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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL MINUTES 1950-07-07 Page 39 L. MINUTES OF THE SIXTH REGULAR R'f7TING OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LIVONIA July 7, 1950 5 The sixth regular meeting of the Council of the City of Livonia was held on July 7, 1950, at 33110 Five Mile Road, Livonia, Michigan The meeting was called to order at approximately 8.014. P M by the President of the Council, Harry S. Wolfe. Roll was called with the following result. Present-Harry S Wolfe, Raymond E. Grimm, Wilson W Edgar, Harvey Jahn, Nettie Carey, William Taylor and John Whitehead; absaz t--none. The Clerk read the minutes of the fifth regular meeting of the Council held on June 26, 1950 The President asked for correc- tions to these minutes but none were offered. On motion duly made, seconded and unanimously carried, it was �1V7 RESOLVED, that the minutes of the fifth regular meeting of the Council held on June 26, 1950, be and hereby are approved in all respects. With the consent of all members of the Council present, the regular order of business was suspended in order that Mr. Herbert Ferry, certified public accountant, might explain the Cityts need for the services of an accountant. Mr. Ferry then submitted his statement to the Council and answered certain questions On motion of Nettie Carey, seconded by William Taylor and unanimously carried, it was A- 71 RESOLVED, that Mr Herbert Ferry be employed, pursuant to Section 12, Chapter VII, of the Charter, as an accountant for the City of Livonia; and that the pro- posal of Mr Ferry for his compensation; that is, $300 00 for each quarterly audit, of which there will be two, and $300.00 for setting up an accounting system, which proposal will cover the balance of the fiscal year ending November 30, 1950, be and hereby is accepted and approved Page 40 Mr. Louis Savage and Mr. Hamburger appeared before the Council and stated their views in connection with the proposed approval by the Council of the plat of the Thomas Elliott Subdivision. The amount and form of a proposed bond was discussed By consent of all members of the Council present this matter was laid on the table until the next regular meeting Mr. John Creedon made a report on the Civilian Defense meeting which he attended in Lansing on July 2, 1950 Mr George Eberle explained to the Council the policy of the Liquor Control Commission in awaiting certification of the 1950 Federal Census prior to approving new licenses Mr Carson Johnston made a statement to the Council in opposition to the proposal that the minimum lot widths in the plat of the new Wilson Subdivision be at least 60 feet. A recess of ten minutes was taken, following which the meeting was again called to order Councilman John Whitehead made a statement on the advis- ability of adopting some procedure to save time in Council meetings. Communication from Calvin Roberts, Fire Chief, approved by the Mayor and Director of Public Safety, was read and considered. On motion of Wilson W. Edgar, seconded by William Taylor and unani- mously carried, it was A 7q RESOLVED, that permission is hereby granted to Fire Chief Calvin Roberts to attend Michigan State Fire Chiefs ' 25th Annual Conference, at Menominee, Michigan, and that expenses of such trip be paid by the City. Communication from Wilson W Edgar concerning confusion resulting from one street having two names, Purvis and Grove Drive, was read On motion of Harvey Jahn, seconded by Raymond E Grimm Page 41 and unanimously carried, it was AP) RESOLVED, that the letter from Wilson W Edgar concerning the street known as both Purvis and Grove Drive be referred to the City Planning Commission, with the reco- mmendation of the Council that such street be designated as Grove Drive Letter from James Marano, proprietor of Mason's Restaurant, was read and considered. On motion of John Whitehead, seconded by Wilson W Edgar and unanimously carried, it was 0 ii RESOLVED, that the action of the Township Board of Livonia Township in approving a Class C license for James Marano, proprietor of Mason's Restaurant, 33201 Schoolcraft Road, be and hereby is approved and adopted by the Council, and that the City Clerk notify the Liquor Con- trol Commission of this action Communication from Asher Smith, proprietor of Asher Phar- macy, 33326 West Seven Mile Road, wherein approval was asked of a package liquor license, was read and considered The City Clerk was directed to send Mr. Asher Smith an approved reply to the effect that his request will be held for further action at the proper time Communication from Mrs . Grace Bowen was read and considered. On motion of Nettie Carey, seconded by Harvey Jahn and unanimously carried, it was A P-2-- RESOLVED, that permission be and hereby is granted to Mrs Grace Bowen to operate a carnival from September 8, 1950, to September 17, 1950, inclusive, on the condition that the licensee safeguard and indemnify the City of Livonia against any and all loss which may result from such operation, and that an insurance policy for such purpose be submitted to and approved by the City Attorney Letter from the Mayor, Jesse Ziegler, was read, in which he announced the following appointments to the Parks and Recreation Com- mission: Page 42 Clarence Hoffman Jason B Folsom Carson Baldwin Robert Simmons Walter Mahalak Letter from Jesse Ziegler, Mayor, was read, in which he announced appointments to the Board of Water Commissioners and re- quested approval by the Council On motion of Harvey Jahn, seconded by John Whitehead and unanimously carried, it was A r3 RESOLVED, that the following appointments by the Mayor to the Board of Water Commissioners * Daniel McKinney, for a two-year term, Louis LeBar, for a one-year term, Jesse Ziegler, for a three-year term, be and hereby are approved Letter from William W. Brashear, City Attorney, addressed to the Honorable George Dondero, was read On motion of Raymond E Grimm, seconded by Harvey Jahn and unanimously carried, it was Yg RESOLVED, that the communication addressed to the Honorable George Dondero, dated July 7, 1950, regard- ing obtaining main post-office for the City of Livonia, be and hereby is approved Certain petitions for change of zoning classifications were read and considered On motion of Wilson W Edgar, seconded by Nettie Carey and unanimously carried, it was A 75 RESOLVED, that the petition of Earl E Bilger and Metta Bilger and the petition of Luetta M. Batson be and hereby are referred to the City Planning Commission for hearing and recommendations according to law The matter of appointing the members of the Board of Zoning Appeals was then carefully considered These members were selected by vote On motion of Wilson W Edgar, seconded by John Whitehead and unanimously carried, it was Page 43 A Slv RESOLVED, that the following members be appointed to the Board of Zoning Appeals for the following respective terms of office : Harold Hoppe three years John L Stoughton . . three years George Isbell . two years David Rohrer two years Louis Brooks one year Sidney Dethloff one year, and it was FURTHER RESOLVED, that should any of the above members refuse to serve, William Smith be and hereby is appointed to the office of any such member Bills were then presented and considered. On motion of William Taylor, seconded by Harvey Jahn and unanimously carried, it was P7 RESOLVED, that the following bills* Fire Department Expenses, list attached $ 227.16 Fire Department June payroll for volunteers, as per attached list 95 00 Bond, Treasurer 608 20 Bond, Ray Owen . . . . . . 37.00 Bond, John Miller • 37.00 Bond, Leo Nye, Justice (State) 36 50 Bond, Leo Nye, Justice (City) 36 50 Redford Township Drainage . . . . 135.00 The Livonian (Adv. Police Dept ) 16 00 The Livonian (Adv Ordinances and minutes and past-due Township Bill--$157 00) 286 51 The Plymouth Mail (printing Ordinances 1,2,3) 15 75 Emmet Printing (Charter Commission) . . . . 14.75 Emmet Printing (printing and stationery) 52 25 Jahn's Hardware (Township bills) . . 21 08 Jahn's Hardware (City of Livonia) . 226.46 1tichigan Book Binding Co (filed binders) 25 00 Redford Township Maintenance Charge. 1 70 Hayes Service (Building Dept gasoline) . . . 17.98 Bond, Marie W Clark, Clerk . . • 10.00 TOTAL $ 1,899.84; be paid by the City Treasurer. Page 44 On motion of Harvey Jahn, seconded by William Taylor and unanimously carried, the meeting was adjourned Time of ad- journment, 12.12 A M., July 8, 1950 1VIarie W Clark, City Clerk ATTESTED• H ry S olfe, resid nt