The Detroit times., 1914-10-21
Public utIIItIss

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Public utIIItiss
To the Honorable the Common Coou
Gentlemen--Your COMMITTEES
Public Utilities beg leave 70 report q
communication OF the Detroit I'M
Railway. relative to curvss swIf1
and turnouts on Junction Dix nv0@
intersection. so-called O.. g.. G. r.
exists for a change In the action a.
en- by your Committee and concur
In by your Honorable Body Augo9(
FORE FORE s g. G s Z, isssy and ~ ~
Body the rs-passase Of the rssoI11
submitted by Aid. Lodge with ri
snce to the situation on said last -
Respectfully submitted.
JOHN G. LODGE,
cHAs. w. BURTON,
MAURICE ,: KEATIN0.
PATRicK oBRiEN'
Accepted. aud on leave. the folIou/
Ing resolution was offered:
Resolved. That strictly under &
terms and provisions Of the reoo1ufl1
OF April IA, 1910 tsee > G. G. y o1@/
g p.rsn Ion !, an a.tho,lsy are here
Detroit United Railway 10 connect n
line OF railway authorized by said r01/
olution with the tracks on Dix eve0U1
~ necessary and proper track cop1>1c
tons and according 10 the plan ho11
10 attached. which plan was propor1
by the City Engineer. a copy Of Witt
plan IL also on fle with the Comml
sioner OF the Department Of Puk
Works; and be IL further
Resolved. That this permit shall >
void unless accepted In writing VIII
Detroit United Railway. ~
Adopted as follows:
Yeas-Ald. Allan Barnett. BohI41
FrcIwaid, doidner. Guthsfd. His1 ~
tieid. Lodge. Nowc. oBrien, Owen. NJ
Rtinhardt. Ruttsf, schsmansky. 9chuI(
wilson and the Pressdent--ss.
Nays--None.
Detroit. Mich. Oct. 20, 1914.
TO the Honorable the Common Counel
Public Utilities has had under couo1G
Grafton proposition TO construct O.
extension OF the West Warren or croo65
with the Junction avenue line so-onII-
ed, authorized by the resolution ~
April l4th. 1914 ~. c. G. pp. 671-3~11
Y asy,, cSm snn ssI nsss e ssy snss
extension will be Of great benefit q
the car riders I'm that locality. The 81
tension OF said Warren avenue stree
terms and conditions as the sxtenn1o6
OF the kerchevai avenue line. #
Therefore your Committee asks IN
adoption OF the accompanying resolu'
Respectfully submitted.
JOHN G. LODGE,
CHAs. w. BURTON,
aopFREY i FR haxtlEp
PATRICK O'BRIEN
BY Aid. Lodge: AZ
w the CIV uf BEIRUT snS tns
United Railway that the West Warr4I
avenue crosstown line may be iextou1
ed from Its present terminus at Thirty
iavenue where connections may be noA|
with the Junction avenue or crosstoWI
line. so-called. constructed or 70 Il
upon the same terms and copditioH
as the ksrchevai avenue extension ~
Now. therefore, BE n resolved tn
hereby granted to the Detroit unif1
| Railway to construct and opern(q Z
double track line OF railway on We
westerly A terminus s0% OF esissIng srss
on said West Warren avenue, runnjn(
thence westerly on said avenue toll
point OF connection with tracks con
struction or to be constructed on ~
Junction avenue or crosstown line, -
called with all necessary sidstrack1
turnouts. switches, poles. wires an
construct and operate the same on Ii
| same terms and conditions a. thoo
contained In the ordinance OF Decen
Der I 1921. granting 70 the Detr?1
construct and operate street railway
In the City OF Detroit. commonly know
as the Detroit Railway Ordinances. ~
Be IL further resolved and under
stood that II the City OF Detroit shall
be lawfully authorized to engage In e.
ownership and operation Of street rail
ways and shall so engage In such own
ership and operation and shall deeir
to. operate part pf Its system Owe
said avenues. IL shall purchase tn
der this consent together with c.
| equipment necessarily furnished an
acquired by said company for the Or
Grafton of cars over and upon sal
for a sum or money equal TO the cos
| thereof less depreciation to be ascor
tanned at the time OF the purchas
thereof by the city. the same 70 b
/ II they should fail TO agree, the sais
sum to be determined upon by . boar.
OF arbitrator, one member or whtcl
| shall be selected by the company, an
other by the Mayor or the City Of De
trsit and a third by the two thu
chosen. and "A decision OF said boar
| provided. that the Board OF stree
4 Railway Commissioners or the City o
Detroit or any member thereof shall
have the supervision of the construc
tion OF said tracks and shall hav'
free access to the books and voucher
| OF said company for the purpose or -
pertaining the cost OF said tracks ant
construction together with any othe
information In whatever form N maj
be which said street Railway Compan,
may have which shows the cost OF sucl
construction. ~
OF fare to be In force on the raflWa,
hereby authorized shall be:
First--The rates OF fare provided 10
and authorized and In force under tn
terms OF the Detroit Railway Ordf
nance. so-cal1ed. of December 4. 1894
her einbefore referred to. ~
Second--In addition TO the rates .
J way Ordinances. passenger shall b
entitled TO ride and pay his fare witt
a ticket purchased at the rate Of sevel
Cd for twenty-five t25) cents. or 1
/, cash fare Of Ave CD cents. either o
which shall be good for q ride 10
any distance I'm one direction over tn
line hereby authorized, and upon tn
chased az the rate OF seven I'D To-
twenty-five t25D cents. or cash far
OF Ave l5D cents. the passenger shall b.
entitled on demand TO have issued {,
him a transfer emitting him TO b
transferred TO and ride upon any con
ing TO the usual Custom. I'm accordanc'
| with the letter OF President Hutehin
to the Common Council OF August 5
1918 tsee Journal OF Common Council
Third-shouid the said arrangemen'
OF August Z. 1913. be repealed or abro'
gated, thereafter the rate OF fare pro
4 vldaA fnr A., The ordinance NJ Dsrefo