The Detroit times., 1915-11-25
Council Orders Fenkell
to Prepare Plans At
Once
COMPEL ID. II. X.
TO REPAIR TRACKS
Corporation COunse |
Instructed to Take
Legal Proceedings

Another plan Is under way 10
build a bridge 10 Belle Isle. Tues
day night, the common council
adopted a report OF the Joint com
mittee on ways and means and
bridges. recommending that Com
missioner Fenkell. OF the depart.
ment of public works, prepare plans
for a temporary bridge TO cost not
more than 100000. and also to OBJ
tain plans and specifications for a
permanent bridge To cost approxi.
mately sl.500.000. including the cost
or grade separation on the main
land.
The latest bridge action follows
the refusal Of Commissioner Fen.
kell to .. X the temporary bridge
plans indorsed by the council. and
the mayors communication urging
tho immediate construction OF
temporary bridge and preparation
OF plans for a permanent structure.
both 20 he under the direct super
vision OF the commissioner OF pub
lie works. The aldermen indiyid.
ually do not object to the admins
tration being heir 10 any praise
that will follow the burdensome
task Of re-establishing bridge com.
munication with the island
The carefully written swan-song
OF the railway commission was read
and placed on fle. The aldermen
had little comment 20 make. with
the exception OF a few who could
not suppress n chuckle OF ghoulish
gIee over the failure Of the rail.
way commissioners 10 successfully
dispose OF a problem that the cous
Gil has been wrestling with for over
90 years Some even silently
hoped that the old franchise com
mittee. now shelf for lame ducks
in the council. might again become
bvgone days when the D Y. r.
battled In the council instead OF in
the courts, made some OF the alder
mer smile selhshly.
The council adopted AID. Cases
resolution instructing the corpora
tion counsel to institute legal pro-
ceedings TO compel the y. L. r 10
repair the tracks In Myrtlest.
The comuitteo on marks and
boulevards transferred 10 the ways
ard means COMMITTEES all responsi-
bilIty for providing winter ferry
service tC nelle Isle Corporation
Counsel Dingeman informed Aid.
Farnett that Commissioner Dust is
not absolute in his power or Belle
Isle
THE commissioner can regulate
the boat service 10 and from the
island. but he can't say in this in
stance what contract the council
shall adopt" said Ungeman.
"It Is up 10 the council to pro
vide the money for the operation
OF Schweikart's boat The cogncil
can refuse TO obey the commission
er's reronYHndSiions. but that
would mean no boat service to Btne'
Isle ! think that the city ought to
be careful in drawing M a contract
for winter ferry service. We don't
want 10 have several hundred skat-
cr- marooned on the island when
the ferry gets stuck in the ice, as
II is sure TO-"
Aid Barnett introduced another
amendment to the building code to
have all motion picture thea'ers
not equipped with movable scenery
classed as assembly halls when the
owners comply with Are protection
regulations The measure was re-
ferreh 10 the committee on ordi
nances. a petition signed by eight
west side trade and civic organiza-
t!ons, asking the council 10 urge
the n. l.. r 20 complete the belt
line. was referred TO the committee
on public utilities.