The Detroit times., 1913-08-05
COMMITTEE PUTS 0. X. ON
MAYORS PLAN TO FORCE
Scent FARES FROM D. U.R.

our pIpIOslllO communicated ny
i,im To your honorable body on Fri
Gay, said that 1t included no extern
slons.' The company desires 10 cor
rect this misconceDtion The mayor
should have understood that the com
pany's former offer 70 build extern
sions continues in full force. and that
II all It's railways are put under the
Detroit Railway ordinance, as stated
III Fridays proposition. all extensions
VIII be built and operated under that
ordinance
D. U. r. Repeats Offer
ITO make this SO clear that It can
not again be misunderstood, We re-
state our proposition: AS soon as 1t
IL authorized 70 do so by the city of
Detroit. this company will operate all
street railways within the city,
(Yhether constructed under the ordi
nance OF December 4. 1894, commonly
called the Detroit Railway ordinance,
or under other ordinances, and wheth-
or the franchise thereof has or has
not EXPIRED either under present
terms and conditions, or under the
terms, provisions and obligations OF
said ordinance OF Dec /, S94, which
quarter between ) As a. III. and D.
IN, and a fare OF six tickets for 4
quaEter In the night hours, with uni
versal transfers at all times and on
all lines throughout the city, and
again expresses its willingness to
build the Junctlon-ave line, the cross
town line ana the extension on Ker-
chevalaVe., mentioned in its commun-
ication OF July Ii last, and also the
extension TO the new Michigan Cen
trail terminal, the same 10 be built
and operated under the terms. pro,
visions and obligations OF the said
Detroit Railway ordinance OF Dec. 4,
1894. II will also agree TO sell and
| transfers TO the city of Detroit. al
time during the life OF said ordinance,
which expires Dec {. 924, all its rail
way property In said city. incmding
said new liI"s and extensions. on fair
and reasonable terms 10 he agreed
upon. or falling agreement, to be de-
termined in any fair and reasonable
way, and II Will further agree that
IN the event OF said sale. the value Of
oil franchise rights shall be taken
as II this agreement had not been
made.
common courtesy required MS 10
attend this meeting, having been ia.
vited, said Mr. Ioslyn in explanation
or the presence OF himself and Mr..
Brooks
Aid Reinhardt chairman OF the
committee, asked th%mayor If the res.
olution was not substitute for the
ordinance which the railway company
lprtDN and tho tpavnr uai1 81
Before we recommend the adoption
OF this resolution. | would like 10 make
a statement" said Aid. James Vernon.
Vernon Makes Statement.
Under the terms OF :he company
counter offer il makes it imperative
that the city do the paving between all
the tracks and il also provides that
we take over all the lines when we
purchase, he said. we are not like.
~ TO do that today tomorrow or In
number OF years from now.
/ have had a great deal TO do wi.h
railway matters since became a
member OF the common council. and
want TO say that my experience has
made me an anti-franchise fanEunless
there Is a fixed price for the sale or
the system in the franchise.
i presume that the mayor has care.
fully considered the consequences and
Is willing TO take the responsibility of
having this resolution put into effect.
| nave upheld the street car policies
OF every mayor, except where those
policies involved the extension OF fran.
chise rights, and | will support this
measure
Il suppose that the mayor realizes
the possible consequences OF putting
this resolution before the people. We
must also remember that il will take
approximately $4,000 fares TO Offset
the revenue from the track rental.
Sunday | came downtown from Pal.
lister'ave. No franchise exists be-
tween Pallister-ave. and Grand River
ave. or the 81 people that were in
the car, only four OF them could have
availed themselves of three-cent fare
under the terms of this resolution.
The possibility OF disturbance is
remote. | hardly think that the com.
pany Will resort to measures that
would encourage acts of violence
However the responsibility of placing
the company in this position must be
met by somebody, and that somebody
is Mayor Marx
The people will not riot unless they
are taught and encouraged to do So
have no fear II the people are left TO
themselves.
Under these conditions | support
the resolution and trust that il VIII
be adopted"
Lodge is M. o. Convert.
Aid. John G. Lodge next spoke. lie
stated that he had never been a mn.
nicipal ownership advocate, until fore
ed TO the conclusion that IL was the
only possible settlement of the long.
standing ID. u. r. fight.
Il believe that the ~. II. r. was al
one time in a better position to con
duet the railway business than the city
would ever be-" said the alderman.
with all due respect for the gentle
men on the other commissions, | think
that Mayor Marks street railway com.
mission is the best possible for the
purpose for which IL has been APP
pointed. | had hoped all along that
all railway questions would be hand
led by this commission. did not APP
prove OF forcing crisis at this time.
The mayors resolution does this The
people have confidence I'm the railway
commission, and | think that the com
mission could handle the railway prop.
osition to the best advantage.
However the mayor has seen fit to