The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-01-22
BURTON HANDS
OUT few PLUMS
TO INSURGENTS
Those Who Opposed Him Given
Scant Consideration on
Committee Slate
PUNCHES MOST OF THEM
IN THE MINOR PLACES
Knapp and Allan Only Ones to
Draw Important Chair
manships
appointments

Foin the llst ne had prepared before
an effort was made 10 defeat him for
the presidency. Burton said after the
squabble that he could not be expect
ed to give his opponents important
committee places, so the insurgents"
were not disappointed when they were
punched on unimportant commit
tees.
only six insurgents were named
chairmen OF committees. They were
as follows: Knapp. judiciary; House
of Correction. Behlow; printing,
Lempke; licenses, Wenzel; rules, Dill !;
claims and accounts, Allan.
The most important OF the forego-
Ing committees in the estimation of
the aldermen is that on claims and ac-
counts, and Allan's appointment came
about in a peculiar manner. He was
down on Burton's original list for the
office. After the attempt was made
TO defeat Burton II was called to his
attention that several committees had
to be appointed at once Burton acted
on his first impulse to announce the
pNi oOhhci vi tue COIuulllce OH CldlUlS
and accounts as he had originally
made II up. This was one OF the few
committees that had been made public
in the afternoon, with Allan an
nounced as chairman. Three of the
other committees meet only on call
and the other two are comparatively
unimportant.
Aid O'Brie1 and Schultz, who voted
against Burton, were not given chair
manships, although they were mem
bers Of the council last year and more
experienced than some OF the new aid
ermen who were recognized with i'm
portant chairmanships. Schultz led
the attack on Burton, says that the
latter was not the calibre OF man"
needed for president Of the council
o Brien is a saloonkeepsr and sought
TO have a change effected whereby
Knapp would be made chairman Of the
liquor committee. All the members of
the committees on rules and licenses
are aldermen who voted against Bur.
ton. The committees very seldom
meet Four OF the five members OF
the committee on the House OF Cor
rection. which seldom meets, voted
against Burton. Three OF the Ave
members of the committee on public
printing voted against Burton
Lempke, a saloonkeeper. heads the
committee on printing. Not an 'insur
gent" was put on the important com
mittees on ordinances, health and city
hospitals. city and charter legislation
parks and boulevards and public util-
tiles, the latter to deal with the sub
way proposition this year. Not more
than one "insurgent" is a member OF
any other important committee.
Aid. Schultz, who last year was con-
sidered one OF the most efficient mem.
bers of the council. was appointed to
only four committees: House OF Cor
rection, printing, licenses and rules.
council, and vas not made chairman
OF any of these.
The committee appointments in full
were as follows:
Judiciary--Krapp Freiwald, Gold.
ner. Lempke, Skrzycki.
Fran b ises - Reinhardt, Field
Lodge, Vernon, Bell, Barnett,
SkrZycki.
Public Utilities-Kingsley, Heating,
Lodge, Freiwsld. Schemansky.
Grade Seoaration-Owen, Thomp-
son, Hess, Behlow, Wenzel, Allan, De
Galan.
Streets-Keating. Littlefeld, Kings
ley, owen, Wilson, Dngeman, Sche-
mansky.
Fire Protection-Case,B ehlow, Dill
Reid, O'Brien.
House OF Behlow, War.
tell, Schultz, Dill, De Galan.
Public Buildings-Wilson, Barnett,
Hess. Reinhardt, Skrzycki
Taxes-Field, Freiwald, Vernon,
Rutter. Case, Knapp. Jakel.
Street Openings-Freiwald, Vernon
Owen, Littlefeld. Lempke, Knapp,
o 'Brien.
Printing-Lempke, Allan, Goldner
/ Schultz, Schemansky.
Markets and Pounds-Wartell
| Lempke, Goldner, Reid, O'Brien.
Public Lighting Thompson, Lodge
1 Bleil, Dill. De Galan.
Parks and Observation-Disclosures
Thompson, Rutter, Heating, Wilson
Bleil. Jakel.
inances-Littlefield owen. Bar
nett, Rutter, Reinhardt, Case, Move
! Health and City Hosptals-Bleil
hluEsleN, lJlnEtlldu, htdNlhbs WV
Licenses-Wenzel, Reid, Schultz
Behlow, De Galan.
Rules-Dill Goldner. Schultz
Knapp, O'Brien.
City and Charter Legislation
Lodge, Vernon, Field, Owen, Dinge
man, I>ittlefield, Jakel.
Brldges-Hess, Wenzel, Allan, Reid
SkrZycki.
These committees were previously
announced:
Ways and Means-Vernor, Lodge
! Thompson, Barnett, FTeiwald, case
and yJakel.
Chains and Accounts-Allan, Field
Kingsley, Reinhardt and Move.
Liquor observation-disclosures, Keat
ing. Kingsley. Reinhardt and Move.
Sewers-Rutter, Dlngeman, Little
field, Wartell, Hess, Wenzel and Sche
mansky