The Detroit times., 1915-02-17
Charter and clty Lealslatlon.

unuer consideration Tor seserai weeks,
the City Charter brought 20 our atten-
ton by the Mayor In his annual mes
sage. by resolutions OF your Honorable
Counsel. We have had n several sssr-
ings on the merits OF the various
propositions and after careful deliber-
that the foilowing amendments be sub
mttted TO the electors at the coming
spring election. April 9Th. 1915. The
said smendments may be briefly enum-
An amendment to provide for a Con-
vention Hall Commission empowered TO
not to exceed o ons miPiion nan nys hnnS s
thousand dollars.
An amendment empowering the city
to establish z Municipal Journal -
o'clock count at all elections.
An amendment empowering the city
to erect buildings for Museym OF Art
An amendment cr>ating'a Civil Plan
disspproye design. Tor public buiidinss.
An amendment empowering the City
from. one district TO another when q
An amendment s EMPOWERING % S,slGsa, tho city
to appropriate money either by tax
levy or bond issue for the construction
An amsnSms empowering the city
to maintain and operate ferry lines.
Respectfully submitted.
JOHN c. LODGE,
JACOB GUTHARD,
PHIL A. sTEFANowsKI.
HERMAN Il. link.
cHAs' w. BG isrSNN
On motion OF Aid. Lodge. the report
Vas accepted and the amendment. or
the vote being as follows:
Yeas--Ald. Allan, Barnett. Blsil, Bur-
T ton; cranshaw Diil. Dingeman. Ellis.
ale. ksatinE. Kocher. KronE. IsmpEs.
ssSemsnsky. selulss s..fsneW..i
wsa1n M,pS .I ziai ANA %ars ss w;G:
Pro Tem-32.
Nays---None. a
Resolved. That this body by a three
nfths vote OF the members elect pro-
the City OF Detroit whereby there
known as the Convention Hall Com
mission, who shall have power to To-
cate and acquire In the name OF the
the city c caa aes1n hai Hn At total
hundred thousand dollars; be IL
Resolved. That said amendment DO
in words and figures as follows:
A BILL 20 amend IN act entitleA .An
act 20 provide . charter for the City
part. Of .sss n esss s sss rev !.
aDproved june 2, 1855, ~ ameAaed,
b. .dding Z new shsEtsr thereto.
The Ha CITY OF nIcHndAN ESAcT -
Section 1. That an act entitled IAN
&c act n to provide charter fer the CITY
parts OF acts In conflict herewith"
approved June z 1888. as amended. be
and the same Is hereby amended by
GsRn =. e cssD saaesxsx sa'rs'0 r.. S
follows:
CHAPTER xxxIv.
Section /. There shall be a board OF
sSs Hall a said
commission shall consist OF nve mem.
bers who shall be resident freehold
81 sal. a isy and nss ss as
appoint said commission within 30
days next after this chapter becomes
law. and they. shall hold their respsc-
Said commission shall appoint one OF
their members president and shall ALSO
appoint q secretary who shall perform
offices and such as shall be prescribed
by said board. Said board OF comdits-
sioners shall have authority TO call
any OF as Gsy tor the
disehargs OF the duties imposed upon
Sec. l. said Commission shall have
auirs within the City limits site
upon which to construct for the City
a convention hall. Said convention
such design. size and dimensions as
said commission may detsrpine and
shall cost q sum not to exceed one
million i've hundred thousand dollars.
r. ~ NJ at NJ nj n
Sec. ). Bonds OF the City of Detroit
,, In q sum not to exceed one million
five hundred thousand dollars may be
the cost IN. pa
said convention hall and for the pur-
chase price OF said site. such bonds
Convention Hall Bonds and shall be
OF the denomination of one hundred
dollars or any multiple thereof and
shall bear interest AZ a rate not 70
proceeds upon the sale of said bonds
shall be turned over to the City Treas
urer and drawn out upon warrants e
CITY and to be used only for the pur-
poses of purchasing said site and con-
structing said convention hall; Pro-
unless ss ssr SE saSs e na nsi
Common Council and the Board or Es-
Inmates; and provided further. that
said site shall III, not De ACQUIRED nor SAID
majority of the electors OF said City
shall approve proposition to acquire
said site and construct said convention
hall. IL a majority of the electors
voting thereon in said city shall vote
authority hereby conferred may DO
exercised. otherwise the same shall
not be exercised. Notice shall be
given by the City Clerk by publica-
ton I'm four or more newspapers OF the
at least ten days before the election
Sec. 4. II the electors authorize
site and construct said building in
the manner aforesaid, the building
when constructed shall be under the
mission Any proceeds which may be
derived from the use OF said building
| for any purpose shall be turned over
| to the City Treasurer and be used for
the maintenance OF said building and
for the pgrgsss S Of pay s.nsa the BOND,
Sec. 2. All acts and parts OF acts In
] conflict herewith are hereby repealed
Be IL further resolved that the fore
going amendment TO Aaid charter shall
next special or general election held
| In the City OF Detroit
| Be IL further resolved that the form
In which said proposed amendment
shall be submitted on the ballot shall
Do YOU favor the creation OF
commission who shall have
Il power TO acquire In the
| name OF the City a site and
| build convention hal
thereon and issue bonds OF
| the City TO defray the cost
| thereof in sum not 20 ex-
4 ceed I'll. 500. OO0r. ..........s..I