The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-11-14
.rand River and GratiOt To Be
Connected by Tracks in
Henry and Winder-sts.
u. r. WILL OPERATE
UNDER DAY-TO-DAY PLAN
quite Of Trumbnll Cars Also To
BE Changed to Relieve
Congestion Downtown

The cars OF the Myrtle-st and
Lak-ave. lines will be rerouted SO
to create a new cross-town line.
aching from the eastern extremity
the city TO the western, II the
commendatlon OF the committee on
bile utilities is concurred in by tho
uncil next Tuesday night.
hfe plan was discussed IN meet.
3 OF the committee, Wednesday at
moon, attended by Supt. Harry Bull
b, Of the ID. L. r.. who said that
q company had been considering
70 proposed rerouting OF the Myrtle
ID Mack cars. The plan contemplates
e, construction OF tracks in Henry
la Wtnder-sts., connecting Grand
ver-ave., with Gratiot-ave. Mr..
lllen said he thought the company
build be willing TO build the needed
fetches OF track and operate the
le on day-to-day arrangement with
e city, similar to the arrangement
Tween the company and city for the
efation OF the Hamilton-blvd. line
The distance between Grand River.
@. and Gratiot-ave., via Henry and
lnder-sts.. is nearly two miles. The
~ Will keep close tab on the cost
constructing the line so as TO have
Q information in the event of pur.
ase by the municipality.
fhe purpose OF the proposed xe.
uting is TO remove the cars, SO far
possible, from the downtown dis
ct which is badly congested. Many
ssengers boarding the Myrtle limo
RS either on Myrtle-st. or Grand
ver'ave., must now transfer to e
I Gatiot.ave. or Mack-ave. They
Yariably transfer at the city hail,
fth is the cause of much conges
pm. Under the proposed plan they
'buld continue directly TO their des-
Pation and considerable time would
saved.
This plan was originally proposed
the subcommittee OF the old com.
ttee OF So" which prepared an ex
hsiye plan for rerouting street cars.
embers of the council committee
hounced that they were in favor
more cross-town lines. The com.
ttee directed the corporation coun.
TO put the proposed Myrtle-M
an in legal shape and after its
option by the council II will be up
the company TO accept or reject y.
+. Bullen gave the impression that
company would accept il.
The committee will also report in
n Frrtat hui lat
rs: The company will be granted
e right TO construct tracks In Trum-
|ll-ave., from Howard-st. south to
Sft-sr., and instead of running down
'wn in Michigan-ave., the Trumbull
pc cars, 1t is proposed. will run in
Priest. Down town, the cars will
IN from Fort-st. into Griswold-st..
pm thence into Congress-st. TO Bates
:, and loop back to Fort-st. This
routing Is planned TO relieve the
Bngestion on Michigan-ave., down
wn. The company, 1t is said, will
|cept the plan and the new tracks
fcessaryJT extending for two blocks
Trumbull-ave., will be built under
e day-to-day plan.
MIR. Bullen announced a new order,
King effect Thursday. with reference
the acceptance OF transfers. The
mpany has established what he
lied transfer-zone, bounded on
@ south by Atwater-st., on the east
Il Randolph-st.. and Broadway, on
70 north by Elizabeth-st., and on the
|est by Washington-blyd. and Wayne
\ Old transfer points within this
LLe have been abolished and S,as-
|ngers coming into the zone may
bansfer at any point they desire.
here are many points at which they
Jay transfer more quickly than by
living to crowd in at limited mum.
pr of transfer points.
The company also announces that
ereafter passengers getting on
|-ause" cars, that Is cars bound for
% car barns will be given transfers
through" cars following. On the
Dpurteenth-st. line this will permit
assengers TO board house" cars
pwn town, which are now seldom
lied with passengers, instead OF
Iatting for crowded through" cars.
" the time the house" cars arrive
Fourteenth-st. and Warren-ave.. the
hssengers may transfer to through"
ars1 and generally there is then
batting room In the Through cars