The Detroit times., 1913-07-09

I To the Honorab BILE the Common Council
Gentlemen-After/ the confirmation
! or contract for/the paving of War
rem avenue, ~McGraw to =. NJ r. X.
owner ofLthe property on the south
side Of Warren avenue between Yves,
son avenue 1Hd the +, NJ. X. X. had
fthe Common Council vacate Howell
/ street and lots TO IL inclusive
throwing same into one lot to bt
known as lot No. 40. which necessi'
tates readJustment OF the assessment
roll which had been already prepared
and also the report Of the ID. u. w
and accompanying resolution adopted
by your honorable body i'm reference &c
this street July LIST. The department
therefore, recommends that the report
and resolution adopted by your honor
able body July LIST. accepting paving
on Warren avenue, McGraw to r. NJ
K. r., directing the Controller To pay
for the paving and intersections and
to prepare bonds, etc, be rescinded In
order That readjustment OF the aa-
SeSsment roll may be made and a cor
rected report and resolution prepared
Respectfully submitted.
j. j. HAARER
Commissioner
Accepted and recommendatio con-
Cured in as follows:
Adopted as follows:
NcaS--Ald. Barnett, BehlOW, Blell.
De Galan, Din. Dingeman. Field. Fret
valid. Gilman. Goldner. Hindle, Jakel
Heating, Lempke. Littleield, Lodge
Nowc. OBrien, owen. Reid, Reinhardt
Rutter. Schemansky, Schultz, Skrzycki
Thompson, Vernon. Wartell. Wenzel
Wilson and the Presidential.
Nays-None.
From the Historiographer.
To the Honorable the Common Council:
conference.-the Battle of Lake Erie
was fought between the American
forces under Commodore oliver Hazard
Perry, and the British under Commo
IL.
OF September 1873. The Americans
being victorious, the British land
troops ON Canadian soil and in the
City Of Detroit under General Proctor,
Immediately began preparations to
abandon the country.
General William Henry Harrison in
crossed Detroit river to Amherstburg,
and gathered his army together to
follow Proctor. -
Proctor abandoned Detroit and
TENDER IS. 1872, fleeing before the ad-
Nancing Americans. The next day
september 30 the Americans reach
cd Sandwich and General Duncan Nc
diers and took possession of Detroit
September twenty-ninth. nineteen
hundred thirteen. marks the one nun.
dredth anniversary OF the taking OF
Colonel Richard NJ. Johnson, with
a Regiment OF Kentucky Cavalry came
up the River Road, now Jefferson Ave-
nue. West. i'm the forenoon of Septem
Der 80, 1872, and was greeted by all
of the Detroit inhabitants ranged
along the sides OF the road to see
them pass and TO welcome their COM
ing.
The next day Johnson crossed TO
Sandwich where General Harrison and
Governor Shelby of Kentucky had al
ready arrived from Fort Maiden. and
together they started in pursuit OF
Proctor, who was fleeing across the
country with his army. and his Indian
allies under Tecumseh
Commodore Perry, with two vessels
proceeded along the shore and some
distance up the river Thames, when
he left his boats and with his troops
joined Harrison,
The battle of the Thames took place
near the present city OF Chatham. on
the fifth OF October, 1913. Proctor
was defeated. hut managed to escape
to be later tried by court martial
and punished.
Tecumseh was killed and his Indians
so badly whipped that they never art
erwards came into open conflict with
the Americans.
I suggest that the City take some
official notice of the anniversary or
the Evacuation of Detroit. one hum
dred years ago, on the twenty-ninth
day of September next.
Respectfully yours.
e. NJ. BURTON.