The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-02-10
DUR. ORDERED
IORE-ROUTENEW
BELT Line CARS
New Ordinance Provides For
Eight-Minute Service Out
West Jefferson-ave.
FINE OR JAIL is PENALTY
FOR VIOLATING MEASURE
"This Is Just Starter" Says
VernorAGarage Contract Fin
ally Goes To Mutt


Manager Frank w. Brooks, and other
officers of the Dstroit United rail
way. are liabl. to $50 fne or three
months Imprisonment every eight
minutes between the hours OF 6 a. m
and $3.50 %. m. unless the company
Immediately complies with the terms
|of the ordinance, adopted Tuesday
night, providing for the operation OF
Junction Belt line cars to West JET.
ferson-ave. and the River Rouge via
Fort-st, and Clark-ave.
The ordinance was unanimously
adopted following the failure of q
special committee and the committee
on public utilities to get a double
transfer privilege for the Junction
line patrons.
Corporation Counsel Lawson has
Informed Aid. James Vernon, chair
man of the committee on public utili-
ties, that II Is possible TO punish the
company officers directly for non
compliance with any violation OF the
terms In the ordinance. The ordi-
nance calls for an eight-minute sched-
ule and every time this schedule lie
broken or untitled, a three months
bit" In the House of Correction is
the penalty that may be imposed on
the ID. u. r. officials.
This measure Is Just starter"
said Aid. Vernon. THE council has
the. authority to designate car routes
and to demand service. Mr.. Lawson
tells me the penal clause in the ordi-
nance can be enforced. We will have
some fun with the d. u. r. unless
the councils orders are obeyed."
The Junction cars are now turning
around at Junction-ave. and Fort-st.
Passengers living or working on West
Jefferson have been complaining be
cause they are obliged to pay a
double fare to get to and from their
work. The d. u. r.. officials In sew
eral meetings with the aldermen
blandly refused to issue double trans
fers, saying the privilege was being
abused In other parts of the city.
The council awarded George D..
Mutt the contract to build the garage
at Abbott and Sixth-sts.. the cost to
be $32,754. The opposition to the
recommendation of Commissioners
Fenkell suddenly subsidized and there
was no division in the council over
the report Of the committee on pub
lie buildings favoring Nuts bid. The
contract was first awarded to Cul.
bertson q Kelly two weeks ago, but
q reconsideration by Aid. Allan sent
the matter back to the committee,
Culbertson & Kelly's bid was $8S low.
er than Nuts.
Two supplemental estimates. one
for the widening of Grand River-ave.
east, from Library-ave. to the end OF
the street at Madison-ave., the cost
to be estimated by Commissioned
Fenkell, the other for $4,000 to pay
the Children's Free hospital for so
beds for the care Of the city's sick
poor children, were fled. The petit
ton for the opening Of Dearborn-ave.
from West Jefferson-ave. to the River
Rouge was denied on recommends
ton OF the street opening committee.
The council authorized G.. M. Bur
ton, historiographer, to print 1000
copies of the records OF the Land
Board allotment and the distribution
OF lands belonging to the citizens of
Detroit, under the act Of congress Of
1906. Mr.. Burton collected data
which gives complete history of the
FIRE of 1905, and biographical
sketch. so far as possible, of those
persons over II years OF age who
were in Detroit at the time Of the
fire.
The contract for furnishing 10000
tons OF binder stone at 81 cents per
ton was awarded to the Solvay Pro-
cess Co. The council also confirmed
the contract entered into by Commits
sioner Fenkell with the United States
Asphalt Refining Co., for furnishing
1000 tons of Aztec asphalt In bar.
rels at $13.47 per ton. Contracts
amounting to $30,260 for material for
the proposed new reduction plant
were confirmed.
The council adjourned after pass
ing resolutions on the death of the
father of Aid. Louis III. Lempke, Thir-
teenth ward. and School Inspector
Frank Kennedy Eighth ward