The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-08-20
SAYS SCHOOL BOARD
Is DILATORY ON
HOSPITAL PLAN
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mission is possessed OF the idea that
nothing but a brand new hospitaf
building will serve the purpose, DR.
Hall argues that building such as
the commission has In mind. can lse
built in six months: | am willing to
lay a wager that IL cannot be built
IN Is months
Tuesday night, Aid. James Vernon
blocked plan to have the Woodward
hos ital, Woodward and Cantield-
ayes. taken over by the city for n
detention hospital. The main reason
for the alderman's objection to the
plan was that the hospital building is
located within few doors OF his
home. and ii used as detention hos
pital 1t would not be a desirable In
stitution. DR.. John 8. Hall OF the
poor commission, supported Aid Yer
nor declaring the rent was too high
and also that the building was unsafe
for city hospital purposes. The com
mittees report was referred back.
On the advice of l. A, Freund. pres
ident of the poor commission, and Po-
lice Commissioner John Gillespie. the
committee on health and city hos
pitfalls recommended that the Wood
ward hospital equipment be purchased
for SO 600 and also that the lesae, ex-
tending for almost four years at So
500 year, be taken over. The hos
pital authorities made this offer In
communication TO the committee. Aid.
Heating. who had previously fled
notice Of reconsideration on the reso-
luton whereby the commission was
given the authority TO advertise for a
hospital site, dropped the matter
when he learned Of the Woodward
hospital proposition, believing that
the commission would favor il, and at
the same time go ahead for plans for
a municipal detention hospital
Some OF the members of the coun-
Gil are dissatisfied with the poor COM
mission S tactics in turning down Tlca
propositions as the Woodward hos
pital and the Garfield police station,
al the same time urging the need OF
immediate hospital relief
The council, Tuesday night, passed
the three-man switching crew ordi-
nance, despite the opinion OF the cor
poration council that the power TO reg
ulate railroads rests with the state
railroad commission and not with the
council. Unless the railroad com
panies take legal steps to block the
ordinance, they will have to place
three men on every switch engine
operating inside the city limits.
At the request OF George F. Fenkell,
commissioner OF public works, Aid.
Harry Dingeman introduced resolu-
ton requesting the police commission
er to prohibit the use of the curbin>
around the city hall for taxicab
stands. Persons having business In
the city hall find IL difficult TO park
their machines near the building and
the commissioner OF public works
complains that the automobiles used
by his department are crowded from
the curb.
Permission to lay spur track on
Wight-st., was granted on a day-today
agreement. The fire commission was
authorized to increase the pay OF as
sistant firemen and stokers on the
fire boats S. month. The Board of
Health was granted permission to
send two nurses 10 the Buffalo educa-
tional convention next week at the
city'> expense.
Aid. John c. Lodge informed the
council that the committee on public
utilities would submit a report on
the telephone probe next week. The
probe has been held up pending an
opinion from the corporation counsel
as 10 the city's authority to regulate
service. The committee will also con
fer with the street railway commits
sioners soon on the matter of street
railway extensions. Six west side bus
iness improvement associations ad-
dressed a communication to the coun.
ell urging that the north and south
crosstown extension be constructed
on Junction-ave