The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-03-28

Dlngoman while he was cooling on.
oomo 6istance away from Schultz.
ne talks about 10000 people In the
Seventeenth ward not having q voice
In the budget. Well, have had q
voice IN preparing the budget. and
II Schultg has not, IL Is his own fault.
He II . sorehead. right"
Later Dingeman approached AID.
Lodge. heretofore loyal supporter
OF the council president. and asked
him. menacingly. II he thought there
vac anything crooked In the bridge
site deal.
B Lodge went into white rage.
"rll punch your face" he yelled
showing his fst In Dingeman's face.
Aid. Vernon pulled Dingeman away
and the second fstic battle was
averted.
The bad blood brewed In the clash
over the bridge item has completely
disrupted any semblance OF working
harmony In the council.
Aid. Burton, who strongly support
Cd Dingeman In the bridge site fight.
reproached his colleague. Aid. Yer
nor. for attacking the item and pro-
daced George Yerkes. attorney for
George A. Cummings. Of Los Angeles.
owner Of the land, to support his de-
NAL that an option had ever been CIV
On 70 Haberkorn.
sPossihly you are wrong on tho
location of the property you refer to"
said Burton to Vernon.
II know what I am talking about. 7"
mapped Vernon II want another
votc on that item."
Burton protested that such action
was not fair, since the committee had
already passed the appropriation.
Il don't care whether 1t IL fair or
not, it's going to be reopened," In
sisted Vernon.
Burton walked away In hun.
Even Aid. Lodge and Aid. Owen.
the father and son" colleagues In
the First ward, had . pink tea spat.
Aid. Owen did not vote when the
item was carried the hrst time. Be-
for the second vote was demanded.
Aid. Lodge conferred with his aged
colleague and thought he had obtain.
Cd Owens promise to vote against
the item. When the vote was taken
Owen again remained silent.
II have rheumatism In my right
arm" he complained, smiling. Aid.
Lodge shook his head In despair.
The vote on Allan's flrst motion to
strike out the bridge item was -
follows:
Yeas--Ald. Allan, Behlow. Bell.
Dill Goldner. Hess, H1ndle, Lempke,
Lodge, Reid, Schemanshy. Schultz.
Thompson, Vernon and Wilson-16.
Nc-Ald. Barnett. Burton. Case.
DeGalan. Dingeman. Freiwald, Glin-
nan. 0uthard. Jakel. Heating. Little
field. Nowc. O'Brien. Rutter, Skrzycki.
Wartell and WenzelE17.
On the second vote Schemansky
Hoped. making Dingeman's strength
IS.
Il don't like to be voting ON these
Items % Often" said Schemansky In
Of hts flop on an item
that means the addition Of $125.000
10 the tax burden. Dingeman's right
to vote was protested, but Il was hnal-
" allowed TO stand. In the absence
ot Mayor Marx, Dingeman II acting
mayor and has the power Of veto
over the council proceedings.
The fact that Park Commissioner
Dust = opposed to . second bridge to
the island. did not prevent Dingeman
from carrying ont his pet project
Aid. Vernon stated that Dingeman
had previously connded to him that
he wanted that item to stand, explain
ing that the property would b use
ful for park purposes even II the pro-
posed bridge II never built.
With the exception Of this single
Item, the committee work proceeded
very quietly, Friday. Less than $125.-
boo was reinstated. Aid. Vernon se-
cured the reinstatement Of two items
b the public lighting budget. boost
Ing that fund to the extent Of $751;
vi. so. The aldermen cut $500 out
pf the IRE boards budget, GLOWING
he flro marshal 81 500 instead Of a.
100 year. Aid. Dill's supplemental
Df $4,000 for . swimming pool In
Jewel park was also cut out. The
park - located on the river bank and
lho aldermen thought that It would
- cheaper, though, possibly, q little
more dangerous. IL the boys used the
I1vpr foe bathing puTposes.