The Detroit times., 1915-04-03
Taxpayers May Vote
On Seven Prop
OsitiOns
ELIGIBLE TO PASS
ON MONEY PLANS
Nearly All Have Say in
Selecting School
Inspectors

tered may vote. next Monday, not
only for school inspector. In those
wards where q school election is
held, but throughout the city they
may register their Sill on i've
amendments TO the city charter and
two propositions, Women who are
parents or stand In parental relation
10 children may vote for school In
spectors withou- regard to property
qualification
Women who registered In the pm
maries. early In March. need not res.
ister again All other women who
wish TO vote must register on Satur.
day. The polls win b. open from ,
10 3 D. m for that purpose
4 These are the charter amendments
On which tarpaying women may
vote:
| Do you favor the creation Of . CON-
mission who shall have the power 10
acquire in the name~of the city q
site and build convention hall
thereon and issue bonds Of the city
TO defray the cost thereof In a sum
mot TO exceed 81 500 600?
Shall the common council Of the
lefty Of Detroit be empowered to ap
Ipropriate such sums OF money as n
; deems necessary for the yearly sup
port OF the Detroit Museum Of Art
|, and also 10 acquire by gift or pur-
chase suitable lands and erect there
on buildings for q museum of art. q
school for teaching art and a hall for
. music. and 10 issue bonds OF the city
! therefor in . sum not TO exceed 81
looo, DOOR
Shall the common council be en-
powered 90 make necessary appro
Irriations 10 be met either By direct
tar levy or bond issue. for the pur-
chase Of land. erection Of hospital
buildings and the maintenance there
of. either within or without the city!
On and after the second Tuesday
IN January. 1917. shah the compen-
,sation Of each alderman be $500
per annum!
u Do you favor a minimum daily
wage for common labor engaged IN
city work CT not less than 1925 and
a wage for skilled mechanics Of not
less than the highest prevailing wage
in the respective grades Of work:
ALSO, the service OF city employees 70
consist Of not more than eight con.
lsecutivs hours. with double pay OF
holidays and Sundays and additional
pay for overtime; also. that contract
,ors doing work for the city shall pay
the aforesaid wages?
| These amendments are self-expian
atory, except the one relating to the
salary Of aldermen The common
council refused 70 put this question
In its proper form. which Is: Do you
favor an Increase In the salaries OF
aldermen from 100 a year 70 "a
500 a year? The present salary is
fl2oo, and a hard fight was made by
Aid. Lodge and IL others against the
increase. their argument being that
this IL no time to burden the city
With Increased tsxes for the munich
lpal payroll
The two propositions on which vo-
men may vote are:
Shall new bridge De constructed
with an approach from watervorks
park. TO the nearest point on Belle
Isle. and bonds Of the city be issued
10 defray the cost thereof
Vote on proposition 10 approve q
special act Of the Legislature OF 1915
auhorizing the common council oi
the city CT Detroit TO borrow none,
for the purpose OF acquiring lands
land constructing library building Of
buildings thereon, and the compile
tion and maintenance thereof.
Il Under this act Of the legislature
the city may bond itself for $3.50, ,0O'
for the completion OF the new libra
Iry, now under construction on Wood
J; wsrd-ave., between Putnam and XIII
!. Iby-aves.
On Monday. election day. the poll
'lviIl open at a. m. and cIose at
!. In. m.