The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-07-09
RAILROADS MUST
OPERATE PLUGS
FORWORKINCMEN
Council Passes Resolution of
Aid. Lodge to Relieve North
Woodward Congestion
BARNETTS FENDER LAW
TO GUARD PEDESTRIANS
Fountains for Animals Accepted
From Mrs. FOrd-Junket In
vitatiOns Refused

Aid. John c. Lodges resolution re-
questing the Michigan CSentral and
Grand Trunk railroads TO assist in re-
lievlng the street car congestion dur
ing the morning and evening rush
hours by operating plug" passenger
trains inside the city limits, was pass
ed by the common council, Tuesday
night. These plug" trains, Aid
Lodge explained, could take care OF
thousands OF workmen employed in
the Ford factory and in the large
plants located in the Milwaukee juno
tion district
The Grand Trunk would operate on
the east side of the city and the Mich
igan Central on the west. The rail-
road companies would probably charge
a five-cent fare, and each train could
carry two thousand workmen or more
to the plants.
Aid. Edward Barnett's fender ordi-
nance was adopted and within gu
days every auto truck of one ton ca
pacity or more operating in the city
must be equipped with fender capa-
BILE of preventing pedestrians from be-
ing rolled under tha wheels. The style
proved by the police commission TO in
sure its worth as a life-saving device.
Miss Stella Ford's offer to pay for
as many drinking fountains for ami
mails as the city would install, was
accepted with thanks by the alder
men, and the commissioner OF public
works was instructed to get into i'm
mediate communication with Miss
Ford so the work OF installing the
fountains would not be delayed. Mrs.
Abner f. Larned. in behalf OF the ami
NAL welfare committee Of the Twen-
tieth Century club. sent the offer 10
the council.
The aldermen, after some hesitation,
decided not to accept the offer Of the
Asphalt Block Paving Co to pay the
expenses of a special committee on
junket TO New York city TO inspect
some paving done by the company.
The company wants to do the binding
on paving jobs advertised by the parks
and boulevards department. The jun.
ket invitation was referred to a joint
committee. At the present time alder
manic junkets are very unpopular In
Detroit.
The council decided. also. not to
send n delegate TO the convention OF
the American League Of Municipali-
ties to be held In Winnipeg this sum
mer. Eddie" Schreter former clerk
of the council committees, now under
indictment on graft charges, was one
of the moving spirits in the league mp
to the time of his arrest.
Aid. Lodge introduced resolution
requesting each individual alderman to
urge his constituents to cooperate in
making the Saturday evening store
closing a success.
To settle a neighborhood dispute
over Charles McMahon's attempt TO
transfer his saloon from It's present
location on Twenty-fourth-st TO No.
1740 Grand River-ave., Aid. Littlefield
asked TO have the latter location plac-
ed In the restricted district. The mat
ter was referred TO the ordinance COM
mittee.
Aid Alexander Dills pet ordinance,
intended TO bar all aliens and non-res~
idents Of Detroit from holding city
Jobs. was hooked by the aldermen
and referred 10 the committee on or
dinances The alderman was indig-
nant when his measure was blocked,
and he vowed he would get the
members of the ordinance committee,
whom he accuses Of thwarting all his
attempts at legislation.
The committee on streets will hold
a hearing. Monday morning. on the pc
tition for spur track for the Parke-
Davis plant.
For Fine Tailoring see ,. Fred Jsn-
ptuus, cor. broadway and John R.-AdI