The Detroit times., 1916-05-24
AID. Burton Introduces
Resolution In Council
to That End
SEEKS BETTER
REGULATION
Aldermen to Force Fire
Protection In Film
Exchanges

p1 the committee on liquor regula
ftion, has a plan to place all Detroi,
\ saloons under city as well as state
license, thus giving the local au
thorities more direct control of the
saloon situation.
He introduced resolution in the
council, Tuesday night, requesting
the liquor committee to confer with
Corporation Counsel Harry J. Dinge
man relative to the framing OF a
saloon license ordinance. Counsel
Dingeman is convinced that the
council has ample authority to IL
cense saloons.
Just how far the council can &c
in the matter. am not prepared to
say at this time" explained the
corporation counsel to The Times
81 think that the city can charge
reasonable license fee, the same
as Is being done in some other
cities, have talked over the mat
ter informally with Aid. Burton, but
as yet no definite plan has been
evolved for placing saloons on the
city license list"
In second resolution Aid. Bur
ton asked for a thorough revision
OF the city's traffic ordinance He
requests the committee on traffic
and police regulation, of which Aid
Jules Krimmel is chairman, TO act
in conjunction with the police com
missioner and the corporation couE
sol in adopting some safe and sane
ordinance" to minimize traffic con
gestion.
A proposed ordinance to force
film storage houses TO install sprink
Ter systems and pressure tanks. 70;
fire prevention, was placed on ite
second reading, and referred to tho
committee on ordinances. Tho
measure was drawn IN by John c
McCabe. head Of the city boiler in.
spection department. and further
prov llldN INC SUI dEt D4INts
must be ventilated TO prevent dan
ger OF fire. Frequent inspections
by the proper authorities are pro-
vided for.
Aid. James Vernon submitted an
amendment TO the theater ordi-
nance. providing for the inspection
OF .nickelodeons ano theaters by the
police and health officials to insure
proper ventilation and sanitary con
ditions.
The council refused to act as a
patron OF medical science to the
extent of allowing Health Officer
W. II. Price $500 to arrange an ex-
hibit of a scientific nature during
the sixty-seventh annual convention
of the American Medical association
in Eetroit, June IL to 16. The re-
quest was refused on recommends
ton of the ways and means COM
mittee.
An amendment to the Junk ordi-
nance, requiring all dealers TO keep
record of the name and address
Of every person from whom junk Is
bought, the information to be ac-
cessible to the police at any time
for a year from the date OF pur-
chase, was passed. Detroit manu-
facturers asked the passage Of the
amendment to stop the wholesale
theft OF brass. copper. zinc. alumni
mum and other metals.
A report from the sewer commit
tee recommending that the Detroit
Coli club, outside the city limits,
be given sewer connection through
the Detroit Golf club subdivision
with the Hamilton-ave. sewer at the
Six-milerd.. was adopted without
discussion. The golf club and each
residence on the subdivision must
pay for the sewer connection at the
rate Of one-half cent per square
foot OF space occupied.
After holding up the bill Of Smith,
Hinchman & Grylls, architects who
prepared the plans for the NUM-
cipal reduction plant which will
likely never he built, the aldermen
voted unanimously TO settle with
the architects for $4,000. The or
iginA bill was for $11,O17.26. After
the plans had been prepared the su-
preme court spoiled Commissioner
Fenkelvs dream OF municipal re-
duction plant, and the city has since
entered into a flve-year contract with
the Detroit Reduction, Co. for gar
bage disposal.
Aid. John Bleil Is persistent in his
efforts to force the ID. Y. r. TO ex.
tend It's Grand River-ave. service to
the city limits. Tuesday night the
council adopted his resolution, In
structing the corporation counsel to
take steps to enforce an ordinance
extending the one.fare zone 10 the
city limits out Grand River.
The council conferred a doubtful
honor on James +. McGregor by ap-
pointing him to succeed Arthur r.
Gordon. resigned, as member Of
the board of estimates. The alder.
men are working hard TO bring
about the adoption of la charter