The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-08-18
Public Utilities.

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Public Utilities
Tc.the Honorable the Common Council:
Gentlcmen--Your Committee on
Public Utilities having had under con-
sideration the proposition OF the De-
troit United Railway company to In
stall double curve AT the intersection
OF Michigan avenue and Third street,
and n connection ut the intersection OF
Atwater and Woodward I'm order to pro-
vide Q more efficient route to serve the
need of tho hotels OF the city. and
being informed that the more efficicnt
service can 10 obtaired by routing the
cars from the Michigan Central depot
10 Michigan avenue thence to Third.
thence on Third To Jefferson on Jcffcr-
son TO Grtswold on Griswold TO At
water, ON Atwater TO Brush. returning
via Brush street to Jefferson. on Jeffer-
son To Third on Third To Michigan,
Michigan to Fourteenth thence to the
Station. recommend that the necc ssary
permission be granted the Railway
Company To install In lieu of the pres
ent trackage. the double curve at Mich
isan and Third and the connection at
Atwater and Woodward and therefore
oRcr the following resolution and
recommend it's adoption.
JAMES VERNON
MAURICE j HEATING,
GODFREY FREtWALD
JOHN A JAkEL,
CHARLES A. ASHE,
WM r. ZOELLER.
Whereas, IL is desirable that n more
efficient street caS service be had 10
and from the Michigan Central, Union
and Brush street dcpots. and
Whereas, II ~ the judgment OF the
officers OF the Street Car company
that the necessary service cannot be
had With the present conditions along
the proposed route, and IL Is the de-
sire OF the Common Council and the
Street Car company. pending de-
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between the City OF Detroit and the
Detroit United Railway, to provide the
necessary service. without adding TO or
taking from the rights OF either party.
and
Whereas. the Detroit United Rail-
way In order to provide adequate serv-
ice has consented TO Install "A double
curve a. the intersection OF Michigan
avenue and Third street and re-arrange
the special work and install a connec-
ton at Atwater and Woodward avenue,
without acquiring any rights In the
street except the right to enter there
on TO make the. proposed change and
operate cars thereon at tho pleasure or
caprice OF the Common Council or ~
the people OF the city OF Detroit:
Therefore. BE II Resolved. that con-
sent. permission and authority Ia here
By grated to the Detroit United Rail
way to install double curve at the
intersection OF Michigan avenue and
Third street and install connection
connect the same with It's existing
tracks and operate It's cars on said
streets as a part OF It's system under
the same terms and conditions and BY
virtues of which ID ~ now operating In
said City. except as herein otherwise
provided.
Resolved and understood. That IL the
City of Detroit shall be lawfully au-
thorized to engage In the ownership
and operation of street railways. and
shall 80 engage In such ownership and
operation. and shall desire to operate
q part OF It's system over said street
IL shall purchase tine tracks ana equip
ment constructed under this consent.
together with the equipment ncces-
sarily purchased and acquired by said
company for tho operation OF cars
over said additional track and shall
pay therefor "A sum OF money equal TO
the cost thereof less depreciation TO be
aScertained at the time OF the pur-
chase thereof by the city: the sum TO
or, II they should Gail To agree. the
said sum To be determined by board
OF arbitration. one member OF which
shall be selected by the company.
another by the Mayor OF the city OF
Detroit and third by the two thus
chosen and 4 decision OF said board or
majority thereof shall be final: Pro-
vided that the Board OF Street Rail-
way Commissioners OF the city of De
troit or any member thereof shall have
the supervision OF the construction OF
said tracks and shall have free access
to the books and vouchers OF said
company for the purpose OF ascertain
Ing the cost or said tracks and con-
struction together with any other in
formation In whatever form 1t may be
may have which shows the cost of such
| construction: and be u further
Resolved That In connection with
this permit * In further understood
that the said railway company will
Iberp0f IA ~ on
ticket on It's f,c-cent lines. so-callcd.
during the workingmcns hours, so
called. which ticket VIII entitle the
passenger 10 all rights now due under
the law CT ordinance or regulation OF
said company, the came in all respects
as IL the various contracts with re-
spect ~ said workingmen's tickets,
made by the various companies. had
been made but by one company: and
be II further
Resolved. That II is further under
stood that said RAILWAY company by Its
acceptance hereof gains no term rights
IN said street by reason Of installing
the equipment herein permitted. and
that the Common Council or the pso-
pie of the City Of Detroit at their
pleasure or caprice may revoke the
pany Will forthwith remove from the
street the property permitted 10 be
placed therein by II under this grant
IL Is further understood and agreed
mon Council and the said railway COM
n parry that tho making thereof by said
n company shall rot be deemed to be n
waiver OF 9ry of the rights OF said
CITY OF Det )blt or Of said railway COM
pany with reference TO the construc-
tion. maintenance and operation Of
any lines OF railway or street railway
tracks now owned. maintained and
operated In said city. and that each
II party hereto saves and reserves oil Of
It's rights. whatever they may he. the
same as though this grant had not
been made or accepted: and be II
further
Received, That TIL. permit b. void
IL not accepted within ten days after
It's approval by the Mayor.
Adopted as follows:
feas-Aid. Allan. Ashe, BELL Case
Cranshaw DILL Ellis. Field. Freiwald,
Gilman. Guthard, Hindl~. Jskel Keat-
ing. kocher. krirnmel, Kropk, Kunz,
Lcmpke. lodge, Nowc. Owen. Richert,
Itobinson. Rollo, Rutter. Schemansky,
Schultz. Starkey. Stefanowskl Thomp-
son, Vernon. wenzet. a. II. Wilson, w.
J. Wilson. link. zoeIler. and the
Prcsfdent--3s.
Nsys-None.
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