The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-10-21
Latest Terms Offered for Exten.
sion of Fourteenth Line Re-
fused BY Company
INSISTS ON POUND OF
FLESH IN ARGUMENT
Will Build Tracks Only If Allow
ed To Charge Seven-for-
Quarter Fares

Apparently no street car loop to
the Michigan Central depot will be
built unless the d. U. r. II allowed
to dictate terms to the city.
Monday afternoon, Bernard Wea-
dock. representing the street car COM
Iany. informed the members of the
council committee on public utilities
that the D. U. r.. would not build the
depot extension except on q seven
for-a-Quarter fare basis. Aid. Godfrey
Freiwald suggested q slightly varied
route for the proposed Junction-ave.
line. and another d. U. r. ofncial in
timated that the Junction-ave. resolu.
ton would not be acceptable to the
company II any changes were made
In the route. The extension Of the
Kercheval-ave. line hinges on the
final disposal of the proposed depot
loop Of the Fourteenth line.
After receiving the comYany's ulti-
matum on the new depot extension.
the aldermen sought to show their
'ec9lnk" by adopting Aid. Keating's
! e. Mutton, proposed In meeting 4
week ago, giving the company per-
mission to construct the depot loop
as an extension Of the Michigan-avN
/ me on D. sayen-fora-quarter baois
provided 9t also makes IN axtenUlon
OF the Fourteenth line within six
months, from Bagg-st. to Michigan.
ave.. charging the eight-for-a-Quarter
rate Of fare. the city to build the
track foundations. The resolution
will be submitted to the council to-
night, although the D. u. r. has In
formed the aldermen through Attor-
ney Weadock, that the plan will not
be accepted.
The company absolutely refuses to
compromise on terms for the build
ing of extensions. holding that the
city must abide by the agreement Of
Aug. Z. In the agreement the COM
pany put one over" on the city by
providing that all extensions must be
built under the terms Of the Hamil-
ton-blvd. agreement, which gives the
company the right to demand q seven
for-a-quarter rate Of fare on all ex-
tensions, including extensions of the
present Pingree lines.
I'VE are willing to abide by the
terms of the agreement Of Aug. Z,
and we must insist that the city do
the same" said Attorney Weadock.
"If the city Is not satisfied with It's
bargain. then you aldermen have the
privilege and, possibly, are morally
bound to repeal the agreement"
Instead Of looking defiant when
the attorney made this statement, the
aldermen, who knew how utterly i'm
possible It would be to break the
agreement at this time, erinned weak
ly and shrugged their shoulders.
The company would willingly build
the depot loop as an extension Of the
Michigan line alone, but the alder.
men stubbornly declare that no per.
init for an extension will be granted
the company unless II agrees to ex-
tend the Fourteenth line under q
day-to-day agreement, and under the
eight-for-a-quarter rate of fare.
Attorney Weadock argued that the
extension Of the Fourteenth line
would involve complication of SER
vice, and. being deviation from the
terms of the compromise agreement,
would make Il impossible for the CON-
pany to negotiate loans for the con-
struction Of the track.