The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-05-19
WITH
FROWNED
upon BY BOARD
arter Committee Will Have
I loie Of Burton's Plan for
K rotations With Company
DolaE CHANGES MADE
Y IN m. o. AMENDMENT
\ Provided That commissioners
Il Shah Devote Themselves Act
lively to Duties of Office

k.S Further arguments were engaged IN
Il Daturday morning. by the municipa
committee OF the charter
SGommission. In its efforts to straigsien
Loot the street railway provisions OF
&4hn charter. The troublesome clause
Machining the time which the three
RSoonmissioners OF street railways
550uaht to spend on the Job to earn 3d.
200 ! year was finally made to read
ktsThoy shall devote themselves actively
#{o the duties of their ONCE Presi'
dent Dust spoke warmly against tying
BS1ho members down to SPECIFIC num-
Der Of hours a day, saying that they
would be hired for their knowledge
&fnfher than for the length OF time
&3hey would devote to once work.
<t Commissioner Burton again brought
|znp his argument that the street rail-
351ny board be given power to make
with the ID. u. H., and
34nin Mr.. Ingram. chairman OF the
lmittee, insisted that no negotia
16us. other than those for a sale
410ht 20 be entered into. Mr.. Burton
r0nRnted q letter from William +
o11es, treasurer of the Port Huron
Northern railroad, recommending
hat the common council be given
lwor to make contracts and leases
lw1th the d. u. r., subject to three
&n{thO vote OF the people: that pur'
kAse Of any lines be made on six
Sonths' notice, at valuation to oe
IT'D BY three appraisers.
Eve are in. very great need OF ex-
nalons In many parts OF the city,
rh - Junction-ave.." said MIR. Bur
- "Unless we give the street rail-
~ board the power to make agree
t1to with the d. U. r.. we shall
Gnably have o. two-years' fight be-
li0 " can get any extensions at ALL
nut any agreement with the ID. u.
"a likely TO bring us, sometime or
~, into the courts: the way To get
sonn1ons II to build them ourselves y
S1octad Mr. Ahern.
HWhy not continue the fight until
Get what we want?" asked Mr..
Snf1m. That's what the people have
Nh they favor doing"
~Q4 course we're angry at the ID.
1. but let's get down TO business
~ procedure with the company Mr..
1feon argued.
II ~ 6oeB no good The company IL
1nG to exhaust the patience Of tho
5D1e with the municipal ownership
Gxam," Mr.. Ingram replied.
You had given q commission
R1f 10 deal with the company ten
IN $50. the matter would have been
flo1 In no time" said Mr.. Burton.
~ people don't want any CON-
oton flirting with the d. U. r."
Ingram rejoined.. Shall We con-
Tx The next proposition
QH Of course, n you're against my
0ooal. I'll drop It" said Mr.. Burton.
4&W years aS0, when there came
3 being strike here. Q man came
xfom Ann Arbor and settled
(3fb In an hour. don't say
u commissi0n could settle the
NJ railway problem with the ID.
b " IN IN hour, but II could accomp-
~ The work In q very short time"
" mutual consent. the argument
6topped. and other parts OF the
toft were considered.
N committee Of the whole. the char.
heard adopted the report on city
0n6nyieS, but objected to the word
~ the sections defining the ward
n1eries, many members claiming
III the language is not explicit
GoGh. The city engineer will be
eo1 70 certify to the correctness OF
6 plan 10 has drawn, before the COM
11oa win accept It.
ommissioner Tossy introduced
Stpo new proposals. One provides
t al mechanics In the city employ
~ boid the same wage scale as those
DlQyed BY outside companies. The
Co0d prvides that the city may
III - MI Jobs except repairs, 80 as
Dtt8uvent combination Of contract
@o 10 gouge the public. The third
ctneg that on contract jobe, the
<E4yQ minimum wage scale shall pre-
6Xo8 or the contractor must forfeit his
ntract.
||s There will be public hearing Wed.
R4Uc6ay Afternoon at l 49, in the coun-
IS ~ onamber, before the committees on
KIN Of estimates and legislation on
~ proposal to abolish the board OF
Dc1motoe. Members OF the board
~ been Invited to come and air
1Qf views.
~ committee on public works and
o and b0ulevards voted, Friday
ornoon, to take Lafayette-blvd. out
~ park departments Jurisdiction
nlvo Il to the d. p. W. to main.
The II pages OF matter In the
cbarter relating to parks and bon.
|&r0n was cut to seven.
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