The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-07-07
REDUCTION
co. ON TOP
Can Dictate Terms In
New Contract With
the City

Commissioner Fenkell sent q
lengthy communication TO the COM
mon council. Tuesday night review
ing the garbage situation 10 date
and winding up with the recon-
mendation that immediate steps be
taken to get In touch with the De
troit Reduction Co. with q view TO
renewing the contract, which ex-
pires July ], 1916. for the disposal
Of the city's garbage.
The commissioner explained that
this course was necessary because
OF the decision OF the supreme court
which knocked out the reduction
plant bonds. He advised that the
people be given an opportunity TO
legalize these bonds rs soon as pos
sible. and also that the suit over the
injunction TO prevent the city from
constructing reduction plant in
ST. Clair Heights be carried 10 a I'm
ish.
The commissioner does not be-
lieve that the reduction plant bonds
can be authorized and the plant
completed before the expiration OF
the Detroit Reduction Co.'S contract.
The court decision will postpone
the interesting Tight between Com
missioner Fenkell and the members
OF the council committee on health
and city hospitals. The aldermen
were opposed 10 the commissioners
plan to build piece meal" plant,
and refused TO ratify contracts for
machinery, etc
Fate has played into the De
troit Reduction Co.'S hands and
II now looks as though the city
will have TO come TO the company's
terms. A meeting OF the health and
city hospital committee has been
called for Thursday TO discuss the
question.
The council committee on claims
and accounts. Aid Moses wartell
chairman. has renewed the fight
started last year TO Dust Or. Frank
t. Lodge as medicolegal adviser
for the city and appoint In his place
Or. p, G.. Sanderson, former county
physician. The Office pays a salary
OF 500 month. Aid. Albert Allan
prevented the report from going
through. his objection holding the
matter up for a week. The com.
mittee report charges that DR..
Lodge is not a resident OF the city,
making his home in Highland Park.
The question as 10 whether or not
the Office Is under civil service has
been raised by Controller Engel.
aid. "A. knnx secured recon
sideration of the vote whereby per.
mission was given TO Peter Petlan.
ski 10 transfer his saloon license
from No. 461 Kirby-ave. east 10 No.
l142 Russcll-st Aid. Kunz contends
that the new location is within 400
feet of the Garfield school, which
10 a violation of the warner-Cram.
tow law. Aid. Hindie. In whose
ward Petlanski Is located. had the
matter referred back to the LIQUOR
committee. Both Hindle and Kunz
are members OF the liquor commit.
tee.
Mayor Marx. In a communication
to the council. announced the ap-
pointment OF Tom May. Detroit
Times cartoonist, TO the board OF
directors of the museum OF art 70
succeed Wilfred Leland. and the re-
appointment Of Fred Postal to the
House OF Correction board OF in
spectors.
The expected Tight over special
street privileges did not take place.
Aid. Barnett being absent. Clerk
1ougheed had two reports drawn up
for the committee on streets as he
had been instructed to do, but on
the suggestion OF Aid. Heating.
chairman OF the committee, both re-