The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-06-27
CAR ORDINANCE
MUST Be JUDGED
BY ITS HACKERS
-. J. JEFFnIEs.
On Its Face II Looks Plausible,
Saws Justice. Nj. D. Ad-
yocate
AWAITS CLOSE SCRUTINY
BEFORE FINAL VERDICT
Changes Likely To Be Suggest.
ed AS Result of Saturday
Night Meeting

Mayor Marx s street car ordinance
must-be judged largely by the faith
OF the men behind g" said Police
Justice Edward J. Jefries. municipal
ownership advocate, Thursday.
"On It's face. the ordinance looks
plausible, but the provisions will bear
careful study. The members OF the
Municipal Ownership committee have
decided not 10 criticise the ordinance
until IL has been studied in detail and
subjected 10 most rigid inspection
by those OF the committee who, after
their long experience in municipal
ownership matters. can qualify as ex-
perts. Saturday night the ordinance
will be taken up In a meeting Of the
committee and discussed. II Is likely
that the committee will decide to
draft COMMUNICATION giving its
opinion OF the Marx ordinance and its
relation TO municipal ownership
The mayors ordinance will be taken
up by the council committee on fran
chises in the mayors ONCE at IL
o clock next Monday morning. Aid.
Otto Reinhardt said. Thursday morn
ing, that In the absence of Alfred
Lacking one OF the trainers Of the
ordinance, the committee would SIM
ply adopt a course OF procedure to be
followed In the subsequent public
hearings.
Mayor Marx having submitted his
ordirNnce 10 the council and having
expressed the opinion that II would be
acceptable TO the aldermen and the
people-possibly 10 the D. Z. R.-now
refuses 10 discuss his measure fur
Their Since the submission OF the
measure. Tuesday night, the mayor
has displayed no desire to discuss It's
terms
Those not entirely In sympathy
with the mayor in his latest method
OF dealing with the d. ". R., see
breakers ahead when the ordinance
is discussed In the public hearings.
ut will take stronger man than
Oscar Marx TO put that measure
across" said one critic. ut is likely
that the ordinance will be submitted
70 the people on demand. and remem-
Der what the people did to previous
measures that contained more allur-
ing bait in the matter OF low fares
than does the Marx ordinance
II is pointed out that the people
are not likely 10 stand for any dick
ering" with the n. u. r. Mayor
Marks ordinance contemplates dick
ering" with the railway company, as
It Is reasonable TO believe that the
d. L. r. will not. even II willing TO
give three-cent fares and extend this
service. submit TO some Of the de-
mands made In the ordinance. For
instance, the mayor demands pay
ment OF all back rental on the Fort
IT. line. The United States supreme
court has said that the city can
not collect this money. Also. the
mayor asks the d. L. r. to pave be
tween the tracks on the three-cent
lines These lines are all operating
under a franchise that does not ex-
pire until 1924. and under the terms
of that franchise the city is Obliged
to do the paving.
This weeks issue OF the d. L. r.
official publication contains para
graph that says: THE Detroit United
Railway has time and again notified
the officials OF Detroit that II stands
ready TO sell Its lines within Detroit
At any time 10 the city"
at might be we'll for Mayor Marx
to ask the d. L. r. what the sale
price is said Justice Jeffries.
The mayor smiled when the ques-
ton was put to him.
The city Ia not willing to pay
the price the D. U. r. will ask for
its system" said the mayor. "If the
D. u: r. will put reasonable price
on Its system. the city will be only
too glad to buy. The city does not
want TO cheat the d. u. r. out OF q
single penny, but neither will II sub
nit 10 q hnld-un"