The Detroit times., 1915-11-24

NlAfAAt0 tillffA~t Aht hhi phaf VI
which meeting shall be the forma-
tion ~ and the plsdging OF hnan.
clal support To a public safety so
ciety or commission 20 have charge
of and prosecute a continuous. con
sistent educational safety cam
paign. employing for hat purpose
competent safety director. and
be IL further
Resolved. That II Is the sense Of
this meeting that safety OF the
citizens OF the community, while
upon the streets, should have first
place in the minds OF the oricials
OF a city. snd that ultimately the
board OF estimators and the com
mon council OF our city should pro-
vide for a permanent safety com.
mission. 10 the end that the lives.
limbs and property OF the citizens
of Detroit be more thoroughly con-
served
Police Commissioner Gillespie.
called on for his opinion OF the reso.
luton. declared strongly in favor OF
II. He gave some figures OF street
accidents. first declaring that while
pedestrian travel is not so heavy
the vehicular traffc on Detroit's
streets makes Chicago look like a
country town.
According 10 tho commissioners
hgures the accidents for six months
have shown no fatalities in the quar-.
ter-mile circle. i've in the strip be.
tween the quarter mile circle and
the mile circle. and % between the
mile circle and the city limits.
Those hgure> show that the mo-
torists can m he good while the
eve OF the law is on them" he ccfT
meuted They have all got 10
learn 70 be good outside the traffic
controlled district as we'll
AS FOR the resolution. any organ
ization (which will devote its stten.
tioh 20 educational work along pub
lie safety lines is going to reduce
our accidents"
The commissioner described a re
cent visit 10 the EastTan 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 90 per eent
OF the accidents would be prevent
ed
w y Rockwell C tho Wolverine
Automobile club. read the Courtesy
first creed OF the club, adding his
own comment 70 the various points
OF the creed
While many motorists are care
less, many pedestrians are that way
toe" he said 1T has got TO De a
$3.50 proposition between the motor
ist and pedestrian. and both have
got 10 learn TO take more care
Eugene c. Foster. OF the Y. VI. G..
A, spoke very briefly OF the boys
safety club he had last winter. and
l.. D Robertson. OF tho Ford Motor
Co. former president OF the coun-
Gil, said thJ @ need was for coop
Grafton between motorist and police
looking toward a safe and sane en-
forcement OF the existing ordinances
He cited instances OF the police
compelling him 20 turn on his side
lights when his car was standing
Immediately under a street lamp In
a spot as bright as day and then
compelling him 10 turn on his head
lights in dark side streets so rough
and poorly lighted as 10 make driv.
ing without lots ~ light dangerous
Es seemed 10 feel that motorist and
policeman could get together on a
common sense basis II they would
try to help each other.
Mr. Robertson suggested that the
police department. furnish motorists
with blanks on which. reports OF or
dinance violations might be made.
Most OF us are so busy thsr'when
We see something done mat ought
not 10 be We forget II before we get
where We eould write,a letter /
know II there was card for report
purposes ! would keep some in my
pocket and when saw ordinances
violated reports would 20 10 on them
mighty quick, he declared.
The resolution, after some fur
ther discussion. was adopted. Mr.
Eaton announced that the commit
tee provided for IN the resolution
would be headed by ". d. Rock.
well, OF the Wolverine Automobile
club. who sponsored that organiza
tlon's safety campaign The mem
bership ot the Committee is as fol
lows
W. D. Rockwell. Mayor Otcar u
Marx. Judge f. j. Jetfries, Charlef
r. Clifford. ". II. Cam. K. II. Doyle
John Gillespie, r {. Gilbert. L. 3
Robertson. Eugene Foster. r. j.
Diner ]. 2. Burgess. ]. O. Hoffman.
J @ Johnson. Rev. VI. 9. Rice. Rab.
bi Leo NJ Franklin, James v. Gun.
ningham. Oscar r. Young. John d
Green. r. 9. Raymond. w. p. Brad
ley. f. T. Wentz. Charles A. Bowen.
Mrs c. r Wilson, Mrs. r. n. Ash.
bsugh. Mrs George T. Berridge. Mrs
" r. Alvord. Mrs. Clara p. Arthur.
Mrs J. a Sparkling and one repre-
sentative Of organized labor 10 be