The Detroit times., 1912-07-10

the city IN the matter Of paving sixth
street within the lines 81 ConErt1I
street furnishing curb. sidewalks.
Co 5y ths cit S Ensinssr - within s %
days from the date Of the adoption "a
this resolution; and. further
Provided. That the city Of Detroit
shall have a perpetual right 20 enter
upon the property hereby vacated
whenever deemed necessary upon the
part OF the City or any Of its depart
lsiruct. in whole or in part any part
OF the public sewer constructed m
seventh street. between Fort street
west and West Jenerson avenue; and.
provided. That the freight sheds
proposed 10 Dc erected upon said props
erty Will be used only for the recsiy-
ND not for the Storage OF freight u,
any form. shape or manner and that
9nuuid II afterwards be found that
the said Wabash X. X co. - using
said freight sheds for any other pur-
pose than receiving and delivering
package freight, this resolution vacat-
ing BROOKLYN avenue. Congress street
ana the public alleys hercinbefore de-
scribed. shall be null and void aud
said city shall have the right 10 re-
possess Itself OF said streets and al
legs heTeinbefcre described. and pct
said railroad company out; and. fur
| Their
Provided. That said Wabash Rail-
road Company open an alley at least
| il Of the subdivIsion Of BLOCK No. Is.
/ western addition to the City OF De-
troit. being part OF the LaBrosse AMI
same running from JEFFERSON avenue
1 north 10 the north line OF the Private
| Alley now opened and maintained In
| the rear OF said Lot IA.
MINORITY REPORT.
To the Honorable the Common Council:
/ Ia. q.
] Openings 10 whom was referred the pc
/ tition OF Wabash Railroad Co. for the
vacation OF Brooklyn avenue and Con-
sress street. and public alleys abutting
i on said property. respectfully report the
minority OF your Committee have given
TINS matter most careful consideration.
nave made personal inspection OF the
premises and are satisfied that with ade-
IQuate track facilities constructed at
grade, the Wabash X. II. Co will be able
10 erect freight sheds upon their prop
lerty or adequate size 10 meet all re-
lquirements. without in any way or man
her 0bstructing either Brooklyn avenue
, or Congress street. The minority OF
gour 1ommhtee are not opposed TO
the main for the benefit OF our mer-
chhhts ana manufacturers, but we do not
DeheNe that the city should voluntarily
surrender To the railroad company prop
Ierty valued at many thousands OF dol
lars when the company IL able TO erect
upon the property they now own a
|
al their requirements. IL II we're In
sisted upon by the city the company
could erect It's freight sheds unon the
property they now own and the city. 10
iacllltate the handling OF this business
could, without surrendering its title 10
the pubic streets, grant the company
the privilege OF running such spur tracks
as may be necessary across said streets
at grade. The minority OF your Com
mittee therefore recommend that the
PRAYER OF the Wabash Railroad Co. be
denied being satisfied beyond all reason
able doubt that II the company Is serious
| and contemplates the erection or freight
sheds upon the property owned by At,
that adequate track facilities can be
| provided at grade without In any form.
shape or manner destroying or vacating
Outright the public thoroughfares asked
for IN their petition.
We beg to state further that IL the
tcompany once obtains possession of tnts
| property IL will do with said property
whatever IL desires and so far as we
know may utilize II for the storage 81
! freight rather than use the same only
| for the receiving and delivery OF pack
age freight We therefore ask that the
recommenda ton previously made, deny
ing the petition OF the Wabash X. r..
Co., be sustained
Respectfully submitted,
JOHN T. THOMPSON.
AID. Tossy moved 70 lay both reports
was lost as follows:
! Yeas--Ald. Burton. Gutman, Heating.
keusch, koenig. Ostrowski. Rosenthal
Skrzycl<l. Thompson Tossy. Walsh and
the President--l2
Nays--Aid Brozo. Ellis. Garvey. Glin-
nan nan; Grindley; HAPPIER. Hindle, Knapp
rift. owen. Schultz. Vernon watson.
and Zoeller-,1S.
Ad Lynch VAS excused from voting
N AID Vernon moved the adoption OF the
majority report and resolution
Aid. Thompson moved as an amend-
merit the adoption OF the minority report
which motion was lost a. follows
Yeas-Ald. Burton. Heating. Keusch
Lynch Mason, Merritt. Ostrowski,
Eosen'ha,, skrzyeh. Thompson. Tossy.
Nays Aid. Brozo. Ellis. Garvey. Gin
nan, Grindey Gutman. HARPER, Hindle.
koenig, Knapp. Littleheld, Lodge, Me-
Zoeller and the President Pro Tennis.
Aid Gilman then moved the accept
auce OF the following an addition TO
the resolution accompanying the major
And further provided that the fore
gong resolution shall be In no way ef-
: fective until the city Clerk reports 10
this body the hlling with him OF an
agreement made between the Wabash
Railroad Company and the City OF De-
troit I'm form approved by the Corpora
ton Counsel that In negotiations lookin Z
TO grade separation between Livernois
avenue and Dearborn avenue and In any
agreement made there for Lafayette
avenue shall as TO the Wabash Railroad
Company consideration OF vacation OF
foregoing streets be In all respects
treated as II the same were now open
across the right of-way OF the wabash
Railroad Company as public street or
highway
Aid. Tossy moved that the whole mat
ter be referred back 10 the COMMITTEES
on Street Openings
Aid Lynch moved as n substitute that
the whole matter be referred back to the
Committee on street Openings, which
motion prevailed as follows:
leas-Ald. Brozo. Burton Garvey.
! Gutman, HARPER Heating Keusch,
1 Koenig Littleheld, Lynch, McCarty,
| Mason. Merritt. Ostrowski, Rosenthal
Skrzycki. Thompson. Tossy. Walsh. and
the President Pro Tem..--.O
Nays--Ald.. Ellis, Gilman. Grindley,
Hindle, Knapp, Lodge, owen, Schultz
Vernon Watson, Zoeller--l1
AID. Rnsenthal and McCarty were ex-
cused.
PRINTING.
To the Honorable the Common Councils:
Gentlemen ~ Your Committee on
Printing, to whom was referred the
communication from the city Controls
Ter. transmitting proposals for var
ious annual contracts, respectfully re-
port that We have had the same under
consideration and find that the De-
troit Times Is the lowest bidder for
legal printing az - per cent or sched-