The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-03-27
PLAN MASS MEETING TO
PROTEST AGAINST DELAY
IN REVISION OF CHARTER
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sincerity that he favor5 munic:Ia,
ownership, Aid. John Lodge. who led
he fight against special election,
announced that he would submit u
resolution in meeting in The near
futnra and put the council on record
as fayoring municipal ownership.
Bitter personalities We're injected
.ato the debate before the vote was
taken on the minority report OF the
committee favoring the special cleo
ton. The gallery was crowded, and
President Grindley had TO stop pro-
ceedings once 10 warn Ii 10 desist
from noisy expression of its approval
Wien speeches were made in favor or
immediate revision of the charter and
municipal ownership. Scores stood in
the entrance way OF the council
chamber, and the seats at either side
of the room were crowded.
At one stage in the proceedings
Aid. Lynch lost his temper and re-
ferring TO Aid. Gilman, who had just
spoken in favor OF municipal owner
ship, he shouted:
He is one of those grand, four
flushing fellows who comes in here
70 play to the galleries. He walks up
10 the table, puts in a resolution, and
turns around TO see If the gallery Is
looking
Lynch was very much in earnest
but the audience laughed.
Following was the vote on the spe-
cial election plan: Yes--Ald. Allan
Ellis, Field, Gilman, Hindle, koenig
Knapp, McCarty, Rosenthal, Schultz,
Tneiser. Thompson. -TossY NeEnoE.
Walsh, and Grindley--l6.
No--Ald Brozo, Burton, Deimel,
Garvey, Gutman, HARPER, Heating,
KeHsch, Littlefield, Lodge, Mason,
Merritt. O'Brien, Ostrowski. Owen,
Skrzycki, Watson, Zoeller and Lynch
Ii.
Aid. Vernon began the debate in
favor of the special election. He said
that advocates of municipal owner
ship are being criticized for voting
against the Thompson-Hally franchise
when they are blocked in their eli.
forts to do something toward a set
Element
Give the people the opportunity TO
vote on this plan at the earliest OPP
"
can accomplish" he said. Some or
the enemies OF municipal ownership
want il kept an open question. The
cost OF the special election should not
be considered when We know the city
Is 40 be permanently benefited and
that the people want immediate re-
vision.
mo one wants municipal ownership
more than do said Aid. Lodge.
There are three classes OF ci,lZens
TO take into consideration on this
question. First, there is the class
that insists on revision of the char
ter at once, regardless of the legal.
fty or expense OF the proposition
Then there is the conservative class,
opposed 10 municipal ownership, amt
the other Class--ald rhis class ! be-
lieve is in the maiority-which wants
revisio oil the charter and munI.
eipal ownership but wants 10 bring
them about ia a sane, rational way.
The special election would cost 49,
500. II would save the city bur few
months time. The law under whicb
this election would be held has been
declared unconstitutional b. one
court in the state. and while cur own
corporation counsel gives his opinion
that il is valid there is no assurance
that he is right. The supreme court
might declare ;hc law rnconstitu-
tiona! after VIC have spent tho
money"
Referring al one time 10 the
mayors monthly bulletins, Mr.. Lodge
said II don't believe the mayor 10
taking the right course b. leiag that
He cannot gain anything by Keeping
the old wound oper | do not believe
ne is doing the right thing Dv rub
bng salt on the wound"
Aid. McCarty then spoke against
what he considered the disadvantage
OF submitting the question to a vote
In the November election.
You are going TO vote on candi-
dates all the way from president down
to constable" he said. Other issues
will he involved. and this issue, one
OF the most important before tic
people. viii be obscured. II is worth
the money TO submit this question
alone ana az a time when the peo-
pie can study ana deliberate on IL
carefully"
Aid. Brozo. who followed McCarty
declared more voters would be oIt IN
the November election then could pos
sibly be- induced 10 come out Tor
special election lie said the import
snce OF the question would not be
lost sight or and every one wollu
vote on t. Brozo then informed the
council that he was independent and
could not DC dictated 10 by any fac
ton.
Nobody is holding w this propo-
sition but ne n. L. b. declared AID.
Koenig. in ringing tones. jumping TO
has feet as BroZ1 finished.
kOenis voiced the opinion OF very
atotly every 9lasrmcn who voted iOT
tnv aDeclal election 1ne nnlunons