The Detroit times., 1912-03-26
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resolution. will have to answer for II
10 the people.
None OF them daresSopenly say he
10 opposed TO municipal ownership q
hopes for delay. Their only grounds
for opposition Is the expense. What
rs $37,50O, the cost of the special cleo
ton, TO the city compared with tie
results OF a speedy charter revision
and municipal ownership
The question arose as TO whether
the test case TO be made in the event
oil the adoption OF the resolution call
ing for special election will result
in much delay. Corporation Counsel
Lawson had the following TO say on
this subject.
I'm the case OF the civil service
amendment mapdamus proceedings
were begun Jan. s, and the supreme
court gave us decision in ample
time before the election on Jan. 23.
In the case of the municipal owner
ship amendment, the bill in equirx
wac filed by Mr.. Hudson and others,
July 10. 1910. The case was submit
ted TO the supreme court, Oct. IL. 1910
aid q decision handed down Feb. /,
1911.
1T all depends on how important
the court considers the issue as to
whether II will consent TO an immedi.
ate hearing My own Judgment OF
the matter is that we will get de-
cision from the court In time TO 90
ahead with the special election, June
10. II the council votes TO submit the
question at that time"
The following IL the minority re-
port of the council committee as II
VIII 90 to the council, Tuesday night,
signed by Gilman, Koenig, VerSor,
Hindle. Tossy and Walsh all the
members except Aid. Lodge. whose
report against the proposition 10
known as the majority report be-
cause he Is chairman OF the commit
tee:
Your committee on charter and
city legislation TO which was re-
ferred the resolution presented by
Aid. McCarty requesting your com.
mittee 10 consider the advisability
of ordering a special election for
the purpose of electing a charter
commission, respectfully reports
that 1t has had the same under
consideration and after consulta-
tion with the corporation counsel
Is by him informed that under the
existing laws the city has author
ity TO provide an election to &C.
complish the purpose set forth in
the resolution; and your commit
tee has. therefore, determined
upon the following plan: On
June 10, 1912. the question OF hay
ing general revision of the char.
ter OF the city OF Detroit is TO be
submitted TO the electors, and il
IL also intended to provide that
charter commission be selected at
the same special election. at
which the proposition TO revise Is
submitted: that on June 3, 1912,
primary election will be,sheld at
which candidates for said charter,
commission shaft be nominated,
and on June S the board Of regis.
tration shall meet and remain In
session as provided by law, Your
committee therefore recommends
that this plan be followed out and
that the resolution hereto attach
ed be adopted
rhe attitude OF the majority of the
aldermen voting for the special cleo.
tioa, was summed up thus by Aid.
Schultz, Tuesday morning.
There Is no doubt that the people
in the election, ian. 23, expressed
in favor OF municipal own
ership. We have the signed petition
OF 10000 people OF Detroit who want
the question submitted. The principal
purpose of the charter revision Ia TO
obtain the right OF municipal owner
ship regard every vote against
charter revision at the earliest OPP
portunity a vote TO put OFF the day
when Detroit may have municipal own
ership. When you consider what 1t
means to the city to have immediate
revision. and what il means 70 the
ID. u. r., TO postpone municipal own
ership, YOU will appreciate the COM
parative insignificance OF the expense,
which the opponents OF municipal
ownership advance as a reason for
voting against the charter revision
plan. Why should we add to The ad-
vantages already possessed by the d.
U. r. BY playing their game against
the welfare OF the city,"