The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-06-13
low REFERS TO
TRACTION PLAN
| AS ULTIMATUM
ayOr Says That 1t Will BE
Ready Tuesday, and Will Have
Backing of People
leaves FRAZER TO DRESS
1T UP IN LEGAL STYLE
(is Honor OF With Commerce
Cruisers, Leaving Civic
Cares Behind

Mayor Marx before leaving on the
Dard OF Commerce trip. Tuesday aft
moon. declared that his ultimatuus
the ID. U. X. would be submitted to
be common council next Tuesday
lght. The mayor now calls his plan
r the temporary settlement OF the
rect car question an ultimatum, and
Gays he Is confident that il will
ave the backing of the people His
Dnor refuses to say what the nature
the ultimatum will be.
AS the mayor will be out OF town
htil next Monday morning, 1t Will be
p to Allan II. Frazer, his special
ounsel. TO proceed with the compile
ion OF the plans without the help OF
be mayor. In a final conference Wed
esday afternoon the mayor gave Mr.
RACER instructions on the finishing
Iuches TO the document, according TO
statement made by the mayors sec
etary.
"All Mr.. Frazer has TO do now Is to
ress 1t up In legal STYLE" said the
hayor. apparently well satisfied with
IL work. IF Mr.. Frazer does not
nd any legal mistakes In the docu-
BENT. 1t will go to the common coun-
II Tuesday night. | Will go over the
erms again with Mr. Frazer on my
eturn. Monday morning"
! There Is considerable speculation
8 to just what will be contained in
nc mayors ultimatum. II is likely
hat the mayor will demand three-cent
ares on all lines, universal transfers
nd better service on some lines. He
Till also try to get immediate relief
5pr the west-side residents by inveig-
ing the ID. u. X. into building a cross
|Uwn line in Junction-ave The pay
Chent Of all back taxes. amounting to
|vcr $4,000, will be demanded the
tayor having intimated that much.
The mayor stated, Thursday morn
hg. that he will OFFER terms upon
which the ID. u. r. will be allowed to
continue temporary operation on the
racks where the franchises have ex-
|lred.
There Is only one club that the
mayor can use. should the ID. IT, Il.
|eject his terms. The Fort-st. rental
fas". the big victory over the ID. U. X.
Ehich Corporation Counsel Lawson
Ind Alfred Lucking won for the city.
Mill be the mayors big stick" He
Eill threaten to GUST the ID. u. X. from
F0rt-st. and challenge it's right TO
operate on 20 miles OF other track
where franchises have expired.
II the council indorses the mayors
hltimatum, contemplating the use of
me Fort-st. decision as a club, IL Will
pe up to the council and not the
mayor to tell the ID. U. r. to accept the
.ily's terms or get or the streets.
This would place the responsibility OF
such an important step on the Shout
.ers Of the aldermen, and they have
'hown an inclination to let the mayor
10 the fighting with the street car
company.
The mayor has not taken the cor
counsel into his confidence
n framing his ultimatum. but he init
mated. Thursday. that Special Counsel
Frazer would give both Lawson and
I.ucking an opportunity to study the
plan before II Is made public.
Mr.. Frazer is In Lansing today. The
mayor said Mr.. Frazer's Lansing visit
nay have something to do with street
,ar matters, but he was not sure. Dur
nR the Board Of Commerce trip the
mayor will not be in touch with his
egal advisers, and unless something
unusual develops he will allow himself
% think of other matters until his re-
urn