The Detroit times., 1915-11-23
Can Do Nothing Until
Another Special Elec-
ton, 1t Decides
HAYDEN QUITS
AS SECRETARY
Bemis Appraisal and
Other Data to Go In
to "COld Storage"

When the voters al the special
election The first part OF the present
month defeated the street railway
purchase plan and al the same time
adopted the charter amendment
Wiping out the previous provision
for bond issues they put the street
railway commission where Il could
not do anything much until another
election can be had and funds with
which 10 build or buy street railway
lines provided
At the first meeting since cleo
tion held Monday afternoon, tho
board recognized that by deciding
20 close the Offices until such time
rs IL will be legal TO submit some
sort Of proposition TO the people,
the charter providing for not more
than TWO special elections In a year
and for that reason no election be-
ing possible until next July
Secretary jay Hayden was given
$500 and his resignation accepted.
The Bemis appraisal and other as
sets OF the commission will be nut
in storage Commissioner Couzens
SAYS that the members Of the board
will all stick and do anything that
can be done, bur he does not see
ty,g ha hn - A
munication outlining the decision
OF the board and asking suggestions
will be sent TO the common council
Tuesday evening. The commission
has a balance OF S26.2t9.75
The Milwaukee Junction Manufac-
turers' association and the United
West Side clubs have sent COM
munications 10 the street railway
board. urging the commissioners 10
continue their efforts 10 better
street car conditions In Detroit,
adding that II would be against the
best interests OF the cuy TO change
the personnel OF the commission.
The commission forwarded the
following communication TO the
common council:
ITO the Honorable the Common
Council:
"Gentlemen-The board OF street
railway commissioners begs to re
port that since the people rejected
the plan to purchase the street rail
way system formulated by this COM
mission and submitted by the com.
mon council. this commission has
received advice from a number OF
citizens to do number of things,
such as establishing a settled policy
for a municipal street railway sys.
tom. the acquisition by the city OF
all extensions recently built, and
the building OF new system upon
all lines where the franchises have
expired, and the like.
1T is sufficient 10 say that the
adoption OF such plan requires
vote OF the people and also the ex-
penditure OF very large sums OF
- -. s.bi"k GS,l, nSx.E e" ',Sss-S''e,'
by vote OF the people; and no vote
can be had upon any plan earlier
than July, 1916. as We are advised.
We have also been urged TO
compel the Detroit United rail
way 20 build certain needed exten-
sions. II Is. OF course, needless to
point out 10 the common council
that the street railway commission
has no power TO compel the Detroit
United railway, or even TO agree
with the Detroit United railway. to
build extensions. This power rests
wholly with the common council,
and II the agreement for such ex-
tensions involved any time rights
more than from day to day, the
same could only be done by vote OF
the people.
"If. however. this commission can
be OF the slightest aid to the com
mon council In acquiring such ex-
tensions. II begs to tender it's ser.
vices in that behalf, and places IL.
self al the command OF the common