The Detroit times., 1914-02-07
ID. L. w. MEN ARE BARRED
FROM ELECTION BOARD
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have 10 seek reinstatement through
the civil service commission. Com
missioner Fenkell will inform his
men that they viii endanger their
jobs by serving on election boards.
La previous years many employees in
the department OF pubic works served
on election boards comparison OF
the ID. p. ". payroll with the list OF
inspectors and registrars prepared by
City Clerk Lindsay, Saturday morning.
showed that only is members of the
department are nov members OF cleo
ton boards A number fearing the
loss OF their city Jobs. have resigned
since civil service went into effect
Following is Il list OF the ID. - w.
employees who are also members OF
elective election boards Warren
Stoddard, meter inspector, Seven
teenth ward. fifth district; Charles
Moore, sidewalk inspector, Fourteenth
ward, fourth precinct, John q. Hut
sell. foreman in the eastern stone
yard, Fifteenth ward, NTH precinct,
Charles A. MertsCh, sidewalk foreman,
sixteenth ward, seventh precinct;
Paul Weitzmau. clerk, seventeenth
ward. tenth precinct Joseph lvers,
ipaying foreman, Tenth ward, fifth pre-.
cinct; John +. Cruden and w. +.
Tackabury, employed in the city as
phalt plant, Tenth ward. ninth pre-
cinct; Charles Kersten. road foreman,
Eleventh ward, fourth precinct; ~. l..
Reschke, sidewalk foreman. Thir-
teenth ward, sixth precinct Dan Nc.
kenna road foreman. Second ward,
second precinct; Jacob NJ. Marshall,
road foreman, Fifth ward, seventh
precinct George z. Dacey, quick re-
pair foreman. Eighth ward, first pre-
cinct. Charles Kinney, foreman, Ninth
ward first precinct; George Nc
Knight, sidewalk foreman. ninth ward,
third precinct, Henry Begin, road
foreman, Seventeenth ward, fifteenth
precinct, and Fred Hay, chief ianitor
in the city hall Eighteenth ward. fif-
lteenth precinct. Hay announced that
he would resign from the election
board before Tuesday, and the other
ID. =. w. employees viii likely do the
same. The vacancies on the boards
will be filled by the other members.
Il will vote for the proposed new
charter and hope it will carry BY a
good majority said Aid. John c..
/ Lodge. OF the First ward,
IF no stronger objections to the
new measure are raised than those
contained in Corporation Counsel
/ Lawsons answer 10 Aid. Vernors list
I of questions attacking the legality OF
the charter, certainly will continue
/ to support 1t as a good measure. and
one that is framed Tor the best inter
tests OF the citizens OF Detroit.
/ MIR. Lawson is a good lawyer. and
/ | have absolute confidence in his in
iterpretation OF the law. but his legal
( objections TO provisions in the new
( charter do not inyalidatc the measure
at least not according TO my judg
ment after giving his opinion cur
. sorry reading.
Admitting that there are flaws in
the measure. viii il not be easier to
strike out OF the new than to amend
into the old charter? The new char
ter contains number OF progressive
features that merit the support OF all
patriotic citizens.
We are living in progressive age
and II Detroit Is to keep pace with the
spirit OF the times We must be quick
to adopt such progressive measures
as will clear the political arena OF
useless and rotting timber.
This talk about amending the old
'chartcr piecemeal Is all right as far as
II goes, but tell me how will we get
any progressive measures into the
old instrument If they have TO be
offered as separate amendments and
inviting fight with the old-ine poll.
ucians on each one?"
It is being predicted in the city hall
that the new charter Will receive fiat
tcring majorties in the First, Second
and Fourth wards. and better than an
even break In the Eighteenth and Sew
lenteenth wards.
Mayor Marx, who offered TO bet ~
to Ave few days ago that the charter
will be defeated next Tuesday. re
ceiyed word from a downtown saloon
Keeper that $500 raised by Marx and
his friends 10 be bet al even money
against the charter had not been GOV.
cred at 10 o'clock Saturday morning
The mayor refused To place the money
at 10 4.
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BusiBes--lIke Prinffna. so fuss and
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