The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-06-24
WILL KEEP TAB
ON ALL PUBLIC
ADJUSTMENTS
Charter Board Proposes Com
mission with Broad Powers
of Regulation +.
TO BE THEATER AND
POOLROOM CENSOR
Designed to Maintain "WhOle-
some and Moral Quality of
Commercial Recreation"

All forms Of recreation are to be
controlled under the workings OF the
new charter by recreation commits
| slon which shall act as censor for the
aters, pool rooms, and public amuse-
ments. and as the general directing
committee for all Fairgrounds and
fields.
The charter commission approved,
Monday morning. the proposal Of Com
missioner Wreford to have q commits
sion OF seven. made up OF two citizens,
appointed by and removable by the
mayor and the following city officials,
the public librarian park commission
er. police commissioner, commissioner
Of public works, and the superintend-
emit Of schools.
The principal duty OF the commits
sion will be to maintain "a wholesome
and-moral quality OF all forms Of COM
mercial recreation for which licenses
are required by the city" The right
of the police department to interfere
In any amusement enterprise that IL
against public policy or peace Is not
cu-tailed by the rights Of the commits
sion, but the duties Of the board will
roach to matters where the police do
not usually go. PoQlrooms that are
q menace to the morals of boys. the
aters with questionable programs and
all such things can be regulated.
The fact that the Board of Diuca-
ton IL not q part Of the city govern
ment. but a separate corporation. un-
der the state law, was one difilculty in
the way Of the commission, because
1t was desired to give the recreation
Nnyv M Ia cd ~, oil n
scnOol Fairgrounds. Commissioner
Burton pointed out that any action Of
the commission would have to be sub
ject to the will of the Board of Edu-
cation. It was finally decided to give
the recreation commissioners a right
to equip and manage Fairgrounds on
public school property, with the con-
sont Of the Board Of Education, and
as the superintendent OF schools Is a
member of the recreation commission
cooperation will be assured.
The common council was empower
ed by the proposal to appropriate any
sums Of money that may be needed to
carry out the work Of the commission.
Controller Heineman was called be-
fore the commission and explained
that the report of the finance commit
tee on the treasury system was SatlS-
factory to the men who had that
branch of the city's work in charge
nnd 1t was adopted without change.
The report as offered by Commits
sicner Quthard made no essential
changes in the present system Of
handling the revenues Of the city, but
a number Of useless details provided
for In the old charter we're eliminated
The funds Of the city are designated
as general, contingent, interest, sink
ing and deficiency, with further pro-
vision that any other funds may be
established at the will Of the common
council. In the old charter all funds
were definitely designated.
The bonding provisions were chang
ed somewhat to follow the suggestion
OF the controller that the city bonds
should be attractive enough to sell on
competitive market. The rate OF
interest limit was boosted from 4 to
per cent
Otherwise the bonding systems and
the controlling systems were left as
they are under the old charter.