The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-05-08
Referred to Council.
Honorable Mayor and Council

Rega riding the resolution of April
18th pertaining to the communication
Of William L. Rutledge, Chief Of PO-
lice. regarding pistol range for the
Police Department, and referred To me,
beg to report as follows:
The plans for this range have been
drawn by this Department and tenta-
lively approved by the Police and Fire
Commission.
!'efOre any definite action is taken
hl your Honorable Body, | would sug
Gc>i that War Production Board pri-
Orily ratings be obtained, since con
siderable steel is required for said
construction.
Respectfully submitted,
f. W. Liddle,
City Engineer
Received and placed on file. copy to
hc sent to the Police and Fire Com
mission.
Report of the City Engine = Of Der
Inits issued during the month Of April
1912 and moneys collected therefor ia
the amount Of S37S9O
Received and placed on file
Copy of Minut, of Recreation Com
mission meeting held April y. 1872.
Received and placed on file.
Copy Of minutes of regular meeting
of the Police and Fire Commission
held Monday. April -, 1912
nttceived and placed on file
Copy of minutes of special meet
ing of the Municipal Service Commits
sion. held Monday. April -, 1912. at
80 o'clock pm
Received and placed on file
Recess.
RecOnvenin3
Roll Call.
Present: COuncimen Benin. Brohl
Burke, Mason. Schultz, Wagar
Absent: None.
Final Reading of Ordinances
An Ordinance providing for black
outs and air raid protection regula-
tiOns affecting the conduct of persons
firms aud corporations during black
outs and air raids; authorizing the
Mayor 10 make certain rules and reSu-
latiOnS involving the public peace.
health and safety; defining OffenseS
and prescribing penalties.
The City Of WyandOtte OrdainS:
Section 1. BlackOuts.
In order to protect life and proper
~ in the City of WyandOtte, the May
or is hereby authorized and directed
to carry out blackOut and air raid
protection measures at such times and
for such periods as are authorized or
ordered by the Army or Navy. This
authorization and power shall extend
to practice blackOuts and air raid
drills for such periods as the Mayor
shall deem appropriate or necessary,
but subject always to the order and
direction of the Army or Navy.
Section ,. BlackOut and Air Raid
Warning.
Warnings of the beginning and ter
minatiOn Of blackOut and air raid per-
iOdS shall be given throughout the
City by audible signals to be adopted
and published by the Mayor or Direc-
tor of the Office of Civilian Defense.
Section 3. Lights and IlluminatiOns
During BlaekOuts.
From the time the official air raid
signal is given, continuously, until the
all-clear signal is given thereafter, be-
tween sunset and sunrise:
(aD All lights and Examinations
outside or visible from the outside Of
any building, either through doors.
windows. SkylightS or otherwise. shall
he Immediately put out. Lights inside
any building may be kept Oh or turn
ed OH only through the use of shades.
blinds, curtains, blankets, screens.
paint, paper, cardboard or otherwise
no lighting is visible from the outside
This rule shall apply TO all buildings
of every Kind and description. includ
ing but not limited to dwellings, resi-
dences, apartments, apartment houses,
hotels, boarding houses, lodging houses
stores, office buildings. warehouses,
manufacturing Establishments, induStri-
al plants, railroad stations, schools.
churches, hospitals and other inStitu-
tiOns. The occupant of any portion Of
Il building shall be responsible for the
observance Of this provision as TO such
portion thereof as he may occupy If
one occupies an entire building, he
shall he responsible for the. ObServa-
ton of this provision as TO the whole
of such building. In case Of hotels,
office buildings, apartment houses,
lodging houses, boarding houses and
other buildings TO which the public Is
permitted or invited or as 10 any pOr-
ton of which there is a common use
by the occupants thereof, the owner,
lessee or the person or persons in
charge of the operation thereof. as the
case may he, shall be responsible for
the observance of this provision as TO
all portions of the building 10 which
the public is permitted or invited or as
la which there is a common u.s. by
the occupants thereof. In the case Of
vacant or unOccupied buildings or va
cant or umOccupied portions Of build
ingS, the owner, lessee or the person or
persons in charge thereof shall he re-
>pOnSfble for the observance Of this
provision with respect TO such vacant
building or vacant portions thereof, as
the case may he. rs he shall own, lease
nr have in his charge.
(b) No door, window or other exit
and apertureS shall be opened. if the
opening of the same will allow light
la be visible from the outside
tcl All lights on any <Slgn Dill
board, pier or other similar structure
shall be immediately put out and kept
out. The owner, lessee or the person or
persons i'm charge Of the operation Of
such sign. billboard. pier. bridge or
other similar structure as the case
mas he shall be responsible for the 0b
Servance Of this provision.