The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-11-19
COMMON COUNCIL


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That ward continues TO grow and ex-
pand tremendously.
The Eighteenth ward which came
INTO, INTO the city =, , hsob is without ade e,
this fact. All we have To- do TO be
convinced that that ward IN In great
need or more sewers Ia to 10 Into tho
territory and see In number OF places
true out Michigan avenue. The same
condition however. may he observed
by going into the Elshteenth ward on
Eighteenth ward In 1910 was 26i
ana this ward Is continuing 10 grow
and expand at tremendous rate.
large part of the seventeenth
ward came into the city In 1907 and
that ward too Is without proper sewer
facilities. The people there have Bit
terly complained that the city was not
providing them with sufficient and
adequate sewerage. Certain seasons
81 the year large tracts OF TERRITORY
with water. The cellars OF the inhabi-
tants are filled with sewage and con-
animated substances: The health OF
that community has been and Will be,
Until proper sewers are provided. men
ICED by tie condition that obtettt-
Many OF the citizens feel that the city
should reimburse them for the loss
they have sustained by reason of lack
Of sufficient sewerage number or
suits by citizens OF that ward nave
against et tss s anS to are recover oS DAMAGE
which they claim to have sustained by
reason OF the failure OF the city TO DO
Its duty and TO provide sewer facifi-
ties. The Seventeenth ward had Il
population In 1910 of 35,s22. and the
recent estimate OF the Water Board
AS to the population OF the ward Is
some thing over 10000. and the ward
Is sun growing and expanding beyond
belief
~ the city that the outlying wards
should wait upon the city's conserva-
tive action In providing needed i'm
prov that territory which has
recently been annexed 10 the city
should not expect Immediately 10 have
all the conveniences and improvements
rapidly as possible the city has pro-
ceeded to relieve their dlstressful con-
dition and provide sewerage and other
modern and necessary convenienccs
Highland Park, which had n popu-
lation of 4120 In 1910. cannot expect
in justice that the city will construct
sewers for it's accommodation and r"-
ltevemeuL The people who go there
know the conditions that obtain; they
know the lack OF improvements; they
Know the want or sewerage and they
should not. though they are our neigh
bors. demand more than we are able
TO give 10 our own citizens In many
OF the new and large wards.
Highland Park might as we'll expect
the city to furnish Il with police pro-
lection, fire protection, light and water
n sewerage system adequate To Its
wants.
There Is no more danger, and per-
hars not as much from pestilence and
disease In Highland Park than there
81 In the Seventeenth and Eighteenth
wards Why should the city turn over
approximately $3.50. 900 and which IL
not yet constructed within three-quar-
ters OF mile. of the city limits. when
the Eighteenth ward, by the door OF
lafion Of over $4,000 and Is stlll grow
nag and In dire need of sewer faciit--
ties?
But We are told that the state Board
OF Health has made an order that the
city shall furnish Highland Park with
sewer. facilities. The state Board OF
the sewers OF this city. AS early az
the sth Michigan the Supreme Court
q Michigan, held that the sewers OF
the city belong To the city and are
It's property and not subject to outside
influence or control.
We believe the people OF Detroit are
as we'll able To Judge of their needs
and their wants as any board or body
composed OF any number OF men who
reside outside its limits.
The privileges and advantages and
conveniences and Improvements which
the city OF Detroit now enjoys have
been ACQUIRED by vast expenditure of
troit builded this city for themselves.
Let other municipalities do likewise II
they wish to enjoy the fruits OF labor.
Some OF the arguments which were
advanced at our hearing would lead
one to believe that the city OF Detroit
was Incapable OF managing It's own AT
fairs and governing itself.
Professor Hoad OF the University OF
Michigan told US that Highland Park
by the expenditure OF money may puri-
| Nv Its sewage the point
drinking water. Now we believe that
Highland Park should do that or ask
which and over which II may construct
a sewer at It's own expense for its own
convenience and accommodation and
for the convenience and accommoda-
tion OF Its own citizens, the same as
the city OF Detroit has been obliged
to do ever since II was Incorporated
Livernois avenue might be given as
right of way. II runs nearly direct
" to the river and the territory Of
Highland Park can be reached over
conveniently and easily as over and
through the Morreii street sewer.
Your Committee therefore offer the
accompanying RDRE Ts:S'a " Rr,rrrp
FREDERICK w. wTcNZEI4
SHERMAN LITTLEFIELp.
s MSshs w scHEMaNsKY. i
BY Aid, Ruttsr:
land Park for connections with the
Morrell street sewer be and the same
IL hereby denied for the reasons stated
In the foregoingg report
Adopted follows:
Yeas-Ald. Allan. Barnett. Behlow,
Bleil Case. De 0alan. Dill. Field. Frei-
wald. Goldner. Guthard. Hindle. Jakel.
Heating. Lempke. Littieneld. Lodge.
Nowc, O'Brien. owen. Reid. Reinhardt.
Ruttef. Schcmansky. schultz, Ekrzycki,
Wilson and the President--32
Nays-None.