Section 1. Certain Statutes Adopted: It shall be the duty of the Council to protect the public health of inhabitants of the City, and for that purpose they are hereby clothed with all the powers granted to City Councils by Chapter XIV of Act 215 of the Public Acts of 1895 relative to incorporation of fourth class cities; and said act and all amendments thereto shall be considered as a part of this Charter, and the Council shall possess all the powers therein granted to City Councils and shall be the Board of Health until such time as it may create a separate Board of Health and appoint a Health Officer and define their powers and duties, authority to do so being hereby granted.