The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-03-17
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70 the Honorable the Common counc.
o. the civ Of DstrOit State Of
0sntiemsn--we, the Undersigned
qualified electors Of the city of'Ds-
troit. In the County OF Wayne and
State of Michigan. do hereby propose
and initiate by this petition nm
amendment 10 the charter OF said
Act No. sss OF the Public Acts of
1909. as amended. which proposed
amendment Is In words and figures
as follows:
A Bill 10 amend an act entitled
city OF Detroit and To repeal oil acts
and parts OF acts In conflict there
WITH" approved June Z. 1854. ms
amended. by adding new chapter
The People OF the state OF Michig
and the People OF the City OF De-
section /. That an act entitled
IAN act 10 provide n charter for the
City OF Detroit and To repeal all acts
With. approved June I. isss. as
| amended. be and the same Is hereby
amended by adding new chapter
thereto to read as follows:
CHAPTER -
Section l. The service day for all
employees OF the City OF Detroit dur
ing which they shall be required to
work shall consist OF eight consecu-
tive hours I'm any one day OF twenty
four hours No employe shall be re-
quired or permitted TO work for more
than this eight hour service day, ex-
cept In case OF any emergency which
would result In serious loss, damage,
or impairment OF the city's service.
unless the same employe or employees
were required to remain continuously
at work for longer period. In which
case, during the continuance OF he
emergency, the provision requiring
the eight hour service day may be
suspended by the departmental head
or proper subordinate In whose de-
partment the emergency shall have
arisen.
Sec .. No employe shall be re-
quired to work for more than six
service days In any consecutive seven
days of twenty-fosr hours each. ex-
cept in case OF any emergency which
would result in serious loss. damage
or impairment OF the ctty's service,
unless the same employe or employees
were required 10 remain at work In
excess OF the six day service week.
In which case. during the conttnu-
ance OF the emergency. the PROVISION
requiring six day service week may
be suspended by the departmental
department the emergency shall
hav., arisen.
Sec, 3. The commopgcouncil shall
by ordinance provide Tor the proper
readjustment OF service time and for
the proper excess compensation OF
any cmploye. OF whom service In ex-
cess OF the regular service day or the
regular service week shall have been
required In the case Of any emer-
gency as herein provided. But the
Common Council shall provide for a
rate OF compensation for excess SER
vice which shall be for Sundays and
other holidays not less than twice
the regular rate OF compensation. and
for other days not less than one and
one-haif times the regular rate OF
compensation.
Sec. 4. No employe doing common
labor shall receive compensation In n
sum less than two dollars and TWEEN
ty-five cents per diem for eight
hour service day. No employe doing
work Of skilled mechanic shall re-
ceive compensation IN sum less
than the highest prevailing wage In
that particular grade OF work. When
ever practicable. the per diem plan OF
employine common labor shall be In
force. All wages and all salaries
shall be paid weekly. Any employe
who shall receive compensation for
service rendered NJ a rate less than
the minimum fixed herein may by an
action for debt recover from the city
the balance due him hereunder with
costs
sec s. No contract for any public
work shall be let which shall not. as
part OF the specification on which
contractors shall make their bids. re-
auIrp the contractor or sub contractor
10 pay all persons In his employ do
ing common labor and engaged In the
pnhlic work contracted for not less
than two dollars and twenty-five
cents per ciem. 20 pay all persons In
his employ doing the work OF a skill
ed mechanic and engaged on the pub
lie work the highest prevailing wage
In that particular grade OF work. and
TO require OF such employees the same
service day and service week re-
quired herein OF all city employees
Any contractor who shall have enter
eel into such contract with the city
and shall have violated any provision
OF this section as made part OF his
contract shall be debarred from any
further contracts for public work.
and any contract let to him contrary
TO this provision shall be void. When
ever IL shall appear that any employe
OF any contractor for public work en-
gaged thereon shall have received
less than the compensation herein
provided. the Common Council may
cause 20 be paid TO him such deftcit
as shall be due him and shall cause
the amount so paid TO be deducted
from the balance due TO the contrac-
Sec. III. All acts and parts OF acts
in conflict herewith are hereby re-
pealed.
ATTENTION. VOTERS.
Petitions must be signed by regis
tered voters. Any person who voted
at the fall election OF 1912 or ut any
election sInce then In n registered
voter.
Petitions may be signed by regis
tered and qualified voters In any part
OF the city
Name Number street Date OF signig
herman L. Schroeder. 1867 Hancock
avenue w
Dave A. Beattic. sherman Apis.
Anton Pross, $50 Twenty third st.
AFFIDAVIT.
state Of Michigan. County Of Wayne.
-:
Samuel p. Tobin being duly sworn
says that he IL n resident OF the City
OF Detroit. -residinT at 5S3 Bagg
street. and qualified elector OF the
City OF Detroit: that the foregoing
signature were made in hls presence
and are the genuine signatures OF the
persons whose names they purport to
be. and &c the best II his knowledge
and telief each person signing the
petition was at the time of the sign
inc eualified elector tf the City OF
Detroit. Wayne County Michigan.
tSisned), SAMUEL T.. TOBIN
Subscribed and sworn TO before me,
a Notary Public in and for said Coun-
~. this 18th day OF March. A. d,
JOHN STEELE.
Notary Public, Wayne County. Mich.
My commission expires June 18th.
1915.
twhen this Petition f. filled. return
TO Detroit Federation of Labor, sos
Wayne County Bank Bldg. Detroit.)
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