The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-05-28
Continued from Thursday


To the Honorable
The Mayor and Council
City of Wyandotte
Gentlemen:
1t is a well known fact in the
real estate appraisal field, that
when the last nail is driven and the
house is completed, that 1t imme-
diately begins to depreciate and
grow old; that when certain area
becomes more than fifty per cent
built, provided it has proper re-
strictions, it takes on a fairly def
mite character and 1t also begins
to grow old; that when a town or
city is developed beyond fifty per
cent, it also begins to grow obsolete
and old.
Much work has been accomplish
ed on a coming map for the pro-
posed coming of the City of Wyan-
dotte. On examination of proper
ties suitable for residential expan-
sion, we find that the City of Wy
andotte. inside its present bounda-
ries, is approximately seventy per
cent built; that its development is
not uniform but of a scattered ma
ture, and that there now exists a
very definite shortage of good res
idential areas to provide for future
expansion, and that no single va
cant area is large enough in itself
to plan high class residential sec
ton.
Wyandotte has been very fortu-
nate in the fact that most of our
homes are privately owned and
have been fairly well maintained.
We, therefore, do not at the pres
ent time have any area that even
tends toward a slum district. How
ever, it is my opinion that Wyan-
dotte is at the danger point of be-
ginning to become obsolete, an old
town from the standpoint of lack of
room to expand for new residential
development. I feel, therefore, that
it is the time to give serious
thought TO the expansion of our
boundaries.
I think it is generally understood
that the only way Wyandotte can
expand is to the west in the area
between Old Goddard Road and
Pennsylvania Avenue, west of Fort
street. At the present time this
area is partially eveloped with a
good class of residential structures.
A new six room school has just
been completed near the center of
this area.
I feel that Wyandotte should take
steps to acquire a portion of this
area west to boundary that would
be agreeable to all concerned.
To that particular area Wyan-
dotte could offer the services of a
complete city, such as adequate
school facilities, police protection,
fire protection that would reduce
rates for fire insurance better than
one half of their present cost, gar
bage collection, cheaper electricity,
street and alley care, and all those
things that go along with a well
established and well financed city.
Having this additional area, Wy
andotte then could more adequately
and intelligently zone for the pro-
lection of character and habita-
ton of all this property.
For the above reasons, and for
many more reasons Of mutual BEN
eft, I recommend that the neces.
Sary steps be taken and the neces-
sary program provided, so that
this annexation might presently be-
come reality.
Respectfully,
Harry G. Rouse,
Councilman
Referred to Council.
To the Honorable
The Mayor and Council
City of Wyandotte
Gentlemen:
To the Honorable
The Mayor and Council
City of Wyandotte
At a meeting of the Workmen's
Compensation Board held under
date of May II, 1945, upon the rec
concentration of the writer, the
following motion was made, sup
ported and carried:
g. that the secretary be and
he hereby is directed to invest the
sum of 100000 in United States
Government bonds, during the cur
rent bond drive, and to place such
bonds in the City of Wyandotte
Compensation vestment Ac-
count"
May We have your approval of
this transaction.