The Detroit times., 1916-11-20
DENIES CAR
ROUTEPLAN
IS TRICKERY
Aid. Vernon Says ID. u.
K. Cannot Steal
Peoples Rights

The 20 called y. L r reroutins
plan now before the common coun.
oil and twice delayed because alder.
men fear II IL hostile 10 the inter.
esis of The people, IL greatly mis-
Understood, ir the opinion of Aid
james Vernon. Nd Vernon is chair.
man OF ihe public utilities commit
tee, which recommended The plan,
snd has worked hard for It's adop-
ton
In an interview with The Times
SATURDAY. Ala Vernon declared that
th' plan IS solution Of the long
standing controversy over improved
sireet car service ANA offers no roa
scnaole ground FOL suspicion that
the u 4 r. i-Jryins TO deceive the
public lnd cur,al service
Plan No. Understood
The % ioct,n Z, The plan FAR
seem. tu b" tha r. is not generally
understood and is believed an effort
Rs the J. q Il to rearrange the
cr,jce Go suit Itself without regard
10 rhe convenience OF the working
public by putting thru th' council
measure f1u'lior 10 few alder
men. said Ala Vernon III is tear.
90 ;ha' The prople win make up to
End thp p. L p has made coup
and gained q lot of concessions that
VIII give 10 a whip hand over the
public
"Readne ot tho resolution en-
bod inS the accommodation of
the conir,ttee show there is no
ta-is for this view IT Is pccihcally
provided thai tnc y e. r cannot
mako any change In the routing OF
,ars without the consent OF the com
mon council ~ is perfectly clear
that the council hv adopting the
plan. could not surrender any right.
helongine TO thr people
Says City Is Protected
The pTesrr plan provide. tor M
re.routins oi cars j merely pro
Sides fer the cons rucuon OF a num-
Ten ~ curves and connections which
would uako desirable rcrouting pc
sihle NuJ one of theso curve or
Connection c,uli be Ef uI,.e
the council save its Jppio'M
III consider II highly dssuuhle
that this rachaec plan bc allowed
because without q or cine .,nilrr
inca Irp ff' .iit ,wEci rel an
where Ia INC night tor Iuproyed ser
wee.
"As .hus now stand, the H. e..
T, can always ro into court and
contend ma, ID is running all the
cars possible over presen; tracks
and routes II can convince co1r
that the city g. 20 blame. II here is
anything wrong with The car ser.
vice. because 40 have withheld the
additional ira kaco Eeedcd to alter
the present service
No Rights Surrendered.
The cjly must. ae pointed out 10
tho council recently. give thc ID Z.
II some trackagc concession Il We
ale to have any relief In the area OF
tongested tranIc cannot SEQ any
reason why any alderman should Op-
pose tho present plan. IN view OF
this condition and the further fact
that no rights can be surrendered.
under the wording ~ the resolution.
AID Vernon Will again urge aacp.
tion OF the plan next Tuesday night
A meeting to study the proposals
vas held Thursday afternoon. but
few aldermen were present. and the
same opposition ana suspicion Is eX.
pected when the plan is again pre-
scnted
Aid Sherman Littleheld, Of Tho
Twelfth ward. Is the leader of the
opposition. He thinks there IL
Plan on foot 10 dump tho working
public before Woodward is
reached and make them cross the
crowded square He takes the posi-.
ton that the n U. n would agree
&c nc proposition that did not carry
more advantage fer IL than for the
people. and that the latter. II IN
re-routing plan Is approved, will
learn later that the d. L Y "has
l,ut something over"