The Detroit times., 1914-09-16
ELEVEN CHARTER
CHANGES WILL
BE SUBMITTED
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~ix salaries OF city oficials within GER
tain limitations.
7--Providing for the establishment
OF q recreational commission.
s-Providing for an Increase In the
pensions of retired and disabled nre-
men.
s-Providing that the council may
fix salaries OF civil service commits
sioners at sum not TO exceed $4,000
year.
l0-Providing for the abolition OF
the board or estimates.
11-Creating three new wards.
After q bitter discussion as TO the
merits OF the two grades OF cedar
block paving. the council tabled the
recommendation OF the committee on
streets for the paving OF certain
thoroughfares, with No. 2 blocks. ID.
p. W.. Commissioner Fenkell will be
asked 10 appear before the council
next Tuesday night to explain why
he recommended the use OF the No. 2
material
Aid. Guthard. former commission
er OF public works, led the fight
against the approval OF the committee
recommendation.
Il am surprised at Commissioner
Fenkell's approval OF this second
grade" shouted Guthard. mo. l
blocks are no good. and No. 2 blocks
are rotten. Neither OF them should be
laid on Detroit streets"
A resolution by Aid. Dill, instruct
ing the d. u. r, to proceed with the
construction Of switches connecting
the new Grand Belt line with the Dix
ave. line. at Junction-ave., was adopt
ed. The construction Of the switches
and the consequent completion OF the
Belt line have been held up by the
d. q. r. since the council COMMITTEES
on public utilities ruled adversely on
the company's request to be allowed
TO put In q curve OF sufficient width
TO allow the operation of two interur.
ban cars. going In opposite directions,
around the curve at the same time.
The committee outlined the plan that
the company would be allowed to fol-
low In the construction.
Aid DilPs resolution provides that.
n the d. u. r. does not do the work
within a reasonable time. the depart
ment Of public works shall do II and
shall present a bill to the company.
The ordinance intended to regulate
the parking and use OF automobiles
for hire was laid over for one week.
Aid. Barnett proposed an amend.
ment to the old break ordinance. Hfs
amendment provides that bread shall
not be made In less than one. two OF
four-pound loaves. Under the present
ordinance loaves Of less weight may
be made. provided the exact weight
is stamped on the wrapper.
Election frauds In the ninth pre-
cinct Of the Fourth ward, where seri
Gus Irregularities occurred In the con
duct of the primary vote on registrar
will be probed by special committee
OF the council to be appointed next
Tuesday. A petition signed by about
400 residents of the precinct and ask
Ing the removal of the election board
consisting Of "Batty" McGraw, Thorn
as and David Lindsey, Frank Bamert
and John Reardon and Earl Buckman
was presented to the council. The
recount Of the vote on registrar In this
precinct developed the fact that cross
es on many ballots cast for Charles
NJ Carson and other candidates for
registrar had been erased and the
votes cast for Thomas Lindsey and
Frank Bamert.
Aid. Dingeman and Schultz intro
duced an ordinance placing the entire
Seventh ward In the restricted liquor
district.