The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-06-12
JUDICIARY.
Majority Report.


Gentlemen r. Your Committee on
judiciary 10 whom was referred back
the ordinance submitted at a session
held on Feb. 9Th. entitled An ordi-
nance allowing street railway COM
panles 10 carry and transport certain
KINDS OF freight within the City or
Detroit respectfully report that your
Committee has had this matter under
CONSIDERATION for some months past
ana Deg leave 10 state that in our judg-
ment charge OF 81 for each ear
which is hauled into and out OF the
city Is reasonable and lust while a
charge of $40 per car as stipulated in
the ordinance referred TO. Is eNorbit-
ant, unjust and unreasonable and
while undoubtedly collectible. the bur
den or the excess charge over and
above reasonable amount would have
TO be paid by the local shippers. We
therefore recommend that the ordi-
nance, presented at session held on
feb. 9Th last 81. G, c. y. l49-l5O) be
amended by striking out the words
and hgures Ten dollars ({lO)" in line
II or Section and that there be in
serted In lieu thereof the words and
ngures Three dollars ($3)" and that
the ordinance as so amended be passed.
Respectfully submitted,
SHERMAN LITTLEFIELD.
JOHN I. THOMPSON
Minority Report.
To the Honorable the Common Council:
Gentlemen - Your Committee on
Judiciary, TO whom was referred back
me ordinance accompanying report OF
committee. presented at a session held
on Feb 6th. 1912, entitled An ordi-
nance allowing street railway COM
pasnies 70 carry and transport certain
kfnus or freight within the City OF
Detroit, respectfully report that in
our Judgment action should be de-
Ierred upon the ordinance until such
time as the City Accountant has had
now being made by the expert ac-
countants employed by the companv
Whlch Will be but a further delay OF
SO or 90 days, and which. when In our
nahus VIII give US absolute evidence
upon which proper charge per car
can De liked. instead OF placing Ia the
orulhance an arbitrary figure the
remain of which would still
10 denomination. We therefore rec
ohInend that action on the Ordinance
presented at session held on Feb 6th
tha De deferred until such time as
lne report is submitted by the CITY Ac-
| countant. ~ NJ
Respectfully submitted.
| LOUIS h. TOSSY,
W. H. G. HINDLE,
49, A. A. DEIMEL
| me title TO the ordinance was con
| Aid. Littleheld moved the adont,o,
OF me majority report.
the adoption OF the minority rannr,
ga. Deimel entered and took his
| u.
The motion to adopt the majority
'eSort was lost as follows.
aaarpfer, Hfndie, Krapp' ostrow E.las'
NS aIs oksIgcki iTossy and Watson--ii.
yyey Gilman, Gutmsu, Heating. Kenscb
Ltlleneid. Lodge, Lynch, McCarty. Ma.
s SON Merritt. oBrien. Rosenthal.
/ gTChuitz, Iheisen. Thomson Varnor
Walsh and the Presidcnt@2a nor'
ne question was then put on the
WSieb m TO adopt the majority report,
Yeasm m3iiHn p hi,.n as follows:
| FFleiu' Garvey. Gilman. Gutman. Harm.
Ieri heating. keusch. Littlefieid
r riiPdse, lynch, Mccarty Mason. Mer.
ian.kst' brlen, owen, Rosenthal. Schultz
Theisen Thompson, Vernon. Walsh
| "nlsoh ana the Presidential
Nays-cAld. Rrozo. Deimei. Hindle
NT"Pp' ostro"skl, Skrzycki and Toss,
The Ordinance was Nhen placed a,
'"e o Tn or third readiAg.
| M, Ihrd Headfng Of trdInance
a third time was reae
The Ordinance was then read
or lin ~, nait'Ieneld moved to amend the
and figures $1,000 ter, dollar e w ,
ana ~ OF Section Z and insar,ins
I ine words bio and figures $50. 90 three DOL.
The question being "ShaiI This orat
nahCe as amended now passp'' The
! ~ -, uinahce was passed. a majority az
as follows: 'hereloi
Adopted ms follows.
n. feas-Al Nd Allan Brozo. Burton
! oelmel. Ellis, Field Garyev Giinnem
Gutman, HARPER. HIndIe E natta.l
Mne1sch, Knapp, Littlefield. Lodge. Lyneh
Mc1arty' Mason Merritt. o. Brien os
SutO ,re,, oven Rosenthal. Schultz
SShIZyckl' Theisen, Thompson. Tossy
Ident-33. '"e 1resl
| Nays-None.
jhrmed. was CON