The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-08-06

The following is the communication
referred to.
TO tho Common Council OF the city
or Detroit. 80
hon. oscar II. Marx. the mayor or
thls city, In "a communication ~ vo,,r
committee on franchises asks your
honorable body 10 pass a resohltIon
declaring that three cents shall be- m.
regal rate OF fare upon street cars on
Grated upon the streets and narts -,
streets therein named. and that il shall
De unlawful 30 exact any greater rpr.
than three CCuts
This company deems il It's duty ~,
call your attention to the grave conaa-
Puenc"s which VIII result from the
adoption OF said resolution II hns III
IthuA SHOWN 10 the committee on firm
chlses of your honorable body that sa IA
rate OF fare viii not pay the cost az
maintenance ana operation let alouo
paying any return ON capital Invested
lhrSc statements were supported Inv,
figures, and your committee ala nor
.dVdil itself OF the opportunity pfyon IL
az ihe request OF its own counsel to
either verify or disprove their accur-
.acy
The company cannot and viii nor
attempt To operate upon the FERNS ar
Sald resolution. hut n desires 10 con-
Inue the operation of It's cars as here
t"l"r". or under the terms and condi-
tious hereinafter indicated But as
protection i'm such operation cannot h..
or other city authorities IN will not
3ttrlnpt 20 cOntlnu" operations against
physical violence or iutcrruption. and
as there lis no other ALTERNATIVE N v-tlI
~ said resolution becomes ruarttva.
discontinue street car operations upon
the streets and parts of streets named
IN said resolution, whenever such vol
lenCr or Interruption occurs In other
words, W. are DESTROYS Of coutinuiu4
the operation of our cars and serve
tht pubic. and VIII only stop service
WHOM compelled 10 DO so by violence.
This company desires 20 inform
llrVcd that the proposed proceedings
ON the part Of the city government
are illegal and iu violation of the con-
trag tual rights Of fhis cpmf-ray IN none
the loss realizes that 90 fg It's duty
20 10 what " can 90 prevent injury
and loss 20 Itself Atr1l 90 the fnd4st ric,
of the people ~ the city. Tho general
repair shops Of the company are locat-
ed on MourOe-ave Iu order that the
car equipment may Doe kept ina "a con D.
dition suitable for safe operation IN lis
necessary thnt access To- these snops
loo had Bt All times IT, therefore hc .
comes necessary 20 construct "a cen .
Meeting track between these shops and
Tho Detroit Railway lines on sherman
aud 'aih"rino-sts VI VIII also DE nee
cseary Too construct vs. or loon track
ON the various lines az the locations
where IL is claimed by the city that
the franchises have eXRircd mud also
70, construct numerous switches 0u
what viii become single ltrack limos
The work Of Installing these track
and appurtenances viii require cousld
cradle fine aud until this can Doc done
service VIII be greatly hindered and
unsatisfactory Therefore, the COM
pany VIII forthwith apply o. the de-
partmeut OF public works for permits
for such work
Mayor Mars in commenting on oGr
proposition, communicated by MIN 90
YOUR honorable body ON Friday. snld
I that IL included "Ho extensions The
company desires 70 correct this mis-
conception The mayor should have
understood that the Compnny's ufter
! tnY build extensions continues ~ fuii
l force. and that N All It's railways ere
/ put under the Detroit Railway ordi-
nance. as stated ln Fridays PROPOSE
! tIon. all extensions will be- built AMI
loperaicd under that ordinance.