The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-03-29
MONDAY APRIL S
Polls Open 7 A. NJ. to 8 p. NJ.

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officials:
I State-Two Justices OF the Su.
preme Court, Two Regents OF the
University OF Michigan. One ST.
perintendent Of Public Instruction.
One member State Board Of Educa.
ton. Two members OF the State
Board OF Agriculture.
Coanty-Prosecuting Attorney (to
al vacancy. One County Auditor.
ciy-Two Police Justices. One
Justice OF the Peace (to al vaean-
Cyl.
Ward School Inspectors in
Wards l. 2. 3. 4. s. 6. I. s. 10. IL,
ls, is. Is and 20.
/ Seventeenth ward--one Alder.
man and one Estimator.
Eighteenth ward-one Alder
man. two Estimators and one Con-
stable.
Nineteenth ward-Two Alder
men. two Estimators and one Con
stable.
\ Twentieth wsrd--one Alderman.
TSenty-arst ward-one Alder.
man. one Estimator and one Con.
stable.
Charter Amendments
The following Charter Amend.
ments and propositions win also be
submitted
DO you favor the creation OF a
commission wno shall have power
\ 10 acquire in the name OF the City
site and build a convention hall
thereon and Issue bonds OF the City
to defray the cost thereof In n sum
not 10 exceed sl.50o.oo0'-
do you favor the creation and es-
Enlistment of Municipal Journal
/ In which the proceedings OF the
Common Council and Board OF Es-
Inmates and other legal proceedings
and other matter in which the City
or its citizens are interested may
be published"
do you favor abolishing the ?
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the City OF Detroit"
shall the Common Council of the
City OF Detroit be empowered TO
appropriate such sums OF money as
il deems necessary for the yearly !
support Of the Detroit Museum OF
Art. and also to acquire by gin or
I purchase suitable lands and erect /
thereon buildings for a Museum OF
AT. a School for Teaching Art and I
Hall for Music. and to issue bonds 4
OF the City therefor. In a sum not
20 exceed One Million Dollars
When an election district Is d. I
vided shall the City Clerk be author
lied to transfer names OF registered /
electors from the old election dis
trict TO the new election district in
books to be provided for that pur.
pose."
shall the Common Council be en-
powered TO make necessary appro- !
priatIons 10 be met either by direct
tar levy or bond issue. for the pur-
chase OF land, erection OF hospital
buildings and the maintenance
thereof, either within or without the
city,
..On and after the second Tues
day in January. 1917, shall the com
pensation OF each Alderman be
81 500 per annum?"
Propositions
do you favor minimum daily
wage for common labor engaged in
City work OF not less than s2.25
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 EN-
pIoyes TO consist OF not less than
eight consecutive hours. with
double pay on holidays and Sundays
and additional pay for overtime: al
40. that contractors doing work for
the city shall pay the aforesaid
wages"
There win be submitted TO the
vote OF the qualified electors the
approval OF a Special Act OF the
Legislature OF 1915 authorizing the
Common Council OF the City OF De
troit, with the approval Of the Board
OF Estimates. TO borrow money for
the purpose OF acquiring lands and
constructing library building or
buildings thereon and the compile
ton and maintenance thereof by the
terms OF which act not more than
sT50yOO0.00 OF additional bonds can
be issued for said purpose. The
question OF the approval Of said spe-
cial act will be submitted In the fol.
lowing form,
Vote on proposition TO approve
a special act OF the legislature Of
1915 authorizing the Common Coun-
ell OF the City OF Detroit to borrow
money for the purpose Of acquir
ing lands and constructing library
building or buildings thereon and
completion and the maintenance
thereof
To approve the act-Yes q
To approve the act-No .
There will also be submitted the
proposition OF building a new bridge
20 Belle Isle, the question to be
az follows:
Shall new bridge be constructed
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