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ere Is the Bridge Com. pany's Statement

Citizens of Detroit next Tuesday, June 28, will vote on an ordinance giving the American Transit Company
the right to cross five streets in the air with the approach for the Detroit International Bridge. The
company is not asking a penny from the City of Detroit or the tax-payers--all it asks is the right to cross
five • streets. These facts are submitted to the voters of Detroit so they may understand the situation.
Every governmental body having any jurisdiction over the bridge has given its authority and approval.,
The final step is now before the citizens of Detroit.

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ARCHITECTURE:

TAXES:

Taxes will not be increased because the city does not pay one cent for build-
ing, maintenance or operation. On the other hand, the bridge company will
pay city, county, state and school taxes on many million dollars of assessed
valuation, the same as any other property owners.

CONSTRUCTION •

The bridge will be built by the McClintic-Marshall Company, one of the
country's greatest bridge-building firms. The contract was awarded on a
basis which allows the contractor a profit of 10 per cent, and a bond will be
furnished by the contractor guaranteeing the completion of the bridge
within a specified time. The Detroit Bridge will be of the most modern and
up- to - date design and construction, and will be the longest suspension
bridge in the world, exceeding in length both the Brooklyn and the Camden-
Philadelphia Bridges.

COST:

The permission granted by the United States Government to build the
bridge provides that an itemized statement of the total cost must be filed
with the Secretary of War after the bridge is open for traffic, so that the
public may have full and accurate information as to the cost. No profit to
the bridge company is included in the estimated cost. The only profit to the
company will be from the operation of the bridge after it is opened for
business.

TOLLS:

The city ordinance upon which you are to vote on June 28 demands that the
bridge fares shall be reasonable and just. Tolls for a five-passenger automo-
bile, including driver, will not exceed 50c and may be less. If any citizen
or group of citizens thinks that the fares are excessive, they may protest to
the Secretary of War, who will appoint an official investigator. The Secre-
tary of War, under the terms of the permit granted by the United States
Government to build this bridge, regulates the fare to be charged. The War
Department ordered the height of the bridge increased. It will also order
the fares lowered, if they are found to be too high.

The design of the bridge has been approved by some of the leading bridge
engineers in the country. As a protection to both the bridge company and
the bankers, all the plans will be approved by Ralph Modjeski, probably the
leading bridge engineer in the United States, and he, with an engineer
appointed by the Canadian Government, will supervise all work during
construction.

The ordinance on which the citizens are asked to vote next Tuesday reads:
"In the construction, maintenance and operation of the said bridge and
approaches .. . the work thereon shall be subject to inspection and super-
vision by the officials of the City of Detroit having jurisdiction in the
enforcement of such regulations."

GRADES

All grades on the bridge have been approved by five competent engineers.
There are no grades steeper than Woodward Avenue, from Woodbridge to
Jefferson, and the greater part of the grades are not as steep. All paving on
the approach grades will be of granite stone.

PERPETUAL RIGHTS:

The company is not seeking perpetual rights to cross the city streets. No
lawyer of any standing in the State of Michigan will state that the Com-
mon Council of the City of Detroit, or the people of the City of Detroit,
could grant rights in their streets for a period longer than thirty years.

The company is willing to negotiate at any time for the sale of the bridge
when legislation in the Province of Ontario has been enacted to allow par-
ticipation in its ownership. This participation is illegal under existing
laws according to the opinion of three of the most eminent law firms of
Canada, and the Attorney General of the Province of Ontario.

When the bridge is completed it will be the` result of about nine years' active work. Do not be misled by vague promises from selfish,.
personal interests.. Detroit citizens have been promised a bridge at various times during the past fifty years. You now have an opportunity
to get a bridge immediately without a cent of cost to the city or taxpayers.

Do You Want ft?

ote for the Ordinance Tuesday, June 28th

THE AMERICAN TRANSIT COMPANY

By THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

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