The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-03-01

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tee is rather capable one aud II there
are any weaknesses In the Lawson
ordinance. as the mayor insists there
are. the committee Will properly label
them. Aid. Reinhardt, Field. Lodge,
Vernon. Bleil, Barnett and SkrzycA
are the members. II
Mayor Marx SAYS the city has won
a great victory in the Fort'st. rental
case and that he will send com
munication TO the council next Tues
day night recommending what the
clty's course should be, IL Is not
likely that the mayor will give the
lawson ordinance any favorable men
ton in his message. aud the alder
men, especially those representing
the west side wards. are anxious IN
know what plan the mayor has up
his sleeve.
The mayor has issued this ultima
tum TO the u. u. r. through the news !
papers: Come 20 terms or get on
FORREST ft1p- pf1rasu- soufttts I
but there Is a question II the words
are as harsh as they sound, say the
skepiical aldermen.
! D. U. r. Is Meek.
The reply oil the ID. L. II. is very
meek.
NO notification OF the decision ire
terring 10 the supreme court decisionJ
has vet been received at this office.
but when II comes the order OF the
court will be obeyed.
i Which Is taken 10 mean that the
company will obey the courts order
and take its cars off Fort-st. That
will give the city just 10 days AFTER
the council takes action, TO prepare
to meet serious condition that VII!
exist as soon as the cars are stopped.
, The great manufacturing district on
; Forrest. west and West Jefferson-aVe.
is constantly complaining OF poor car
service. The Fort-st. line is the only
,, one tapping this district.
Next Wednesday noon the city VII.
begin operations with the municipal
, bus line In juno tion.aye. This line
, is intended to give the people temper
airy relief until the west-side cross
, town line is built sometime in the re-
!, mote future The city is going ahead
!. with the operation of the municipal
, bus line. consisting OF five park buses
, equipped with n. L. x. cash registers,
|, without an opinion from the corpora
ton counsel as TO the city's right 70
municipality operate bus line In the
city streets The city now operates
one across the Belle Isle bridge, but
the right To operate even on the PARK
system has never been legally defined
as far as can be learned.
Corporation Counsel Lawson re-
fuses, for some reason, 10 hurry an
opinion for the mayor He received
the communication from the mayor
about two weeks ago but he states
positively that the opinion will not be
iready before the municipal bus line
begins operation next "Wednesday
noon.
| IL the bus line is successful ana
the city Is not enjoined from operat-
ing In the streets, then the solution OF
the Fort-sl. transportation problem
after the ID. T.. K. halts its cars Will
not be so difficult providing enough
conveyances can be secured TO carry
the people TO and from their work.
Aid Eddie Barnett, as usual, 10 the
first TO come forward and offer the
use of his motor car for transporta-
ton purposes when the Fort-st cars
are stopped. Barnett will vote 70
Dust the company from the streets.
The city's plan OF municipal opera
ton would flourish rnder such condi'
Itions, but whether the people Will be
2 patient under conditions similar TO
those suffered by the residents OF Co
llumbus, during the street car strike
there. Is a question that the mayor
must determine by practical expert
ment.
How Columbus Met Situation.
AZ, ant ht,
tary down to Columbus to study the
methods OF transporting people useo
by the city during the strike. Sec
rotary Fitzgerald found that private
individuals were given the privilege
of carrying passengers about the city
at SO much per trip. without license
In this way south, east, west and
. north lines Of travel were maintained
and the plan was successful as far as
meeting the situation went. Mayor
Marx thinks that Detroit people will
help him put the same plan In opera
ton against the u. L. r. II necessary
Mayor Marx left, Friday noon, for
Mt. Clemens. He Is expected home
, Saturday evening. The mayor hinted
. that he would have some very import
ant news on his return, and It is like
, lly that he and his advisers are in
the Bath city TO confer on tentative
plans To meet the railway situation.
Aid. Sherman Littlefe'd is surs
that the city has at last got the ID
u. r. on the run and he will vote
to put the company off the streets.
What Is the D. L. r. going TO do
with the interurban cars" asked the
alderman. exhibiting ghoulish glee al
the prospect OF kicking the company
OF the streets.