The Detroit times., 1913-07-15

| AiNilb VI Ailt OF 1887
which the present three-cent lines
operate the second, an offer on the
part OF the company 10 sell for a fair
price To be agreed upon or deter
mined In fair and reasonable way.
Frank W. Brooks ID. L. II. general
manager. was present during the
reading OF the statement When he
entered the executive Office before
the meeting. Mr.. Brooks was effusive-
! ly greeted by Mayor Marx and the
two, who are close personal friends.
shook hands very cordially
The mayor and his legal advisers,
Attorneys Allan r. Frazer, and AL
fred Lucking listened in silence 10
the reading OF the company's refusal
10 accept the ordinance, Mr.. Lucking
Iinterrupting once 10 ask Mr.. Joslyn
II the company offer OF three-cent
fares under the 1894 franchise was
meant 10 apply 10 all lines whether
! franchises had expired or not. He
was informed that IT was.
When Attorney Joslyn finished the
! long statement, there was not stir
In the room for a full minute. Every
body. including the mayor, seemed 10
/ torney Lucking whispered something
TO Attorney Frazer and the two law
years and the mayor. with their heads
together. held whispered converse
! ton. The mayor passed his hands
over his eyes several times and looked
worried He had expected that the
company would at least agree 10
"dicker" on the terms OF the ordi.
nance and was not prepared for an
absolute refusal OF his plan.
Has anybody anything to say"
asked Aid Otto Reinhardt, chairman
OF the meeting. after giving the mayor
and his legal advisers reasonable
time to take the floor, If they so de-
sired.
Mayor Marx. as usual, had nothing
to say before the meeting. He an
nounced after the meeting adjourned
that he would Immediately prepare a
statement for the press.
"How does this differ from the
Thompson Hutchins ordinance"
Attorney Lucking asked
More favorable to the city" re-
piled Attorney Joslyn.
In what respects"
II would rather put my answer In
writing" replied the d. L. r. attor-
ney.
Mr.. Lucking asked; Can we have
access TO your figures covering 1912
and the first five months in 1913:
also estimates OF construction for pro
posed extensions"
II am not authorized to answer that
question. said Attorney Joslyn, hut
personally would say yes, when the
city proceeds in good faith To deal
with the D. u. r. under terms that
are fair and reasonable. However,
Mr.. Brooks is here and he can answer
for the company"
Mr. Brooks nodded his head and
murmured. yes" meaning the city
could have the figures.
Corporation Counsel Richard Law
son, who has held from the first that
the d. L. r. would not accept the
mayors proposal In its present form
and that the company would eventu-
ally make use Of the Detroit railway
grant which gives the company the
first right TO build extensions, was
present az the meeting. and had in
tended to be heard on the ordinance,
but when the corporation counsel
heard the opening remarks of Attor-
new Joslyn. he smiled and settled
back in his chair to hear some OF his
predictions regarding the mayors or
dinance fulfilled. Lawson was not
consulted by the mayor in the prep
aration OF the ordinance. which, with
the exception of the demands made
upon the company, is somewhat SINH
L.. - xrLt ,,n, urh tnh
the mayor turned down few months
ago
This Is the old proposition that has
repeatedly been made by the ID. u.
R--to build extensions under the
grant and thereby get franchise,
remarked Lawson before the meeting
broke up Later the corporation
counsel remarked that the offer diff
fered from the Thompson-Hutchins
ordinance in that the agreement TO
sell was not quite as strong, the old
ordinance providing that the company
put up a bond for good faith.
number OF municipal ownership
advocates were present at the meet
ing and they expressed their salts
faction when the d. IT, R turned
down the mayors ordinance. The
true municipal ownership advocates
have opposed the mayors measure
from the first. holding that the ordi-
nance would serve 10 postpone and
endanger municipal ownership by
giving the D. IT, r. new legal grounds
Oh which TO continue their fights in
the courts
Now that the D. u. r. has abso-
lutely refused to consider the ordi-
nance. why does not the council com
mittee on franchises report out the
ordinance unfavorably and the mayor
appoint his street railway commits
sion?" suggested Horace G Williams.
member Of the municipal ownership
committee THAT seems 10 be the
proper and logical method, instead OF
fighting among ourselves"
Mr. Williams suggestion did not
elicit any comment and Aid. George
Field moved that the meeting be ad-
1Curned until a future day 10 give the
mayor and his legal advisers. as well
as the members OF the common coun-
Gil. time to study the question and
consider the railway company's state
ment al length II was finally de-
ciCfed 10 hold the. next meeting in the
council chamber in the evening. but
no definite date was fixed. Another
meeting will not be held for a week
at least
The answer OF the D. u. r. was not
unexpected TO those who had studied
a..