The Detroit times., 1916-03-01
JAMES VERNON.
GODFREY FREIWALD.
CHARLES A. ASHE.
JOHN l.. JAkEL.
MAURICE J; KEATING.
Public Utilities.
MAJORITY REPORT

To che Honorable the Common Counctfa
Public Utilities having held several
meetings upon the proposed rerout-A
ing, desire to report favorably on
Board OF street Railway Commis-
sioners with the exception that in-si
stead OF running the Hamilton cars
TO the Brush street depot. II is pro-
posed to send some of the Wood
ward cars to the Grand Trunk depot
II has been explained by. repre-
scntatives of the railway that the
proposed construction OF now tracks
is for the purpose OF affording factl-
tics with which to divide the traf09
1T Woodward avenue, thus elfmiuat-7
ing delays .r, caused by tossing intesr1
away with considerable OF this delay
I'm addition To dividing the servioeS
1T Woodward avenue. the plan con-
through cars to provide adegua&
through service. and the Railway2'
Company has agreed that by propSr
transfer arrangements. people VIII
enjoy the transfer privileges to the
same extent as now exist over the
major portion OF each line.
An effort has been made to change
the Fort street service on the east
side, but no plan seems to have been
worked out which Is satisfactory to (.
the general plan. If the Fort Line
Is changed. the entire plan must
fall. teH
The installation OF these tracks
viii involve considerable outlAy
by the Railway: II is represented K
steel market now. IL Is necessary y
that immediate action be had in or
Ger 70 place the order for the steel 4
The S aCoiT congestion Sgi about bout the City Hail
one which demands immediate re-
lief There seems to be no other
method by which this congestion can Z
he relieved. We therefore reecm-
mend the immediate adoption OF tAe
accompanying resolution.
Respectfully submitted.
JAMES VERNON,
GODFREY FREIWAIO,
MARTCE J. KEATIN0.
CHARLES A. ASHE.
BY Alderman Vernon:
Whereas. the Board OF street RaNs 4
way Commissioners have recon- y
mended the construction of addi-
tional tracks and the installation OF
loops, curves. cross-overs. switches
of relieving congestion OF street ears
adjacent 10 the City Han, and
Whereas. said tracks and loops
curves, cross overs switches asd
OF this Council relieve such oongss-
ticn. M
Vow. Therefore BE rt Resolveh.
~ y" is hereby hereby granted 70 the Detroit
United Railway to enter upon the
following streets and avenues and
construct thereon additional tracks,
loops. curves. cross-oyers. switches
and straight track. poles. wires and
overhead power equipment, and con-
meet the same and operate its cara
on said streets and avenues In con. n
nection with its existing tracks; to-
wit.
4 single track connection over 0ra-
tiot avenue connecting Brush street
track north of Gratiot with Brush
street track south of Gratiot.
A connection between the single
track on Clinton street and the west
bound track on Gratiot avenue AZ
Brush street.
on Brush street from the switch,
point north OF Macomb street to d
connection with the Brush street
track at Fort street.
single track connecting curve at
Brush streets.
4 single track connecting curve "a
the northwest corner OF Brush street
4 straight track connection on
Randolph street from the single
track south OF Monroe 20 the north-
bound track north OF Monroe.
single track connecting curve ~
the southeast corner OF Brush street
and Monroe avenue.
4 single track connecting curve ut
the northwest corner OF Randolph
a single straight track in Library
avenue between Bates street ehd 4
Gratipt avenue. with connecting
curves from Bates TO IAorary and
A reconstruction of the "Y" at
Torncr and Gratiot 80 thet tho west
curve VIII connect 90 the east bound
track on Gratiot ana the east curve
tu the wcSt-hound trR-k on Gratiot.
reconstruction of the curve a
tho northwest corner OF MonRoc ou1z