The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-06-14

by's flank. indicated the newspapers,
and coined a new phrase to apply TO
the majority-"the immortal twelve"
Mr.. Burton moved an adjournment
TO June 10, 10 give the committees
chance 10 act
What is the purpose OF this mo-
tom" asked Mr.. Guthard. II have
seen stories in the press about what
Is going TO happen on this commits
sion. The papers say that the pro-
gressive majority Is going 10 do thus
and that. before II is done. What does
il mean? They say We are going 10
adjourn To prevent Mr.. Eikhoff' from
sitting. Is that true?"
If Mr.. Guthard will scan the press. -
President DENLY replied. "he will see
that every prediction OF theirs has
been erroneous. | sincerely hope that
hereafter the designations OF majority
and minority will be eliminated"
Also reactionaries and stand-pat'
tiers and progressives-and revolution.
ists'" asked Mr. Guthard.
Those ALSO" replied Mr.. DENLY,
with laugh. The chair does not
mean TO chide the press. but he does
not believe that the press has better
or prior information than members OF
this commission themselves"
Mr.. Kocher thereupon moved an ad
journment until Saturday. The mi
nority lent IL support, for 10 some OF
them IL Is a sad blow 10 lose s. a day
for Ave days. Mr.. Tossy brought ont
that point when he asked II the com
pensation of members would continu,
,, while the committees worked, even
though the commission was not in
session.
1T will not" replied Mr.. Burton.
THAT settles that point said Mr.
Tossy.
| Mr.. Kocher's motion to adjourn un
til Saturday was lost by the strict
progressive-reactio vote. with one
exception. Mr. Szymanski voted with
che progressives. City Clerk Lindsay
could not believe his ears. and asked
a second time for Mr.. Szymanski's
vote.
Mr.. Guthard gazed at President Den
by. more In sorrow than In anger. as
the vote was taken When the decis
ion was announced. he said:
II believed the papers were In er
ror, but see by this vote that they
have been correct. The immortal II
are still In power"
The motion to adjourn until June le
was then adopted. Mr.. Eikhoff de
manded a rol-call Some OF the reac
tionaries climbed into the bandwagon
and the vote stood: For adjournment
l-Ahern, Burch Burton, Broadway
Ferris, Fischer. German, Ingram, Joy
Heating, Szymanski. Merrell. Tossy
Wesch. President Denby--l5: against
ad journment-EikhofY, Funk. Guth
ard. Hacker. Kocher-5.
Mr.. Heating then introduced Mr.,
Burns, who said that the lighting CON.
mission IL fairly well satisfied with
conditions as they are. He recon-
| mended that the inspection OF cleo
trical work should be taken away from
the commission and given to a de-
partment Of public safety. or an cleo
trical department.
The regulation of the police and
| fire signal systems should also be
given to that department" he said.
"The hre signal system is all right,
but the police lines have fallen down
miserably and are hardly worth 10
centss on the dollar. Oficers are
often compelled to use the telephone
! system" -
! Mr. Burns complained that there Is
now a division Of authority between
the public lighting system and the do
partment OF public works. by which
the D. r. W. can issue a permit only
for the erection OF poles after the
lighting commission has passed on II
favorably The inspection Of the
work is also done by the ID. =. w.
":ur streets and alleys are encum-
beTed with poles. so that We have 50
per cent more than are necessary"
ne said
Would YOU have the poles and con-
Quits used by all electrical companies
alike" asked Mr. Burton.
Exactly" Mr.. Burns replied. III
possible, the city should own all OF
them, and rent the space. But that
would mean lot of money, and l
don't know but we have bitten of
all we can chew In the street car
question"
Would you expel a company from
the city II II refused to meet the rates
demanded by the city," was Mr.. Bur.
tons next demand.
That's broad question, but ! be-
lieve all public service corporations
should come under public control"
said Mr. Burns.
MIR. Burton brought up the civil ser