The Detroit times., 1915-07-17
LOBBY IS
W0RK|NGAT
ALDERMEN
House of Correction
Site Is Subject of
Dispute
SOME LIKE LAND
ON 7-MILE ROAD

1t developed In a meeting Of the
council committee on House OF Cor
rec;ion with the prison board. Friday
morning. that there has been con-
siderable lobbying among the alder
men, and especially among the mem
bers of the committee. in connection
with the proposed new site for the
House of Correction.
Fred Postal. chairman of the board.
tluntIy informed the members OF the
committee that the activity OF GER
tain real estate men who are anxious
to sell acreage TO the city Is respon-
siblc for the apparent unwillingness
of the committee members TO recon-
mena the purchase OF the site Sc
lected by the board.
"If the committee recommends the
purchase OF a site out In the country
Just because some real estate men
are advocating 1t, as member OF
the board OF inspectors do not care
to assume any further responsible
ity," said Mr.. Postal. 1.-THE board
has recommended what In its judg-
ment is considered the best availa-
BILE site. Men like jeremiah Dwyer,
John d. Wiley and Marvin Preston
do not care to waste their time much
longer on this proposition"
Some members OF the committee
were anxious that the board consid-
er a piece OF land containing about
ITS acres, on the Seven-Mile and Van
Dyke-rds. This land, the inspectors
were informed by the aldermen.
could be purchased for $3.50 an acre.
The board recommends the purchase
of 1853 acres between Lynch and
French-rds. and the Belt line rail-
road. This property is only Ave and
one half miles from the city hall and
is easily reached by two car lines.
1T addition, 1t has water and sew
er connections can be made at a
small cost" said DR.. Bernhard ia
cob. superintendent OF the House OF
Correction. 1T Is absolutely neces'
sary that we have water and sewer
connections"
1.-THE property on the Seven-Mile'
I'd. Is only a mile or two further
from the city hall, and sewer and
water connections can be made. IN
sisted Aid. Rollo. Instead OF paying
$lO5, 900 for 1913 acres, the city car
buy as much acreage as ttIwants or
the Seven Mile-rd for $3.50 an acre
The aldermen refused to be sway
| ed by the arguments OF DR.. Jacor
and President Postal favoring the
| rs. 3-acre site. II was finally decid'
ed to adjourn the meeting until Mon
day morning at IL o'clock, to give
the city engineer an opportunity to
measure the distance for sewer and
water connections on the Seven-Mile'
I'd and two or three other sites that
were mentioned.
The sale of the site advocated by
Rollo and some other members oil
the committee Is In the hands OF two
members of the Board Of Estimates.
These two estimators have been al
most daily visitors In the city hall
since the announcement that the
board intended to purchase site for
the new House OF Correction outside
the city limits. The recommendation
OF the board has been held up Tor
several weeks while the members OF
the committee have been busy osten'
sibly looking over other possible
sites.
81 have been called up on the tel
ephone a number Of times by agents
who wanted to talk to me privately
about sites they wished to sell to the
city" said Aid. Kronk, chairman OF
the committee. 81 told these agents
to come down to the city hall and
present any proposition they had to
the committee. refused to talk fur
Their with them outside the commit
tee room. I wanted the committee
10 consider a piece of property on