The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-03-30

For the election OF the following
State. County. City and Ward
officials:
State--Two Justices OF the SUI
preme Court. Two Regents Of the
University OF Michigan. One SD.
perintendent OF Public Instruction.
One member State Board of Educa-
ton. Two members of the State
Board Of Agriculture.
County-Prosecuti Attorney Ito
I'LL vacancy. One County Auditor.
City-Two Police Justices. One
Justice OF the Peace Ito all vacan-
cyl.
Ward School inspectors in
Wards !, 2. 8. 4. 5, 6, z, 8. 10, IL,
IL. 16, 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 Ward-One Alderman.
Twenty-frst 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 mo shall have power
to acquire In the name of the City
a site and build a convention hall
thereon and issue bonds Of the City
to defray the cost thereof In a sum
not to exceed $1,500.0O0?"
do you favor the creation and es-
adjustment of a 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 It's citizens are interested may
be publlshed?"
do you favor abolishing the 2
o'clock count at elections held In
the City of Detroit"
shall the Common Council OF the
City OF Detroit be empowered to
appropriate such sums OF money as
II deems necessary for the yearly
support OF the Detroit Museum Of
Art, and also to acquire by gift or
purchase suitable lands and erect
thereon buildings for Museum Of
Art, a School for Teaching Art and
Hall for Music. and to issue bonds
OF the City therefor. in a sum not
to exceed One Million Dollars"
when an election district is d.
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-
poser"
Shall the Common Council be en-
powered to make necessary appro-
priations to be met either by direct
tax levy or bond issue, for the pur-
chase of land. erection OF hospital
buildings and the maintenance
thereof, either within or without the
city7"
ION and after the second Tues
day in January. 1917, shall the COM
pensation of each Alderman be
$4,000 per annum?"
Propositions
do you favor a minimum daily
wage for common labor engaged In
City work OF not less than $2.25
and wage for skilled mechanics OF
not less than the highest prevailing
wage In the respective grades Of
work; also, the service OF city en-
ployes to consist of not less than
eight consecutive hours, with
double pay on holidays and Sundays
and additional pay for overtime; al
so, that contractors doing work for
the city shall pay the aforesaid
wages"
There will 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
$3.50, 100000 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
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 q
There will also be submitted the
proposition of building new bridge
to Belle Isle, the question to be
as follows:
shall new bridge be constructed
with an approach from Waterworks