The Detroit times., 1913-01-31
MARX GENTLY STARTS
HAMMER ON LAWSON PLAN

an extension requested, could tic up
the improvement. / believe this Sec
ton should be changed SO as to pro-
woe that majority or perhaps a
three-fifth vote or the aldermen shall
determine the necessity OF an extern
sion
Another dangerous provision, be-
lieye, IL contained in section Ct,
which stipulates that the fare and
transfer provisions shall apply on anc
be limited to the route operated By
said company, or its successors or as
signs within the city limits as OF the
year 1912: routes hereafter construct
cd and operated hereunder within said
city limits routes to and from the
present Log Cabin entrance to Palmer
Park, and SO much Of said routes ex-
tending beyond said city limits as now
have regular city service cars oper-
ated thereon for single city fare
should Follow Limits.
New territory will undoubtedly be
added TO the city in the immediate
future, and I believe the provisions
regarding the fare and transfer
privileges should extend to that ter
rftory.
Il am opposed to section y which
provides that the company shall havs
the right 10 rearrange or change
existing routes. ] believe that the
city and not the company should
exercise this privilege.
Il think that section c. contains
language which gives the company
perpetual rights. 1t gives the inter
urban and mercantile freight cars
those rights on he city streets"
Section "C' Of the ordinance, to
which the mayor referred, follows:
IL the city purchase said rail
way property. interurban-pas-
senger and mercantile express
cars from inte~urban lines owned,
operated or controlled by the De-
troit United Railway or its sue
cessors or assigns, shall be per-
mitted to enter and leave the city
10 and from convenient down
IVA terminals Tor q fair and
reasonable corpensation. to be I
agreed upon for the use Of such
tracks and terminals.
Inc mayor also objects TO section
"E' OF the ordinance for the same !,
resson. This section gives the d. U. !
X, us successors or assigns the !
Iiknt TO operate, under the terms OF
the ordnance, street, interurban and
mercantile cars upon the streets Of
Inc CITY where It's franchises have
expired. upon streets where IL NAV
build additional or other railway line.
provlced such cars do not interior
Witn operation OF passenger cars.
scents Perpetual Rlohts.
tnink this section is dangerous
and gives the company pernetnaI
rights said the mayor cit is NOS.
sibie and probable that at soma S,l-
ture time the mode OF transportation
VII be changed, I WIN request me
committee to amend this section
mere Is dangerous defect also
~ the section providing for the oper.
alton OF interurban cars in that no
limit IL placed on -the number OF sucn
ears which the company may place
N service. The company could. under
tnat provision. place In operation az
many interurban cars as II wishes
and demand fve-cent fare thereon
Another matter that should be
given our earnest consideration IL this
ID. u. r. bond issue. We must be
cautious TO have our interests safe
guarded In this respect.
viii point OUT these defects IN
The meeting Of the franchise commit
tee. n these Objectionable features
are removed. the ordinance viii be