The Detroit times., 1913-10-22
Public Utilities.


,Gentlemen-Your Committee on Public
ctInues, 10 whom was referred the petit
non or Louis Meier. ct al t5S40), reduest-
ing thst the Detroit United Railway es-
tapiish trolley station at the east side
stop on Gratiot avenue at the Boulevard
respectfully report We have had the same
under consideration, and believe. mas
much as the boulevard Is practically one
dock In width, thus causing distance OF
Two blocks between the near side stop at
the boulevard and the next block that
trolley stations should be established, not
only at the point petitioned for that all
outbound cars on all lines intersecting
the boulevard should make the far-side
stop at THAI thoroughfare and that trolley
stations should be established. and we
therefore offer the following resolution
Respectfully submitted.
JOHN c. LODGE E., b,
MAURICE J. HEATING,
GODFREY FREIWALD,
,..-.s JOSEPH SCHEMANSKY, .
Accepted, and on leave. the following
resolution was offered:
BY Aid. Lodge: s'-u ~~-r ~
Resolved, That the Detroit United
Railway be and is hereby reuuested 10
cause outbound cars on all lines Inter-
secting the Boulevard to make the far.
side stop at said thoroughfare. and fur
tner that trolley stations be established
at such points, notifying the public and
car crews that such stops will be made.
Adopted as follows:
feas-Ald. Allan. Barnett Behlow.
Bell Case. De sialan. Din. Dinscman.
rleid, freiwald. Goldner. Guthard, Hess
aindle, Jakei Heating. Lempke. Little
field, Lodge. Nowc, OBrien, owen tie =
Rtinhardt. Rutter, Schemansky, Schultz,
Skrzyckt Thompson, Vernon. Wartell,
Wenzel. Wilson and the President--3a.
Nays-None. ..f.s..~ '-.-..s -,->'-,-- ---.
TO the Honorable the Common Council:
Neutrality-suspicious. Committee on Public
Utilities has had under consideration the
matter OF constructing tracks or extern
sions OF tracks to the new Michigan Cen
trail terminal station, the Railway com
pany having refused to accept the rcso-
luton passed by your Honorable Body on
the 23rd OF September last without some
notifications thereof. ottsI-2
Your Committee has seen ut TO alter
the terms OF that resolution to- the extent
, ,nat the City shall do the paving and
build the foundations on that part OF the
railway lines authorized to be constructed
between Michigan ave. and Bugg street
on Fourteenth avenue, and that the
Railway Company shall build, another
track on Fourteenth avenue from Locust
street north TO Bagg street WITH this
modification the resolutions are the same
Your committee therefore recommends
September 23. 1919. the followiI.k.
Respectfully submitted: gr
JOHN &. LODGE
MAURICE j. HEATING.
GODFREY FREIWALD,
JOSEPH SCHEMANSKY,
BY Aid Lodge.
Whereas. Ry the terms of a Temporary
arrangement between the City of Detroit
ana the Detroit United Railway. mad~
August 7th. 1913 tsee Journal Common
Council 1913. pages 1125. 1127), 1t was
understood among other things that the
said Detroit United Railway would build
the necessary extensions To the new Mich
igan Central terminal station .(and other
eXtensions) upon lines or streets to he
approved by the Common Council of said
city, and that the work. of construction,
ha
completed ss soon as practicable. and
that all such lines or extensions should
he constructed and operated under the
same terms. In substance as the Hamil-
ton Boulevard extension, so-calied. was
constructed and - being operated (for
the terms Of said Hamilton Boulevard
extension (see Journal Common Council.
year 1911. pages S19-62OD: and
Whereas. The Said Common Council has
determined upon and fixed the lines or
streets upon which said extension to the
new Michigan Central terminal station
shall be located and constructed. to wit
II In agreed between the City or De-
troit and the Detroit United Railway
that the City OF Detroit shall build
that part of the railway herein auh-
orized to be constructed lying between
Michigan avenue and Bagg street, the
same as the City In now obliged to do
under the terms and conditions of the
Detroit Railway ordinance, so-called.
II lis also understood and agreed
that the tracks upon Fourteenth ave-
nue between Michigan avenue and
six months from the date hereof. pro-
vided. the foundations are laid within
that time by the city
Now, Therefore. he II Resolved. That
consent. permission and authority Is
hereby granted TO the Detroit United
Railway to enter upon said above
named streets and avenues and con-
cordance with and conformity to the
plan as ehown IN said blueprint at
tached hereto and made part hereof
with all necessary side tracks, turn
outs, switches. wires. pofcs and over
head power equipment and to connect
the same and operate its cars on said
streets and avenues under the virtue
o! which IL IL operating that portion
or Its system constructed under author
ity Of the said Hamilton Boulevard ex-
tension above referred to, except AS
hercin otherwise provided
And Re II Further Resolved md
understood that " the city of Detroit
shall be lawfully authorized to engage
In the ownership and operation Of
In such ownership and operation and
shall desire to operate part of It's
system over said tracks and equip
ment constructed under the consent to-
gcther with the equipment neccssar-
lily furnished and acquired by said
company for the operation OF cars over
said additional tracks and shall pay
cost thereof Tess depreciation. 10 be
ascertained at the time OF the purchase
thereof by the city. the same TO be
agreed upon by the parties hereto, or
II they should fail To agree, the said
sum 10 he determined by hoard OF
arbitrator one member OF which shall
he selcceed by tho company, another 10y
the mayor Of the city OF Detroit, and
n third by the two thus chosen. and
a decision OF said board, or a major
itv thereof shall be iinnl.
Provided That the Board OF street
Railway Commissioners OF the city ~
Detroit. or any member thereof shall
have the supervision OF the construr-
tIon OF said additional tracks and shall
ehVe free access to the books and
vouchers Of said company for the pur.
noae OF asrertaining the cost OF said
nJ9i,tonaI tracks aud construction to-
gather with any other Information. to-
se,her with any other Information. In
,yEateVer form u may he. which saiu
erect railway company may have
whtch shows the cost or such construC-
ton - ,S A.,
,ortion with this permit IL is further
m,dcrstood that the company VIII
eprrv messengers over said additional
tracks or extensions for the following
r"u seven tickets for twcnty-nvc
cants each Of which tickets shall be
GOOD for "A continuous ride In ANY one
General direction Ia or from said ter
rninal station over any line OF railway
connecting Herewith. with the gem
ernI transfer privileges. -,tf
1s) II passenger desires transror-