The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1946-03-04

No. 5; and

No. 5; and
WHEREAS, the Wayne County
Board Of Supervisors. at its meeting
Of October IL, 1887, adopted q reso-
luton setting up a county sewage
system. Subsequently,
Drainage District No 5 was utilized
to serve Lincoln Park, Ecorse, Allen
Park, Riverview and portions Of
Taylor and Ecorse Townships. That
this process of tying these additional
areas on Drainage District No. 5
was installed at no expense to the
affected areas outside Of District
No. 5, the entire area, including
District No. S, being known as Unit
No. l Of the Wayne County Dis
posal System, at a cost to P. W. A.
Of Nine Hundred Eighty-One Thou
sand Dollars 1891 10000, and q
total project cost of Two Million,
One Hundred Eighty Thousand
Dollars (s2,180O0o00); and
WHEREAS. under the same reso-
luton Of October IL, 1887, Section
10.
"'"' the revenue Of said Sys-
tenn shall be determined TO in
clude and provide sufficient
funds to be paid into a con-
tingent fund from time TO time
to build up q reserve for rea-
sonable and proper improve
ments, betterments and extern
sions TO the system '"'".
And, pursuant to this resolution,
the taxpayers In District No. are
paying for District No. 5 facilities
and, In addition thereto, are paying
the same rate for sewage disposal
as those taxpayers in areas outside
Of Drainage District No. who did
not pay anything for their own
collection facilities and who use the
facilities of Drainage District No.
5, without contributing anything
toward the initial cost Of Drainage
District No. S; and
WHEREAS, the taxpayer who has
paid his taxes year after year Is
being Disseminated against by the
fact that the lands, on which the
taxpayer neglected to pay taxes. re-
verted to the state and thus auto~
matically had the drain tax can$
celled; and
WHEREAS, the Drainage System
Is under the control of the Wayne
County Drain Commissioner and
the Sewage Disposal System Is un-
der the control Of the Wayne County
Road Commissioners. thereby setting
up dual authority and thus creating
confusion to the point where the
taxpayer of District No. has no
central authority TO appeal to for
relief, except the Board Of Super
visors; and
WHEREAS, due to this confusion,
committee of the City Of Wyan-
dotte, comprising a major portion
Of District No. S. appeared before
the Drain Committee of the Wayne
County Board Of Supervisors and
representatives Of the Drain Conn
missioner and the Wayne County
Road Commissioners and, after pre-
senting their problems to said come
mittee, were advised by said CONF
mittee to make a direct appeal TO
said Wayne County Board Of SUPERB
visors; Now. Therefore
BE 1T RESOLVED, in view OF
the above circumstances, that this
Council Of the City Of Wyandotte
hereby makes an appeal to the said
Wayne County Board Of Supervisors
for relief and respectfully requests
that a determination be made on
the following basis: That the ball
ance of the payments due for CON-
Struction Of Drain District No. 5
be cancelled and that the outstand.
ing bonds be liquidated in whatever
manner the said Wayne County
Board of Supervisors shall so de-
termine And
BE 1T FURTHER RESOLVED
that the City Clerk be and he hereby
is instructed to transmit a certified
copy Of this resolution to the said
Wayne County oBard of Supervisors
at Detroit, Michigan, by certified
mail with return receipt demanded.
move the adoption Of the fore
going resolution.
Councilman Ernest B. Schultz.
Supported by Councilman Rouse.
Yeas: Councilmen Benin, BrohI,
Burke, Kelly. Schultz.
Nays: None. =
Special Order.
Mayor Benin announced that as
City Official he was pleased to
have the Boy Scouts in attendance
at the meeting. Scout Mayor Henry
Mason responded for the Scout Of
ficials, rendering the thanks Of the
Scouts to the Council and the City
Officials for their kindness. Scout
Mayor Mason then introduced hi1
fellow Scout Officials as follows:
City Assessor Pat Pyne
City Clerk David Bittker
City Treasurer Gerald Wick
Justice Of the Peace Bill Frew
Associate Justice Jack Murphy;
and
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