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Home My WebLink AboutBOARD OF CANVASSERS 1956-02-23 Page 2214 MINUTES OF MEETING OF THE BOARD OF CANVASSERS OF THE CITY OF LIVONIA Pursuant to Section 12 of Chapter III of the Charter, the members of the City Council of the City of Livonia met as the Board cf Canvassers of such City on Thursday, February 23, 1956, at approximately 8:08 P.M., at the City Hall, 33001 Five Mile Road, Livonia, Michigan. The meeting was called to order at the above time and place by the President of the Council, John T.Daugherty, who acted as Chairman of the Board. Roll was called with the following result: Present-- John T. Daugherty, Rudolf R. Kleinert, John W. Whitehead, Nettie Carey and Wilson W. Edgar; Absent-- David L. Jones and Harry R. Killam. The City Clerk, Marie W. Clark, read to the Board the contents of certified statements of the returns of each precinct, as prepared and certified by the election inspectors of each precinct and filed in her office and these returns were publicly examined and canvassed by the Board, and were approved. By Councilman Kleinert, seconded by Councilman Whitehead, it was RESOLVED that, the following statemer}t of votes cast in the City Primary Election held on February 20, 1956: THE WHOLE NUMBER OF VOTES CAST FOR THE OFFICE OF MAYOR. OF THE CITY OF LIVONIA WAS SEVEN THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED EIGHTY-EIGHT 7,688 AND THEY Wall; GIVEN FOR THE FOLLOWING NAMED PERSONS: WILLIAM W. BRASJIEAR RECEIVED THREE THOUSAND SIXTY 3,060 ELFERT M. HARTOM RECEIVED ONE THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED NINETY-SIX 1,696 HUGH J. WOOD JR., RECEIVED ONE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED TW LAITY-FOUR 1,52) WILSON N. EDGAR RECEIVED ONE THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED EIGHT 1,408 Total . . . . . . . . . . • 7,688 THE VEOLE NUMBER OF VOTES CAST FOR THE OFFICE OF CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF LIVONIA WAS SIX THOUSAND NINE QED ELEVEN 6,911 AND THEY WERE GIVEN FOR THE FOLLOWING NAMED PERSONS: MARIE W. CLARK RECEIVED THREE THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED THIRTY-SEVEN 3,737 RUPERT G. OTTO RECEIVED ONE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED THREE L,103 Page 2215 JOSEPH S. TURNER RECEIVED ONE THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED SEVENTY-ONE 1,371 TOTAL 6,911 THE WHOLR NUMBER OF VOTES CAST FOR THE OFFICE OF MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF LIVONTA WAS TWENTY-SEVEN THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED THIRTY-FIVE 27,335 AND THEY WERE GIVEN FOR THE FOLLOWING NAMED PERSONS: AUSTIN T. GRANT RECEIVED THREE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED SIXTY-EIGHT 3,868 SIDNEY B. BAGNALL RECEIVED TWO THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED FIFTY-FIVE 2,555 OSCAR P. ROSBOLT RECEIVED TWO THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED THIRTY-ONE 2,331 FRANK O'NETTJI RECEIVED TWO THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-ONE 2,131 JOHN I. SPANICH RECEIVED TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-SEVEN 2,027 JOHN W. WHITEHEAD RECEIVED ONE THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED THIRTY-RIGHT 1,638 PETER A. VENTURA RECEIVED ONE THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED NINETY-SIX 1,496 MICHAEL D. LYONS RECEIVED ONE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED SEVENTEEN 1,217 JANE R. HENDERSON RECEIVED ONE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED FIFTEEN 1,215 KATHERINE E. MEIER RECEIVED ONE THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED SEVENTY-SIX 1,176 DONALD W. THOMPSON RECEIVED ONE THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED SEVENTY-THREE 1,173 CHARLES W. WALKER RECEIVED ONE THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED SIXTY-THREE 1,163 WILLIAM J. DUFFY RECEIVED ONE THOUSAND EIGHTY-NINE 1,089 WILLIAM 0. REMALEY RECEIVED BINE HUNDRED EIGHTY-EIGHT 988 HENRY W. BAKER RECEIVED NINE HUNDRED SIXTY-THREE 963 JOSEPH A. HOOVER RECEIVED EIGHT HUNDRED THIRTY-ONE 831 ALFRED W. PETERS RECEIVED FIVE HUNDRED EIGHTY-TWO 582 Page 2216 WILLIAM F. GEM'IELL RECEIVED FOUR HUNDRED NINETY-THREE 493 FRANCIS J. MC GIVERN RECEIVED THREE HUNDRED NINETY-NINE 399 TOTAL 27,335 THE WHOLE NUPLIER OF VOTES CAST FOR THE OFFICE OF CONSTABLE OF THE CITY OF L IVONIA WAS NINE THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED THIRTY-FOUR 9,334 AND THEY WERE GIVEN FOR THE FOLLOWING NAMED PERSONS: ELLSWORTH H. CHASE RECEIVED TWO THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY-FOUR 2,184 GERALD T. HARRIS RECEIVED TWO THOUSAND EIGHTY-THREE 2,083 BERNARD W. CRUSE, JR. RECEIVED TWO THOUSAND FORTY-FOUR 2,O) STANLEY J. RUDNICKI RECEIVED ONE THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED FORTY-NINE 1,949 GEORGE J. GANNAGE RECEIVED ONE THOUSAND SEVENTY-FOUR 1,074 TOTAL 9,334 be and hereby is approved and certified in each and every respect. A roll call vote was taken on the foregoing resolution with the following result: AY : Kleinert, Whitehead, Carey, Edgar and Daugherty. NAYS: None. The Chairman declared the foregoing resolution adopted and directed that certified copies of the same he prepared and be signed by each member of the Board. By Councilman Whitehead, seconded by Councilman Carey, it was RESOLVED that, the Board of Canvassers make and sign the following certificate: CERTIFICATE OF DEThEMINATION STATE OF MICHIGAN ) ) ss. COUNTY OF WAYNE ) WE DO HEREBY CERTIFY, that the foregoing is a correct statement of the votes given in the City of Livonia, Wayne County, at the Primary Election held in said City, on Monday, the twentieth day of February, in the year 1956, for the nomination of candidates for the office of Mayor, City Clerk, Members of the Council and Constables of said City. Page 2217 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, We, the undersigned members of the Board of Canvassers of the City of Livonia, for daid Primary Election, have hereunto set our hands, at Livonia, Michigan, in said County, this 23rd day of February, A. D. 1956. John T. Daugherty, President Rudolf lit. Kleinert, Vice-President David L. Jones Wilson W. Edgar Harry R. Killam John W. Whitehead Nettie Carey CANDIDATES NOMINATED MAYOR MAILING ADDRESS William W. Brashear 33969 Oakdale Drive, Livonia, Michigan Elbert M. Hartom 29105 St. Martins Street, Livonia, Michigan CITY CLERK Marie W. Clark 11419 Ingram Avenue, Livonia, Michigan Rupert G. Otto 15172 Arden Avenue, Livonia, Michigan MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL Austin T. Grant 19815 Farmington Road, Livonia, Michigan Sidney B. Bagnall 30765 Hathaway Street, Livonia, Michigan Oscar P. Rosbolt 32525 W. Six Mile Road, Livonia, Michigan Frank O'Neill 15200 Westmore Street, Livonia, Michigan John I. Spanich 32610 Myrna Avenue, Livonia, Michigan John W. Whitehead 31510 Plymouth Road, Livonia, Michigan Peter A. Ventura 910e Middle Belt Roadl Livonia, Michigan Michael D. Lyons CONSTABLES 15026 Berwick Avenue, Livonia, Michigan Ellsworth H. Chase 282814 N. Clements Circle, Livonia, Michigan Page 2218 Gerald T. Harris 11077 Karen Avenue, Livonia, Nfichigan Bernard W. Cruse, Jr. 20121 Antago Avenue, Livonia, Michigan Stanley J. Rudnicki 10053 Wayne Road, Livonia, Michigan A roll call vote was taken on the foregoing resolution with the following result: AYES: Kleinert, Whitehead, Carey-, Edgar and Daugherty. NAlS: None. The Chairman declared the foregoing resolution adopted aid directed that such certificate of determination be prepared and be signed by each member of the Board. By Councilman Carey, seconded by Councilman Kleinert, it was RESOLVED that, the following statement of votes cast in the City Primary Election held on February 20, 1956 for amendments to the Charter: THE WHOLE NUMBER. OF VOTES CAST WITHIN THE CITY OF LIVONIA WAS SEVEN THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED FIFTY-SIX (7,556): YRS NO The total number of votes cast on Amendnent #3 was 6,687 and they were given in the following way: 4,238 2,449 The total number of votes cast on Amendment #4 was 6,609 and they were given in the following way: 4,017 2,592 The total number of votes cast on Amendment #5 was 6,397 and they were g ive n in the following way: 1,712 4,685 The total number of votes cast on Amendment #6 was 6,795 and they were given in the following way: 23260 4,535 be and hereby is approved and certified in each and every r espect. A roll call vote was taken on the foregoing resolution with the following result: AYES: Kleinert, Whitehead, Carey, Edgar and Daugherty. NAYS: None. The Chairman declared the foregoing resolution adopted and directed that certified copies of the sane be prepared and be signed by each member of' the Board. By Councilman Edgar, seconded by Councilman Kleinert, it was RELOLVED that, the Board of Canvassers make and sign the following certificate: Page 2219 CERTIFICATE OF DET_,RMvIINATION STATE OF MICHIGAN) ) ss. COUNTY CF WAYNE ) We, the undersigned members of the City Council, acting as the Boardof Canvassers pursuant to Section 12 of Chapter III of the Charter, do hereby meet on this first Thursday following the Primary City Election held on February 20, 1y56, and publicly canvass the re turns of such election, and do hereby determine the result of such canvass and the result s of the votes cast within the City of Livonia on the following amendments: Amendment #3, An amen dnent changing the salary of the Mayor of the City of Livonia, and do hereby determine that said Amendment #3 was duly adopted by 1,238 Yes votes and 2,119 No votes. Amendment #1, An anendment changing the salary of the City Treasurer of the City of Livonia, and do hereby determine that said Amendment #1 was duly adopted by 14 017 Yes votes and 2,592 No votes. Amendment #5, An amendment to change the tax limitation as now specified in the Charter of the City of Livonia, and do hereby determine that said amendment #5 was duly rejected by 1,685 No votes and 1,712 Yes votes. Amendment #6, An amendment adding a section to the Charter fixing a disqualification by reason of conviction of felony for the holding of office, elective or appointive, in the City of Livonia, and employment by the City of Livonia, and do hereby determ_ne that said Amendment #6 wasduly rejected by 1,535 No votes and 2,260 Yes votes. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunto attached our signatures on this 23rd day of February, 1956. John T.Daugherty, President Rudolf R. Kleinert, Vice-President David L. Jones Wilson W. Edgar Harry R. Killam Jahn W.Whitehead Nettie Carey A roll call vote was taken on the foregoing resolution with the following result: AYES: Kleinert, Whitehead, Carey, Edgar and Daugherty. NAYS: None. Page 2220 The Chairman stated that the foregoing resolution was adopted and directed that such Certificate of Determination be prepared and be signed by each member of the Board. On motion of Councilman Whitehead, seconded by Councilman Carey and unanimously adopted, the meeting was adjourned at approximately 8:32 P. M., February 23, 1256. e Clark, City Clerk Attested: John T. Daugherty, President of the Council and Chairman, Board of Canvassers. imm