The Detroit times., 1914-06-02
ID. U. r. FIGURES
ARE GREAT JOKE,
SAYS BANCROFT
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1908. would be too much to pay for
the property az this time. The ID. II.
RS property has not Increased In
value 20 such m extent that the do
probation In ok years has been over
come To any extent They have lost
their right 10 miles or streets, yet the
railway commission II hguratiYely on
it's knees begging the ID. L. Il. TO
play fair and sell for a figure that Is
not over Sl0,0O0,O00 or more out or
the way,
mo railway system in the country
is worth from s30,000,000 TO $4,000
600, and apparentlyey erybody, eX-
cept the cit yofficials that are at.
tempting TO deal with the d. U. r.,
knows II. The city officials seem 10
be terribly afraid OF the ID. T. r.; II
is not that way In other cities where
similar conditions prevail"
Mayor Marx stated 10 a group or
reporters. Tuesday morning. that he
Is Jubilant over the progress being
made by the railway commission.
Asked in which direction, the mayor
answered: why, towards municipal
ownership, OF course
THE commission is making mark.
ed progress" he continued. II feel
sure that the commissioners are head
ed In the right direction and | have
faith in their ability to cope with the
ID. u. X.
81 have always maintained that We
must first attempt 10 get reasona-
BILE selling price from the company.
In nnngfr1IGf
condemn or do something else, may
be.
II am well satisfied with the plans
and the work already done by the
railway commission"
Asked how soon he expected the
city would be In position TO operate
street car system, the mayor replied
that he was not a prophet.
The d. IT, r. filed additional inven.
tory and appraisal schedules with the
railway commission secretary, Jay c..
IIasd Tuesday morning. The lat.
est schedules include additions TO
property from Nov TO May / and
cover the cost OF constructing the
depol loop and the Hamilton line
from Webb.aye. north. The new items
are listed as follows Overhead spe-
~
station "B," $l79.504: addition 10 dis
tri5utlng system, $4.3l3 manholes
for surface draining. SEAS: additional
straleht track bonding, $165S: addi.
ional. special track bonding, $2.527;
: sreciHl track work, $50,lSS, overhead
irf teTial, $S.562. general items, in
Clrdihg dock at foot OF Riopelle.st.
and rev automobile for cashiers de.
ma st, nj al
a.: straight track. Sl20.4SS; add
tionS 10 feeder lines, S10,171-t total,
siil .257.
This makes the companYS appraisal
amount TO S3l .47O.239 reproduction
yplue) 10 date. and A ID. -. Van
Handt publicity agent for the d. T..
r. informed Secretary HAYDEN, Tues
day morning that the appraisal ig-
nres are not yet complete. The COM
picte figures will be s35.000,0 900 or
over, Il r understood
Apparently President Hutchins'
. clcyerly-w ritten communication 10 the
railway commission is beyond the I'M
derstanding Of majority OF The aid
ermen who have struggled with the
railway problem for years
81 have not read the letter and
don't intend to-" said Aid James Yer.
nor = student OF traction problems.
What Is the use OF reading Jere
Itutchins' letters?" asked AID Maur-
ice Heating. THAT word appraisal
viii be written on our rombstones
when the children are continuing the
citg's struggle against the d. t. r."
AID. John C. Lodge was the only
member of the council, Tuesday morn
ing to proudly announce that lie had
read the y. l.. r. letter
1T is typical Hutchins letter."
said the alderman. II don't know
how much good the letter will do the
railway commission. hope the com
mission will not sidetrack the subway
plnn 70 negotiate with the d. T. r..
for the purchase or its system By
the time that subway is built It will
BE- most sorely needed"