The Detroit times., 1915-11-20
GILLESPIE TO
RIGIDLY ENFORCE
TRAFFIC LAWS

(Contiuued from Page one.l
the reports Of the members Of the
committee viii serve rs puitrt-
record. 20 aid the courts in the
: treatment Of complaints actually
made by police officers II is safe
TO say that formal complaint made
against any road hog by an officer
viii be 10 times as strong II it is
backed up by reports OF half doz
eft other violations which have not
resulted In prosecutions.
Members OF the vigilance commit
tee will not be asked 10 appeal IN
court and assist In prosecutions, be-
cause it Is not desired to advertise
/ them To their friends Motorists
drive carefully now in the down
town district where they gnow they
are constantly watched by the po-
| lice
II is out where they think nobody
Is looking except some pedestrians
who don't count that the speed bugs
and road hogs assume that they
own the streets. When the vigi.
lance committee is thoroughly or
ganized the road hog will never
know whether the man he crowds
! in the trafic, or speeds past is
special officer or just an ordinary
( fellow.
II is the formation OF this vigi.
! lance committee that will make IL
! possible for the police department
10 enforce the laws governing auto
mobiles. Il would take the entire
/ police department Of the city 10
note and report all the violations Of
/ the ordinances in the downtown
district, and Commissioner Gillespie
/ made il plain 10 the motorists Fri
| day night that ne would not be at
! tempting a strict observance OF the
ordinances downtown II he did not
expect the motorists 10 report the
violators and do Il promptly.
The banquet at which the vigi-
lance committee or Il VIII" club, as
it is known in police society, was
formed vas held in the big dining
room OF the Fellowcraft club Fri
/ day night and was attended by
about 200 motorists, who were the
most interested lot OF fellows in the
safety movement that could be found
in town. After the formal speeches
we're over. the diners asked ques-
tions or contributed short jabs 70
the safety talks for nearly an hour
". ~ Rockwell, who was respon-
sible for the arrangements for the
| banquet, presided the speakers
table was what might be called
( fairly adequate representation OF
I police, Commissioner Gillespie be
ing accompanied by Supt Marquardt
/ Secretary Walters, Inspector Rut-
ledge, in charge Of traffic work, and
Lieut. Staples. the pioneer traffic
officer Of the town.
President Martin L. Pulcher, Of
I the Wolverine club. IN opening tho
program declared that although he
had been driving car for six or
seven years he never really earn
ed how until the last couple OF years
and that he found II vas a lot more
pleasure 20 drive ar a decent rate
OF speed than otherwise
! 40 Dunk who has been serving as
special officer for some time. de-
clared that out OF 1000 motorists he
had demonstrated Rlth- because Of
law violation there had been bat
seven repeaters
W G. Bryant declared that b. was
not moro laws or iaw enforcement
that we're wanted 70 stop accidents
but education for both motorists and
pedestrians
r. We have 20; to educate orr.
selves ON what constitutes safety
. and then get ont and practice &c."
said he
Secretary Bachman, Of the club.
read IN courtesy creed. Of which
be was join, author with Mr. Rock.
we'll, and observed:
The average motorist is a fairly
courteous sort cf person-untu ~
gets TO driving
Mr. Rockwell interpreted a par.
ticulsrly sharp warning or the re-.
sponsihility Of the motorIst for the
safety OF children on the street, and
then introduced Recorder VIM. r.
/ Connolly. who came "a The meeting
particularly well able 10 talk about
trailc matters, as he Was struck 81