The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-03-13
THE CITY COUNCIL
Official Proceedings


,oaajlg of the minutes of the last
IN. Ting be dispensed with ana Tue
,nr stand approved a. rtNOrdtH'
Yeas: Couucilmen Benin, Bronl'
i:nrke. Mason, schultz. Wagar.
Nays: None.
second Reading Of ordinances by
Title ,
An Ordinance to Amend an Ordin-
allrr for TIL "JSc of the Streets and
Alleys.
Unfinished Business.
Admiration for TaXicab license re
.criyfd from D. Ben Simpson, 800
BiChllc AveilIt. Wyandotte.
Miscellaneous Business
Application for Dance Hall license
received from Frank PrcvOte, Hearts
of oak. PAL Stoll Street, Wyandotte'
duly approved by all the required OIL
ciaLS.
Referred to Council.
Mr. Louis Benin, Mayor
and the Council
Dear Sir:
After two weeks of ear full thought
and on the advice of Il lawyer, l am
writing you this letter in regards To
my problem. 900
On the night of February 20, 1912,
between the hours of : and y pm, my
car was removed from parking
spice by Your Police Department My
car was one Of four cars parked III the
same pnSiuiun and the only one TO De
removed 10y your Police department.
On checking this two hours later |
found ME three same cars parked IN
the same position with another car
parked where my car had been parked.
| either lost or miSlaid the license
numbers of these cars, OF would nave
furnished YOU with same.
NV car was parked between Oak
and Elm on Second for twenty mill
utt-4 while | stepped into the store to
help my wife with her packages.
was dumfOunded when | returned to
the car and found il missing, my wife
and | carrying our packages home and
[ was swearing mad and in no state
of mind To talk to no one | then walk
ed to Police Station, mad rs hell. not
wanting 10 say something | might re
gret Later | walked in the rear OF the
police. station. found my car with the
doors wide open, drove home swearing
mad. reaching on the back seat to gel
my top coat. Ii was missing. My car
hud been thoroughly ranSacked. One
S4Jm top coat and one pair of $500
bowling shoes gone.
| believe your Police Department
WAS very lax or careless in not giving
my car proper protection while it was
in their care OH their lot in the rear
of the Police Station.
| am now passing this on to you
and the Council as your problem. 1
am putting this strictly up TO you and
the Council and all | ask of you and
the Council is to be- fair and honest III
your decision. BY putting yourself in
my position. what would you dO-ask
10 be reimbursed. or forget it. | be-
IievP. due to your Police Department
not giving my car proper protection,
that | should be reimbursed the full
extent of my loss And. after fair and
honest thought. you find that have
no riiim against the city or police de-
partment and it is still my problem TO
collect rhiS claim. | will he guided nc
c0rdinglr.
Thanking You in advance for your
kind cooperation. in this matter, | re-
main
Sincerely yours,
hilbert Killing.
2SO6 Third Street,
WyandOtte, Michigan
PS. If YOU are open 10 suggestion,
would suggest that you install flood
lights in the rear Of the police station
10 help the police and prevent other
cars from being ranSacked If YOU
would stop in the rear of the station
after dark believe yOu would get
the surprise that | got.
Referred To City Attorney and Pc
Ice and Fire Commission.
Honorable Mayor and Gentlemen Of
The Common Council
City Of WYandOtte. Michigan
2GI1 Biddle Avenue
WNlndOtte. Michigan
Attention: Mayor Louis Benin
Gentlemen:
| am writing To urge Your cOOpera
ton with the DETROIT Allied Printing
Trades Council ON the question Of yOltl
city printing me members of organ
lied labor in WyandOtte have called
our attention to the fact. on several
occasions. that the official printing fOl
the city If Wyandotte is carried in a
nOt0ri"u>ly anti-IIniOn published news
paVer. which i resented very much ny
the members of organized labor
| wish to appeal To You to place this
city printing in a Union printed paper
of which there are at least two in tll,
City of WNandhOtte To clfOOSe from.
There will be a meeting of the De
tr0it Allied Printing Trades Council
next week. AMI would like very mlcf
to he in position to report to th'
Council your attitude on the question
Of placing the city printing in Il Union
published newspaper
Would Won kindly advise me ms SOOl
rs convenient IF yOur attitude
Thanking Vol | am
Very truly yours,
Walter G.. Wisdom. Secretary
Detroit Allied Printing Trades
Council
Preferred to Council.
Mr.. Lawrence j IECOur~e. City Clerl
The Mayor and Members Of the Git
Council. City Of WyandOtte
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