The Detroit times., 1914-06-04

10 pay for this work after the board
had refused to allow the item, and
Mr.. Lawson replied that il could be
met from the contingent fund, over
which the council had absolute con.
troll Mr.. lawson insisted that the
decision OF the Boar dof Estimates
had to do only with what items should
be spread upon the tax roll and that
the board had no control over mon
eys in the hands OF the council
Mr.. Lawson refused to read letters
TO the council from the ID. IT, r.
Are you familiar with the con
tents of these letters asked Attor-
ney Weadock.
Il am not" replied Mr.. Lawson.
but | suppose it's the same line OF
stun that they have been handing out
right along. AS an artist with words,
III take off IN yhat 10 Jere Hutchins
any time"
I'm glad there's some one to whom
you'll take il of, answered Attorney
Weadock
Asked whether the city was respon-
sible for negligence on the part OF
its employees, Mr.. Lawson replied that
II was not A moment later he insist
ed that the wreck might have been
caused by negligence on the part OF
the motorman.
and the company would then be
liable?" asked Mr.. Weadock.
1T would"
Then | take II that the city had
an advantage over the company ali
along the line" said Mr.. Weadock.
at needs it, laughed Mr.. Lawson,
considering the class of people with
which II has TO deal"
II suppose you refer TO the general
public?" blandly inquired Mr.. Wea'
dock.
Il refer expressly TO the city's pub
lie service corporations. stoutly re-
piled Mr.. Lawson. Everyone in the
court room laughed.
The testimony OF General Supt.
Harry Bulien sounded like all edito-
rial from the ID. L. RS official publ
! cation He dwelt at great length
upon the difficulty of handling cars
at the peak OF the load or during
the rush hours" OF morning and
evening, and explained ia detail
methods OF handling workmen going
to and from their places of employ
ment
He admitted, however. that cars
were loaded heavily. often overload
| ed The motormen and conductors do
not have police powers, he said. and
cannot stop men and women from en-
| tering the cars. Men often pull down
the trolley pole TO stop the cars so
they may get on, he said.
I'VE also run cars dangerously
close he said. 1--WE have TO do IT,
We have operated cars. on Poodward
ave. on a 30second schedule. In some
instances we have had as many as u
cars pass given point on oodward-
ave. during the rush hours within 80
minutes
lie insisted that the cars which
were in the wreck were being oper-
ated on a 12-mile-anhour schedule.
He also said that the accident oc-
Cured at GOA o'clock, and that the
car was due at the Ford factory two
miles away. at GLIB. Under these
conditions the car would be compell.
ed 10 travel the two miles in nine
minutes, or at a rate Of IL lS miles
an hour. Mr.. Bullen did not explain
the discrepancy.
Mr.. Bullen defended the use OF the
single-truck car insisting that II was
Impossible to upset a car OF this
type. He said that the extreme speed
which could be made by these cars is
IS miles an hour. the motors and
gearing being such that 1t cannot
generate a greater speed.
He said that rails were in good
condition except as TO joints. which
were low.
He said that. in his opinion, the
car was travelling at a rate OF nine
miles an hour, and that the staggered
Joints caused a sidewise motion or
the car which ceased abruptly when
the car struck low joint, and threw
A from the rails