The Detroit times., 1912-07-10
From Department Of public Works.


BY Aid Vernon:
Resolved. THAT "All that part or
Cedar street lying west OF the west
line OF Lot IL extended southerly. Of
l.: ltIopelle's sub. OF part OF y. {.
"All OF the public alley. IL feet wide.
lying west Of the west line OF lot IL.
and between lots 10 and IL, north side.
OF Cedar street. OF the sub last men,
rioncd," be, and the same are hereby
vacated"
Provided. That wabash Railroad Co.
deeds unto the City Of Detroit for al
ley purposes che following described
property: "All OF lot ~ OF J. l.. Rio
pelle's sub. Of part OF y. G.. $40, ac-
eording to the plat recorded In I.lher
10 OF Plats. page 43, Wayne County
the Committee on Ways and Means, 10
which Committee we recommend its
reference when presented, and approx
ed by the Common Council
Adopted as follows:
Yeas--Ald Brozo, Burton Ellis Car
vey, Gilman, Grindley, Gutman. Harp
fer, Hindle, Heating. Keusch, Koenig
Knapp, Littleheld. Lodge. Lynch, McCar-
~. Mason. Merritt, Ostrowski. owen
Essential. Schultz. Skrzycli. Thompson
Tossy, Vernon Walsh, Watson, Zoeller.
and the President Pro Tem.-3l.
Majority Report.
To the Honorable the Common Council:
Gentlemen-Iour Committee on
the petition OF Wabash Railroad COM
pany for vacation OF Brooklyn avenue
and Congress street respectfully re-
port that we have had the matter un-
der consideration and beg leave To
state that petitioner Is the owner of all
the property bounded by Fort street
on the north West Jefferson on the
south. Sixth street on the east and
Eighth street on the west. except lots
5 and on the south side OF Fort street
between BROOKLYN and Eighth, lot 10
on the north side OF West Jefferson be-
tween Brooklyn ana Eighth and four
lots on Eighth street Immediately.
south OF the alley owned ana occupied
by the Union Carriage Co. that petit
toner now uses portion OF said
property for its railroad business ami
intends 10 erect and construct upon
said premises certain improvements in
the way OF tracks aud buildings and
materially increase their facilities for
handling freight In the city or De-
troit Your committee. after a per-
soual inspection or the premises and
after consideration OF the petition pre-
sented by merchants and manufactur-
.crs that the improvements contemplate
ed by the Wabash X X. Co, are essen
tial and necessary and greatly needed
and desired by the wholesalers and
iObbers. who have been placed at dis
advantage and have suffered a curtait-
ment or their efforts to do the lnCreas-
ed business that has come to the city.
your committee beg leave to state that
we can see no objection to granting
the request Of petitioners provided
the conditions stipulated In the resolu-
tlun hereto appended are complied with
and on the further condition that the
freight house erected upon said proper
Is and the public streets and alleys
hereby vacated be used exclusively for
the receiving and delivery OF package
freight ana not for storage purposes
and we therefore recommend the adop-
ton Of the following resolution
Respectfully submitted
JAMES VERNON.
FRED W. KNAPP
w " G. HINDLE.
WIN f. ZOELLER
Accepted and on leave. the follow
tu2 resolution was offered
By AID Werner:
Brooklyn a, snuc. Formerly known ~
Seventh street. lying north OF ~
north line OF West Jefferson avenue
and south OF the south line Of Fort
street" also
AN that part ~ Congress street as
AT present opened. lying west 90 the
west line OF sixth street and east os
IN, cast line OF Brooklyn avenue
aiso
"AH Of the public alley lying south
of aud parallel 10 Fort street and he
tween the west line OF Labrossn farm
aud the west line 81 Brooklyn ave-
nuef also
an Of the public alley lying south
~ and parallel tu-4AtfFrt stFatl4=saFasi=
tween the west limo 81 sixth strart
ard the east line of Brooklyn avenue.
Lc.- and the same are hereby vacated
Provided. That the Wabash Railroad
co pOys into the city Treasury what
ever expense may have been fuCuTTCu
by the city la the matter or paving
r'ort street west. furnishing curb.
sldewalks intersection walks. etc.
within the east and west lines or
Brooklvn avenue. as may be certified
to by the city Engineer also whatever
expense may have been Incurred oyl