The Detroit times., 1913-06-18
eCENT FARES, UNIVERSAL
TRANSFERS, FEATURES OF
MARKS DEMAND ON D. u. R,

I temporary arrangement that the city
may revoke AT Will
In drafting the new ordinance the
mayor and his advisers have carefully
avoided every point that might be in
terpreted by the courts as giving the
ID. t. r. additional rights III the city )
streets.
Just how far the mayor will go IN
using his club 10 force the accept
ance OF the present ordinance by the
! d. L. r. will be decided later The
Fort-st decree gives the city the right
10 Gust the d. L. X. from Fort-st. on
50 days notice. Franchises have eX-
pired on something like 50 miles OF
| d. L. X. track III Detroit. II may be
J possible that the mayor will. through
the common council. attempt 10 GUST
! the ID. L. r. from all lines where fran
chiSes have expired, IL the ordinance
isn't accepted This would complete
| ly tie up the system and stop street
car traffic. With the exception or the
three-cent lines the company has only
some stub end" franchises.
| 1t is the mayors intention, after the
council has accepted his ordinance, TO
hold a series of public meetings in
the executive Office The ordinance
will probably be placed in the hands
OF the franchise committee, but the
aldermen will be at the beck and call
of the mayor
| Puts II Up 70 Council
| In his message To the council, May
or Marx sill recommend" that the
aldermen make use OF the Forrest.
Club Immediately after the passage
OF the ordinance should the d. L. r.
refuse To accept the city's terms. thus
putting 1t up 10 the aldermen 10 en-
force the measure
The mayors ordinance will differ
from the Lawson ordinance, which
the mayor vigorously opposed Oh the
ground that its terms would give the
street railway company perpetual
rights in the city. in that II does not
| require the approval OF a three-tifths
majority of qualified electors before
becoming effective. and does not pro-
vide for any agreement with the
company
Another point in which the mayors
ordinance will differ materially from
! the proposed Lawson ordinance Is that
IL will not provide for the operation OF
freight and mercantile cars in the city
| b? the company These cars will be
operated. II at all. under a separate
agreement TO be framed after the
ordinance is passed by the council.
The council raised the rates on ID. ".
X. freight aud mercantile cars a Few
years ago, and the company has stead.
lastly refused to pay the increase.
The mayor viii demand the payment
OF ali the freight car taxes that the
company is in arrears
The company. Under. the terms OF
the new ordinance. will~be obliged 10
built extensions asked for by the
common council. with provision for
reimbursement with the event OF pur-
chaee by the city, and also to improve
service as demanded by the council.
! Payment@whl be demanded OF all
! arrears OF taxes, back, rentals. etc,
amounting 10 more than 100000
The mayor is assured OF the back
Ing of the aldermen in forcing his de-
'nands on the d. Y. r. and he declar-
ell Tuesday that he felt sure the peo-
ple would also give him their support
In bringing the ID. T. r. TO time.
Lawson Not Consulted.
Corporation Counsel lawson, who.
with the assistance Of Alfred Lucking,
wol the Fort-st rental victory, giving
the city the whip-hand over the D. U.
r. for the first time in the 2O-year
Sight between the company and the
city, has not been consulted by the
mayor regarding to the new ordinance.
The corporation cOunsel's opinion Of
railway matters does not harmonic
with those Of the mayor and his politi-
col advisers. In a meeting between
the mayor and the d. Y. r. officials In
the executive ONCE last January, Cor.
poration Counsel Lawson flashed his
ordinance. providing for day-today
agreement with the ID. L. r. pending
municipal ownership. The mayor was
both surprised and embarrassed by
the action OF the city's legal adviser.
Tie mayor secured the services OF
special legal adviser forthwith at an
expense Of $4,000 to the city and i'm.
|mediately proceeded to deal with the
street railway question from his own
angle
M. o. the Goal. Says Mayor.
Municipal ownership OF the city's
most important public utility Is the
big tfong that the mayor Is after, he
says. He advised the council against
using the FOREST club" before the
submission OF the municipal owner
ship charter amendment. He feared
that 1t would only give the d. u. r. an
opportunity 10 place additional legal
Obstacles In the path OF municipal
ownership. After the adoption OF
municipal ownership and It's imme
diate tie.up in the courts, the mayor
continued to advocate delay until
lev weeks ago. when his legal advis-
"rs suggested that 1t might be we'll TO
deliver an ultimatum 10 the ID. L. r..
demanding immediate relief.
The MAYORS ordinance will be sim
| lar 10 the Lawson ordinance in many
respects, but the several features OBJ
Jected 10 by the mayor in his attack
on the lawson plan will be eliminat-
81 IN the new draf, The Lawson ordi.
nance proposed TO give the ID. L. K.
The right to operate street, mercantile
ana express cars upon streets where
franchises have expired or upon
streets where additional tracks NAV
be LG'lt or other-railway lines. pro.
'iced that the operation OF the mer.
camille express cars did not interfere
With the operation OF passenger cars
Tie mayors legal advisers professed
10 see danger In this provision. also in
: the one providing for the submission
of the measure to the people
viii Revise Draft. 3D.. .-
Before the Marx ordinance Is sent