The Detroit times., 1916-08-09
Refuse to Submit Three
Charter Changes to
People
ELECTION
COMMISSION PLAN
But Initiative Petition
Will Force Its Sub
mission

! common council, Tuesday night. but
one OF these will 60 on the ballots
al the fall election through initia.
tive petition. IN spite OF It's veto by
the aldermen Seven other proposed
amendments were taken from the
table and adopted for submission.
In a communication 20 the council.
Mayor Marx asked submission OF
all proposed charter amendments
on the table. declaring there Is gen.
ersi demand for reforms IN municipal
adminstraton and the electorate
should have The chance 70 express
It's will
Proposed amendments lost for
submission are To have constaoles
appointed by The mayor; 10 cut ward
representation In the common coun.
ell from two aldermen 20 one alder
man. and 20 create a city election
I commission.
The proposal for an election com.
m!tted 10 the people over the coun.
ellis rejection. Mayor MARKS com
mittee on city and charter legisla'
tion recommended such an amend
mer, and an exactly similar pro
posal was submitted by initiative
petition. accompanied by an afiidavit
OF suciciency that makes IL binding
| Amendments 20 be submitted TO
TIE voters are; To reduce the in.
terest on street paving taxes from
seven 20 four per cent; 10 give the
council power 70 create new wards
and change ward boundaries; 10 al
low the council authority 20 add
newly annexed territory 10 present
wards. 10 abolish the board OF esti
mates In its present form and make
this body consist OF The mayor, cor
/ poration counsel controller city
clerk and city treasurer. 20 give the
council power 20 control public
utilities and rates 10 increase the
terms OF city and ward officials from
tao 20 four years 20 give the coun.
ell power 70 appropriate FOR hos.
! pita.s
AID. Lodge. who moved the adop-
ton OF all the amendments. told
,he council Il would be useless to
oppose submission OF the election
/ commission plan because OF the
initiative petition.
"W-hy should this council have
something crsmmed down its
'hrCat?" asked Aid Lodge This
amendment will be submitted. coun.
ell or no council aud you might ss
well vote for IT,
Aid barnett had just spoken in
vigorous opposition 20 submission
OF the amendment
This scheme vas concocted BY
Piiny Marsh. % Highland Park, who
wants 20 dictate 70 Detroit how II
shall handle elections. said the
alderman II want 70 20 on record
a. In favor o; the present system,
which IS a. near home -uIe as We
/ can gs,
Aid Gu'hard was another OBJ
~ N4 ~ nv |tFtAAb4 NDIIi'
mission would not be as efficient
a. The present plan. because officials
would BE- sent 70 act In precincts
whore they we're not acquainted
Il won't argue II you cant see my
I point said Aid Lodge, testify, after
there had been many 0u,Oursts and
'Ie chairman had maintained order
With difficulty A motion 20 take
me amendment from The table was
lost, % TO II.
1 Aldermen Vho voted against the
gbmi.s,on % the election commits
sion plan are. Ashe. Barnett. Bur
on. Crsnshav. Ellis. Freiwald. Guth.
ard Hlndle, Jakei, Kocher. Krim.
mel Kunz. Lempke. Novc. Richer,,
Robinson. Rollo. Rutter. s'srkey,
Weuzei, A r. Wilson, WING link
ard Zosller
The only Ave aldermen who voted
% Iet the people vote on appoint.
usnt of constables by the mayor
are. Bleil. Kronk, Lodge. Scheman.
sky and Vernon Aldermen who
voted against the amendment 70 re-
duce ward representation are Ashe.
n Burton. Ull. Ellis. Hindle. Jakel.
! Kunz. Nowc. Robinson. Roilo. Rut.
ter. Starkey, Stefanowsti Warteu.
Wenzel. A r. Wilson. " !. VIII.
son. wing, Zink and Zoeller
Aid Barnett, though voting FOR
submission % the amendment 10
abolish The board of estimates. an.
nounced he would vote against n At
election Aid NoWc east tho only
vote against submission of this char.
ter change Ald G1'hard opposed
the plan 70 have coustahles appoint.
Cd by the mayor ~ fhe people can
vote us laws they can elec, their
own constable hs declared
There was li'-ls common, on the
vote on reduction NJ ward repre.
sentatlon, bui no noes had II by
- 10 1s
At the start. AID Lodge advised