The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-01-27
JOHN LODGE IS
NAMED HEAD OF
SUPERVISORS
Appointed President to Succeed
George Burt in Special SEES
sion of Board
SHEPHERD is GIVEN
ANOTHER ASSISTANT
Country Member Asks to Have
Sheriff'S Office Abolished,
Declaring 1t Useless

! The Wayne county board OF super
visors, in special session, Monday
morning, named Aid. John Lodge K
succeed George Burt, OF Redford, al
president OF the organization. Mr.
Burt was named for the once, last
fall. but was obliged to retire on TAX
Ing position under the county board
OF poor commissioners. Mr.. Lodge
was nominated by Supervisors Yer.
nor and Heating, and his election WAS
unanimous. The supervisors granted
the petition OF Prosecutor Hugh
Shepherd for another assistant. The
prosecutor asked that he be given
power to engage an additional as
sistant for 10 months. beginning Feb.
/. 1918, at a salary OF $4,000 a year
The board voted to- set aside the sum
OF s2.0S3.20 for the purpose, the
amount being for the 10 months SER
vice.
! Aid. O'Brien wanted to know IL
Charles T. wilkins was still being
employed as special attorney for the
! prosecutors Office at the rate OF $50
a day.
! The prosecutor said that Mr.. Will
kins was being paid only for the time
/ he put In. his pay being IS an hour.
Just now Mr. Wilkins was not on the
payroll, the prosecutor said, but he
said he planned TO use Mr.. wilkins
I during the trial of the aldermanic
graft cases.
( Aid O'Brien suggested that the
prosecutor get rid Of Mr.. wilkins and
/ use a couple OF men at the rate of
I $500 a year insteas.
Aid Owen frowned on Aid. O'Brien's
suggestion, declaring that II would be
! impossible to get a capable attorney
| for $1,000 a year; he would be moth
| ing better than clerk Owen fay-
ored giving the prosecutor every as
/ sistanee.
let Mr. Shepherd have all he
wants." said Aid Owen. Let 1t not
be said that We blocked him in his
| efforts to prosecute the aldermanic
cases. Let him send US all up II he
can. or course, he can't do that, be-
cause we are not all bad
| Aid. Barnett asked Mr.. Shepherd
how many assistants the law allowed
him.
| Mr.. Shepherd said he was legally
entitled to only two, but explained
that the supervisors had the power TO
add as many as Il cared 10.
The matter dropped with the pass.
age OF the resolution TO give the prose
cutor the assistant he asked.
| Supervisor Riopelle, after the pas
sage OF the resolution. offered the sug-
! gestion that the sheriff's office be abol-
ished, intimating that the prosecutors
office ~as now doing the work OF the
sheriff and the police department OF
the city OF Detroit Riopelle seemed
serious In HIS mission. but he was not
allowed to make an explanation, the
chair ruling him out OF order.
The board rectihed an error in re
gard to the time specified for the
maturing of good roaos Donds.
Supervisor Stellwagen asked per
mission for the board OF poor commits
sioners to lease n strip OF land on the
premises OF the house OF refuge e
the Detroit. Jackson & Chicago rail-
\ way at $50 a year for SO years. TIT
supervisor explaining that the com
pany planned to remove It's track iron
| Michigan-ave. to the side, thus max
Ing trafic less dangerous.
! The request was referred TO the com
mittee on ways and means and vii
be disposed OF in the regular sprIni
session.