The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-13
COMMON COUNCIL
first session of IN. coaacn Of 1918.

rpst session OF the teaaci OF isios
/ Detroit Tuesday. January az, 1915. /.
Chapter OF the Charter OF the city
OF Detroit. the Common Council waS
called TO order by the city Clerk.
/ The roll then being called. the fol-
lowing answered to their names
| First Ward-John G. Lodge and
George A. owen.
Second Ward-Charles w Burton
and James Vernon.
Third Ward--Jacob Guthard and Ed
ward Barnett
Fourth Ward-Maurice J. Heating
and Albert r. Milan.
Fifth Warehouses Wartell. and
Joseph schemansky
/ seventh Ward-Phil a. Stefanowsxl
and William II. G. Hindle.
Eighth ward-Albert e. Wilson and
Ninth ward-John L. Jakel and An
thony Move.
Tenth ward-Fred. W Robinson and
Charles r Wing
Eleventh Ward-Herman r. link
and Joseph Rollo.
Twelfth Ward-James Cranshaw. Jr
and sherman Littleheld
Thirteenth Wsrd--Louis n. LempkC
and Charles \. Kocher.
Fourteenth Ward-Godfrey Freiwald
and John G. Bell
Fifteenth Ward--George n. Ellis AMI
sixteenth Ward-Alexander Dill and
John A. kronk.
seventeenth Ward--iIerman schultz.
Eighteenth Ward Frederick w.
twentieth ward-Thomas F. Glin-
twenty FIRST ward--Harry J. Dinge-
The aldermen then arose while the
City Clerk administered the oath OF
49, f,,arI anpouncad that the next
order OF business would be the cleo
tion OF a president
Election OF President aud President
Pro Tempore.
The clerk proceeded TO call the roll
for the election of President, and the
following was the result;
For Aid. Littleneld-Alds. Allan,
Barnett. Bleil. Burton. Case, Cranshaw,
Din. Dingeman. Ellis. Field. Freiwald,
Gilman, Guthard. Hindle. Jakel Keat-
ing Kocher. Kronk. Lempke. Lodge.
Nowc. owen, Robinson Roilo, Rutter'
Thompson Vernon. wartcll. wenzel.
Wilson. Wing. ZinS<--s6
Aid. Littlefield was excused from
voting.
The unanimous vote OF the Council
having been recorded for Alderman
sherman Littleheld for the office OF
President OF the Common Council, the
clerk declared him duly elected to such
The Clerk appointed Aldermen Gran
shaw and Jakel a committee 10 escort
the President TO the chair.
The Committee escorted the new
President To the chair. The President
in a few well-chosen remarks, thank
ed the Council for the honor conferred
upon him,
Tie Council then proceeded TO the
election Of President Pro Tempore.
and the following was the result:
For Alderman Rutter-Alds. Allan.
Barnett, Bell. Burton. Case. Cranshaw,
Dill DIngeman, Ellis, Field. Freiwald.
Gilman. Guthard Hindle, Jakel. Keat-
ing. Kocher. Kronk Lempke. Lodge,
Nowc. owen, Robinson. Rollo, Sche-
mansky. schultz. stsfanowslSi, Thoomp-
Wing, link and the President--3S.
For Aid Rarnett--Ald. Rutter-1.
On motion OF Md. Barnett, the cleo
ton OF Aid. Rutter was made unani-
The unanimous vote OF the Council
having been recorded for Aid. Rutter
for the office OF President Pro Tenn
pore. the President declared him duly
elected to such office.
Adoption Of Rules.
~ Aid Vernon:
Resolved That the rules governing
the Common Council OF 1914. be ara
which the Council shall be governed
for the year 1915.
On motion of Aid. Barnett the
President appointed Aid. Vernon and
Aid Rutter TO walt upon his Honor
the Mayor. and inform him that the
Cohncil having organized. was ready
10 receive any communications ne might
be pleased TO transmit
The committee. In compliance with
the instruction OF the President. walt
ed upon his Honor. the Mayor. Oscar
p. Marx. and escorted him to the C9un-
the reading OF his inaugural message
as follows: