The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-08-02
MAYORS 3-CENT FARE
PLAN TO BE ENFORCED
WITHOUT ANY RIOT
OR BLOODSHED
continued from Page one,

ious notes OF the committee proceed.
ings.
Mayor Marx, as usual, came before
the committee with a prepared state
ment which he read The statement
will go 10 the council in the form OF
all official communication from the
mayor, recommending the passage OF
the resolution After reading the com
munication the mayor produced a copy
OF the proposed resolution which he
handed 10 his secretary. Edward T..
Fitzgerald, TO read.
Aid. Barnett then moved that the
resolution be- reported out 10 the
council with the recommendation thar
II be given immediate effect
The ID. IT, r. has been blufflng
long enough and here is where we
call the turn said the alderman from
the Third ward.
Barnett was opposed to delaying tn.
adoption OF the resolution and vota1
no when Aid Bells motion was -
ried, putting the matter over TO Mon.
noon.
Only Score Attend MEETING.
Not over twenty persons. including
city officials and newspaper reporters
were in the council chamber when the
mayors resolution was read.
The resolution Is the mayors see
ond move against the ID. L. II. The
ordinance by which he sought to OBJ
tain generous concessions from the II
L. X. was fatty rejected by the com
pany in public hearing a few weeks
ago. The ID. L. X. at that time offered
three-cent fares under the terms OF
the Detroit railway ordinance, when
expires In 1924. The mayor laughed
at the companys offer.
The mayor threatened to force the
ordinance down the throat OF the d.
U. r., but he was advised that any
such attempt to use the FOREST rental
decision as club to enforce his plan
would result in more ID. t. X. law
suits, which might injure the munici
pal ownership plans. Thereupon the
mayor quietly dropped the ordinance
and proposed resolution which in
yolyed only the proposition OF three
cent fares.
The committee was to have met last
Monday night 10 receive the resou-
ton, but the mayor was informed by
his attorneys that the ~. L. r. would
have something TO offer in the line or
voluntary concessions later In the
week. The mayor then asked 10 have
the date OF the committee meeting
postponed until Friday night The
mayor and his advisers waited with
bated breath for word from the ID. u.
X. Friday afternoon the company put
proposition in writing and gave II
to the mayor Here II is:
In addition TO the propositions
contained In the recent communi-
cation to the Common Council OF
the City OF Detroit the company
make the following additional
propositions
AS soon as ii is legally author
lied TO do so by the City of De-
troit, ii will operate all the street
railways within the city whether
constructed under the ordinance
OF Dec. 4, 1894, commonly called
the Detroit Railway ordinance, or
under other ordinances, and
whether the franchise thereof has
or has not expired) under the
terms. provisions and obligations
OF said ordinance OF Dec. t. 1894,
and IL will agree at any time dur
ing the life of said ordinance,
which expires Dec. 4, 1924, to sell
and transfer TO the city OF Detroit
all its railway property in said
city, on fair and reasonable terms
to be agreed upon, or falling agree
ment. to be determined in any fair
and reasonable way and will
further agree that In the event OF
said sale, the valuation for all
franchise rights shall lie taken as
if this agreement had not been
made.
The street railway commissioners
will take no hand in the mayor 5
fight.
Friday afternoon the three commis-
sioners, John f. Dodge, James Couzens
and William d. Mahon. took oath OF
office, organized with Commissions
Dodge president. and Immediately
started the task of attempting to mu-
nicipalize the street railway system
in Detroit by instructing Edward 1.
Fitzgerald temporary secretary, TO
forward communication 10 the ID.
U. r. to ascertain If the company is
prepared to negotiate with the com
pending the decision of the supreme
court on the Verdier bill.
The commission also made prepare
tons for securing all available data
on local street car matters, including
a list, to be prepared by the corpora
ton counsel, of all lines where the
company's franchises have expired.
The commission asked the council 10
appropriate $4,000 for the salary of a
permanent secretary, and like
amount for office rent, stationery, etc.
Secretary Fitzgerald was asked TO OBJ
tain an opinion from the corporation
counsel as to whether the secretary
of the commission must be chosen by
the civil service board
The commission adjourned TO meet
Aug II.
Mayor Marks Three