The Detroit times., 1915-11-24

may be accomplished b. properly
directed educational methods;
Therefore. b. II resolved. That
this meeting. held under the an.
suiceS of Detroit Local council OF
National Safety council, commend
the commissioner OF police, the
public prosecutor. the county cor
oners. the Wolverine Automobile
club. the Safety FRS; Society OF
Greater Detroit. the newspapers OF
The city and all others for the ef-
forts they have put forth, ald the
coed they have accomplished thus
far and
"be il further Resolved. That the
chairman OF this meeting be eH-
powered and instructed 10 appoint
committee OF persons represent
inz tho rar.ous organizations with
in the city. whose duty il shall be
10 take such steps as may he neces'
sary 10 bring about. at an early
date q general meeting Of repre-
sentatives Of the city government,
automobile clubs. business mems or
yauizstio1s. Woman's cluJs, safety
societies arl generally all public
spirited citizens. the purpose OF
which meeting shall BE- the f0rma-
zion OF and the pledsiEg OF imam
cial support 20 . pa0,ic safety so
-ictv or commission 20 have charge
OF and prosecute q continuous. con
-ister, educational safety cam
gaigr. employing for hat purpose
competent safetv director and,
BE- r further
Resolved, That . {. the sense ot
this meeting that safety of the
citizens Of the community whilc
mon The streets ho1li have first
place I'm the minds OF The o@cials
% - city. and th7t ultimately tne
6,rd OF estinat0rs and The com
mon Council OF cur ciry should pro-
vide for o permanent safety conf
,is SION. 10 tNe esd -.
limbs and property Of the .cillzens
Of Dctroit BE- more thoroughly con.
serred 90
Police Commissioner Gillespie.
called On for his opinion Of the reso-
luton declared strongly in favor OF
TO- Ha gave some figures OF street
accidents. first declaring that while
pedestrian travel Is not 40 heavy
the vehicular tranc on Detroits
streets makes Chicago look like a
country town
According TO tho commissioners
dgJires the accidents for six months
have shown no fatalities In the quar-.
termile circle. five I'm the strip be.
tween the quarter-mile circle and
'ho mile circle. and % between the
mile circle and the city limits.
Those hgure, show that the mo-
torists can all be good while the
eye OF the law is on them" he com
mented They have all got 10
learn 10 be good outside the traffic
controlled district ss we'll
"As for the resolution. any organ
ization which will devote its stten.
ton 10 educational work along pub
iic safety lines is going 10 reduce
our accidents
The commissioner described a re-
cent visit TO the Eastman Kodak
works in Rochester and the safety
work he had seen there. declaring
that II the city could do one hun
/ dredth part OF the work the East
man company Is doing 20 per cent
of the accidents would be prevent
ed
". D. Rockwell. % the Wolverine
Automobile club, read the Courtesy
first creed OF the club. adding his
oVn comment 10 the various points
nf The creed
while many motorists are care
leSs many pedestrians are that way.
100. he said ~ has got to be a
$3.50 proposition between the motor.
ist and pcdee'ria1. and both have
F eot tu learn 20 tarc more care"
Eugene g. Foster. Of the Y. ". G.
. A. spoke very briefly Of the boys
safety club he had last winter. and
/ l.. y. Robertson Of tho Ford Motor
j Co, former president Of the coun.