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SATURDAY, MARCH 25, 1916.
COMMON
COUNCIL
mujoi h*k»—•omcni.i
Detroit. Thursday. March S3. 1916
Huriutnl to adjournment. the Conn
oil met at 2 *> in. end was rallril to
outer by the President. Hon. Robert
W Ituttor.
Present -Aid. Allan, Ashe. IMrnett.
Hlell. Crunshaw, (Rinnan Huthnrd.
Illmllo. Keating Kronk, Littlefield.
()w< n ISiehert, Robinson. Hollo,
Sr hoi: x. St* fnn>" ski. Vernor. Wensel.
A I 1 ! Wtlaun. W .1 Willson, Koeller
am) th,* President
Tiler* Inline » quorum pieaent. the
t'outt* II was declared to be In session
COMMUNICATIONS
From the Controller.
To the Honorable the Common Council.
Gentlemen- In Mceordanc** with >«
resolution udeplrd liV VfHI t I lotiornhh
R..d> ii it *« <ml«>n lnM March Hit,
I herewith 'ilniil* tlif' following <op
l>l> ~-nIM I *•> 11 inn It' -
ll« «l»e» lfull' submitted.
HK n i:\OKI*
Controller.
silM’U.Ai i:,\l .> • • PIiLIC HEALTH
I'TNO
Malnlonniu •
C.*re v s »*«•»< i hlldr* n, chil
dren i re. Uo-miial... 9 .‘o.oo« ©0
llrfi rretl to t’ouimVUce on .lenlth
n©d CHi Horqdtnl*
BELLE ISLE BRIDGE FUND.
SXLARIES . 3, . .
1 t’hl. f Cut.mer » t.&9t» Cm 1.-Oft 00
• Tn 11 t 1 Aam taut
Enginsui at II,SOU
•Total $
M vr. TKN \\* i:
' ■ MalntH'OWi. labor,
sweep. rr. nut- lend
er*. ttf » 5.00'J 00 s.ob© tl«
I '.'•ml. till. waste.
liroo*u«, repairs. etc. 750 «40 ©0
Total t 3.810 *»•> ; - s, “ °«
nrir.x cm i. nth »n
Malaria** * ,1.»u0 «« S.ttOo o«
tfomtena it e ...M0 00 ..'in ft© .. .. ■• •
Total 9 *,7U» 00 0.710 00
HUPPLEMKSTAL
IMPROVEMENT*
For approaches, engineer
ing. Inspeetlnn, etc., tern- , „
pnrnry lte||e Isle bridge. 9 6.000 00 ...000 00
I 14,710 00 14.710 00
7.440 Oil 7,44© Os
Hit I mated balances 7.250 Oa 9 7.250 00
Respectfully submitted.
■ AMFt* CRANSH.XW
CHARLES A. AMUR.
JOHN A KRONK.
• XV. J. WILLSON.
Laid on the table.
Or Ways and Mean*.
To the Honorable the Common Council:
Oentlemen—To y*»ur Committee on
W Ivs and Means was referred ‘he e».
iln.ates for tbe Detroit City Sinking
Fund Ir.terest Fund. Cntertalnmen*
Fund. Water Commission Fund, !» P.
W General Fund and all of the On
GENERAL FUND.
Asked. Allowed Cut Increased
1 Mayor 9 6,000 00 9 4.414 00 9 1 414 00
2—Secretary 1.500 no 1.000 00 500 o 0
11—Automobile livery
for committees ... 450 00 500 00 350 00
?S—Clerks elevator ser
vice. Janitor ser
\ Ice. engineer, ser
geant -at - arms.
messenger etc.... 1.945 00 1.545 00 ........ 200 00
20—Automobile service
for committees ... 400 00 too 00 100 00
—Assistant Custodian. 9»0 no Mo on
*7—Paymaster 1.400 00 1,500 no 100 00
84— ltoar.l of Review.
ioi f, 700 00 r>oo 00 200 00
85 — Hoard of Review.
1017 700 00 500 00 200 00
86— Annex* and ten lt*»ry
expense 9,000 00 1,500 00 1.500 00
104—Six Assistant Clerka.
each 91.500 00 9,000 00 7,500 00 1.500 00
10*—Two Assistant Pro.
tills, each *1.300.. 2,400 ©0 1.000 00 1.400 00
109—On*' Xsslstant Pr<>,
orr t w (-i >a n > .... 1.200 00 1.000 00 200 00
119—Two *’• nu. 1 -loners,
at *2, t-M* curb 4.000 00 4.150 00 150 00
149 OetMAi Ill’ll* *• ex
it, tie- 2,500 on 2.000 00 501) 00
149—Auto Maintenance... 140 i>o 70© 00 340 ©0
194—Foreign Advertising 1.500 00 500 ou 1,000 00
SUPPLEMENTAL -
Holler Inspector—
Additional Inspector of
Inflammable LI- ■ ■ - '--■■■ ■ ■
quids 1,400 00 9 1400 00 I 7.250 00 9 3.424 00
Respectfully submitted.
xil ERM AN LITTLEFIELD.
JAM EX VERNOR,
JACOB C.UTHARD
1>4.1*1 un the table.
On motion **f Aid Vernor the com
mittee reports on the table were tak
«n from the table and refeited to
committee of the whole,
Rtport of Committee.
tom alt tee af the l|kelr.
The Connell then resolved Itself In
to s committee of the whole, with
Aid. Vernor In the chair.
After some time spent In considera
tion of the cstlmaten for the fiscal
year. I'M©, the committee arose, and
til** roll being called, Ihe following
answered thereto:
Present—Aid. Allan, Ashe, Harnett,
lllell, Ctanshaw, Hllnnan. Muthard.
jflndle, Kronk Littlefield. Owen
ilfehert. Robinson. Hullo, Xchultt.
COMMON
COONCIL
< AINJUI RMCl>—orn< I tl~l
Detroit, Friday, Mar. 24. I>l4.
Pmsuant to adjournment the Coun
cil met at 2 p. m and w-as called t*>
order hy the President, linn. Robert
W. Itutter.
I*r< sent—Aid. Allan. Aeh«\ Harnett,
lot'll. Case, Cran*hnw. I*lll, Kill*.
Krelwald. Gllnnan. Uuthard, Hindi*,
Ink* I. Kitting, Kucher, Kronk. Kilns.
I,lt 11* field, NoWi, **wrn. Itlcherl, Mob-
Ineon, Hollo. Hchcnmnsky. Achultx.
Mturk*-v, *1 • f„ now *ki. Thompson,
fern ir, \'„rt*U. \Wns«-t. A. K. Wli
no it. W ,I.* Willson. fclnk and the
President.
There being a uuof'um present, the
Council was dei Isred to lie m session.
COMMUNICATIONS.
From thg Controller
To tha Honorable tha Common Council;
Gentlemen —I herewith submit var
ious supplemental estimates received
In this department since the |g H | see.
alon of your Honorable Body
Respectfully submitted.
OEOENGP.t..
Control let
supplemental (*eneral Rnad Fund.
HTHKKTt— Alleys, Cleaning
To Increase the wages of
teams Sc per hour for
Wreat Cleaning l*ept. (300
teams 1 145,000 <»0
HTRKETS —Paremanta.
To Increase wsges of teams
fie par hour. Asphalt
Plant 3.000 0«
RninoKS—
For the construction of new
bridge across Fo* Prsek
on Ashland Are., south of
.lefTeraon Are • non oo
Referred to Committee on Htreets.
Sapplementsl Hsrtsgt Fund.
MAINTENANCE—
To Increase tha wages of
MgMfMdti who take ear*
EHm m <nfk—i umi.
- ■* >.6*.
RESOLUTION!.
By Aid. Btefanowakl;
Resolved. That tha City Controller
b* and he Is hereby requested to
transmit to the Common Council a
supplemental estimate In the Poor
Commission Fund. In an amount suf
ficient to Include tha sum of *30.00
each per month for the six city phy
sicians. for maintenance of automo
biles and transportation expenditures.
Adopted.
Hy Aid Littlefield
Resolved, That the Recreation Com-
I mission be and is hereby Instructed
1 to transmit to the Controller a sup
plemental estimate In the sum of
912.500. said sum to be appropriated
, for the purpose of constructing a
• combination athletic shelter and
| grandstand, with nnreaaary equip
ment. for the proper accommodation
of the tens of thousands of cltlseni
who frequent the Northwestern Play
grounds during the season when ath
\ letle snorts and pastimes are partici
pated In.
Adopted.
Hy Alderman Ollnnan:
Re solved. That this body In con
sidering the budgets submitted by the
various departments for the ensuing
year consider the same In regular
sessions and do not resolve Itself In
to a Committee of the whole.
Mil tlllnnr.n moved the adoption
of the resolution, which motion was
lint ns follows:
\ye# —Aid Ashe. Hnrn<*tt. Ollnnan.
, ll'nrtle. Sehults. Wenael and Zoeller
—7.
\e vs- Aid. Allen. Hlell, f'ranshaw.
'luibatd Keating, Kronk. Littlefield.
UHfit. Richer!. Robinson. Hollo, Xtc
tanowrkl. Vernor. A. IC. Wilson, W. J.
Willson and the President—l 9.
I Tt* Ihe Honorable she Common Council
1 (I* ntit men—To your Committee on
Hi blges was referred the estimates
lit the Belle Isle Bridge Fund Your
Committee has carefully considered
the same and recommends that the
various Items be allowed In the
1 .im-oint hereinafter set forth
►
era! Fund, excepting so much gs per
tains to budget of the Recreation
Commission, the Art Museum end
School of Design Your Commute
has carefully considered the various
budgets and recommend that they be
allowed in the amounts requested
with the exception of tbe Items here
inafter noted
xiefanowskl, Vernor. Wenael, A. E
Wilson, XX*. J. XX’lllson. Zoeller and
the President Pro Ten*.
There being a quorum present, th*
Council was dcclarrd to be In ses
sion.
President pro tem Keating took the
• hair.
Report of ( am mil tee.
Tr the President of the Honorable
Common Connell;
Xlr:—The Committee of the Whole
has had under consideration the esti
mates for the fiscal year. 1916, begs
10 report progress and asks leave to
«lt again.
Respectfully,
JAM EX VERNOR.
Chairman.
Accepted.
And the Council then adjourned
till Friday, March 24. at 2 p m
MAURICE J. KEATING.
President peg tent
RICHARD LINDSAY.
City Clerk.
fr.>m 12 ■'»** to 12 76 per
I 1.330 00
Ref-rrml t<* Committee on Health
.•nil city Hospitals.
*uselrmrsi«l I’nhlle Kalldlna Fund.
’■’or- vc cun tit cleaners, City
lls 1 1 | r>oo oo
Itef ned to Committee on Public
Buildings
supplemental Pour Commission Fund.
Maintenance of autoa and
transportation expense A
City PhyMrlnn* | ] ]|A oo
Hefei red f,» Committee on Health
•nd cti > Hospitals.
supplemental Reereatluu Fund.
Combination athletic shelter
:iihl grmolstantl for Ferry
Field to accommodate the
thousands of spectators
who witness the « vents, fl 3 800 oo
Refer red to He, nation Committee.
By Aid Flits and Itutter:
R, w,|vcd. T.iat the Commissioner of
Parks ottd Boulevards he and he la
h*reh> rr<iu<sted to transmit to the
« ontroll, r n supplemental estimate In
nn amount sufficient to purchase the
trlitruulnr pice of xarnnt proper!'
situate*' *<n the northeast corner of
Hratlot an*l Concord avenues, for
patk put nose*.
Adopted,
lit Aid Aslte
Resolved. That the Corporation
Counsel he und Is hereby requested
lo institute the necessary leßitl pto
ceedlngs to compel the l>etrolt I nP*
*•<l Huliwe) to Issue double transfers
from Inbound Gratiot line cars to any
connecting street car lln* and to the
Junction avenue line.
Adopted.
TWENTY FIRAT WARP
ih Aid. rttarkey.
Resolved. That Ihe Department of
Public Works he ami Is hereby In
stinct, *1 tr, transmit to the Controller
s *t.ppteirr ntal estimate In an amount
sufficient to construct a suit* taut is I
•curd ml I on the Altei Road ft mi
P »lnt south of Jefferson avenue where
Cut ('reek runs parallel with the said
Alter Road to the river hank, as said
fuard rail la absolutely necessary for
he protection of Ilfs on this much
traveled thoroughfare.
Adopted.
Public Building*
To the Honorable tha Common Council:
Gentlemen—To your committee on
Fublte Buildings was referred the es
timates In the Public Building Fund
Tour Committee hga carefully asam-
Ined the aame and recommend that
the various lloms be allowed In the
gwwßßta hereinafter epee tteally get
k ... kk.. A ' X .
PUBLIC BUILDING FUND.
City Hall—Salaries: . _ . ,
Asked. Allowed Cut. Increase
1— City Hall Engineer.. * 1.500 09 1.500 00
2 Assistant Engineer.. ' 1,200 00 1,200 00
9 —Three Elevator Con- ,
ductors at 11.000
ouch 5.000 ©0 3.000 00
4 Chief Janitor 1.200 00 1.300 00
5 Nine *<9) Janltresses.
211 days at *2.26.. 9.299 25 4,339 25
9—Four (4) Assistant
Janitors at tl.ooo
each . . 4.000 00 4.000 00
7—One (1) Matron. 919
daya. at 99.25 704 25 704 25 •••••
Total » 19.049 10 1M43 50
Maintenance:
I—Repair shop City ... ..
llall 9 1.000 00 500 00 * 500 00
9 General repairs to ... ..
building 1.000 00 M 0 00 500 00
10— Painting walls, floors,
ceilings, woodwork, ...
roof, etc 1,900 00 1.000 00 500 00
11— Repairing elevator . A .
doors 7 900 00 100 00 100 00
11—Uniforms for elevator
conductors 7* 00 76 00
15— Adjusting lights In
offices, and lamps.. 100 00 100 00
14—Fusl and heating.... 1.600 00 3.600 00
16— Supplies for engineer. 200 00 100 00
14—Elevator Insurance... 140 00 160 00
17— Supplies: Ice. soap,
disinfectants, etc... 1,260 00 l.ooe 00 250 00
19—Flags and awnings... 160 00 160 00
10— Cars of clocks 400 00 400 00
30— Laundry service .... 600 00 600 00
Total 9 10.035 00 8,025 00 2.0t0 00
Municipal Court Building
—Salaries:
31 Elevator Conductor. .9 1.000 00 1.000 00
92 —Chief Janitor 1.000 00 I,#©o on
31— Assiafant Janitor.... 1,000 00 1.000 00
94—Four (4) Janltresses.
219 daya. at >9.98. . 3.917 00 2.817 00
Total f *.»17 00 ~~ s'ITT”IO
Maintenance:
25—Heating, per con
tract 9 9,18 © 00 316000
28 —Supplies, .nclud In g
Ice, cleaner, luun
div, disinfectant,
ate *OO 00 L’.u ©u 130 0©
27 Dellclem > fur sup
plies. ice, cleaner.
lautidr). etc.. 1015.. 150 on 150 <••»
28— Elevator Insurance... 40 00 4© 0©
29 Itepah- to building.
furniture. plumb
ing. linoleum, walls,
eetllrgii, etc . *>©o ©0 50© Ott 100 00
3©—Awnings 50 00 30 00
Total 9 4.300 00 4.l*© on 230 0©
Asked Allowed. Cut, Increase
New Municipal Court
Building- Salaries
11— One Chief Janitor.
*1.20* p-r year. I© .
months . * I.Ou© 00 | 1,009
32 Janitor.*- at _
f, *oo nu h I© nu>K... 2,250 00 2.300 00 9*o v >
13— Nine Jatiii r* s«< k at
92.23 p*r day, 10
months 5.281 98 6,281 88
34 On© Witidu" Washer
a* foot) per war, 10
month** 750 00 838 34 83 **
35 On* M# tnu' at $2.23
p*.r tic >. !•) months 599 92 599 92
39 One Engineer at .
31 50© j...r > ear, 10
month 1.250 00 917 00
17—On« Assistant Engi
ne* r at 9LluO per
year. 10 nonth,-*.... 917 00 1.250 00
38—Thro* Firemen at
IfdiO . u< It. 1© mu. 2.250 00 2.260 00
29 Four Elevator Con
ductors ui sl.o»©
p* r year, 10 months 3,333 00 3.339 00
Total 9 17,431 80 9 17.945 14 » 333 3 «
Maintenance
40— Engineer's supplies.
|nc| electrical 9 1.000 ©0 1.000 00
41 Filed 4.300 00 4.500 00
42 —Lutmdrv rvlce ..... 600 00 500 00
43 Jnn'tm’x supplies.... 1,500 00 1.500 00 ••;:•••!
44—Still alarm 110 00 J*2 22
43—Elevator (.pairs .... 500 00
46 -Elevatm Insurance... 216 00 f36 00
47 Care Os clocks 400 00 ........ 400 00
48— Oen.-ial repairs 500 00 500 00 ••••••••
49 Awnings 50 00 ••••••••
30— Drinking water 500 00 300 200 00
Total 9 9.794 00 9 9.300 00 9 1.494 00
Imi.rnvements:
51 Permit Municipal ,
('mil t I’u Ming ... 9 178 10 118 10 ........
62 \I chile, t*- fee.*- -Mu
nli ip;il Court H.illd
.n« . 30.000 00 30.000 00
5;: 4 'll .deli • M niieip.il
Court I'.uildiiig .... 600 00 300 00
54—Furnltur 1 Municipal „ _
Court UuihJing 68.000 00 6.000 00 8.000 00
66—For gradin'- and side
walk M. r. Build
ing 500 O 0 500 00
66 Deficiency in equip
ment of garage.... I*7oo 00 1.700 00
Tidal Improve
ments I 100.878 10 $ 92.878 10 8 8 000 0©
HEALTH nt’ILDIVO—
-67 Repairs to building.
plumbing, walls,
furniture, etc I 250 00 9 250 ©0
59—Dental operating
room 300 00 300 00
Total * 550 0© 8 55© 00 .
O. A It MEMORIAL
BUILDING—
69—Repairs and supplies
to building, plumb- ,
Ing. elevators and
heating p1ant...... 300 00 8 300 ©0
80—Deficiency 1915 150 0© 150 00
1 46000 * 45000 !!!!.’!.!
RECAPITULATION —
City Hall—Xalarlea 9 18.042 50 9 18.042 50
City Mali—Maintenance 10.035 0© 8.033 00 2.©10 0©
Municipal Ct. Bldg.—
Salaries 5,817 00 5.817 00
Municipal Ct. Bldg.—
Maintenance 4,590 0© 4,340 00 260 00
New Municipal Bldg.—
Salaries 17.631 80 17.965 14 333 34
New Municipal Bldg.—
Maintenance 9,796 00 8,300 00 1,496 00
Health Bldg—Mainte
nance 550 ©0 550 00
a. A. R Bldg —Mainte
nance 450 00 450 p©
Improvements 100.878 10 92,878 10 8,000 00
Total 9 167.790 4C $156,867 74 9 1 1.766 ©0 % 119* It
HUPILKMENTAL
\ acuutn cleaner for City
Hall $ 800 00 8 500 ©0
8 144.290 4© 9156.867 74
Respectfully submitted,
JACOB OUTHARD
EDWARD BARNETT.
M»HN C. BLKIL.
CHARLES A. KOTHER.
JOSEPH ROLLO.
RICHARD O. STARKEt.
WM A RICHNRT.
Fire Protection.
Laid on table. ,
To the Honorable the Common Council:
Gentlemen—To your Committee on ♦
Fire Protection was referred the es
timates in the Fire Commission Fund
end the Fire Department Retired and
Pension Fund. Your committee has
carefully considered the same and
recommends t* at the various Items he
allowed as asked, with the following
exceptions:
FIRE COMMISSION FUND.
HALA RIES
Asked Allowed. Cut. Increase
10— Surgeon 8 2,100 00 9 I.Bo© 0© 10© ©0
II I Assistant Surgeon,. 900 00 900 00
14— 1 Superintendent of
Te|eqra*)h 1 00© Oft 2.500 ©ft 600 ftO
.76- 6 Grooms st 3730.... 4.240 oa 7.200 00 96ft ft©
45—1 Auto Electrician.
Repair Man 1,400 ©0 1.4©0 o©.
K (100 ftn •>...• "<■
MAINTENANCE—
71— llav. oats and hid- »
dlna • 30.00© ©0 28.000 00 4,«©0 ©0
72 Harness and repairs. 1.(00 ©a 5»0 00 50© ©ft
7.l—Telegraph supplies .. 615 0© 70ft 0o Hi ftft
73 Gasoline and oils for
automobiles 9.75© on 8,5©0 00 1,250 00
76 Fuel 28,06 ft »0 14.000 00 1.000 ©0
77 Printing and station
er v 9.00© ©« 1.000 00 1.000 00 ...*
78 -Apparatus— Repairs.. . 12.141 30 tl.«00 «0 10.141 50
;© -General expenditures t 2,800 ©0 9,00© 00 3,500 00
80--Building repairs and
. quipm nt 1».3I« 00 13.000 00 6 210 00
91- It* pairs to hose, stir
Huns nn<| noxxles.. 1.920 00 1,000 00 320 00
*2 Tel* graph repairs, la
bor. material 17.197 00 16.000 00 2.187 00
81 M ater supply repairs. 4 4 9*l 75 32.000 00 11.904 75
94 Horseshoeing 9.000 no 6,000 00 9.000 00 .
86—-Extra parts for appa
ratus 1.340 00 700 00 140 06
97_New horses 7.90© 0© 4.00© 00 3.600 00
66—Hose replaced 14.000 Oft 9,000 00 5 000 00
90—Rubber auctions 1,459 20 VOO 00 959 30
....... ....... 154,497 45
IMPROVEMENT*—
(I —T.’ecreph Improve
ments 9 69.072 50 90.000 00 59.079 66
9?—Water Improvements. 24,4*4 8© 2©.©00 o« 4.474 5©
94—Fite for pumping sta
tion for high pres
sure system 36.0©n 60 ........ 35.©A© ©0
99—Foundations, screen -
troll and ©action
tallsry. ftske. «ls- JJL a.-. —d At
DETROIT TIMES
rhai kc line 42.000 00 02.000 00
••—New ariparatoa 47,600 00 35,000 00 12,500 00
• o—Equipmento—Equipment for houses
now building . ... 49,000 no 45,000 00 4,600 00
100— New engine house In
the vicinity of
Brady and Rivard
streets IS.OOO 00 38.000 00
101— New building for En*
•Cine <*o No. 1 85.000 00 86.000 00
102— New quarter# for re
pair shop adjacent
to supply atatlon... 62.600 00 40.000 Oo 12,600 00
7777777. >255.44> oo
FIRE DEPARTMENT RETIRED AND PENSION FUND.
Asked. Allowed. Cut. Increase
Supplemental—
Daniel J. Cremtn 750 00 750 00
Anna Hoffman 300 00 500 oo
Edward J. Slehert 750 no 750 Os)
Fr*d O. Neldermlller 800 on *it*o 00
Peter Cullen 750 00 760 00
Geo. C. T. Fletcher 700 00 700 00
IMSO 00
Respectfully submitted.
KI.MER D CASK.
CHARLES A. AMHE.
W. H. C. HINDLK.
I<*ld un the table.
Health and City Hospitals.
To the Honorable the Common Council:
Gentlemen—To your Committee on
Health and City Hospital* was refer
red the Supplemental Estimate In the
aunt of |2O 000 for Care of Sick '‘hll
dron. Children’s Free Hospital. We
recommend that the aaine he allowed
as hereinafter submitted"
IIITHI.KMKXTtI I*l BMC IIF. 41,TH
PISD.
MAINTENANCE—
Asked. Allowed.
Care of sick chil
dren, Children’s
Free Hospital 62) 000 $20,000
STREET OPENING FUND.
Asked Allowed. Cut. Increase
I —-Carlton Ave 15 ner
..•nt of |1.2**7.03.
from McClellan ♦«>
a I’ooper Ave t I'G o*> 161 06 ........
2 Hague Ave.. I p»-r
rent of |5.*108.50.
from Russell to
Greeley AVc. 4‘i3 oo t 63 99 ........
3 Gilbert Ave. I", per
cent of 1:*,70s «*7.
from Mns.ee to . ...
Warren Ave. ...... 1 165 21 1,465 -1
4 Murray Ave.. 17. per
cent of $1.350.00.
from McClellan to ...
Cooper Ave 262 60 202 50 .
.",--Clcottc At*-.. from
l.inxee to Manaon
6—Court expenses, ex
pert testimony, in
terest on unpaid
awards, etc s.non 00 5,000 00 •••
t
Respectfully submitted.
edward Barnett.
.TAMES VKRNOR.
ALBERT T ALLAN,
JOHN A. KRONE.
JOHN* T THOMPSON.
F W WENZEL
’ HERMAN T. ZINK.
I#ai<l on table.
Consent being gmnted. Aid Gllnnan
read a petition from the garbage col
lectors soliciting a raise In pay and
nsking for the appointment of an In
vestigating committee.
Aid Gllnnan moved that a commit
tee of three be appointed to Investi
gate the aforesaid matter, which mil
lion prevailed.
Special Committee.
The Chair unpointed Aid. Allan,
Cranshaw nnd Blell ns a committee
to act on Aid. Glinnan's motion.
On motion of Aid. Vernor the com
mittee reports on the fable were
taken from the table and referred
to Committee of the Whole.
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE.
On motion of Aid. Kills the Council
then resolved Itself Into a Committee
of the Whole, with Aid. Allan In the
chair.
After some time spent In conaldera
tron of the estimates for the fiscal
\ear 1616, the Committee arose, and
Report of Committee on Streets.
To the Honorable Common Council:
Gentlemen: —To your Committee on Streets was referred the estimates
In the General Road 'Fund We have carefully considered the same and
i"commend that the various Items be allowed as asked, with the follow
ing exceptions:
General Road Fund.
Asked. Allowed. Cut. Increase
White wings I 7*1.006 06 $ 66,000 00 | t,OOO 00
110— Machine sweeping... 20.0‘'0 00 15,000 00 .>,OOO 00
117 —Remo* Ini* snow from
sidewalks around
parks nnd puh'lc
propertv In charge,
of D. P.' W 600 00 600 00
122—Removing dirt from
streets nnd alleys
dumped from cel
lar and other r: -
vacations 2,006 00 1.000 00 1.00.1.0A
1 28-->laintenance of
dumps 5,000 00 5,406 00
124 —Sanding streets .... son 00 goo 00
s 6 16.400 00
176 —Labor nnd material
l e ept lumber
n.*d cement), for
repairing, side*
•calks. building
• •rcsswelke. Inter
factions, culverts,
etc 25,000 OO 9 20.<»00 **o 6 3.000 00
J 27 - Fo* Stone pave.
merits and cross
ings nt alley en
trance- .. in.oco oo 7,500 on 2,son no
180—Resetting and curb
stones In connec
tion with new
walks 1.000 00 700 00 300 00
131— Building nnd repair
ing fement inter
sections 35,000 oo 30,000 00 3,000 00
132 Maintenance, repairs
snd supplies, i-.n
--crete mixer and
autos IS Dittos and
1 mixer) 1,300 oo i.ooo on no*) oo
8 13,100 oo .
1 |g—General repairs to
hridges -ind docks 2.o'** on t 1.300 on $ ".no no
183—Fil'd for garage . . . I*>o *>n 4XO Oil
111.1- Maln*rp.ltii -of au
tos- —City Engi
neer's Dept 3.30 ft on 2.300 00 1.0 >0 00
t 1,446 OO
101—Asphalt expert.. w 3.760 00 8 3,non on g imi lift
196—Tools and repairs to
same 1,200 (to 700 O') .*OO OO
200—Supplies f"r labor*
ntory and office l.joo oo sp i oo too on
307 —Exchange difference e
on 3 old trucks.. 9.0"4 no 6.00 ti oft 30.000
8 .I.PoO tut
211 —Inspection— Assess
ment work 10,000 on ... i... . 81 o.omo oo
213—G r n dln k new!y
opened Streets Slid
nlb y ■ .. 25,000 no 6 20 000 00 3.000 lit)
216—Two <2* new autos
snd malntennn e
Cfv Engineers
department .8.“ on On 2.300 no "00 00
216—-Creosu*'ng plant.... *3.000 00 75.000 00
222 On<’ « 1 ) until nnd
mnlnlepmce f « r
paving inspection. 80'' 00 gOO 00
225—Sewer end hud «e
mimhering hook
for new terrltntv
anil renewing old
Plat Rook . 4.60 oo 2. "00 till 2 300 00
.’so—For enlargement <>f
V-epa ir shop I2.oiki fit 2.0tt0 00 40.000 00
SUPPLEMENTAL—GENERAL ROAD FUND.
Asked Allowed *’Ul. Increase
MAINTENANCE- STORAGE A’A ’IDS. ETC.—
Auto superlntendenl. four
repairmen, one washer * 6.1."." "e I 6,1 ft "it
MAINTENANCE -STREET PAVEMENTS
Asphalt—Labor and ma
terial for resurfacing
Englewood. John ft I"
Oakland 9.46". 6.t air- oo
Brick— and mater
lal for resurfacing
Twenty-fourth stieet.
doek to fefiferson . . . 4.450 00 4.4 60 00
Sheet Asphalt—l*xbnr Snd
material for repaving
T»edyard. Third to
Fourth 1 oio o«. 1.940 00
M AINTENANFE STREETS—PAVF.MENTfI—
laibor and material for resurfacing the following streets:
ASPHALT—
Boston Blvd.—Brush to #
Oakland I 6,660 00 8.660 oo
Dubois—H an e o c k to
Trombly 26.995 on 26.995 00
Kenilworth—-—Brush t o
Oakland 5.080 oo 6.080 00
Lafayette—Dequlndre to
Chene 6.930 «0 6.930 00
La Salle Blvd—Bird, to
Nlcolet 29.740 oo 29.710 00
McKlnairy—Fort to Dls. 17.84 ft Oft 17,810 oo
Poplar—Vermont to Wa
haah 2.070 00 27070 60
Scot ton —Terry to War
rtn 17.110 oo tT.ixo oo
Respectfully submitted.
TIIOS K. GLINNAN.
W. J KEATING.
ANTHONY KOWC.
KLAVA RD BARNETT.
PHIL A. BTKFANOWBKI.
laid on the Tnhle.
Street Openings
To the Honorable the Common Council;
Gentlemen —To your Committee on
Street Openings was referred the es
timates In the Street Opening Fund.
Your Committee has carefully consid
ered the same and recommends that
the various ltenia be allowed In the
amounts hereinafter set forth:
the roll being called, the following
answered to their names:
Aid. Allan. Ashe. Barnett, Blell,
Cose, Cranshaw. Dill, Frelwald. Olln
n-«n, Guthard, Hindle, J&kel. Kocher,
Kronk, Kuni. Littlefield, Nowc, Owen,
Rlchert, Robinson, Hollo, Rutter.
Schultx. Starkey. Stefanowskl. Thomp
son. Vernor. Wartell, AA’ensel, A. E.
Wilson, W J Willson. Zink and the
President Pro Tem.
There being n quorum present, the
Council was declared to be In session.
President Pro Tem Keating took
the chair.
Report of Committee.
To the President of the Honorable
Common Council:
Sir:—The Committee of the Whole
has had under consideration the esti
mates for the fiscal year 1916. begs
!«i report progress, and ssks leave to
sit again.
ALBERT T ALLEN.
Chairman.
Accepted.
Sixteenth —Bagg to Grand V ■ •
River 30,286 Oo 30,226 96 I .oWMB
Shei Man—Mt. Paul to ‘ ‘ -rwap* ' i
Kerihevul 4.500 00 4,306 00 ..••**/« ' r.7!W\’
Twenty-ninth Michigan *> l •
to Buchanan 1 1,910 00 11,619 96 *•«»•»«. '•M.isvHllß
Warren —lllvd. to Thirty -
first * double tracks*.. 46,685 *>9 41,616 66
Vine wood—Porter to To
ledo 13,800 06 13.100 60
Warren lairraine to ■ItHHI
Blvd. (Repairing and 'dfwlsj
repusing pavements 1M
and tracks) 60.000 00 60,000 00 ...
I 290.640 00
CREOdOTED BLOCK— 1 ‘ ; Wm
Asked Allowed. Cut. tnefimjHl
Bagg—Wood word to Cuss . 8 6.125 t)0 6,125 00 .. .. * **9llll
Cass—Grand River to *JM
Led yard 20,650 DO 20.460 00 .JM
Dtx—Junction to Livernols 19,630 00 19,680 00 ........ ~, «'• MaH
Jefferson—Artillery to West ■ nmS
Knd 43.300 00 48,806 90 ■
Monroe-—St. Aubln to Chens „ 8.1*43 0() 1.545 1)0 ........ „,..I3HB
Mack—Gratiot to Vt. Elliot 16.200 oo 14.200 «0
Fort—Clark to Artillery... 55,750 <*o 51,750 00
Riopelie—High to Adelaide 5,110 00 5.130 00
617M30 00
BRICK—
Htandish Twentieth to '«|
Beecher 3.890 00 3.X90 00 (| fl|
Jefferson—Clark to Artll- j|
lery 47.610 00 47,610 00
BRIDGES— U
For rebuilding Vermont St. - :
Bridge ovi r M. C. 11. . 'S
R 35.000 00 86.000 00 . -
For construction of new M
bridge h cross Fox
Creek at Ashlaifd
south of Jefferson.. 6,000 00 ......... 6,000 9^'‘'SO
To increase wages of
teams 6c per hour m
for Street Clean- . -■ J^M
Ing Dept. (800 teams) 43,000 00 45,000 00
To Increase wages of teams •*
3c per hour. Asphalt -M
plant 3.000 00 3,000 00
Grand Totals 63.561,949 42 6173.880 00 J
Estitiiatcil Receipts.. 80,000 00 i|
63,501.909 4 2 ,J
Respectftillv ,u hmltted. »
MAURICE J. KEATING, ’
JAMES CRANSHAW. /.?. -M
ELMER D. CASK, M
EDWARD BARNETT.
WM H. C. HfNDLB. -
JOHN U JAKEL. . 'JM
JULIUS L Kit IMM EL. * «
Laid <•*) table.
And the « i.undl then adjourned untl Saturday. March 26th. at S p.
RICHARD LINDSAY. MAURfCE J. KKATIMO. '
City Clerk. President Pro Tem. ***£■
Ordinance No. 335-A.
AN ORDINANCE TO amend Sect lan
14 ml Chapter U of tha Compiled
Ordinances of the City mt Detroit
far the year 1913.
IT IS HEREBY ORDAINED BY
THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF
DETROIT:
Bectlon 1. That Section 14 of
Chapter 63 of the Compiled
Ordinances of the City of De
troit for the year 1912 be and
the same is hereby amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 14. There shall be ten
districts In the Thirteenth Ward,
comprising the territory as fol
lows:
(The Thirteenth Ward shall
embrace all the lands within the
following boundary Hues: Be
ginning at the Intersection of
the National Boundary line wHh
the center line of McDougall
avenue projected; thence nor
therly along said line and Along
the center line of McDougall
avenue and along the center
line of Grand Boulevard East to
a point In that part of Grand
Boulevard East running in a
westerly direction; thence west
erly along a line In Grand Boule
vard Eur-t to the intersection of
the center line of Joseph Cam*
pau avenue and Chene street;
thence northerly along the cen
ter line of Joseph Campau ave
nue to the city limits; thence
easterly along the line of the
city limits to the southeast cor
ner of the Village of Ham
tramck; thence northerly along
the easterly line of the lO.dOO
acre tract to the southerly line
of Fractional Section 20. T. 1 8..
R. 12 E.; thence easterly along
the southerly line of Fractional
Section 30, to the southeast cor
ner of said section; thence north
along the section line between
Sections 20 and 21 to a point
150 feet north of the quarter
line of said sections; thence east
and parallel to the center line
of said Section 31 to the cen
ter line of Mt. Elliott avenue;
thence southerly following the
center line of said Mt. Elliott
avenue and said center line pro
jected to the National Bound
ary Line; thence westerly along
said National Boundary line to
the place of beginning.)
First District —All that por
tion thereof I>lng south of the
center lino of Fort street.
Second District—All that por
tion thereof lying between the
<-entcr lines of Fort and Water
loo streets.
Third District —All that por
tion thereof lying north of the
• enter line of Waterloo street
ano south of the center line of
Chnrlevolx street.
Fourth District—All that por
tion thereof lying north of the
center lino of Charlevoix sreet
ant south of the center line of
l’reston street.
Fifth Dbtrtct All that pot tion
thereof lying north of the center
line of I’rest on street nne south
of a line, beginning at the In
tersection of McDougall ave
nue ninl Illinois stic t: thence
easterly on the center line of
Illinois street. *<> the center line
of Moran street: thence south
erly to -center line of Gratiot
avenuv thence northeasterly on
center line of Gratiot avenue to
Mt Elliott avenue.
Sixth District- All that por
tion thereof north of a line be
ginning tit tlie Intersection of
Me I *->u "p 1| i< vi- tie and tll.ti<»*s
stieet; tlienee easterly Oil the
•’enter lln" of Illinois street to
the center line of Moran street;
thence southerly to .enter line
of Ore tint avenue; th< nee north
easterly on center line of Gra
tiot avenue to easterly boundary
of the ward and south of Gar
field avenue.
Seventh District —All that por
tion thereof lying between the
center lines of Garfield avenue
and Farnsworth avenue.
Eighth District- All that por
tion thereof lying between the
center lines of Farnsworth ave
nue and Harper avenue.
Ninth District All that por
tion thereof hounded as follows:
Commencing nt the Intersection
of the center line of Harper
avenue with the center line of
the Grand Boulevard, thence
northerly and westerly along the
center tine of the Grand Rnule
vard to the renter tine of Jos
Com pau avenue. th> nee north
e*|v 111. mar the renter line of
1,,s (’am pan avenue to the
norther!" CM tv I imltthonre
easterly on said City Limits and
said line extended to th> renter
line of Mt Elliott avenue, thence
*outhorly alttfm Mi* r*ut*r
of Mt I Hintt kVentte to the
, rnt>-* line of Harper avenue,
and thence westerly along the
.enter Him of Harper avenue to
the rda< e of beginning
Tenth District \II t lint pot-
Don thereof described ss fol
lows: fomm* nolng at the
southeast • orn'er of the Village
of llamtrnineUf thence rorthc’-
tv stone the easterly I‘ne of
the 10.00 ft acre tract, th" r >«ter
jv line of fill >ge «.r Hand • l<.
jo Die south line of Fractional
Section 24; thence east t-> the
southeast collier o!" .-i*id section
70 Dorn- e north along the
f nr of Section 2'l to the north
erly ri(\ limits, th* hoe e* s t
along the northerly city timß"
to th> renter line of Mt Elliot*
avenue, thence south following
the renter line of Mt Elliot*
avenue to Its Intersection with
the • enter line of Strong ave.
nue; thence westerly to tk»
place of beginning
See. 2. All ordinances or
part* of ordinances Inconsistent
herewith are hereby repealed
This ordinance shall take Imme
late effect.
Approved March 21, 1916.
OSCAR H SIARX.
Mayor.
Attest: RICHARD LINDSAY.
B 640 City Clerk.
DEPT. OF PUBLIC WOBKtI
Detroit. Mich., Mar. U, ltltjjjj
PROPOSALS FOR 10. I
AND NO. 2 CEDAR '!]
BLOCKS 1
Sealed proposals will be receive#
the office of the Department fMßsli
11c Works. Detroit. Mlcll, mattl W3m
nesday. Mar. 29, 1916. at It o'claarEf
in east* in standard time, at VaMK
time and place they wIU be qpefMttd
for furnishing all the No. 1 and Mo."*
cedar paving blocks that mag Wjgfsj
qulred and ordered by the Depart*
ment of Public Works In
the yesr ending Jan 31. 1917. enAaBK
cording to the specifications 9* fit BU
this office.
Bidders will submit separate bMH
for No. 1 and No. X blocks, liMjß
on envelope containing proposal MK,
kind of material hid upon. RlitMK
are required to file with bids RiM
arate envelopes a certified check 4k fBH
sum of S6OO with the Department dM
Public Works for each proposal amM
muted, which will be forfeited jSat
failure to enter Into a contract
surety company bond for
limated amount of contract within
five days after being awarded mmiam
The right to reject any or aH PRP*
posals is expressly reserved.
All proposals to he made fa dRfwM
cate. «Sg
~ ******
DEPT, of FUBLIC WORK*
Detroit. March XX, Xtttf j
PROPOSALS™ Tn
CONSTRUCTION Os:’ 1
PUBLIC SEWED "J
Sealed proposals will he reeeftta*
at the office of the
Public Works, Detroit, Mich* Dim
Tuesday, March 28, 1916, at 16 a’efddjf!
a. m . eastern standard time, at fMH
time nnd place they will be opened,.fpft
furnishing all labor and material, ns
cept iron manhole rings and onvagUfi)
which will be furnished by the eftf*-,
and building and finishing compldmw':
together with the back filling a#*:'
cording to the plans and speclftdß*
tions on file In this office, the MpmS
lowing brick sewer, to-wtt: jtfm
EXTENSION OF MORRBU,:
ST. SEWER—Sec. 8. ,
In Montclair. Bancroft. LlnV<6| ;
nnd Atkinson avenuse, from a poikl
■72 ft. nos Maidstone avenue to> m
point D) ft. east of west line of ldk»j
Bnllo Boulevard.
EXTENSION OF
ST. SEWER—Sec 9.
In end Calvert
from a point on renter line of Atkin*'
son avenue, 10 feet e. of west Hne*of *
LnMalte Boulevurd. to west Unsu^af,
Twelfth street. _
EXTENSION OF MORRKtLi
ST. SEWER—Sec. 10. .
In Twelfth street, Elmhurst and
(tukinun Boulevard, from a polar M
center line of Calvert and west UpW
of Twelfth street to north line of
Highland avenue.
EXTENSION OF MORRELL
ST. SEWER—Sec. 11. :
In Onkmnn Boulevard, from the
nurth line of Highland avenue to a
point 3o ft- n. ol soutn nue of Ken*
dall avenue.
1 Eai-h bidder must deposit with hit
hid enclosed In s separate envelope,
a certified hank check payable to U 4
order of the Department of PubttO
Worka of the City of Detroit, as fol
lows:
Extcnalon of Morrell Street
Sewer-~Bec. 4 $9,800.66
I Extension of Morrell Street
, Sewer —See. 9 7,666.69
, Extension of Morrell Htreet .. '
! Mr.wer "Sec. 10 6,866.99
Extension of Morrell Street
Sewer- —Sec. 11 $.766.99
t\*hirh sum will he forfeited to tk#
Department in cs.e the bidder falls te
ent< r Into contract within five days
aft.-r the acceptance of hie or thole
(tender and will he returned to the
; contractor upon proper execution of
l hi* contract bond, ("ontracts to be
a tiit. <t to the approval of the Com
mon council. The bidder whose tender
i« ii< or nt ed will he rsqitlted so furnish
with his contract an approved- aurstv
’ a i.i the Oty »f Detroit In tkei full
n: it of contract.
I TANARUS: D-partment of Public Work#
* • .-sly reaervea the right to reject.
ian' or all proposala.
t'hecks and propossls to be pissed
(in separate envelopes All prep4*eale
•to he mode In duplicate.
,•4644) GEORGE H KENKLLI.
B- 434 r<»nmlssioner.
"ul 1 .jßggpetgwM*
Tk% DETROIT TUHO to
a lewiptpir RiA>
in tIM open
Circulation tank’
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