The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-01-10
Refuses to Reconsider
Action on EcOrse
Project
TWO RECOUNT
PETITIONS FILED
Aldermen Vote $1,000
for Reception TO
Guardsmen
The Last omciai business transac'

The last Official business transact
ea by the old council before
passed into history Tuesday nieh'
was consideration OF the proposed
Ecorse park purchase. After spir
tied discussion. aldermen rejected
by a 20 70 IS vote a resolution hy
AID schuliz 20 reconsider one bl
which the park commissioner Wa
directed 10 include the purchase 81
bis 1917 estimate.
The majority of the aldermen
took the position that the resolution
for an estimate did not bind tho
council in any way 20 purchase thu
900 acres for 100000. and that the
question could be threshed ont when
the estimates were being discussed
later
Aid. Schultz commended that The
purchase would be illegal He said
be had an opinion 70 this effect iron.
the corporation counsel Corpora
ton Counsel Dingeman explained
that the city has no power 20 a.
quire park property outside the city
limits except by bequest or dona.
ton. He-said the state constitution
allowing purchase OF outside prop
erty for parks had never been made
operative in Detroits charter,
Aid. Gilman led those who
thought there was no harm in hay-
ing the purchase in the park esti.
mates Among his supporters wa
Aid Ellis. chairman Of the parks
and boulevards committee. Aid
Bleii did not want so important
matter "railroaded thru" and AID
Wilson opposed considering the pur
chase because the tract IS neither
I'm nor near Detroit"
Later. Tho assir-ncn of the new
council passed resolution b.
Schultz providing for an appraisal
or the tract
Aid. Schultz wanted the council
10 understand that he VAS not -oii-
posed 10 additional parks. bur
thought too little was known about
the Ecorse project He did not
make any charges OF lobbying b.
real estate men
Two Ask Recounts.
Petitions for recounts were filed
with the new council by Sol Ber.
man. OF the Third ward. and Fred
A. Opp. OF the Twenty-frst ward
Opp was beaten FOR alderman BY
the narrow margin OF one vote hy
Aid. Richard o. Starkey. and Der
man lost 70 Aid Edward Barnett
Both allege irregularities in count
ing. Now.
Maurice J. Heating. new president
OF the council. appointed Aid Kunz
Seventeenth ward; Aid. warteil
Fifth ward. and Aid. Hindle. % the
Seventh ward. as committee 70
consider Ops petition
Aid. Burton. Second ward Aid
Schultz. Seventeenth ward. and Aid
Sherman Littleheld, Twelfth ward
viii consider Berman's petition.
The city election commission has
ruled that the new council must
be the Judge OF the qualifications ~
its members. and 50 has refused 10
act on recount petitions
The new council voted unani
mously To pay the expenses OF the
city's reception for iis National
Cuardsmen in the armory. Jan 70
II is estimated that the reception
will cost $1,000
Aid Gilman. chairman o. the
grade separations committee All
nounced that the new committee
will hold It's first meeting Thurs
day. At I .. m He asked the mem.
bors 20 meet on Jefferson-ave.. at
the Grand Trunk tracks. Tor con
sideration Of Deauindre.st separas
ton projects. which involve ~ sub.
ways. the largest on Jefferson