The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-07-26
MANY
OBJECTIONS TO
RIVER F|LL-|N

ginet office in Detroit:
| have. been authorized by the City
Council Of the city Of WyandOtte. via
resolution dated July IT.. 1910, to make
a search aud examination of the plans
OF the proposed fill surrounding Mud,
Grassy and Mamajudd islands i'll the
bet oil river. and To determine its eff
feet upon the city of WyandOtte.
I>have been further authorized To
file Il protest To YOU. should | deter
miI.,. same 10 be- in the best interests
Of the city of Wyandotte.
| therefore file protest To your
granting permission to the Port of De
troit Commission To fill the area pro-
posed for the following reasons:
l. Through the initiative of the
Port Of Detroit Commission the Tren-
ton channel. also called the "All-Amer-
lean channel" is now being improved
between the mainland and Crosse lie
at considerable expense to the Uni
ted States government.
, There is further proposal to
extend this channel from Trenton to
Lake Erie
3. There j. considerable steamship
traffic in and out of the port Of Wy
andOtte, both by passenger and indus
trial steamships.
t. This proposed project would in
terfere with the following navigable
channels:
Il. BY filling The ulviSIble channel
between the mainland AMI Mud island
b. BY Il bridge in the navigable
channel between Mud and Grassy is
lands
e. BY 4 bridge in the navigable
channel between Mamajuda island and
Crosse He
>. The proposed fill will probably
Slide into the navi%able channels, cauS-
ing difficulties To navigation similar
10 the slides that have occurred in
several places along the Detroit river
where fill has been made.
q. NJ provision has been made to
protect the proposed dyke from des-
truction by ice
In addition 10 the above navigation
hazards IL very definite hazard TO the
citizens Of WyandOtte will be created
by this proposed fill for the following
rea sons
l. The water works intake crib is
now located in the small channel
north of the proposed Mamajuda fill.
>. According To plans Of proposed
fill this channel il shown left open on
one plan and completely filled ON the
other.
3. This proposed fill called lin
cOmbuStible material" will be every
type Of refuse. collected out OF the
alleys. such as that now deposited
along the shore line. near West Grand
boulevard in the city Of Detroit. and
near the RuShmere club in the st.
Clair flats
4. This proposed fill will carry all
types of contamination. particularly
water aud rat borne bacteria, and act
Is an incubator for the same at points
just upstream from the city Of Wyan-
dOtte'S intake crib
The proposed small channel between
Grassy and Mamajuda islands, the To-
cation of the WyandOtte intake crib.
will probably fill up by sliding OF the
proposed dyke at this point, and even
tually cover said intake
In view of the above | advise that
the United States Public Health Ser
vice be consulted before any permits
are granted for this project.
further advise that the treaty
with Canada be examined To deter
mine whether this proposed project
VIII interfere with the International
JOINT Commission findings relative to
pollution Of boundary waters.
would further suggest that before
PERMISSION is granted for this fill that
a comps extensive plan be filed for the
completed project. including fill.
bridges. parkways and the ultimate
Use of the land.
Asks Extension of
Hearing Time
The Down River Chamber of Com
merce. through Secretary G. T.. Han
sell. has sent the following cOmsnunica-
'lon to Lit Col. X. G. BarrowS. oOr1r
OF engineers, war depa rtment. United
states engineer office, Detroit:
AT special call meeting Of our
BOARD Of directors which was held Mon
day afternoon. and at which meeting
were representatives Of the Detroit
Port Commission, Michigan AlkaIi
company, city Of WyandOtte. village
of EcOrSe and village Of Trenton. our
directors went on record as not be-
ing opl"esed to the project but due to
the fact that there does not appear to
be definitely proposed statement
made as To the use of there islands
after they are filled also the fact tbat
there seems To be question ON the
part OF some Of the business men here
that this fill may affect navigation
and the further fact there enters into
this matter that of a precautiona nv