The Detroit times., 1912-03-14
4LSO Mr.. DU POINT CANNOTBE PAID
UNTIL THE CHARTER is REVISED!

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81 UNTIL THE CHARTER rs REVISEDl
Having done the very thing should done and the only thing
these days when much respect Ong pAa 0
he constitution and the oath of Office the
NON council is recOnderng action in refusing to allow A. du
Pnt $1,000 for Mayor Thompson the late franchise
campaign.
The Times should leave the city treasury
It is not alone $4,000; there big principle involved
and the danger being established that day might prove
costly
To allow the only be illegal step on the part Oh the
but would put official stamp approval upon the
secret conferences resulted the attempt to put another street ran
way franchise yoke on the the of Detroit
There are at least 10000 Detroit that know Of because
their names are white the street railways owned
4 and operated by the city
There are we will venture many 10000 citizens who feel the
same way about the matter, but let it go at 10000
These peone council for referendum vote on
the issue of municipal ownership find that they were up against
stone WALL through referendum could not be legally heid
under the charter AS 1T NOW STANDS.
number of citizens the charter insisting that
everything hbOuts according to HOy took the trouble ~
% the supreme and back with word that before the people
could even express unaOabe the
question of municipal ownership charter would have to be amended
not in this one particular nged thing would have to
be gone
That's what the supreme what the court said
had 90 and the 20 Just simply hats and bowed SUBJ
mission
Now coming this Points expert in
the direction of preparing pill for the 10000 way OF
providing for MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP lido it,
ana ourselves gazing at and FAILING TO FIND ANY
LINE OR PARAGRAPH COUNCIL AUTHORITY TO PAY IT.
Which brings to against the city something like $4,000
owed Expert Frederick Bancroft for services rendered Mayor Brett
committee So LEGAL obligation against the CITY, BY
Of then Corporation Ha MT Bancroft had SOME
THING TO SELL THE CITY-nOt to SELL OUT the city
The Bancroft bill has been in committee lacking days
April 1870 exacand nine who assisted him and
down in pockets travelling hotel bills and ncdentas
are l waiting for for work the committee of SO
approved subcommittee appraisal under whose
authority it was done
The pay this service WITHOUT VIOLATING
The common council right allow Mr. du Points BILL incurred
on the side private until there has been just as much charter
revising as necessary the side Of
injustice that would be worked In allowing thus
and here s principle involved:
the governing and there denying the
fact that it should be- it is al-govenng in another
The franchise invoked the charter against municipal
rshu the nke the attempt saddle
franchise upon the people unauthorized employment of expert
70 that end
No demand was upon Mayor Thompson either the
nc or the people with the Detroit United
railway heads which the franchise proposition
Nobody authorized Mayor Thompson to engage expert.
The people by approyed the conferences and
quenty services and there isn't single thing to show
for the $4,000 asked from the city
Tt entitled remuneration from SOME for
M services and the stump the campaign
without saying pockebos the taxpayers Of Detroit should not
prove to be the source.
There plenty during the campaign for printing booklet,
and posters and for bill boards.
would be as reasonable these
It entirely reasonable to direct Mayor Thompson to those who
STOOD THIS EXPENSE the liquidation Of his $1,000 bill for expert
Il services by Mr.. du Pont
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