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BOARD OF EDUCATION
Official Proceedings
December 4, 1939.
A rigulur meeting of the IGurd <rf
ixfejcution of the City of Wyandotte
was 'held in the General Office of tlx*
iUs-sevelt High School on Monday. De
cember 4, The me»«ing was ciHed
to order by the president, Win. A
Marsh at 7 :40 I*. M. There were pne
s» i»t: Tniste**s Bhxk, Kaiash. Mn .sh
*m«l Steele. Absent: Trustees Horn . *
*«r, Johnson and Tucker.
Tnuwtee Kaiash moved tJuit the ni. •
'it«* of lix-reguLar meeting <rf Novel.
<H- r 29, 1939 Ik* approved as records.
Trustee Block secmnled the motion
Ayes: Trustees Bl<* k. KaUinh.
Marsh and St4*ele.
Nays: None.
The ns.turn w«is carried.
Trustee Tinker arrival at this tiuie.
Estimate No. 10 from Peter Kddy on
'lk McKinley Schixil Project, Docket
No. 1488-F wa> received.
Tnislee 111 <«*Jv moved that Estimate
No. 10 from Peter Kddy on tihe Me
Kinlej’ School Project in the amount of
>4.7!<7 31 lx* approved for payment.
lYustee Tucker seconded the motion.
Ayes: Tpusiett Block, Kalash.
Marsh, Steele and Tucker.
Nays: None.
Tb« motion was carried.
Estimate No. 9 from U. W. Burke
« <*tnpany on the McKinley School Pro
je<*t, Docket No. 14SS-F was received.
Trustee Tucker moved that Estimate
No. 9 from O. IV. Burke C'ompany on
the McKinley School Project in tihe
amount cf $12,087.31 he approved for
I nay meat.
Trustee Block seconded the motion.
Ayes: Trustees. Bl*e k, lvoJash.
Marnh, Steele and Tucker.
Nays: None.
The motion was carried.
Estimate from C. It. Jensen, Archi
lact, McKinley &4i<h>l Project, Docket
No. 1488 F in the amount of $280.08
*as received.
Trustee BUx*k moved that the Esti*
mate from Cl It. Jensen in tihe amount
of S2BOBB be approved for payment.
Trustee Tucker set-ended tin* motion.
Ay<«: Trustees Block, Kaiash,
Marsh, Steele and Tinker.
Nays: None.
Tlu* motion was carried.
Mr. C. K. Jensen, Architect, reported
on the satisfactory completion of re
building the chimney at the Woodruff
s<4ux>l by the OiNtcxlir Alphons Chim-
Construction Gunpany. and rewm
tnended final approval.
Trustee BHu-k moved tliat the report
of Architect i\ R. Jensen, and its ap
proval thereof la* ao epted and placed
on file.
Trustee 'Pucker somtltd the luotiou.
Ayes: Trustee* Block, Kalash.
Marsh. Steele and Tucker.
None.
The motion was carried.
A statement in tin* amount of $291.43
was received from C. K. Jensen, Archi
tect, for plans, sprifk'sitiuus and su
jxrvision for rebuilding the chimney
at the Woixlruff School and tlie light
ning: md contract at tin* Wmxlruff uud
Kixisevelt High Schools.
Trustee Block moved that tin* state
nx*i>t from Cl K. Jensen, Architect, for
plans, specif kcut ions ami supervision
for rebuilding the chimney at the
Woodruff s><honl and tlu* lightning rod
contract ut the \V«xxtruff and Root**
vHf High Schools in the amount *A
$201.46 he approved for jiaymcni.
'Prustce Tucker seconded the motion.
Ayes: Trustees Block, Kalatti.
Marsh. Steele him) Tucker.
Nays: None.
The motion was curried.
The Bilks and A<-counts were read.
Authorization Slw*e4s No. 104-5-0.
Wyandotte Savings Bank,
A«vt. No 3 1,999.99
Wyandotte Savings Bunk,
.\«vt. No. IT 0.85
s« nri-Monthly Pay Hull 3,795.45
4.802.30
This is to certify that the above
vt inhers amounting to $4,8A*2..3A> have
la*en examined; that the articles or
services calk'd for hove been received;
that price* and coin|m tat ions are cor
rect : that all invoices, receiving u«-
tiees and sup|>orting data are attadieii
him) in order, ami that the pn»ix*r ac
count* have been charged.
The Treasurer is lieri*by authorized
lo pay the above vouchers.
Win. A. Marsh.
I’rexidcwf.
Arthur E. Paisley,
Secretary.
Acme Camera Com puny 13.90
Edwin Allen Co. 39 44
Pocket aux Bro*. to. 73.95
B<*ok Wix*k Headipiarters __ 3.23
Pept Agriculture & Inspec
tion - 3.00
Tlx* iNTroit News Company 79.30
Hilsbee-IJi*bman Co. 21.40
A. B. l>i»k Co. 58.49
Eberts Bros. <N*. 378.39
Gaylord Brow. I no. .08
The Gregg Publishing Co. 17.91
The Charles P. Marketr I’ness 58.53
J. P. Haven 44.50
Houghton Mifflin ('•». H 3.38
U»J> Irvine 3.90
Jihuwon Service A*o. 24^i4
The Jnuior l.ltefary tiuilil ’J3.00
Miller Pnxln«*s C«*. 7.50
M.chiguu AYiin*leil fMukireii
A V>mmlssl<m 8.00
A ’lias. E. Snell 25.00
M- ik AJn*en Studios
New Yi»rk Central H. K. Co. _ 1.01
Itaiiw.ty Express Agency 2.13
silver Bnrdetl Co. 11.05
Triangle Bookbinding Co. 13.93
Henry Schwartz 114.80
The Willis Musk* Co. 18.12
Work! Bo.* Co. 5.13
E. A. Wright Co. 88.56
He»»j. N. Saidiom & Co. 3.t®
W. W. Norton A Co.. Inc. 12.3§
Samuel Frvjx-h 2.76
Ameridin Library Axaucialkm 4J®
Bcertmr. A
Fr*sl Howartih t'o. . 10.38
\ ..at:d.»tie Paint 17odu<*t> Co, 19.45
i a-. A. StMinger A>». 38.04
V.’:»genv<x*»il A Go. 33.03
ft. ghton Mlffflin Ci». 25.01
ltadio S|Hs-iakticx Co. 1.16
National ParejM Teacher Mug
ixtne . 4.00
J htiM ManviUe Sales Corp. 1.37
Ameriian B.x»k Co. 11.93
\ lover lx*af Freight Lines .SS
Coon IWisxer Co. IH.3S
a inn A Company 17.70
J. 1V llaven 19.54
Vm. K. Middle we A Co. 6.97
Pontiac Motor Division 78.06
Joaeph T. Ryeraon A Sou, Inc. 10.11
University of Michigan 23 78
(Yty of W'yundotte Engineer
ing 1 121.80
iwxkl. Mead A Ox, Inc. 45.37
F. W. Faxon Co. 5.06
IQarcourt Bra<*e A Co. 36.18
S S. Krwge Go. 2.82
Little Brown A Co. 20.47
Ix>throp, liee it Shepard Co.- 4.97
school Arts Magazine 10.35
«kty cf Wyajulotte Mnniidiwl
Servkv Comm. 77.00
it*liig.i i Cousofiilatisl Gas
Co. -* 17.11
;i hi Bakery 49.44
L.iiCe Br *i. 18.3,'t
i*.. *y Valley Cheese Co. 15.69
I» 4rt.it Biscuit 00. 5.40
D*x.in River I<*e Cream Co. 113.45
Famous Food*. Im*. 18.80
I lie Globe Pajx?r Go. 5.38
S. GHiinpert 00., Inc. 2439
Jolmwon Creanmry' 108.18
JeJvse Kreger Market 38.91
Francis 11. I-icggett A Ox 33.13
Ixxise-Wiles Biscuit Co. 4.88
Admn Mattern 44.32
Paradise Foods 00. 189
11. C. Vick Ox 40.30
Ruth Slater, Petty Cash, Gbif
etcria 17.77
Alphous Custodis Chimney
Const. Co. 2,680 00
lt<rl»crl Drysdale 8.90
Wyaudotte General
H:cgJiiau Koilak Stores, Inc. _ 27214
Edgar T. Ward's Sons <V>. 23JH9
W’illiatnson Go. 215249
tieorge T Reymdds 120.90
Gwen Frustic 73.00
Bond A Hungerford 30.00
Peter Eddy 4,797.31
O. \V. Burke Co. 12.087.31
C. It. Jensen 280.08
G. R. Jensen 201.45
23,452.43
This is to certify that the above
vk/wtiers aimsmting to $23,462.43 have
been examiuod; that the article or
services called for have been received;
that prices and compu tat ions are cor
rect; that all invoices, receiving no
tices and supporting data are attached
and in order, aud that the proper ac
counts have been charged.
The Treasurer ia hereby authorized
to pay the above voucher.
Wm. A. Marsh.
President.
Arthur E. Raidey.
Secretary.
Trustee Rl<x*k moved that the Bills
be approved ami that the Treasurer
be authorized to draw’ wurrants on the
punier funds for the payment of same.
Trihdee Tucker seronded the modem.
Ayes: lYustees Block. Kalawh,
Marsh, SteiMe ami Tucker.
Nays: None.
The motion was carried.
A commuiucation from C. R. Jeikx»n
was receivetl. retsHiHnemldng change
orders in <smu**cti«m with Uhe O. W.
Burke Company, Contract No. 1, Me-
KLndey Elementary Sclhx>l, Project
Dixket No. 1488-F.
TruKti-e Block moveil the adoption of
the follow'ing resolution:
Be It Rest»Ked bv the Sihool I>is
triit of the City of Wyandotte, State
of Michigan as follows:
1. That it is deemed advisable and
for tile best imereat of said Srfiool
District that the contract between the
said S«*lnx>l District and O. IV. Burke
Company, flie ContrjiHor. covering
work on the jiroject of s*aid S4-h4X*l
Di*»tri<*t. he Hiangeil in the following
respects:
Item N»\ I—Quotation rm-eived frmn
f». W. Burke CAHiipuny datixl 3-8-3t> for
a $223.9t> erixlit for puntmsing slate
biackhoanl from the Bfianl of Educa
tion.
Item No. *2 —Annotation reieiveii from
u. W. Burke Company ihiled 3-13-30
for instaHing Mflignaiite glass and
tiansoni bars* iu four Auditorium win
dows amounting to an addition of
$29*2.50.
1 tun No. 3 Ajuolation from O. W.
Burke (kit.eil 7-182U> fiir
changing the wire from monel wire as
sixcified to zinc coated wire and plas
tering spin e at jamlis <jf all windows
where wood molding was omlttixi
amounting to a credit of $129.0<V
ltism No. 4 —Quotation friup O. W.
Burke 4Viniuiiy datetl 11-21-30 for
making changes in <mr|»*nier WMtk
wlihh itu'lndes of several
<a hi nets, furnishing extra door be
tween Temhers* Rest Room No. 197
and Waiting Riooiu N<*. 198. furnishing
key board and bulletin board iu Hmnn
No. 198. furnishing and installing trim
for blin k ls»ar«ls and cork board* at
west wall of Art Room and changing
>.»*♦*! vent door fn in metal to wood in
Kitclmu for an addillotgil amount of
$113.99.
Item No 3—Quotati*f» from O. W.
Burke ANwnpuny d>ated 11-21-3lt for
Boiler Rmjm changes retired to raise
fh*or above presx-nt sewer. This work
was done <«i a Aim* and moterial bod*,
all |>ay rolls ami material has bi*en
heckl’d on ttiix work by Mr. George
Reynolds amounting to an addition of
$382.12.
Item No. 8- Qiw>tatkxi re<*eived fti»m
II \x* Burke Company dated 11-21-39
for changes in sidewalks as per our
revised drawings dated UVIB-39 and
agT(*ement with A’oiuraiior relative to
presoxt sidewulks amounting to an ad
dition of $314.16.
Add Deduct
Item No. 1 $225.90
No. 2 $202.50
No. » 12f».90
No. 4 115.00
No. 5 383.12
No. 6 314.18
$1,194.78 $354.00
$ 750.78
Net :»d<litU»n to Contract
2. j That H is hereby determined tbm
all the ilata mn-eSMiry to obtain a
end intcHigent bid.
whi«h data, preiwired and assembled
by tl R. Jeusen, Architect are reforri*d
herein and made a pjirt herei*f. were
pn«ix*ily xiihmitteil to sai<l AAmtniclor
with a reiiue*n th«t such contractor
'xluart a to said School IHk
rrh-A covering *•<•!» cliange.
3. That the proposil of .said AVxi
traetor. a c*.n»y »»f which K hereto at
tc.ched. and made a p«rt hereof. n>
make >he said cluioge aud accept th“re-
C»r an in reaxi* in rhe omtraet price
«*f $730 78 be. and the siinx* is hereby
acc«i>te<l for and in bcflialf <>f sahl
S<4rc*»l District.
1. Tluvt mwh ao*e|»tance of the
Contractor's .«hnil be in full
force and effect when a certified copy
cf this resolution in sent to the Con
tractor by the Architect of the said
School district, and not until then.
Triutee Kalaeh seconded the motion.
Ayes: Trustees Block, Kalash,
Mandi, Steele and Tucker.
Nays: None.
The motion was carried.
Trustee Steele moved that the secre
tary be instructed to write a letter of
a>j>pre<nation to the Michigan Alkali
A’«nn|wuy, for the partial payment of
their «dhool taxes for 1939 in the
amount rtf $20,000.00.
Trustee Tucker seconded the motion.
Aye*: Trindees Block, KaJaah,
Mar*h, Steele and Tucker.
Nays: None.
The motion was carried.
The committee appointed for the sel
ection of the lighting fixtures for the
McKinley School reported that after
making tetts of the different types of
llghtin"* they wonld recommend that
lights as specified in the original spe
cifications be installed.
Trustee Block movi-d bo adjourn.
lYu.stee Kniaish secondixl the motion.
Ayes: Trustees Block, Kahtsh,
Marsh. Steele and Tun-ker.
Nays: None.
The motion was carried.
ARTHUR E BAISLEY.
Secretary.
What to Do
BY PHYLUS BELMONT
.-M..,—,, ■■ —-
1 V
\Af HEN a boy insists on telling a
* * girl about his many other girl
friends, what can you say to show
you aren’t interested, without seem
ing to appear rude? MARGERY.
Answer—What a lot of brushing
up his manners need! He’s trying to
make an impression, of course,
when he’s really just “building him
self up to an awful letdown," as one
of the song hits puts it. Who wants
to hear about all the other girls in
his life! If he were smart he’d cen
ter all his attention on the girl he’s
with, making her feel that she’s the
most interesting and attractive girl
to him. So you can either appear
bored or avoid making dates with
him in the future. You might even
express surprise that anyone so
much in demand has any time avail
able in which you would be inter
ested.
Phyllis Belmont.—WNU Service.
ArtJjrtr'jf Jfjk
eLOTtiful
OR.- IF YOURS ISNT "PROOFED*
YOU RAN GET 17 F/W FOR
A SMAU SUM.
k.i ii I
Bell Syndicate—WNl* Service.
A Tall Tail’
JAPANESE FOWL. Pictured
here is a chobikei. a fowl raised is
Japan. The bird has a tail 15 feet
long. This particular specimen ie
one of the exhibits from all ore*
the world shown at the World Poul
try Congress in Cleveland.
»
THE CITY COUNCIL
Official Proceedings
Wyandotte, Mich., Dec. 5, 1939.
Regular session of tlhe Council of
the City of Wyandotte, the Honorable
Mayor T. A. Davis, presiding.
Roll Call.
Present: CouutiUnen George Behm,
' Ix>uix Behm, Brohl, Mason, Wagar,
Wagner.
Absent: None.
Minutes.
Motion, by Councilman Louis Beltm,
supported by Councilman George Behm
that the reading of the minutes of the
last meeting be dispensed with au*l the
same stand approved as recorded.
Yeas: Ooun-oilmen George Behm.
Louis Itehm, I’robL Mason, Wagar,
Wagner.
Nays: None.
Opening of Bids.
Bids were received for the furnish
ing of four new 19-k> Tudor cars for
use in the Police Department of the
City of Wyandotte.
From George E. Genthe, for four
police cars, as per specifications for
the sum of $3,300.00, dess allowance
of £2,315.00 on 1939 Ford Curs, leav
ing a hula nee of $985.00 on four 1940
Plymouth Road King 2 door touring
cars.
Fruni Pardo Auto Sales, for four
police cars, as per specification*, for
the sum us $3,043.70, less allowance on
1930 Ford Gars of $1,900.00, leaving a
balance of $1,083.70 for the new <ws.
Fn.m Down ltiver Chevrolet, for
four 1940 Chevrolet Master *Bs’ Town
Sedans, as i>er .spacif the
sum of $2,597.1.*), !<*>** an allowsnee for
four 1939 Ford V S Tudors of $1,450.-
15. ltaviug a balance of $1,147.00.'^“
All bids referred! to Council.
Miscellaneous Business.
Honorable Mayor aud Council,
Wyandotte. Michigan.
Gentlemen :
In hehakf of the officers aud mem
bers of the Wyandotte Associated Food
Merchant* we wish to thunk the May
or, the Councilineu. the City Clerk aud
the City Board of Health for the kiud
consideration and cooperation they
have given us last Tuesday, November
128, 1989.
Yours truly.
Associated Food Merchants of
Wyandotte.
John Szydftoweki, Secretary.
Received and placed on file.
To the CUy of Wyandotte,
A Municiiwil Corporation of
Wayne County. Michigan.
You are hereby notified that at ap
proximately seven A. M., on the 123rd
day of November, while driving my
automobile, a 1938 tudor Chevrolet, iu
an easterly direction on ALkali Street,
in the City of Wyandotte.. between
Second aud Third streets, the rear
U£t fender of my automobile was dam
aged by the impact of a metal man
bole cover which had been placed in
the wrong positiou and which was not
securely fastened, said damage in the
amount of seven ($7.00) dollars having
been caused when the weight of my
automobile in passing over the afore
inenthmed loosely aud wrongly placed
man hole caused the same to rise and
strike my fender.
Robert Harris.
581 Walnut Street,
Wyandotte, Michigan.
Referred to OMy Engineer aud City
Attorney.
City Council,
Wyandotte. Michigan.
Gentlemen:
I was driving east on Elan. Street,
Monday. December 4. 1939. aliout 1:15
P. M.. aud I stopped for the First
Street crossing and started ahead
again at about 10 miles i>er hour: As
j I got to the southeast corner of the
1 crossing. 1 hit an unprotected hole iu
i the road and blew out two practically
! new Goodrich Silver!own tires. These
: tires had no more than 1500 miles on
them.
; 1 have two witnesses to the acci
dent who wore driving behind me.
! < Vincent Slubowski and Joseph 55im
nw*rs). The accident was r«*poried to
Mr. Sieloff. the offi<*er ou. the beat,
who came by a few minutes after this
hap|>ened.
j 1 f<*el rhat the City of Wyandotte
should replace these two tires and
tubes ou my car, as tide hole was uu
proteeted ami 1 heard from jieople in
the neigl4H*rlHKHi that this road wns
broken up rliis way for about a week.
Yours- truly,.
A 1 Oohixiuski,
M 3 Plum Street.
Wyandotte. Michigan,
i P. S. The priee of the tires is $17.40
each, and the tidies $2.85 each,
t Referred to City Attorney and City
Engineer.
, To the Honorable Mayor ami Council,
j City of Wyandotte* Michigan,
’> Gentlemen :
) Tin* tiiii4» of the annirai G»»odfeMow
drive to provide Christinas for many
!of the deserving and needy of our
town is here again.
As chairman of the Wyandotte
Gm-dfellows, 1 sliouhl likr t«* request
the use of the Council Channels for
an organisation meeting to lie held
Friday. I >©eeinl»er Nil. at two P. M.
AntU-iimtlng this «*eurtesy and
thanking you for y«»ur eooj»erM I itm in
advance, i rewaniK
Tool's very truly.
J. C. Kreger, ClminuaiK
Wyandotfci* GiMHlfellow Commirtee.
Referred to Council.
Application for Jim4v I teller's li<*euse
received from Steve Yarovich. tfi*s Liu
coin Street, to <*>enWe a push cart in
the City of Wyandotte, duly approved
by the Police liepurtineni.
Referred to Council.
Presentation of Petitions.
To the Honorable Mayor and Council
of the City *4 Wyandotte, Michigan.
Honorable Sir*:
Whereas, it cam** to onr attention
:i« residents and taxpayers of the Gtty
<*, Wyandofte that efforts are lieiug
made to establish a gasoline service
station in the vicinity of Biddle Ave
nue and New Street and we resp**<4-
fitny petition this Honorable B<'dy to
take sm-h action as it may deem ml
visable iu the form of a xoning ordin
ance or «dbcrwise. to prevent the con
struction ami maintenance of a gaso
line' service station in this area for the
reason that it wouki resalt iu a great
damage to the residential district in
rhis vicinity ’ (-suiting 4n a lowering of
profierty value** and the creation of a
miWiu-c.
Signed by Harry U. Thill and #ivty
seven others.
Referred to City Attorney and Oky
Engineer.
Communications and Rei»>rt* from
City and Other Officials.
Report from the Department of En
gineering aud Building of all moni«w
received by said department for the
month of November. 1939, iu amount
of $488.13.
Received and ida<*ed on file.
Copy of the minutes of the meeting
of the Police aud Fire <Y>nimit»uou of
the City of Wyandotte held on Mjhhluj
eveniug, November 27th, 1939.
Received and placed on file.
Report fnnu Gustav Anselm, Fin*
Chief, of all fires during the month of
November. 1939.
Received ami placed on file.
The Honorable Mayor and Council.
Wyandotte, MLchigun.
Gentlemen:
Herewith Is «*ul»uiitted the applies -
tiou of Mr. Barney 4l«>ret-ki to u< quire
the business formerly <»uid noted iu the
name of Case Karpinski at 394*2 Fourth
Street, aud to transfer of tlu* liceuse
to KM> Biddle.
It is recommended by the Police De
partment that this a indication Ik- ap
proved by yoitr Honorable Body.
Yours very truly,
W. P. Rutledge.
Chief of Police.
I'm finished Business.
ltocess.
Reconvening.
Roll Call.
Present: Councilman George Behm,
Louis Behm, Brohl, Mason, Wagwr,
Wagner.
Absent* None.
Resolutions.
Wyandotte, Midi.. Dec. 5, 1989.
Resolution, by Councilman Louis
Behm.
Kt-solved by the City Council of the
City of Wyandotte, that the several
bids received for furnishing of police
care be referred to the Police and Fire
Commission of the City of Wyandotte
for their investigation and recom
mendation back to this Council.
I move the adoption of the forego
ing resolution.
Councilman Louis W. Behm.
Supported by Councilman Waguer.
Yea?*: Couucilmeu George Behm,
Louis Behin, Brohl. Mason, Wagar,
Wagner.
Nays: None.
Wyandott©. Mich.. Dec. 5. 1939.
Resolution, by Councilman Louis
Bebrn.
Resolved by the City Council of the
City of Wyandotte, that the applu-a
tion for Junk Dealer’s License receiv
ed from Steve Yarovich, 995 Lincoln
Street, to operate a push cart in the
City of Wyandotte, lie and hereby is
granted. '
I move the adoption of the forego
ing resolution.
Councilman Louis Behm.
SHiqijHiried by Councilman George
Behm.
Yens: Couucilmeu George Behm.
Louis Behm. Rrobi, Mason, Wagar,
Waguer.
Nays: None.
Wyandotte, Mich,, Dec. 5, 11*39.
Resolution, bv Couucilman Louis
Behm.
Resolved by the City Council of the
City of Wyandotte, that the request of
tin* WyHndoUe G-oodfeilows C<*nnitt
tee for perrab'sion to meet iu the Coun
cil Chambers on Friday, December Btti,
1939. at -two o’clock P. M., lie aud here
by is granted.
I move the adaption of the forego
ing resolution.
Councilman Louis W. Behm.
Supported by Councilman George
Bebcn.
Yeas: Couucilmeu George Behm.
Ixmis Behm, Brohl, Masou, Wagar,
Waguer.
Nays: None.
. Wyandotte, Mich.. Dec. 5. 1939.
Resolution, by Councilman lxiuis
Behm.
Resolved by the City Council <»f tin'
City of Wyandotte
Whereas, since April the iudigeni
families on welfare relief in the City
of Wyandotte and adjoining munici
palities have lieen allowed 37 /<, lesis
•than has b<*en eonsid«*red tin* standard
minimum allow id for adequate subsi*-
nee, awl
Whereas, now that the winter
mouths are upon us it is the liuMiglit of
this Council that the County and State
Welfare Rplh'f (Yniiiuassioii lie r<*quest
cd to study this situation for the pur
is»se of iw-reusing to a standard r«*-
qitiremeut ba<-k to the original bwlgets
previously allowed t«* indig»*lit jieople
in th**se UK*aliti4*s.
X»yw. TTierefore, lb* it Resolvetl. that
the (Vmnty Welfare Relief Commis
sion ami the State •>* Mhhigan Emer
gewy Uelk*f rnti<m be and
they hereby are (letitiowd to study
these n-ifulitaiients and re<|uest the
State Board ho allow snfficieut. funds
t<* enable an iuerttwe in these budgets
to the considered stand aril, and that
tlu* City Clerk is hereby instructed to
forward copies of this resihuioii t*< die
above mentiomd Cwmnissions.
L uu*ve the adoptiou of the f'uego
iug resolution.
Conncilni-tn Louis W. Behm.
Supiiorted by Councilman Wagwr.
Yeas: Oounciluieu George Behm.
LouL Belim, Brohl, Mason, Wagar.
Wagner.
Nays: None.
Wyandotte. Mbh.. l>ec. 5. 1939.
Resolution, by CVwtiudlman Ixmis W.
Behm.
Resohid by ithe City <;ouwil of the
City of Wyandotte,
Whereas, there are numerous in
stances in the City of WyandoMe
whew there are deflorate situations
dee to the lack of water facilities, and
Whereas, thk <*«idition is not only
detrimental to health, but retards the
progress of building nea hotws.
Now. Therefore. Be It Resolved, that
the WPA be and liereby are respect
fully requested to grant inuuediate
or.nsideration to the projects for the
Installation us water mains to allevi
ate ibis condition in this City, which
project* have l»e<*ii jdaced iwfore them
for some time.
1 move the adoption of the forego
iag resolution.
Councilman Ixniis Behm.
Sup|s»cte<l by iYsmeilimiu Mason.
Yeas: Couucilmeu G<*orge Behm.
lxiuis Behm. Brohl. Masou, Wagar,
Wagner.
Nays: None.
Special Order
OitipcUm&n Wagur re(H rleti for the
Committee on ioveeUgntioo of aoot
emanating from the Detroit Brass nod
Malleable Worte stating that they had
mot several times and had also met
with the official* of the Detroit Bran
and Malleable Work* at whhth time
cooperation was promised by the offi
cials In the elimination of said nui
sance.
Adjournment.
Motion to adjourn at nine o'ciork
P. M., by CxHincihrawi Louis' Behan,
supported by Councilman Mu»m.
Yeas; <V>uiu-iimtHi tJeorge Behm,
Louis Betun, Brohl. Mason. Wagar,
Wagner.
Nays: None.
LAWRENCE J LaCOUKSE.
City Clerk.
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Wealth in Ships
Lies on Erie Bed
Items in Sunken Cargoes
Range From Cash to
Locomotives.
LORAINE, OHlO.—Rich treasures •
—not gold doubloons but everything
from cash to whisky and loconuv
tives—lie on the bottom of Lake
Erie, a survey of records here
shows.
• The wTecks of ships lie scattered
over the bottom of the shallowest
of the Great Lakes—whose average
depth is less than 100 feet—but are
neglected by treasure hunters who
go instead to tropical islands to
search for legendary pirates’ gold.
Valuable cargoes have gone down
on the ships that travel the inland
seas.
One of the better-known lake
tragedies was that of the ship Erie,
commanded by Capt. T. J. Titus.
Sailing from Buffalo for Chicago
on the afternoon of August 9, 1841,
an explosion rocked her decks as
she was about 33 miles out.
Panic Followed Fire.
Flames spread throughout the rig
ging on the old sailing ship. There
was a panic and most aboard were
drowned or burned to death. Score*
of. immigrants aboard died, and
their life savings—amounting to ap
proximately SIB,OO0 —sank with the
charred ship in 70 feet of water.
No one thought of the fortune until
1855, when an enterprising group
from Buffalo found the hull of the
ship, towed it to shallow water and
recovered the wealth, which was
mostly in foreign coins. Not all of *
the treasures have been recovered.
The bulk of the Dean Richmond
still lies between Dunkirk, N. Y.,
and Erie, Pa. All hands were lost
when the Richmond sank, and $50,-
000 worth of pig zinc lies in her
water-logged hold.
The Young Sion sank during the
last century with a valuable cargo
of railrbad iron, near Walnut creek.
Off Point Pelee, Ont., lies the Kent
with a money cargo, and somewhere
between Cleveland and Detroit the •
Clarion is sunk with a cargo of loco- -
motives.
Finders of the steamer Atlantic..
which went down off Long Point in,
Lake Erie with a loss of 300 lives,.
were made richer by $30,000.
Much Whisky Lost.
Not a little of the valuable cargo*
on the rocky bottom of treacherous.
Lake Erie is whisky, some lost in t
wrecks but much thrown overboard;
from rumrunning smugglers’ boats.
During the days of prohibition the*
bootleggers—many of them boys io*
their ’teens out for adventure andi
profit—plied the lake with their bot
tled cargoes.
One of the most popular routes
was by way of the Lake Erie islands,
—past Put-In-Bay, where Admirai*
Perry harbored his fleet before h».
famous encounter with the British.
In the shallows near the islands
the rumrunners hastily dumped
their liquor whenever the vigilant
coast guard appeared. Many cases
of whisky still rest on the sandy
bottoms.
Edward A. Nagel, a young Toledo
yachtsman, last summer anchored
his catboat off one of the' islands,
descended in an open-bottom diving
helmet, and recovered many eases
of liquor.
Mastodon Bones Found
Under St Louis Street
ST. LOUlS.—Bones of a masto
don, prehistoric elephant that
roamed the American continent
during the glacial age. have been
found by WPA workers excavating
near a busy thoroughfare here.
The bones, a shoulder or a hip
joint and a three-pound tooth from
the jaw of the beast, were found 17
feet below the surface in a deposit
of blue clay.
Dr. Washbume D. Shipton, of the
Washings m university department
of geology, said the bones were well
preserved. They are kept at the
home of Lloyd Greathouse, WPA
administrator.
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Repor of 5,000 Whales
Found in Old Ship Log
NANTUCKET, MASS—Thar she
blows!
Sighting of 5.000 whales, believed
the largest number ever seen at
ore time, is recorded in whaling en
tries in the log of the ship Waller
Scott, which left here October 3J,
1840, bound for the Pacific.
The whales were sighted in the
South Pacific in 1841. The entry
was discovered oy WPA h r.torical
records survey workers por r.g over
the antique collection of
L. B. Fisher.