visitors 20
the aquarh will be pleased TO have n
chance toiform themselves concerning
the naturand habits of the fishes on
display th. and | earnestly request
that the pflege OF issuing a catalogue
and post CHS may be granted at very
early dates the main season OF the
Islands aolties is now under way.
cry respectfully,
EDWIN DENNY,
Referred Committee on Parks and
Boulevards.