The Detroit times., 1915-10-13
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER IS, 1915.

roY ,he property; now therefore
Be is Resolved, That the street rail-
unv ccmmissioncIs before this coun.
Eli a. lts next meeting, be INSTRUCTED
TO make public the conteh's oa ,ns
cause Why this should not be done;
Referred TO Con nittee ON Public
SEVENTEENTH WARD.
Whereas. The matter of the employ
me nj OF privately owned ferry boats
Ms now being coptemi lated ny certain
Committees OF the Common Council
for the purpose. In part II Keeping
4 channel open during the winter
months, between Belle Isle and TN.
mainland: and Whereas. rhe city OF
Detroit maintains two Dire TUGS, which
|are available and under steam TWEEN
Ity-four hours pei day: therefore be u
Resi- Ned. That tho proper commit
|fee OF committees be and ARE hereby
requested to considsr the ACCESSIBILITY
of utiiizIng said IRE boats for the
purpose OF keeping channel open be-
Itween Belle Isle auu the mainland for
the transportation OF supplies etc,
Referee! TO Committee on Ways
and Means and Parks and Douleyaids.
Whereas the railroad crossings at
dearborn avenue. Fort street west,
aundaie avenue, spiingwells ave
nur. i,.N avenue. I.yernois avenue
Rre not Kept properly planked or
ptherwlrr in prstRhie and safe condi-
tion for traffic over them. though, IN
nearly every Instance. the streets
named are, paved up tn the line Of toe
railroad right OF way. and
Whereas. Tie attitude u. the rail j.
road companies controlling the rail-
Road situation nj these crossrgs Wild
respect 10 grade separation. seems
I.keiy To result IN further great delay
Iin bringing about the separation or
grades, 90 making ineNcusnble the
FAILURE OF these compares To Keep the
present crossings at grade In safe
Whereas. Efforts IN other directions
no have rcmedied the present condi-
tions have failed.
Resolved. That the Corporation
XCounscl be and he Is hereby directed
TO Institute such proseeaings "a VIII
hiring about the conditions which
should obtisn NJ the crossings nance,
which proceedings may be throusn
pur courts or tho State railroad com
mission az Ia the judgment OF the
k-orporafion Counsel w.il mrst speed
i1y effect the end sought.
Adopted
Resolved. THAT the Public Lighting
f'onmission he and Is HEREBY reanest.
I'd to cause arm iight to be erected
Mt tho -tftf~fr%atie F-ef- MaFt4 -HaNenue
md MERCER street
Adopted.
NINETEENTH WARD.
BY AID Ashe
Resolved. THAT the time for pay
ment OF paving tax levied asainst
OF for paving Holcomb avenue be
rxtcnded IN favor OF Fred Iortie iot
Holcomh avenue, from Nov. TO Feb. 4.
hsis. without penalty or interest.
Referred To Committee on Taxes.
Bv Aid. Ashe:
rerides at No. 800 Pennsylvania ave-
hue. be and ne II hereby appointed
Inember OF the BOARD or RegisfAt'on
pf the seventh district OF the Nine
leenth ward. In place or James hii'
who has resigned
Adopted
By Aid Ashe;
Resolved. That the Edison Illumi. +.
hating Co he and - hereby requeEted
In remove a pole that obstruc,s the
Entrance To barn In rear Of residence
IN Fred schumm. sac Robins avenue.
Adopted
Resolved TRat Martin LebrunR.
who resides at No 100 Engle avenue.
10 and he Is hereby appointed "A mem
her OF the Board OF Registration OF
he Firth district OF the Twenty-hrst
ward in place OF Robert Cadgef. who
has moved.
Adopted
S3y Aid Starkey;
Resolved. That the Public Lighting
10 mmission he and is hereby request t,
rC. 10 cause arm liGht TO DC erected
pr Hamilton avenue south Of Jcfrer-
scr ave at end 81 side walk
Adopted
And Tho Council then adjourned.
President.
RIcHARr LINDSAY.
City Clerk.