The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-03-19
AGAINST
SALOON LICENSE
TRANSFER FAILS
Council Will Permit GrOg Shop
in Owen Building Where
Young Girls Work ~
DiNGEMAN WOULD KEEP
CHILDREN FROM BARS
Alderman Presents Ordinance
FOrbidding Them TO Enter
Drinking Places

The report of the liquor committee
recommending the transfer OF w }
Galiand's license from No. S9l Alex
andrine-ave. east 10 No. las Wayne-st.
was adopted by the council. Tuesday
night, after a hard fight 10 block ID
removal
Despite the protests made by ten
ants in the Owen building as well As
by members OF the Board OF Com
merce, the liquor committee recon
mended the transfer. and Aid. Dinge-
man and Heating defended the com
mittee's action on the council floor
Aid. Vernon, who attempted 10 have
the matter indefinitely postponed de-
clared that saloon In the owen builC
ing would be a nuisance and objection
able 10 a score or more OF young girls
employed in the building. Members
of the liquor committee said II was
up 70 the owner OF the building, and
not the liquor committee, 10 protect
his tenants from annoyance. The COM
mittee report was adopted by vote
OF % 10 l6
Two reports on the proposed $780,
900 hospital were presented by the
committee on ways and means. One
plan Is for municipal hospital and
the other recommends the building OF
city additions 10 existing hospitals.
The hospital proposition will be fought
out on the floor OF the council when Il
goes into a committee of the whole
next Tuesday night Aid. Barnett and
others declare they Will carry the fight
10 the board Of estimates II the unit
plan survives.
Mayor Marx. accompanied by the
city assessors and the committee on
taxes. will go 10 Lansing Thursday
night for a hearing before Gov. Ferris
on the proposed state tax on motor
cars which would take 100000 OF
the city's personal tax rolls
Louis NJ Rosen presented a petition
asking the council 70 allow him to
operate 20 passenger buses In the
downtown district without fran.
chise. He would charge a 10-cent
fare. The petition was referred to
the committee on streets.
Aid Harry Dingeman introduced his
ordinance TO bar girls under ID and
boys under IL from saloons. The ordi
nance is intended TO keep youthful
aims solicitors out Of grog shops.
A communication from former
Mayor Philip Breitmeyer. asking the
city TO pay claims amounting to 81.
003 made by engineers who assisted
Frederick T. Bancroft in preparing ar
appraisal Of the D. U. r. for the Com
mittee of Fifty. was referred to the
committee on claims and accounts.
City Clerk Lindsay, In preparation
for two special elections that the city
may find 1t necessary to call before
next fall. ia asking for $4,000. Each
election requires a separate registra
ton. The city clerk has copies OF the
charter amendments to be submitted
at the April election and they can be
obtained by citizens wishing TO study
them.
The council approved the report Of
the ways and means committee recon
mending that Supt. John l.. McDon
ell, superintendent Of the House OIL
Correction who resigns June 1, be pre-
scented with q gold watch. suitably en-
graved. Resolutions we're adopted or
the death Of Rep. @. Joseph Unsoeld.
The aldermen showed their kindly
feeling for former Senator Thomas w
Palmer by approving report appro
priating $500 for children's day II
Palmer park.
Controller Heineman was instructed
to sell 300, 600 OF sewer bonds an6
5000 900 OF school bonds out Of issuel
previously authorized.