The Detroit times., 1913-07-17
/ Report That Marx Would Drop
n His Ordinance and Proceed TO
Public Ownership Is De-
MED by Mayor
lSAYS. NEW MOVE WILL
WIN HIM SUPPORTERS
PFort-st. Decision Still Intended
as Club to Bring Railway
to Time

.X There Is "a Splt IN the MARX CdLhP
y ION the street car question. The divis'
< ion of opinion, with the mayor ana
his legal advisers on one side anG
some OF his close political supporter 5
and friends on the other, threatens. TO
become serious.
"Whatever negotiations / have with
thu d. u. r. will be under the terms
In my ordinance" said the mayer
" -The fac; that the u. /. r. has re-
tected the ordinance as a means OF ar
& ranging temporary settlement Oh
street car difficulties, does not weaken
nv faith In the ordinance as the pest
IA possible means OF settlement
II am determined 10 stick 10 the or
dinance, and | think that my friends
and the members OF the common couh
et ell will stand by me, despite any re.
port that has been circulated 10 the
contrary.
"Of course, intend TO use the Fort
ut. rental decision as the club 10 en-
force the ordinance, although am not
10 sure that 1t will be necessary 10
", atop the operation OF the Fort-st. cars.
LII think the ordinance is a good one'
and am confident that we can u4t-
mately enforce II.
The mayor added that he had
~something new" 10 spring In connec-
ton with his street car ordinance IN
= few days He declared his next
\ move would serve 10 rally fresh sup
", port for his measure.
Ri Despite the mayors insistence that
he will back the rejected ordinance
to the limit. close personal friend'
whose advice Is sought by the mayor
on most questions OF public pohcF'
stated 10 The Times, Monday, that the
mayor would dump the ordinance ana
continue the fight against the ID. l. N.
\ on straightaway municipal ownership
h lines as soon as he could deceht!
do so.
Wednesday morning. one OF me
mayors friends in the common cow
& Gil viciously attacked the ordinance
as Impractical and not worthy o.
n further consideration other alder
b men are Inclined TO back away troui
n the ordinance. AS il will be up to the
4 common council TO adopt the ordi'
nance and pass the resolution tnat
will bring the Forrest club into play,
the mayors pet measure will come TO
naught If the aldermen desert MIN
a The alderman caa submit the ordi-
nance to--a vote % the people ann
4 thus dodge all responsibility Tor the
failure or success of the measure.
The west side aldermen viii natur.
ally have to consider the attitude or
v their constituents before voting TOT
a proposition that is likely TO result
in depriving the huge manufacturing
district In the southwest portion OF
4 the city or street car service.
Mayor Marx still hopes 10 use his
ordinance as a basis of negotiations
with the p. u. r. for three-cent fares
and extensions 10 be given immediate
n iy and also for the ultimate purchase
n of the system The mayor Will pay
no heed TO the D. u. RS protest that
IL cannot give three-cent fares and
successfully operate its cars. Inc
three-cent feature in the ordinance is
one that he will not strike out al
though the mayor declares he is will
4 ing to adjust some OF the other de-
mands made in the ordinance, II they
are proven unreasonable.
Some OF the aldermen also go so far
as to hint that the d. L. RS abso-
Lutte refusal OF the ordinance is big
\ bluff to disarm the public, and that
later the company will accept modi-
\ fed edition of the ordinance. The al
dermen. figure that If the d. u. r.
grabbed at the ordinance, the people
! would Immediately become suspicious
that it gave the n. u. r. an advant-
age of come kind and would never
allow 1t to be ratified. On the ether
hand. they explain II the mayor pro-
ceeded to ram the ordinance down
the throat OF the company" the peo-
K pie would naturally think the mayor
had won big victory and rejoice
over ito acceptance.
'Why doesn't the mayor appoint
the third mai on his railway commits
y sion and allow the three men to 80
ahead with the plans for a subway
d which the trft7 must have In the near
future?' ayiSed one alderman. Some
y data has-safready been collected on
< the subway proposition by common
council committees. and the railway
x commission- could go ahead with the
K plans at very small cost 10 the city.
y II viii take a long time to plan and
build subway and the sooner the
proposition Is tackled the better II
n will be for the future growth and
+ prosperity OF the city.
I'm the meantime the commissions
Or could also go ahead with plans to
n secure a municipal railway system b.
purchase, construction or condemna.
\ ton, and thus keep busy until the 81.
preme court decision on the Verdier
bill Is handed down in October. Ii
X n foolish and idle TO toy with an or.
dinance that the street car company
has absolutely rejected. and that the
mayor cannot enforce without injur.
Ting the prpsperity. Of the city, Tie
IBID. u. r. has intimated thar Il will
stop its cars on demand. II will be
question whether the d. t. r. or
y che city VIII be most Inconvenience
d 81 the stoppage of the street cars
"Jf~sthree-cent fares are wanted
why does not the mayor Issue proc.
n lama{Don telling the people to pay
ehiy three cents on the lines where
4 The fp6nchises have expired and call
ca tho commissioner OF police TO en-.
force that demand A zone fare sys-
item could be established without
|Esfroubl< and the people would have
,>he benefit OF lower fares without dc.
LAY. The company then could take
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