The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-10-23
Yours very truly,
10urS very truly,
Henry A. Girardin, Secretary
Depa rtment Of Municipal Service

Resolution by Commissioner W. Leo
Catalan
Whereas it has been represented 10
us, in communication from the gu
perintendent' of this Department %
even date that the WyandOtte Water
System is the logical and economical
source of water for the Township oil
Crosse lie, the Village of RiverNle"
and the Village of Trenton, if il should
desire our water, and that an estimat-
ed expenditure IF $1I5,0O0.00 our wa
ter system could be sufficiently enlarS
ed To meet the needs of this City al"
the above mentioned municipalities
and to provide a satisfactory and SAT-
supply of water, and
Whereas the proposed extension al
| the Detroit Water System. 10 be- it
frayed by Federal funds at an c>fi-
mated cost of 81 .O69, 10000 j. an in
| necessary and waSteful expenditure
and use Of public funds and criiica
war materials ut this time. therefore
be il
Resolved by the Municipal Service
Commission of the City of Wyandoii'
| that we adopt said communication ol
the Superintendent of the D2pdrIlnela
and its conclusions.
Resolved further that a prOtc>l be
| lodged with the War Production Board
| and such other Federal Agencies IL
| are involved. against the construction
| of the Detroit project, SO-called. II "a
| unnecessary and wasteful expenditure
and use of public funds and critical
| materials in war time
Resolved Further that the proper
| authorities be requested TO grant the
| application of this Commission Ia the
| Defense Public Works Agency for ala
in the enlargement of our filtration
plant and the extension of our wafer
intake as prayed.
lResOlved Further that copies of this
| resolution and of the Superintendent :
letter be mailed to the War prOduc-
| ton Board, the Defense Public Works
| Agency, the Federal Security Office
| our Senators. Congressman, and the
Council of the City Of Wyandotte.
| move the adoption of the fOresO-
ing resolution.
Commissioner W. Leo Catalan.
Seconded by Commissioner William
+. Engfehr.
Yeas: Commissioners Catalan, Eng
fehr, Garner. SOmheil
Nays: None.
Received and placed on file.
Mr.. Lawrence j. IACOurse
City Clerk
WyandOtte. Michigan
Dear Sir:
Upon recommendation of Mr.. W.
Hugh Williams. attorney, and author
izatiOn by the Board of Education of
the School District of the City of Wy
andOtte. | am herewith submitting an
Affidavit of Claim" making a for
NAL demand upon the City of Wyan
dOtte for the repayment of the sum
of $2O,10S.O6.
Yours very truly,
Board of Education
Mildred f. Mielkie, Secretary
Referred to City Attorney.
Affidavit of Claim
STATE OF MICHIGAN, County of
Wayne-ss.
Mildred Mielkie, being first duly
sworn. depOseS and says as follows:
]. That she is the Secretary of the
Board of Education of the School Dis
trict of WyandOtte, municipal cor
pOratiOn organized and existing under
the laws Of the State Of Michigan
=. That she makes this affidavit
for and in behalf of the School Dis
trict of the City of WyandOtte under
direction of the Board of Education
3. That on or about February l3
1912 John Il. McWhirter, then City
Treasurer, drew a check in favor ..
the Board of Education of the School
District for current school taxes col
lected in the amount of Fifty-seven
thousand five hundred $50 10000
dollars.
4. That Oh or about the same day
said John Il. McWhirter deposited
Thirty-five thousand ($35, 100000 dol
lars of the foregoing check in the
Board of Education funds and depOs
tied the balance Of Twenty-Five thou
sand five-hundred (x22.jOOOOD dollars
i'll the delinquent tax account of the
City of WyandOtte.
>. That subsequently on May %
1912 the said John T. McWhirter
made IL deposit To the account of the
Board of Education in the amount of
Twelvc-thOuSand five-hundred (S12.-
10000 dollars leaving current short
age III the Board of Education ac-
counts of Ten thousand $4,000. OOy
dollars.
u. That ii appears by audit of the
books that of this Twelve thousand
five hundred t$12. :OOOOJ dollars de-
pOsit. Ten thousand one hundred eight
dollars and eight cents $50. los. OSI
was State School Aid check which
was an asset and receivable i'm any
instance and should not have been 40
deposited as an item Of current tax
collections
Z. That the account of the School
District of the City of Wyandotte is
short the sums of Ten thousand dol
lars t$lO.WO.OO and Ten thousand
one hundred eight dollars and eight
cents t$lO.1OS.0SD. total Twenty thou
sand one Numbered eight dollars and
eight cents ($2O,10S.OSl, which amount
was wrongfully. illegally and impro-
perry credited by the said John T..
McWhirter To the delinquent tax ac-
count OF the City of Wyandotta 70
make up certain shortages OF he Civ
treasurer In that particular account.
=. Wherefore your deponen.. nv
direction OF the Board Of Educa.i ton OF
the City Of WyandOtte harou,ith ,,,ts