The Detroit times., 1913-08-06
TRACTION FIGHT SETTLED;
ID. L. X. GIVES 7 TICKETS
FOR QUARTER; TO PAY TAX
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Tuesday night deferred action on the
Marx three-cent fare ultimatum.
The agreement was reached with
out conference between the mayor
the afternoon in conference with his
and the d. L. r. The mayor spent
advisers including Police Commission
er Gillespie and Railway Commission
ers John +. Dodge and James
Couzens. Mr.. Couzens announced that
if the d. IT, r. failed TO make an offer
OF settlement and the resolution de-
manding three-cent fares was passed
by the council the Ford Motor Co.
would furnish 1000 automobiles TO the
city TO aid In handling traffic. All OF
the mayors advisers expected the ID.
L. K 10 bring in proposition Of the
sort that finally appeared. II went
first to Alfred Lucking and Allan H.
Frazer. the mayors advisors, and
they gave 1t to the mayor with their
approval. The paragraph in the let.
ter from President Jere c. Hutchins,
presenting the offer. to allow all ex.
listing rights TO remain as they are
was the element most strongly in
favor OF accepting the terms OF the
compromise
In presenting the proposition to the
common council the mayor was cheer.
ed and applauded His letter was as
follows
Aug. 8. 1913.
To the Honorable the Common Council.
Gcntlemen--I am pleased TO be able
to announce to your honorable hodv
the receipt late this afternoon. OF n
ppf' municatiOn from President J. g
Hulchins, Of the Detroit United Rail.
way, In which the company agrees TO
make valuable concessions to mo civ
" -h0ut The granting OF Il term fran
ch So of any kind whatsoever
TheSc concessions. l. estimate VIII
De worth more than one million doll
lars year 10 the car-riders or De-
trOlt Brleny, they are as follows
Without any action by the council
which might be- construed 10 grant the
street railway company a new lease of
life in our streets. the company viii
on Aug 10 grant seven tickets for Is
cents. all hours OF the day on all OF
it's system le.s--.s-,-t-
1t VIII still sell tickets at eight for
a quarter during workingmen's hours
ana on the o-called Pingree lines dur
Ing hc-day, as at present.
In addition II agrees 10 do the paving
where, by franchise right il is not ex-
cmpttd
~ hEfttS 10 grant universal trans
fers. pay the taxes. interest and penal
ties which have accumulated since 1910.
and in addition, pav into the city treas-
ury &C., sum OF s75. 900 as rental for
the use OF the Forrest line
In forwarding this announcement 10
your honorable body | wish To call
your attention to the efforts OF Hon.
James Couzens. whom | recently ap-
IL lnted as member OF the board OF
street railway commissioners In bring
ms about this agreement Mr. Couzefrs
conferred with officials Of the Detroit
United Railway again with myself, at
torneys and advisors. and the conces-
sions above mentioned were the result
In addition, Mr.. Couzens informed
me. and also President Hutchins Of the
railway company. that he and Messrs
Dodge and Ford. OF the Ford Motor
car Co, stood ready tp place ~ the
disposal OF the car riders OF Detroit
1000 Ford cars. should the railway
company discontinue all or any part
Of its service Thursday morning. IL
was this splendid act on the part OF
Mr. rouzcns and his colleagues IN the
Ford company that did more than any