The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-06-13
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CON trolls
THECOUNCIL
Veteran Aid. Vernon,
Disguised, Ready
To Quit
CHARGES LAWYER
HELD UP REPORT
w e a d o C k Talked of
"HOrnswOggling,"
He Declares

I'm Just about thru" said Aid.
J mes Vernon Wednesday morning
Il don't propose 20 waste my time
any more with a BODY. called a city
council, that is controlled By the
j. L. r."
AID Vernon resigned from The
committee on ordinances az the
council meeting Tuesday night
when the council refused 10 accept
the report OF his committee 20 the
effect hat the Detroit United Rail
way be required TO start the work
Of completing the building % the
Grand Belt line within 90 DAYS Aid
Vernon pleaded with the council %
adopt the committee report bM IL
was referred back 10 the copgmittee
by vote Of 2l 70 70
The alA rman also iDHmated that
he might quit the council a. Wen
"a one OF its mosX important com
mittees
Il don't sec the use Of having
council" said Mr. Vernon, because
the D. T. r. can run the business
Of tho city without II. For THAT
reazor an sick and tired OF spend.
INK my time trying 10 accomplish
/antthing. especially when the a.
torney for the D. q r. can over
ride the opinion of a committee that
has spent many weary hours going
over subject
Bernard Wesdock came into ms
Office Tuesday morning and asked
ne q mold up TIE report OF the ordi
nance committee requiring the p
IT, K 10 60 ahead with the Grand
Belt extension according agree
ment. He said he would like 20
have further hearings. on the sub
ject told him would not hold
UP the report, that the question had
been considered for three years, that
the d. L r. had entered into an
agreement and that the committee
had held q different public hearings
on the question.
"Mr. Weadock then told me 70 20
ahead and submit my report bat
that he would horns woggle" me on
the floor OF the council chamber
didn't believe II possible that Al at
iorney for street railway could
'hornswoggle' a city council. bnt he
did Now when a man comes in 20
your ONCE and warns you in ad-
vance that he will defeat the will
Of a committee and then goes out
and Goes IL. 70 my mind that Is
about time TO quit trying think
il would be as well 70 abolish a
council that is led that way"
Aid Vernon said he thought tho
names Of the aldermen who voted 10
uphold the street railway attorney
against the committee that had
worked for years on the subject
should be blazoned forth 20 all the
city. That the attitude OF the alder.
men was known 10 the d. Z r. Aid
Vernon says could be told AZ once.
and that II didn't require deep in.
sight 10 realize why Az 70 a dehni.
ton OF the word 'hornswoggie' Mr.
Vernon preferred not 70 say any
thing
websters international dictionary
considered a standard work, de-
scribed ''hornswoggle" as BAN
boozlc. humbug. hoax"
Almost three years ago the street
railway entered an agreement with
the city 20 build the Grand Belt line
u was opened on last Thanksgiving
day. but II operated only over por.
ton OF the route originally agreed
upon Apparently the original plan
has been abandoned, and In It's
place the n. e. r. would construct
one or more north and south lines
in the west end
A. D. 3. Van Zandt. Of the De.
troit United, said Wednesday morn
ing that the u, T. r. was concerned
chiefly with satisfying the greatest
number of patrons and that the orig.
inal agreement was given up be.
cause IL was not satisfactory, didn'i
serve the district best and caused a
loss OF six minutes IN running time
that was saved by the present route
10 The west side He also said that
the fact that the matter was referred
back 10 the committee did not XII
the report. but only gave a chance
10 hear directors. Of whom there ar,
many BE said the railway company
does not advocate any particular
line except that II wants 70 build