The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-06-09
r. w. Liddle,
City Engineer.

| ton was passed by your honorable
Body Az thOrizing the City Assessor and
directing TO defer the spread Of the
! Weed Cutting Assessments until May
20, 1899.
Under the original resolution auth
! orizlng the spread of these Weed cut
ing charges, your Honorable Body
| directed that a special billing be for
| warded TO the taxpayers.
IL would greatly facilitate the work
| Of this office if your Honorable Body
would authorize the billing Of these
| charges together with the 1889 City of
WyandOtte City taxes. which will be
billed as of August 1, 1889. On account
| of only two months between now and
that date it would save making the
| special billing,
Will you kindly pass the necessary
resolution TO clarity the billing Of these
| charges at this time.
Yours very truly,
John T. McWhirter,
City Treasurer
Unfinished Business.
Mr.. Lawrence j. LaCOurse, City Clerk,
| City of WyandOtte, Michigan.
Dean Sir:
Complying with the request Of the
Council on January 3rd, requesting the
Municipal Service Commission to make
| a survey Of fire hydrants throughout
the City, enclosed is copy of report
submitted to the Municipal Service
Commission at their meeting ON June
), 1899.
We are also forwarding a copy of
this report To the Police and Fire Com
mission.
Very truly yours,
City of WyandOtte,
Department Of Municipal Service
FL. L. Allen, Superintendent.
Municipal Service Commission,
City Of WyandOtte, Michigan.
Gentlemen:
We have now completed flow test
Of all hydrants throughout the city
and attached herewith is copy Of
same.
40 or 66.3 per cent Of all hydrants
recorded flow test of 700 gallons or
more per minute.
III or 15.7 per cent of all hydrants
recorded a flow test of between 500
and 700 gallons per minute.
127 or Is per cent of all hydrants
recorded flow test Of 800 gallons or
less per minute.
To aid the Fire Department we
have also arranged to paint these by
drantS, using color code to designate
the capacity of same, in the following
manner
All hydrants having capacity of
700 gallons or more per minute will be
painted with our standard yellow paint
over all
All hydrants having flow test of
JOO-10O gallons per minute will have d
black band painted around the top Of
the hydrant.
All hydrants having flow test of
800 gallons OF less per minute will have
red band painted around the top Of
the hydrant.
You will note that each. hydrant is
numbered, therefore the location of
| each hydrant may be determined on
the map from this number.
Respectfully submitted,
H. f. Allen,
Superintendent.
Department of Municipal Service.
Received and placed on file.
Report ON Audit of the Cey Of wy
andotte, for the first period of this
fiscal year ending December 81. 1898,
as prepared by COlegrOve, Murphy and
Angel, Certified Public Accountants.
Received and placed on file.
Mr. Lawrence j. LaCourSe,
| City Clerk.
WyandOttc, Michigan.
| Dear Sir:
The Municipal Service Commission
at its meeting of June ), 1899, passed
resolutions requesting the Honorable.
ihe Mayor and Council to grant ii
permission 10 purchase 200 tons Of
| IA per cent nut, pea and slack Soy
| ereign Coal from EDerts Bros, Wyan-
| dotte. Michigan, and TO approve the
awald of the contract To the CONNER
Cial Engineering Company of Detroit,
| Michigan, for the electrical work OH
the PWA project State File No. 1546
II F.
Very truly yours,
Municipal Service Commission.
Henry \. Girardln.
Secretary,
Referred To Council.
Bills and Accounts.
Welfare Warrants in amount of ST.
U34.64
Referred TO Council.
| Recess.
RecOnvening.
| Roll Call.
Present: Councilmen George Benin.
Louis Behm. Brohl, Mason, Wagar.
| Wagner.
| Absent: None.
Resolutions.
Wyandotte. Mich. June 6, 1889.
Resolution, 10y Councilman John j.
| Wagner.
Resolved by the City Council Of the
City of Wgandette, that the City Clerk
be and hereby is authorized to trans
Ter from the Contingent Fund In
| amount Of $1.J00.Uo TO the Purchase OF
Permanent Equipment Account In the
Pal$ Department Budget. 10 cover the
| expense of installation Of FOOdlights
III Pulaski Park Ball Field.
/ move the adoption Of the foreg0
ing resolution.
Councilman John j. Wagner.
Supported by Councilman George
! Benin.
Yeas: Councilmen George Benin,