The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-04-08
w. T. DUST, J. s. STRINGHAM
AND w. H. MAYBURY ON
STREET RAILWAY BOARD


| DAY, member OF the charter commits.
sion at large. He has the indorse-
ment OF the Municipal Ownership com
mittee. and In the non-partisan vote
Tor Misunderstanding re-
ceivod the highest number OF votes.
Mr.. Dust. who Is proprietor OF a stove
and furnace repair works at Nos. 80
az Macomb-st., Is regarded as a good
man In any branch OF the city gov
eminent. He is q former assessor and
state tax commissioner. III he does
not accept the railway commission
ship he can have the controllers ONCE.
which pays $1,000.
Mr.. Dust Is, at present, being boom
ed for the presidency of the charter
commission. He was an early caller
at Mayor Marks ONCE, Tuesday morn
ing. The mayor announced his pleas
ure at hearing Mr.. Dust's name men,
toned for the presidency OF the char
ter commission. Several other candi-
dates called on the mayor during the
! morning and assured him that Mr.
Dust, as the mmissioner-at-large re-
ceiving the highest number OF votes,
was entitled to the honor Of heading
the commission. The mayor believes
that Mr. Dust as president Of the
board would take the proper precau-
tons to safeguard municipal owner
ship In revising the charter. Whether
he could hold the once of charter
commissioner and street railway CON-
missioner at the same time Is q ques-
ton.
Joseph 8. Stringham is president OF
the Frontier Engineering Co.. and as
ISOLATE engineer for the Solvay Pro-
cess Co. He Is an expert engineer
and would be most valuable man on
the commission. In fact. Mayor Marx,
realizing the value of the services or
an engineer Of Mr.. Stringhams repu-
tation, went to him some months ago
and asked him to serve on the COM
mission In the event of municipal
ownership carrying. ~Stringham,
although a very busy man. consented
to do so. At one time. Mr.. Stringham
was mentioned az the successor or
Jake" Haarer as commissioner o;
public works. but the mayor refused
to offer a $4,000 a year job to a 100000
a year man.
"Mr. Stringham will be a valuable
man on the commission, and l know
he will accept an appointment" said
Mayor Marx a few weeks before cleo
ton. Meanwhile Jake" Haarer Is
likely to remain in charge Of the de-
partment Of public works.
The surprise 10 In the intimation
that Mayor Marx will select Cousin
BIZ Maybury as the third member VI
the commission, but the mayor will
not deny the rumOr that he has
Cousin Bill In mind. The mayor
has confessed repeatedly that he has
a great deal Of confidence in Mr.. May
bury's knowledge of street railway az
fairs. and of his ability as depart
inent executive. As commissioner or
public works, Mr.. Maybury made an
enviable record for himself. During
the discussions OF the municipal street
railway plan, Mr.. Maybury was ex-
tended special invitation by the
mayor to attend the conferences. Both
Mr. Maybury and Mr.. Dust ave strong
advocates Of municipal ownership. 1t
Is not known that Mr.. Stringham is
an ardent advocate of municipal own
ership, but the mayor has confidence
in his ability as an engineer.
The secretaries Of the street rail-
way and civil service commissions
will be selected by competitive exam
nations under civil service.
A. b. du Pont, the Cleveland rail-
way expert, who Is now suing the city
for a bill for professional services IN
connection with the Thompson street
railway settlement plan, called on
Mayor Marx, Tuesday morning. and
congratulated him on the success or
the municipal ownership vote.
III municipal ownership had gone
through when Pingree wanted 1t. the
people of Detroit would now be rid
ing for two cents instead OF Ave."
said Mr.. DUPONT.
Mayor Marx has not consulted with
Mr.. Dust as yet regarding hrs appoint
ment as member OF the street rail-
way commission.
II Is probable that the attack on
municipal ownership In the courts
will be renewed now that the vote
has been taken. When Atty Gen.
Fellows, with George II. Barbour,
Fred T. Moran and Charles A. Du-
charme, as REALTORS, asked the circuit
court last week for an INJUNCTION 10
prevent the submission OF the ques-
ton, the court denied to issue the or
der, declaring that the validity OF the
Verdier law, under which the question
was to be submitted, could be taken
up after election.
Mayor Marx gave out the following
statement, Tuesday morning.
II want to congratulate the citizens
Of Detroit for their loyalty to Detroit
interests. The large vote recorded
yesterday, shows how deeply the peo-
pie are interested in this important
project After 20 years Of constant
strife and delay. we are at last near
the goal. Monday the people admin
istered o stern rebuke to the d. q. X.
and other public service corporations
needless of the peoples will. may take
warning.
while was confident that the
people OF Detroit were overwhelming
~ In favor of municipal ownership,
am deeply gratined at the large vote
recorded. Unfortunately. several
thousand voters were unable to vote
Monday. on account Of the congestion
and delay in the booths. but the re-
turns show that their public interests