The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-04-26

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1920 of the children were found
to obey patrol boys, 899d obeyed q
police officer and only 65.51o obeyed
traffic signal. 1t is known that
high school students are exception
ally prone to disregard any type of
crossing control. If such were the
practice at this location with a
traffic signal, motorists would ex-
pect the right of way on the green
signal, and would not be expecting
pedestrians to cross in front of them.
This would be a more dangerous
condition than having no light and
permitting both pedestrians and
motorists to watch for their own
safety.
For this reason it is inadvisable
to install traffic signals unless traf-
fic is so heavy that crossing the road
is difficult without them. Traffic on
Eureka is>hot that heavy. The num-
Der OF vehicles between 800 A. M.
and 800 A. M. is 206 and between
800 P. M. and 400 P. M. it is 385
by our latest 1915 count, and our
observers found no time when it
was difficult for a pedestrian to
cross through traffic.
In 1941 the County Road Com
mission installed a school signal for
Wyandotte at Eureka and 18th st.
The city now operates this signal
all day long. We have observed that
the children pay no attention to it
and cross at any point in two or
three blocks. Many motorists also
have been observed running through
the red light because they see no
traffic from the 18th Street side.
In 1914 there was one pedestrian
accident at this location which in
volved school child who was
crossing 120 feet west of 18th street.
There are no school patrol boys
and no police officer to help these
children across Eureka at this
signal. 1t is quite possible that the
operation of signal at the high
school would be similar to this one
at Eureka and 18th Street. This
signal should be operated only when
children go to and from school, and
should have the additional control
of police officer or patrol boys, or
the signal should be moved al
together.
1t is our sincere belief that traf-
fic signals should not be installed
as requested, at least for the present,
or until all other proposed mea-
sureS, such as street lights and the
removal of parking have been car
ried out and until it is demon
Strated that traffic signals are a
necessary addition to those mea-
sureS.
Yours very truly,
Board of Wayne County Road
Commissioners,
Prescott G.. Brown, Chairman
Michael j. O'Brien,
Commissioner
Referred to
Traffic Committee
The Honorable
Mayor and City Council
City of Wyandotte
Gentlemen:
This is to inform you that an
election Of officers was held at the
meeting of the Board of Police and
Fire Commissioners, resulting as
follows:
Fred s. Harrington, Jr., President
Jerry j. Dembeck, Vice President
Duane Dewitt, Secretary
Yours very truly,
Board of Police and Fire
commissioners,
Fred s. Harrington, Jr.
President
Received and placed on file.
The Honorable
Mayor and City Council
City of Wyandotte
Gentlemen:
At the regular meeting of the
Board of Police and Fire Commits
sioners held on April %, 1945, Chief
Lilienthal recommended that Sec
ton I Of the Dog Ordinance be re-
vised. That is, the part pertaining
to the provision where dog owners
shall have their dogs vaccinated
or immunized before a license is
issued.
The reason this recommendation
was made is that at the present
time there are thousands of dogs
running at large and he believes
If that section of the Ordinance re-
ferred to, is stricken, owners of dogs
will be more apt to comply with
the ordinance and obtain license
During the year 1914 only 2S7 dog
licenses were issued.
The Chiefs recommendation was
approved by the Board and we re-
specially request your Honorable
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