The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1941-04-04
Council Doinss

The Council. Tuesday night. author
lied the city clerk to advertise for BIDS
for two trucks for the engineers de-
partment Bids will be opened at the
regular Council meeting on April -
Class &C. restaurant licenses were
authorized TO be issued to Edward
DeSana and Michael Kurylo.
The sum Of $40, 439 20 in delinquent
taxes. collected by the county trzisur-
er for the month of December, WAS
appOrtiOned to various city accounts
transfer Of $500 from the conting-
ent fund to the park department bud
get was authorized, for the purpose of
identifying city parks.
The Council unanimously adopted a
resolution eulOgizing the late Henry
Pardo. who was the city's first street
commissioner
MY bdACS VII w tue
Board Of Education, recently acquired
from the State Land Office Beard,
were ordered cancelled
The purchase Of $1,000 city of
WyandOtte water bond, from Braun.
Boswell & Co., was authorized. for in
vestment purposes.
A request for the removal Of trees
at 5EJ4 Superior boulevard WAS REFER
red to the city engineer for inveStiga-
ton and report
The Smith Insurance Agency asked
to be given the number 2O60 as the
address Of its new building now under
construction on Biddle avenue The
firms telephone number is also 2O6O
George X Moline, owner of a build
ing ut Biddle avenue and Miller street,
asked that his tenant, proprietor OF
the Swing Bowl, DE denied a dance
hall license. Mr.. Moline said that the
building was leased with the under
standing that dancing would not be
permitted
A petition from Don McDOugall and
eight others asking that hhe Council
submit ~ the voters at next Mondays
election. an advisory ballot which
would express vOterS' views on the
proposed new library site. The petit
TONERS doubted the wisdom of erect
ing new building on property in the
| rear of the city hall. and thought that
the citizens should have an emporium
| ity to express themselves on the mat
ter. The Council dropped the subject
after Councilman Ernest Il. Schultz
pointed out that the Council had wash
! ed their hands Of the matter and could
not dictate the choice Of site If II 20
| desired. -
Councilman Ford Wagar requested
that list of streets. submitted by the
city engineer for Council approval. as
paving projects for 1871, be referred
to the special assessment cOmmitte for
study Of rhe ownership and condition
Of taxes on same.
Councilman George g. Benin asked
that former committee be renewed
TO study the possibility Of opening
Grove street acrusss the railroad tracks.
Mr. Benin said that new b0ilding in
that section created Il demand for the
proposed opening. At present there is
TO highway across the tracks between
Eureka and Pennsylvania avenues
The Council traffic committee,
through its chairman. Councilman
Louis BrOhl, reported on the request or
the C. F. Smith Company for limited
parking in front Of it's store on Maple
street AS the result of joint meeting
with the Police and Fire Commission,
| il was agreed to furnish movable no
parking signs to be placed in front OF
the cOmpany's store during business
| hours
Councilman John ]. Wagner asked
| for an investigation of street lighting
conditions in the vicinity Of the Nc
Kinley school Mayor Behm said that
| he would appoint cOmmitte to meet
with representatives Of the Board OF
Education and Municipal Service Com
mission. to study the matter