- "
ce rvice
o ear ·den .
Adam Gottlieb,
d 1, charged that .
of ongoing harr
th city.
Gottlieb denied the company
bankrup and sta d i "
till operating, charzi the city
d ne r asked him about its I
finan· condition before" the
exealtNe order igned dis­
miMing him.
"I ve letter of credit, - he
. d. .. could have 2-3 ambulan­
ces in a matter of seconds,"
A month 0 yor Scott
tried to get council to cancel
Gottlieb's co tract because of
violations in the co tract and
negotiate . th another firm.
At that time, Council m m­
�rs refused to do it, affirming
tha the violations ere cause by
economic problems tit t any
company might face in trying to
assist those unable to pay and
maint ining Gottlieb had a
good trac record.
Councilwoman Christine
Fr nklin presented council with
copy of an article from Crain's
D troit Busi s, tating that
the firm yor Scott want to
repl ce ECS, P ragon
Enterprize Ud. had fi ed for
b pcy.
Gottlieb ugge t d that
colt' recent executi order
attempt on the part of the
yor to remove \him ainst
the will of th council.
"lope thi d n' have to
eep going s it i h told the
council t their April 17 meet­
ing. "I hope there � mething
you can do to en his non­
sense."
Fran in tared s n . er­
gency really xi d, ,�tt
ould h ve called an m en­
cy council meeting, r ther
. g n on her WIl.
Ferris" told the un i
city had 0 ta n an V1
gainst Gottlieb. I
Gottlieb replie , ·W s 1
served ith letter 8:35, stat­
ing 'Your servic is ter­
min ted,"
Councilman Dwight Downes
uggested that lawyer of both
par . ould m to ee if
ttlement cou d be reached
ithout dding court costs to
the city.
Fer·
uoauc:o declared he .
order the 00
t the city from
canbelling his contra
. tlieb e ed hope that
this investigation might lead to a
set ment