The Detroit times., 1913-08-13
FOURTEENTH WARD
By Aid Freiwald:


f. Adopteu
FOURTEENTH WARD.
BY Aid Freiw aid;
Resolved. That the city Controller
pe and he f. hereby authorized anu IN
structrd 10 draw warrant upon tht
proper fund in favor or John GIN Tor
the sum ot sl9.2S. being the amount OF
axes Oh valuation OF $4,000 levied
agalns. ~. ~ OF lot 81, Charles i.
Campau sub OF the w, y OF y I. -,
y OF chicago Road ". :. Grand
Boulevard west tW. a. fol 2l9), Tor
the year 1918. upon presentation o.
the proper receipt showing the genera
city taxes FOR said year 10 nave ptth
PAID. he being entitled TO refund un-
der the soldiers Exemption Law, the
said taxes having been cancelled pE
COMMITTEE on Taxes at session helu
July 2sth -. G G. 10S2), but paid by
petitioner IN error
Adopted as follows; ~
Yeas-Ald Barnett, Behlow, Bell
Case. lie Galan. Dill Freiwald, folduer'
Hess. Hirdle. Jakel. Heating, Lampke'
Littleh"id. Move, o, Brlen. owen: h M
SkrzycK Thompson Vernon. Ner,el!'
Wenzel Wilson and the President Pro
TENS
Nays-None
SIXTEENTH WARD.
Pv AID Din and Goldner:
Resolved. That the vote WHEREBY
resolution accompanying report OF
Committee on streets. presented az
session held May g. 1913 o. g. I. y.
792-3j. granting permission l" Iernes
coal 4 Lumber Company to construct
81 rack across Hammond avenue az
the intersection OF Buchanan street
aud across Buchanan and COOK streets
between Hammond ana MllltaI NV
nue.. be- and the same Is hereby re-
sCinGvd. CO..
SFVENTEENTI WARD
BY AID. schultz:
Whereas. II is professed 10 be the
desire OF ~" Detroit United halfway
ueuding "A determination of all dlu"r-
ances existing between the tltE or I'f-
troll and the Detroit United halfway
to provide needed extensions of exist
ing lines but without adding TO or tax
Ing from the rights of either party
and
Whereas. one Of the needed extern
sIons is that Of the kcrcheval avenue
line from the present easTrly terminus
10 the easterly city limits ana ire tltE
of Detroit is willing that the detroit
United Railway may lay double track
on KerCheVal avenue connecting win
its existing track on said avenue anu
extending easterlN TO the casterlN Guy
limits but without comforting 10 the
Detroit United Railway any rights IN
said avenue except the right 10 enter
thereon. lay it's tracks and operate cars
thereon at the pleasure or caprice OF
the Common NOuntlI or tne people u
the city of Detroit therefore
BE IT Resolved, That consent per
mission and authority il hereby grant
ed 10 the Detroit United halfway 10
enter upon Kercheval avenue from the
present caStcrly terminus OF it's tracks
on said avenue and lay and construct
thereon double track with necessary
and proper pole and wire overhead
power equipment and connect the sam"
and operate it's cars on said Is erCheNdl
nc a ~
the same terms and conditions under
and by virtue of which II Is operating
that portion OF its system elsewhere
on KerCheVal avenue except as herein
otherwise prov ided like consent. per
mission and authority being hereby
granted To connect said tracks on ker-
cheval avenue to those ON Jefferson
avenue by tracks on st Jean avenue
laid under all the limitations hereof.
And IL is further Resolved and un-
derstood that IL the city of Detroit
shall be lawfully authorized TO engage
In the ownership and operation OF
street railways and shall so engage
i'm such ownership and operation and
shall desire to operate part OF its
system over said avenues " shall pur-
chase the tracks and equipment con-
struCted under this consent together
with the equipment necessarily fur
nished and acquired by said company
for the operation of cars over sai Id eN-
tension OF tracks and shall pay there
thereof. less depreciation, to be ascer-
tanned at the time of purchase there
OF by the city; the sum To be agreed
upon by the parties hereto or. II they
should fail to agree, the said sum To
be determined by "A board of arbitra
ton, one member OF which shall be Sc
leCted by the company, another by the
Mayor or the city of Detroit and "A
third by the two thus chosen and "a
decision OF said board or OF the major
NV thereof shall be- final
And be IL Further Resolved. That in
connection with this permit Ii is fur
Their understood that said railway cUru-
pany will on its acceptance hereof
treat the extensions hereby permitted
as part or it's present line on Kcr-
cheval avenue with the same rates Of
fare for passage over said extensions
as part Of said line AS may from time
to time prevail by law or agreement
on said line.
And IL is Further Resolved. That il
s further understood that said railway
company by its acceptance hereof
gains no term rights in said avenues
by reason of Installing the equipment
herein permitted and that the Common
Council or the people Of the city of
Detroit at their pleasure or caprice
may revoke the permit hereby granted
and said company Will forthwith re-
move from the said avenues the pro-
perry permitted 10 be placed therein
by 1t under this resolution.
II ~ UNDERSTOOD ana agreed
between said city OF Detroit, said
Common Council and said Railway
Company that the making or this grant
and the acceptance thereof by said
company shall not be deemed a waiver
OF any OF the rights OF said City of
Detroit or or said Railway Company
with reference to the constructions
maintenance and operation of any lines
OF railway or street railway tracks
now owned, maintained and operated
in said city and that each party here
TO saves and reserves all the rights
now In II. whatever they may De, the
same as though this grant had not be en-
made or accepted.
BE IL further resolved that this per-
NIT is void II not accepted within ten
days after it's approval by the Mayor
and III the extensions hereby permit ;
ted be not completed within six months
from the adoption hereof, il being rhe
express understanding OF the Common
Council OF the City OF Detroit that
said extensions II made hereunder must
be made as an entirety and not over
any portion or portions OF the said
avenues less than the distance herein
provided.
Moved by AID Vernon that the mat
ter be referred to the Committee on
Public Utilities.
Moved as an amendment by Aid
schultz that the resolution be- adopted
Adopted as follows:
Yeas--Ald. Barnett. Behlow. Bleil
ner. Hess. Hindle. Jakel Littleneld
Move. OBrien. owen. Reinbardt. Rut-
t1r. Skrzycki. Thompson. Vernon, War
tell, Wilson,
Nays-Ald. Heating, Lempke. sche-
mansky. Schultz. WenZel and the Presi-