The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-01-02
ANDOTTE IS
ORGANIZED FOR
ANY AIR RAIDS

against air raids by the enemy should
any oocur. a meeting was hyld some
time ago called To coordinate The
work OF the various city departments.
with councilman Ford Wagar. chair
inan, presiding. Present Were Mayor
Louis W. Behln. the cOunCilmen, re-
i'rese1liativeS Of the Police and Fire
commission, the Municipal Service
commission, Public Welfare Commits
sion. Boar d of Health. various other
deTnrtme MS Of the city government.
Charles NeStOr of the Michigan Tn
employment Commission, and Richa ri
itengle of the Council of Social ASen-
CieS
The differs mt officials were question
ed as 10 what defense measures had
already been taken. OF would be tax
tn.
Assistant Police Chief Lilienthal
was inS ructed TO arrange for first aid
trimming for all police officers.
The assistant chief Of the fire de
ilartinent offered to aid in the inStruc-
ton or first aid course for the pO-
lice. He alSo made recommendation as
TO the installation IF extra fire call
signal boxes. and was asked by Coun-
Gilman Wagar to make IA survey for
such boxes and report to he Council
lie asked that the eligible list for
hremens civil service be- selected aS
volunteers for training. Sand bags he
said. had been arranged for the fire
dtpar .dnent itself. He recommended
the purchase OF spray pumps for
homes with spray noZzleS to be'attach-
cd 70 them, stating that incendiary
bombs could be extinguiShed only 10y
Il fine spray; that it would be danger
Gus To pour any volume Of wafer ON
such bOmbs. lie added that the most
effective method Of extipglIishing such
i,O1DbS was by meas on sand and 4
slow spray of water.
Councilman BrOhl here recommend
ID that the committee. through an ed
Irrational campaign and newspaper
pubhcity, induce the people to secure
spray nozzles to be attached To gar den
hoses and connected in Easements.
ready for use. He also suggested that
homes be equipped with Sandbags. The
fire chief then stated that every home
should he equipped with at least 100
feet f garden hose with spray nozzle
attached and ready for uSe at all
times
Superintendent Hoyt Z. Allen re-
ported The activities Of the Municipal
Servife Commission in the interest of
civilian defense.
MIR Allen stated they had met with
rpresen nrlives of the Michigan AlkaG
Company power division and their pc
lice and fire departments in joint
meeting with the city Of WgslndOtle
police and fire departmt ntS. The con
struction 0f fence had been cOIstd-
cred and watchmen placed, with the
aid OF the police department. over the
distribution system Of both light and
power. and the Commission had re-
dueSted that the police depa rtment
train officers for them who would be
placed On the Municipal Service Com
mission payrolls.
The Commission further recon-
nlended he purchase and insta Nation
VI Il siren, ii the Council 80 desires,
and sidaltd that the Commission would
pay for SfIne The fire chief recon-
mended that ans sirens purchased be
IL a differ MT tome than those regular
~ USED by The Police and fire depart
InentS. 81 as to avoid confusion among
tic SNIlLtilS III Ease vi AaAA OAeAAN&@>ss
Chairman Wagar asked Mr.. Alien
for details rtga riang their plans Tor
fence
La Allen reported that he had con
suited Eber.s Brothers Company, al
joining pr,Serty owners. and had re-
uutstfl permission TO enclose within
this fence yinewo0d avenue TO the De
irOit river from Van AfStyne OOule-
ward and also Poplar street from Van
'Atstyhe boulevard to the river, on the
other side Of the Municipal Service
pariment property
Upon request the city attorney ruled
that this could be done temporarily, Or
during the emergency. but Snch per
mission could not be given TO close the
streets otherwise
The Commission was then reQuesteo
by Chairman Wagar TO give attdf; ION
al study To this matter and report
bick 10 the committee its wishes.
Pol ice Commissioner DrOuihard ask
ia If any provision had teen mace
for the Installation of flood lights 0y'
er the river and on plant property.
Mr. AAlen reported IL would be very
difficult TO purchase flood lights at
this time Chairman Wagar thought
perhaps the flood lights heretofore
used al the tase ball fields ard tennis
courts. under the supervision OF the
Recrea ton Des,a rtment might be ar
rsuSFd for. aud added that he NwOuh
contact the Recreation department
snd secure. if possible. the Use Ut ihese
flood lights.
,Gsy6nment Aid to Safeguard
Water Supply =.
City Attorney Gartner then asked
what action had been taken to pr6tsct
the intake OF the water system M.
Allen stated the Commission had gifen
considerable thought TO this matter
.snd that they had asked the sove<p-
mrnt To increase the Coast Guard ba-
frol. which has tseen done. He stated
thai the Cove rnmeu: had been furhiShs
"a maps aud Diagrams showing the idi
cation Of the intake supply for ths
water system snd for he protection
- the river frontage Of>the plant.