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Vernon civil service bill TO the peo-
~. Ian 23. along with the Gilman
municipal ownership amendment anu
fhe Thompson.H uIchins franchise. III
the court entertains the application,
the CITY election commission VIII
nrobably be cited 10 show cause why
4 mandamus should not issue, In
which case Corporation Counsel Law
son. who holds that the charter can
not be amended by piecemeal meth
ods- will appear for the commission
II the Vernon bill is to go on the pal
.lot. the supreme court must give q
decision before Jan. 10.
societies and clubs all over the city
are taking an interest in the fran
chise tight. and many are going on
record against Il. The clergy are d.
vided on the question, as are the ooc'
tors. lawyers and men in other pro-
fessions, and the weight o. sentiment
seems to be against the ordinance
Cigarmakers' union No. -, Whlcn
has membership OF 500, is opposed
10 the franchise almost 70 man, ana
has contributed $50 to the municlpal
ownership committee to help carry
on the fight against the ordinance
Practically ever member OF the Union
iir pfett4etss- - york and vote agalnsl
the grab.
The street car question Will be the
arst TO be considered by the Fedora
fion of Detroit Civic societies, which
viii be formally organized next week,
and II is expected that the federation
will take definite stand on the
Thomson Hutchins proposition.
II haven't met single person In my
ward who is favorable TO the ordi-
nance" said Aid Knapp, OF the
Eleventh ward. in the city hall, Mon
day. THE people UP my way are
willing TO wait another four years
until the balance of the franchises
expire on the five-cent lines, for they
figure that city will then be in posi-
tion TO absolutely dictate the terms
under which the company can continue
to use the streets, II ii is found adj
risable to let the company continue
70 operate. We don't believe in giving
up any OF ethe advantages We now
hold. as we certainly viii II We give
the company another franchise
The Eleventh Ward Republican
club. I'm meeting last Friday night
went on record against the ordinance
There were 20 members present and
when the vote was taken IL stood Is
10 /. The doubter was converted
however, before the meeting closed.
There Is strong OPPOSITION to the or
dinance among the employees OF the
Burroughs Adding Machine works. In
one department, where 10 men are
employed, III OF them are against IT,
and will so vote. This is said to be
typical of the sentiment in other de-
partments OF the factory.
Plans for the Board OF Commerce
campaign are being perfected as rap
Idly as possible, and 1t is expected
that the sign painters will get busy
very soon now. But, speaking of bill.
boards, many Of the voters and tax
payers of Detroit recall a huge sign
overlooking the campus that was
leased by Mayor Thompson's cam
paign managers, during one OF his
mayoral campaigns, and the inscrip
zion on II ran something like this:
peoples day, Nov. IA, 1909-Thret
cent fares for all the people all the
while
But "people's day" has passed anC
tl.ey are still waiting TO come into
their own. In the meantime severa
or the principal franchises have ex
pIred and the city Is In far more ad
vantageous position TO dictate term:
than before, but the people are ask
cd TO surrender to the ID. U. r., al
the only way out OF their street cal
difficulties.
Il. A. Burch, who was member o.
tIo ola Rraffmavar "committea of M
w." was one of the Board OF Com
mercs members who voted mo" in th'
boards referendum on the franchise
He gives his reasons for opposing tn
ordinance In plain terms, declarinI
hat the people will never get thu
service they are cryiHg out for b.
ti<ine the ID. u. r. another franchise
"a past expericPee has shown.