The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1941-11-07

steamer or sailing craft, or any other
IersOn shall by land or water, bring
and have within the limits of the city
Ot Wyandotte, any poor person OF per
sons, they would have to transport
said paupers back 10 the place from
whence they came, and give them the
necessary support in the mainline.
y license fee Of $40 per day was to
be collected from any circus or NEIL
agerie, and sums varying from 81 to
50 from other shows or exhibitions.
Private and public schools. churches
and benevolent organizations were eX-
empted from payment.
Any resident could secure an auc-
tioneer's license on payment of 800
per year, or pro rata for shorter per
lOdS. TfanSientS We're 10 be assessed
SO per day.
Fire limits We're fixed, embracing
the central portion of the infant city.
one fire department was authorized
for the purpose of using or working
the BabcOck fire eXtinguishers,' and
as many fire engine and hook and lad
der companies us the Common Council
should prescribe. The chief engineer
was To be decked out in such uniform
or badge us the Common Council shall
approve" Provision was made for the
inspection Of dwellings and CONNER
cial buildings.
This ordinance, the only one in
which Il certificatiOn appeared in the
book, WAS adopted and approved Sept
ember o. 1871. 1t WAS signed by Thorn
as jewels rs mayor and Francis Muir
ply as recorder.
The city early took cOgniZance of
public nulsances, and approved an or
dinance dealing with them on May q,
1861. A comprehensive list of articles
was verbOten-"any animal or vege-
table substance. dead animals, fish,
shavings, dirt, rubbish, eXcrement
filth Odure, slOpS, unclean Or nauSe-
Gus water or liquor, hay, straw, ashes,
ciIEders. SCOT Offal, garbage, swill or
any other article Or substance what
ever. which may cause any nOisOme,
offensive or unwhOleSome smell"
No owner or occupant of ANY gro
Gerry, cellar, butcher shop, slaughter
house, stable. barn, privy, or other
building or place was TO allow any
nuisance TO exist.
Owners of livery stables were not
to permit. between June l and Nov
ember /, more than two cart loads Of
manure 10 accumulate.
One section prohibited slaughter
houses within the city, but this regu-
latiOn was more hOnOred in the breach
than III the observance.
Also taboo was keeping on wharves
or throwing into the waters of the De
trOit river, ANY straw, hay, green
bOughs, manure, cord wood, vegetables,
periShable substance, xcrement. car
cass, bones, Offals. garbage, or any un-
wholesome or decayed matter or thing
whatever"
The original charter and ordinance
hook of the city. possibly the only one
in existence today, bears on one of its
fly leaves printed card reading.
John T. Nellis, WyandOtte. Michi-
gan" Mr.. Nellis was partner with
Henry 4. Griffin In the publication of
The WyandOtte Courier. newspaper
which moved to Detroit shortly after
The Herald was established in 1879.
Mr. Nellis and his son, Frank f. Mel
lis, went to Mt. Clemens, where for
many years, until the death of both
father and son, they published the Mt.
Clemens Monitor. About 80 years ago
Frank Nellis gave the charter and or
dinanCe book to j. ID. Haven. Follow
lug the publication of this last of "a
series of articles, the volume will be
presented to the city Of WyandOtte, to
become a permanent part Of the city's
archives.