The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-08-13
TO GO SLOWLY
IN GIVING PERMIT
FOR EXTENSIONS
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the time comes 10 turn 10 municipal
ownership" said Aid Reinhardt.
The north and south crosstovn
line is the most badly needed of all
extensions. yet | would hesitate TO
urge the council 10 pass a resolution
forthwith asking the council 10 grant
the company permission 20 construct
that extension without due investiga-
ton"
Aid Schultz protested that there
was nothing 10 fear In passing the
resolution. and he asked the alderman
10 ind out AT once II the ID. L. r..
officials are honest in their offer to
construct the extensions under pres
cnt conditions
The council, by vote OF 22 to .. de-
Cided TO refer the resolution 10 the
committee on public utilities.
Schultz's resolution was drawn up
in the corporation counsels office and
was carefully worded II asked that
the extension OF the Kercheval-aye
line be made 10 the easterly city linn
its. instead OF St Jean-ave.. as the ID.
L. X. states ~ its agreement. Both
schultz and Dingeman. the Seven
teenth ward aldermen. will fight TO
have the line extended 10 the city
limits
Aid John c. Lodges resolution, EN-.
powering the poor commission 10 pro
coed TO the purchase OF a site for a
detention hospital. was adopted by
the council, but Aid. Maurice keating
stated that he would demand a recon
sideration as he is DESTROYS OF having
the matter referred back To the COM
tmittee on health and city hospitals,
that the offer of Police Commissioner
! Gillespie to turn over the Garfield sta
ton for a temporary hospital be con-
/ sidered.
The request OF the department OF
/ public works for an addiGonal $4,000
TO do street and alley intersection
I paving planned for the year was de-
MED, as there Is no money available.
Commissioner Fenkell previously told
the aldermen that the work OF paving
several city streets would be held mp
for another year unless the money
were allowed
A dance hall ordinance was intro
duced by Aid. Vernon Ii provides
a license fee OF $40 year and super.
vision OF all dance halls by the police
department. Immoral dances are
barred, police officers TO act as cen
sors. and the sale OF intoxicating
liquor on the dance hall premises is
I prohibited.
The proposed ordinance was re-
ferred 10 the committee on ordinances
along with Aid. Lodges ordinance TO
license all ice cream dealers and bring
them under the strict sl,pervisiop OF
the Board of Health: Aid Stephen
Skrycks ordinance restricting junk
dealers 10 the territory bounded by
I Russell-st., Dequindre-st. Cantield-ave.
and Scott-st, existing junk shops be-
ing allowed to remain in their present
locations. and Aid Barnetts ordinance
providing for the creation OF the Of
flee OF city measurer of leather TO be
attached TO the city svllers office.
On complaint OF numerous mer-
chants that the strin:ing of NO More
Saturday Night Shopping" banners
across the streets, is injuring their
business. the council rescinded the
resolution permitting display of the
banners.
A resolution that the pay of assist
ant fremen in the city fire dopay~
ment be increased five dollars a
month was referred TO the commit.
tee on ways and means. The request
Of Park Commissioner Dust for an
/ increase OF $40 per month in the sal
airy of James j. Murphy, an engiheer
in the park department, was referred
to the same committee.
( The nomination BY the mayor OF
William j. Chittenden, Jr., TO succeed
Fred T. Moran, resigned, on the fire
commission, was confirmed by the
council.