The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-07-11
Will. PUSH
SCHEME TO
CUT COUNCIL
Citizens League Pre-
pares For Big
Campaign
VOTE WILL BE
TAKEN IN FALL
Plan Includes General
Revision of the
City Charter

With the new seven-member
school board in successful operation
officers OF the Detroit Citizens
league have completed plans for the
campaign to substitute a small coun.
ell, Of about nine members. In place
OF the present aldermanic body OF
AZ.
To correct some public misunder'
standings as 70 the plan OF pro-
cedure. a representative Of the
league said
The eve steps IN oar campaign s are
To secure fhe necessary initiative
petitions % force -uhmi ss.on OF the
question ~ general charter revision
q conduct campaign in the ran IN
favor of securing adoption OF the
plan az revising the charter as A
whole and 20 submit a me se"' =
election proposal Tor etecths 7"
small council az large on a nom
partisan ballot % elect a. tho same
time charter revision c"fninl ssloh
e. cooperate with thls mnission IN
framing a charter, 10 conduct cam .
paiqn for abortion ~ the new char
ter when framed
We are nor taking 81 tn commits
sion plan c- the cttN manager plan
definitely We shall leave much 70
Tho charter commission tor decision,
our des ls a common ccunclt OF
about seven 30 lS members, with the
preference for nine members.
n - planned 20 elect the charter
commission az the same time as the
ueopfe vote on the main proposal of
charter revision II the vote - ad-
verse on charter revision, = - pro-
vfaof that The election % charter
,orir, Issioners shall ce void This
plan has heen submitted 10 corpora
ton counsel pingert1n. who ap-
nov mueh n the present charter
VIII he retained in The new charter
must DO decided by the charter COM
mission. except - D. Things rnahua-
tory. such az have been decided by
are ont ~ thc way. Abolition ~
the old board 81 estimates and OF
the school board. radical reform OF
The ballot Pystem under the ne"
election comm ssi0u. abolition ~ "a
looms from the political lie 81 the
-itv and s4oaraion ~ city from state
and national electtons--ah these nave
been settled
Two-thlrds % The matter contained
in the present charter - not needed
some call - rubbish. ne new
charter ~ cleveland contains only
so pages in lsrCe type Il u small
leaFst Detroit needs charter re-
vision FOR this reason alone. Tor
~ other
White tho charter submitted few
wears ago was defeated az the polls.
wp behave conditions have so rhanged
.fa' new charter now, on The lines
suggested will receive A big major
ftv ~ favorable votes Arrr rling 70
the new state law the charter com
mission wiU rot be like the old one.
chosen Or nc pally by wards bar - q
consist - nine men elected ~ large
We Relieve the people viii rally 90
support this plan "a they di9 when
the election 70 the small school board
was the issue We believe the u0s
capahle and Intelligent CITIZENS. req
rssentfuE every class 81 our popula-
ton wil manifest personal interest
IN this movement.
Following are the questions 20 be
submitted 70 the voters at a special
fall election. probably in November.
when tho Belle Isle bridge and other
proposals are 20 be submitted by
the city authorities
DO YOU favor = general revision q
tho charter % the city az Detroit
10 YOU favor chance IN the form
a Tovernrnent ~ the city OF Detroit
50 as o. provide FOR the election IN
= non-partisan ballot % a small cosn-
eli composed % aldermen elected
from the different wards OF the cts >