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Mayor's Proclamation, Etc.

Mayor's Proclamation, Etc. image
Parent Issue
Day
13
Month
October
Year
1871
Copyright
Public Domain
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The terrible conflagrat'on at Cli!oaí creaied intense exciteincnt throughout the city, nuil woke up our citizens to the dan Iiom llre to wliicli we are exposed Jíearly every well and datera iu tlic place is dry, alitl water ís (llmost a luxury. Ex treme precautiouary measure3 being neces sary, the Mayor Issued tlie followiiig Tuca day morning: mayou's pkoclamation. In view ol the rtry nature ofalltliatls comtuslb!e, tlie great scarcity of water, and tlie consequent Inadequate protectlon agiinst lire, I deem It iny tluty to warn a 1 citizens of tlie nectssity ol extreme watchtalaras and care la all Chat pertalus to dan gat iVom flre Au eitri í'orce ol' marshals will be put i n service, wltli Instructions to forbld, undrr penalty, all smoking on tlie streets, the Uring oí leaves, or othet prac t eos calcúlate to endanger the property of eitiKons. Tlie Mayor calis upon all (fodd citlzt;ns to ald hiin in avertlngtbe caiamltii-s that are bclüg vinited lipón inany towos ancl eltles tliai are better protectcl (rom the ravages oí' the ilevouriiig element tlian üur üffií. 8. n. DOÜQLASS, Mayor. Axn Aunon, Oot. 'Jih, 1871. The reqUests of the Mayor 'ere Vcry j;eiierally obeycd, aüd the young men - sonic oíd meu also - who are lovers of the veed, pisplayed a commendaljle streak oi self-deuial iil refraining froni tlie use of the ciar and pipe. In ihis eonnection, it would certainly not be nut of place to brlu;; up the ques !on of tlie Ilolly Water Works. Will tlie cltlzens, uow tliat they fnlly realizo thc langer to to which the city is exposed. rom tho devourtng element, not take hold and makc a move In tliis matter? So mucli ías been said n these columns in regard to his, that it st-ems hardly necessary to rc:trate the arguments already given. Every citizeu knows that we owjhl to have them very citizen kuows that we can have tlicni; aud every citizen should appoint himself a ommlttee of oue to inaugúrate a move nent looking to their erection. Thc ques ion does uot seem to be, can the city aflord hem ? but rather, oau it aflbrd to be witl - ut thein?

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Old News
Michigan Argus