The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-02-03
WOULD SPEND
BIG AMOUNT TO
DANISH SNOW
Aid. Schemansky Puts Through
Resolution Instructing ID. p.
w. to Ask sos, 900
PLANNED TO EQUALIZE
PAY OF CITY OFFICIALS
Special Committee Named For
Purpose-Squabble Over Gar
age Contract Continues

Aid. Joseph Schemsnsky. the Demo
cratic floor leader in the council
would have Detroit renowned as q
snowless town. In Tuesday evenings
meeting, he offered d resolution in
structing the commissioner of public
works to include In his already
weighty budget an estimate OF SOS.
600 to be divided among the 81 yards
for the purpose Of cleaning the snow
from the streets. Aid. Schemansky
explains that his resolution Is for q
two-fold purpose-frst, to keep the
th0roughfares clear of snow. and
second, to provide work for an
army Of unemployed during the win
ter months. The resolution was
adopted.
AS reward for faithful services
Aid. Schemansky would pension all
city employees who will have worked
more than 25 years under civil ser
vice. He has asked the committee on
charter and city legislation to submit
to the people q charter amendment
embodying this idea.
Aid. Freiwald. Vernon, Lodge
Dingeman. Rutter. Barnett and Jakel
have been appointed special com
mittee by President Littlefield to in
vestigate conditions among city EN-
ployes with view to eQualiZing sal
aries. The adjustment of salaries
now rests entirely with the council
and the aldermen have pledged them
selves to scrutinize the payrolls very
carefully before passing on the sal
airy requests of the city departments
The council, Tuesday night, again
wrangled over the bids submitted
through Commissioner Fenkell fol
the construction Of q garage at Sixth
and Abbott-sts. Tie streets commit
tee, week ago, reported In favor
OF Culbertson & Kelly. while the com
missioner recommended the bid Of
George ID. Mutt. The council stood
by the committee, and the matter
came up. Tuesday evening. on re
consideration filed by Aid. Allan and
was referred back to the committee
There has been considerable wire
pulling over the contract, and the
committee will likely decide to read
vertise for bids.
A reconsideration OF the vote
whereby the council approved the
transfer of p. j. Hayes saloon license
to No. 40 Safest, sent the matter
back to the liquor committee. II has
been learned that Hayes new location
IL within 400 feet OF q church door
which L. prohibited under the War
|ner-Cramton law.
The council accepted the proposal
OF the Edison Illuminating Co. to
furnish current for the lighting OF
business places at two cents per unit
less than the present price. and to
replace, free of charge. all carbon
lamps In residences with tungsten
lights.
The corporation counsel was in.
structed to draw up proposed charter
amendments to provide for the NUM-
cipal operation of q Belle Isle ferry
the abolition OF the o'clock count
the extention Of the terms OF cleo
tive officers to four years and the In
crease Of the salary Of the aldermen
to $4,000 q year.
Aid. Lodge introduced q resolution
requesting the recreation commission
to transmit an estimate of SUFFICIENT
amount to purchase for playground
purposes as much Of the property In
the block bounded by Woodward-ave.
John R.-st,, Owen-ave.. and Josephine
ave., as Is not required for a site for
high school.
Aid. Case. by resolution, asked the
fire commissioners to request sum
cient funds to pay the firemen when
OF duty on account of sickness.
The meeting adjourned following q
resolution on the death of State Rep
uoun M Mr(1row