The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-09-10
'O'BRIEN ASKS
EXTENSION OF
18th CAR Line
Would Provide Additional Service for
the New Michigan Central K
Depot ~
COMMITTEE WILL TAKE
UP PROPOSITION
lawson Told to Enforce Ordinance
Requiring Ice Wagons to
Garry Scales

To further increase the west side
street car facilities, Aid. Patrick
. Brien, OF the Tenth ward, intro
duced resolution In the council
meeting, Tuesday night, providing
that the ID. U. II. be given permission
10 double track Fourteenth ST., from
Bagg.st.. to connect with either the
Sherman line or the Fort line. The
extension would provide additional
street car service for the new Michi-
gan Central depot. which will be in
operation Oct. l. 1t Is expected, and
would also serve the purpose of a
north and south crosstown line, d.
verting much traffic which would 9TH
erwise go downtown to transfer. The
extension would tap the Grand River,
Baker. Sherman and Fort lines, IL the
line were to go as far as Fort.
The resolution was referred 10 the
council committee on public utilities
and the street railway commission.
The ID. u. r. will be invited TO confer
with the committee on the plan. Sept.
% being the date suggested for the
hearing.
Aid. OBrien introduced another res
olution, which the council passed.
calling upon the corporation counsel
TO see that every ice wagon Is prop
erly equipped with scales, in conform
ity with an ordinance passed two
months ago. The ordinance is intend
ed to prevent ice dealers from giving
customers short weight and blaming
the sun for the shrinkage.
Mayor Marx sent to the council the
nomination Of DR.. Charles ID. Aaron
TO succeed himself as a member OF
the city plan and Improvement COM
mission, and that of John ID. Wiley TO
succeed himself on the House of Cor
mctien ssa--AfSs, s,ss,,, ~ s.sNpo'~t~'emt
] OF Poles - % u :. d..
Sheriff Milton Oakmah and Judge
Henry S. Hubert as delegates to the
convention of the American Prison
association in Indianapolis, Oct. IL
TO 1t.
Controller George Engel and Joseph
Lougheed, clerk Of the council com
mittees, were selected by the council
to attend the convention of the Mich
.gan League Of Municipalities In JACK
son.
On motion Of Aid. Eddie" Barnett
the council fixed Tuesday, Sept. 30,
as the date for the primaries Tor the
special election in the Third WARD
caused by the death OF Aid. william
p. Kingsley. The nominations VIII
be made by writing or pasting names
of candidates on the ballots, and no
candidate will be required to register
his name with the city clerk In al
vance of the primary.
The council adopted a resolution
offered by Aid. James Vernon cancer
ing the subscriptions Of all city ON
Gals to municipal magazines. Inc
bills amount to couple OF nunorea
dollars year, and the city omcia's
seldom make use Of the publications..
The city plan and improvement
commission sent communication 70
the council suggesting that plans ior
the new Belle Isle bridge be taken
up in connection with the Scott touh'
tain plan to secure the benefits OF a
competition, which is being arranged
To relieve the police officer on dut7
in the corridor of the city hall. res
olution was adopted ordering pro!ec''
ing signs to mark the various omces'
The officer Is now compelled 10 MAKE
personally conducted tours throusn
the building to locate omces LOT W.
wildered citizens.