The Detroit times., 1913-08-20
Special on Police Pension.

To the Honorable the Common Council;
Gentlemen-Your Special Commit
tee To HON was referred the petitions
Of Susan h Baker and Maria LaRue.
asking that pension be granted 10
them and each OF the surviving chill
dren, according 70 Section 69y or the
Charter of the city Of Detroit, respect
fully report that We have carefully
considered said petitions and the tes-
timony which has been taken before
us relating thereto, and the following
facts are established.
susan Il Baker IS the widow or
Elias Baker late "A Detective Lieuten-
ant OF the Metropolitan Police Depart
ment. said Elias Baker died on the
9th day OF May, 1913. His death was
FASTENED and due To the results OF ex-
posture while I'm the actual perform =
ance Of police duty.
Maria o. LaRue is the widow OF
James {. LaRue, late a member OF the
Metropolitan Police Department. said
OF November, 1912 his death was du
10 injuries received by being struck
by an automobile while on duty.
Under Section 699 Of the Charter,
Of Elias Baker. and Maria O. LaRue.
widow OF James G. LaRue. are entitled
TO receive pension OF $50 90 per
month as long as they continue UNI
married In addition the following
children are each entitled 20 the sum
Of IS 90 per month 10 be paid TO their
legal guardian until each shall have
attained IT'S sixteenth year:
Earl Baker, age II years, born July
18th. 1893
susan Baker age II years. born
January 3lst 1902.
Margaret Baker. age 10 years. born
Your Committee recommends that
the prayer OF your petitioners be
granted and that the pensions date
and begin August list. 1913.
Respectfully submitted.
OSCAR h MARIN
Mayor.
JOHN GILLESPIE.
Commissioner OF Police.
GEO ENGEL.
Controller.
JAMES VERNON
MAURICE }. KEATING
Alderman.
Accepted and leave being granted
the following resolution was offered
BY Aid Heating
Resolved, That the city Clerk be and
ne Is hereby directed 20 place on the
Pension Roll, the name Of susan Il.
Baker. who shall be entitled to receive
each month the sum Of Twenty hVe
Dollars t$25.00J also the names OF
Earl Baker. born July Sth, 1899, susan
Baker born January 31st 1902. and
Margaret vi Baker, born April 21th.
1903 children OF the late Elias A. Bak-
er " no shall each bc entitled to re-
ceive each month the sum OF Five Dol
lars $500 payable TO their Legal
guardian, commencing August lst
1913. until such pension shall termin-
ate by operation OF law. be IL further,
Resolved. That the city Clerk be
and ne is hereby directed to place upon
the Pension Roll the name 81 Maria
o. LaRue who shall be entitled TO re-
ceive each month the sum of Twenty
i've Dollars S2J.OO) until such pension
shall terminate by operation OF law
be il further
Resolved. That the Controller be and
he is hereby directed 10 draw his war
rant upon the proper fund in the
amounts. To the persons. ana at ana
for the time above said forth and he
il further
Resolved. That the Controller be and
he is requested TO include I'm his an
nual estimates a sum sufficient 10 pro-
vide for the outlay herein before au-
thorized
Adopted as follows.
Yeas-Ald Barnett Behow Bieil, DE
Galan Dill. Dtngcman. Frciwald. Gold-
uer. Hess Iindle. Jakel. Heating.
Lempks Littleheid. Lodge, Nowc.
. Brien. owen. Reinhardt. Rutter. Sche-
mansky. schultz Skrzycki Thompson.
Vernon Wartell. Wenzel Wilson and the
President Pro Tem-29
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