The Detroit times., 1916-05-17
Public Buildings.

~ the Honorable the Common Council,
n IN 0entlemen:--four committee o.,
n 1npttc Buildings beg leave TO report
Ex0 your honorable Body that We nave
*ka6 under serious consideration anu
|*k0Visement resolution INTRODUCED
#1blto The Common Councii ana aa"pt-
- July rs. 1913. q. &. &. y. 1910, re-
\; tatiye to the construction or addl-
= f16uai stories 10 the City Hall, OF the
ofection OF u modern structure iouI
n Committee are deeply sensible Oh the
acute condition that obtains because
f0f lack Of room to properly perIoin u.
The duties devoiving upon the olhcla i
and clerical forces anu the eEtoIoeo
housing OF commissions anu depaIt
Y 163onla In expensive buildings Tar re-
moved from our antiquated unanl-
nous judgment OF your Somliilltes
that Immediate steps De Ihsutute9
Il k,xIktnx to the erection OF new anu
4 rito Our city mas prospered marvel
'SGusiy IN wealth and population ouI
&ofpOrate boundary lines nave peeh
X extended and the additional ttlritoIs
Honnexed from time TO time mas ti eg
nandously added 10 the volume OF
4 ever increasing pubic duties Ihcsc
1fncts are evidenced IN the coh'euh-
MATED addition OF three stories 10 tnc
County Buildings and me pos's,t,igI
N1vftness the erection OF new post
aimee. all OF which conVlnces your
6osnniittee OF the necessity OF I'M
xn0oo19te action. IN Con"tS,.,o" - -
y 2ke recent action OF the Board OF
4 [0Dervlsors OF Wayne County. dele
'.&n2lug certain powers 10 IT'S buiiolhs
Hommlttce. together win the boanu
~ Auditors, to consider the ses lsann-
H{fx or materially Increasing the size
~ the County Building, your COM
NJ Aifteo several of whom are members
M the County building Committee,
f0go unanimously OF the opinion. that
y lfSu vf expanding million OF dol
3 - on the County Building as pro-
Sr11~od that concerted action be taken
X erect 4 new joint structure Tor the
fS0cOmmOdation OF ali the ofnciaIs, de-
Z, 1ftments and commissions OF the
Hk11v and county, with the exception
~ Sthe County Clerk and the various
<1Snren This Arrangement would pro-
S311o ample room In the County Build.
RfnR Tor several decades and would
,SSnoiidafe all other city and county
fS{Icea or every nature under one
Z So0f. thereby rendering the highest
sH1foloucy In service to the people.
80 reducing to a minimum ine IN
4 k1octed to In the transaction OF
nooo.v The City OF Detroits pro-
;i56G41oo Of county taxation aggre-
;Dotoo - per cent OF the total levy;
SS& couseQueutly rs vitality interested
a Any proposition that involves It's
3tlSo0s' welfare. Therefore in view
~ lko foregoing your Committee Of
- the following resolution
49, DSe8UocLIulIy Suunit.cu.
JACOB GUTHARD.
EDWARD BARNETT.
JOHN &. BLEIL.
CHAS. A. kOCHER.
81 r.. q. STARKEY.
Accepted. and on leave. the follow
80 resolution was offered:
& Ala. 0uthard and Bleil:
fS Hnoolved. That the Corporation
5&a41nool b. and he Is hereby instruct
n - confer with the Prosecuting At
5&Gfnoy. and said officials in contunc-
I'm with the Building Committees
k6k the city and county and the County
q k61itorn, to institute the proper legal
y tUG66dIngs o submit q proposition To
~ electors 10 bond Wayne County
~ IN amount sufficient to conformity
1U&t building on the City Hall site
}[kat will be q modern structure from
s&Vofy standpoint and OF sufficient
;1G6Dostl0ns to adequately serve the
10bie for . generation hence.
M X1oDted as follows:
E E&aa--Ald. Allan, Ashe. Barnett.
2Aik Burton. Cranshaw. Dill, Ellis.
l(o1d, Freiwald. Gilman, Guthard.
I11n1je. Jakel. Kocl er. Krimmel,
.kepnk, kunz, Lempke, LIttlefield.
.x1dwe Ntwc. Richert Robinson,
y0llo. Scht mansky. Schultz, Starkey.
4efanowskl. Thompson, Vernon.
t4aPteii, Wenzel, A. r. Wilson. Wing.
INK zoeI.er and the President Pro
Hnn---3S
'y NayS--None.