The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1943-01-01


MI EdmundsOn, City Manager OF
Pontiac, was opposed 10 a.,thlLg that
would injure cUmmuter service be-
tween Pontiac and Detroit.
The Highland Park City Attorney
recommended uniformity of urdln
dnces III the Metropolitan Area rela-
1--WE To speeds
Mr.. Mcpherson. attorney for the
Grand Trunk, opposed the speed mi
Iai4Dn ordinance and quoted stat. ics
10 show that most accidents in I'm
iramck involved slow moving tr. =.
some 80 per cent being with trains ..,.-
tween standing and 10 miles per no.
lie quoted from Supreme COurl (,
FlSinn. saying IN part Railroads nc,
protection from automobiles He ais +,
quoted Interstate Commerce Commits
son reports show a large percentas,
"i accidents involved slow moving
trains
The Michigan Public Service Com
mission was represented by It's chair
imam, Mr.. Pierce. He stated Lansing
recently passed 40 mile ordinance
ana Flint a 81 mile ordinance He
sand these cities dO not attempt To
make the streets safe for reckless
drivers but consider their responsibility
1" ne the greatest good for the great
80 number Of people. He also said il
Was The duty of The municipality 10
protect its citizens. also that in every
accident the human element was in
VOIved
Mr.. Lytel, director and Mr.. Nixon,
assistant director of the Regional Of
TIce Of Defense Transportation, from
cleveland. were in attendance. Mr..
..ytel objected 10 slowing trains. He
hODed that nothing would be done tO
.lierfere with transportation ut the
resent time due 10 the necessity, for
large material and troop movements.
lie further stated that safety was a
.clatlve proposition and that al the
present time national Sdfety i vital
point and nothing should Uh>truct the
national emergency.
Mr.. Pierce Of the Michigan Public
Safety Commission then said that their
commission had no control over speed.
IL was his Opiniun that there was no
need for speed restriction and that
flasher lights were adequate. He stat
eel his commission had no authority
Ia order gates and requested that the
commission be given more authority
nv the Legislature. Detroit has al
ready petitiOned the Legislature to
enact such legislation. An amendment
10 this effect will be presented at the
next session. He further stated that
he will recommend lights and short
arm gates at particularly dangerous
crossings and that there were no acct
dents in Michigan where these gates
were used.
Respectfully submitted.
F. W Liddle, City Engineer.
Received and placed on file.
To the
Honorable Mayor and Council
City
Gentlemen:
| have been unable To conclude sat
ISfactOry arrangements TO acquire the
south 80 feet of Lot II Of Assessors
Plat No. 3 for the opening Of 9th ST.
10 the north service drive at the Eur
cka Viaduct.
recommend that the City Attorney
he authorized TO initiate cOndemna-
lion proceedings TO acquire the same.
Respectfully submitted,
F. w. Liddle,
City Engineer
Referred To Council.
To the
Honorable Mayor and Council
City
Gentlemen:
Attached please find duplicate cop
les Of a memo Of agreement between
the Huron Farms Company and the
City OF Wyandotte.
This agreement covers R-W for
street purposes, across the lands OF
the Huron Farms Company. just north
of Eureka. for the purpose OF con-
Meeting the north service drive ut the
FAtreka Avenue Grade Separation with
the end Of 9th Street at Eureka.
This agreement has been examined
and approved by Frederick j. Gartner.
City Attorney, and i respectfully re-
uuest your approval and our authOri-
zation for the Mayor and City Clerk
to sign same on behalf Of the city.
The photOstatic copy Of the map Of
The R-W is attached to the agree
ment
Should this agreement meet with
YOUR approval / will obtain the sig
nature of the party OF the first part
and return one copy Of the concluded
agreement to the City Clerk for our
permanent files
Respectfully submitted.
+. W. Liddle,
City Engineer.
referred to Council.
Report OF fines, fees and costs col
lec-ted in amount Of $51I or. etc. as
prepared nv the Court Clerk Of the
Municipal Court for the month OF
November.
Received and placed on file.
Report OF Acting Treasurer for the
Wyandotte General Hospital for the
month ending November 30. 1912.
Received and placed on file.
Copies Of minutes Of meetings Of the
Police and Fire Commission. held re-
Spectively November y. December
and December 81. 1912.
Received and placed on file.
Copy of minutes Of meeting OF the
Municipal Service Commission. held
Ilprember q. 1912.
Received and placed on file.
statement Of cash and bank funds
md budget appropriations for the
month Of November and also for the
period from October 1. 1912 To NOvenl-
Der 90 1912. submitted by the City