The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-10-30
THE CITY. COUNCIL

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Roll Call.
Present: COuncilmen Benin. Brohl,
Burke, Mason, Wagar.
Absent: Councilman Schultz.
Minutes.
Motion by Councilman Burke, sup
POI ted by Councilman Mason, that the
leading of the minutes of the last
me, ting be dispensed with and the
same stand approved as recorded.
Yeas: COuncilmen Benin, BrOhl,
Burke, Mason, Wagar.
| Nays: None.
Miscellaneous Business.
Application for renewal of junk
dealers license TO operate "a push cart
received from James Parish, rs Oak
Street.
Referred To Council.
Communication 10 City Officials:
| Gentlemen
On Monday, November =, 1912 ut Z
PM. i'll the Mt. Carmel Auditorium
the WyandOtte Democratic OrganiZa-
| ton is sponsoring u huge rally To
welcome 10 our city the nOtables of
| the Democratic Party and inasmuch
as you are elected officials and there
| fore civic minded, We extend an invi-
tatiOn To you To attend this gathering
of liberal minded people.
Sincerely,
Richard L. Kelly,
General Chairman
Received and placed ON file.
City Council
City of WyandOtte
Dear Sirs:
Tht WyandOtte Junior Chamber Of
Commerce wishes to fulfill its promise
to the people of WyandOtte and offer
to this city an air raid siren.
In accordance with our conference
held recently with Mr.. A. Payette
OCD. Director for WyandOtte, we of
fer To purchase two horsepower
raid siren To be used by the City as
an air raid siren. We will furnish the
amount necessary for the purchase of
this siren and will indicate its lOca-
ton in the downtown area as stipulat-
Ell by Mr.. Payette 1t is understood
that the responsibility for the erection
and maintenance of this siren will rest
with the city.
We urge the acceptance of this offer
rs IT commended by Mr.. Payette and
the WyandOtde Junior Chamber of
Commerce
Sincerely yours,
Paul w. GiannOla
President
WyandOtte Junior Chamber
of Commerce
Referred to Council.
Honorable Mayor and Council
City of WyandOtte
Michigan
Gentlemen:
The following is list Of the in
equalitit y in wages:
ID Frank WOjtkOwiak. Park De-
partmeN employee. did not receive
general raise of .1Oc per hour.
90 Howard Solo, Park Depart
ment. was put OH salary at last years
rate. Did not receive any raise for
this year
90 Alex Ramsey, besides work.
i'll the Sewer Department, does the
plumbing for the city While on this
work he should be paid at higher
rate.
~ Jacob Sprunk, Walter Benin
Louis Pepke and Walter Sewicki
Maintenance Department. These mt Ii
did not receive the additional .O5c pen
hour raise.
CO. The driver OH the sweeper to
receive $1.1O per hour.
90 William FarnswOrth. assistant
mechanic, now receiving the same rate
as the drivers. This rate should be-
brought up to the regular scale. Also,
while working on the night shift he
should receive an additional 05c pei
hour
(O The chief mechanic, Steve
Martin, under the new raise, will re-
ceive 1.1213c per hour. This should bt
brought up TO the regular scale.
80 Ed DeHSe and John Benarel
both receiving .75c per hour as start
ing men, while the other men under
the new raise will receive 100 PEI
hour.
In addition TO the foregoing Unequal
tiles in wages, we wish TO point Oul
that the employees in the Comfort
Station are working seven days a week
to get their 40 hours in. Arrangements
should be made to work these peOp,
eight hours a day and 40 hours per
week, according 10 the proposal.
Respectfully submitted,
stephen III. Martin
Chairman
Referred to Council.
communications and Reports from
City and Other Officials.
The Honorable Mayor and City COun
Gil. City of WyandOtte
Gentlemen:
The enclosed letter received from
MIR. Ari NJ. BesOle. Supervisor Of the
Township of Crosse lie, is self -explan
atOry and we hope that the contract
asked for can be entered into at an
early date.
Yours very truly.
Board of Police and Fire Com
miSSiOnfrS
&. J. DrOuillard, President
Referred To Insurance Committee Of
the WOrkmen'S COmlN nSatiOn Board.
City of WyandOtte
Department of Police and Fire
WyandOtte. Michigan
Attention: Mr.. C. ]. DrOuillard
Gentlemen
Your communication Of September
~, 1912 directed Ia Mr.. Randolph
I. Guest. Treasurer. was taken up at