The Detroit times., 1912-12-09
CITY HOSPITAL TO TREAT
POOR PLANNED BY MARX

49, $3.50 wv
comes We should know just how to 20
about II most expeditiously and ecc-
nomically.
Favors cIty.ownsd Subway.
I'm Boston the subway was built by
the city and leased to an operating
company. but in this city where We
intend TO operate the surface lines the
city would. of course. own and operate
the subway. The sentiment In tho
eastern cities is that municipal owr
ership of the street railway systems
IL the big thing. The people who
study municipal problems regard It as
almost certain TO come in all the large
cities OF the country. CAUTIOUSLY
enough. some OF the most advanced
ecstern cities are watching Detroit
and other western cities TO see what
they will do with municipal owner
chip. They consider Detroit one 81
the finest cities In the middle west and
take the show OF municipal ownership
sentiment In this city as mark O.
progress of an American city already
far advanced.
1.-The street car service in Detroit
Is not so bad when compared with
that In some other cities we visited.
OF course, there is room for improve
ment. but In nearly all the cities
where the street car lines are private
ly owned and managed there are NOR
or less shortcomings and inconven'
fences for the public"
Whaf raanQCt dnaQ nafrOif o.
cell the eastern cities?" Mr.. Marx was
asked.
Il should say In the conditions OF
the FIRE and public lighting depart.
ments." he replied at once. Our fire
department IL one OF the finest In the
country and comparisons will cor.
vince any one OF this fact. The APP
pearance OF the men, the equipment
and the conditions In the department
are far superior TO many OF those de
partments we Investigated Our pub
lie lighting department is also credit
10 the city In many Of the eastern
cities they are wrestling with the prob
lcm OF public lighting In dealing With
private corporations
Nov what serious defects TO do see
in our local affairs?" he was asked
I'm the condition OF our Streets" he
replied. As he spoke to a Times re.
porter, while they were waiting for a
street car, O great gust OF wind swirl.
ed the dirt and dust and paper refuse
OF Gratiotave., into a cloud that almost
obscured the opposite side OF the
street.
Detroit Streets Dirty.
Our streets are too dirty" he con
tinued. as the minia ture cyclone swept
by You compare them with some o.
the streets In the other cities and yor
will see the difference. There ar
some that are worse than ours bu'
there Is room for great deal OF i'm
provement right here In Detroit. con
sidertng the amount OF money thi'
city spends on Its streets. There
room for Improvement not only from
the standpoint OF cleanliness. but IN
the upkeep OF the pavements."
This reference TO the cost OF mum
ctpal work led the mayor-elect to dis
cuss In a general way the tax ques
ton and the benefits the people de-
rive from taxes.
II am satisfied" said he. that w
can cut down on the expenditure TO-
the department OF public works an
the department OF parks and boulc
Yards and still increase the efficienc'
OF these departments. think We ca
lower the tax rate In this city-hor
much. would not want to say specifl
cally, off-hand-but we can lower a.
tax rate considerably by cutting dow
tie appropriations for these two d.
partments and from what have see
believe We can spend less and D.
just as well satisfied. II not more so
than we are with the conditions
they are today.
"One reason for our high tar rate g.
that We raise proportionateiy more b i,
taxation than do the eastern cities