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MINUTES OF THE FIFTIETH REGULAR MEETING
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LIVONIA
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On September 24, l951, above meeting was held at 33110 Five Mile Road,
Livonia, Michigan, and was called to ceder at approximately 8:01 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, Nettie
Carey, Harvey Jahn, and John Whitehead. Absent--- William Taylor.
Minutes of the Forty-Ninth regular meeting of the Council held on
September 17, 1951, were read and approved.
William Wood made a statement as to various insurance rates. By
Councilman Edgar, seconded by Councilman Whitehead and unanimously adopted as
follows, it was:
/7- ' >Y RESOLVED, that the property and equipment of the City
under the control of the Department of Parks and Recreation be
insured against fire loss in the amount of $$5,000 00
The result of the roll call vote on the foregoing resolution was as follows :
AYES: Grimm, Edgar, Jahn, Whitehead, Carey and Wolfe.
NAYS: None.
By Councilman Jahn, seconded by Councilman Carey and unanimously
adopted as follows, it was :
6' 7L-5- RESOLVED, that the report and recommendations submitted
by the Insurance Committee be accepted and referred to the Finance
Committee.
Councilman Grimm submitted a committee report on proposed ordinance
regulating street excavations.
Mr Hilbert, Mr Neworth and Mr. Gannon of the Wayne County Health
Department appeared and answered questions concerning inspections within the
City of Livonia.
�— George Dingeman, Wayne County Drain Ccruni.ssioner and Mr L J Hamill
appeared and made a statement to the Council in connection with drain on
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property lying west of Farmington Road between Schoolcraft and Chesapeake &
Ohio Railway With the consent of all present, President Wolfe requested the
Superintendent of Public Works to make a further investigation with the Wayyne
County Road Commissioner.
gy Councilman Jahn, seconded by Councilman Grimm and unanimously
adopted as follows, it was :
/q-4-'" 7 ' RESOLVED, that the regular order of business be
suspended in order to hear from Mr. Verl Laus of 9195 Deering
concerning road conditions and damages caused by sewer construction.
Residents in the area affected were aavised to file written complaints
with the City Clerk By Councilman Jahn, seconded by Councilman Grimm and
unanimously adopted as follows, it was :
/?-6' 77 7 RESOLVED, that the Superintendent of Public Works
investigate road conditions in Sections 35, 30 and 25 and make
a report to the Council
By Councilman Edgar, seconded by Councilman Whitehead and adopted
i.s as follows, it was :
i9 ` ' " RESOLVED, pursuant to recommendation from Herald Hamill,
City Engineer, dated September 18, 1951, the bid of Morris-Michelsen
in the amount of $27,914.BO for construction of water mains under
Special Assessment No. 2, is hereby accepted and the Mayor and
City Clerk are hereby directed to sign on behalf of the City a
contract in conformance with such bid.
The result of the roll call vote on the foregoing resolution was as follows:
AYES• Grimm, Edgar, Jahn, Whitehead and Carey.
NAYS: None.
Mr Wolfe did not vote
By Councilman Jahn, seconded by Councilman Carey and unanimously
adopted as follows, it was :
(° 7 RESOLVED, that the City Council does hereby determine
that the following intersections:
Middlebelt and Joy Roads
Plymouth and Wayne Roads
constitute a traffic hazard and warrant the installation of traffic
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control signals, that the Director of Public Safety is requested
to contact the Wayne County Road Commission and the Township Board
of Nankin Township and to do . i1 things necessary to the installation
and maintenance of such lights
Communication from Levin, Levin, Garvett and Dill, dated September
20, 1951, was read and placed on file. By Councilman Jahn, seconded by
Councilman Carey and unanimously adopted as follows, it was :
/2- gO RESOLVED, that the resolution adopted by the Council
on September 10, 1951, with respect to the construction of an
extension to Sewage Disposal System No. 1, be and hereby is
rescinded.
By Councilman Edgar, seconded by Councilman Whitehead and unanimously
adopted as follows, it was :
'i/ RESOLVED THAT WHEREAS Ordinance No 20 provides for the
installation, as part of Sewage Disposal System No. 1, hereinafter
referred to as the System, of a thirty-inch sanitary sewer running
from Deering Avenue in the City of Livonia westerly, in the twelve-
foot easement for public utilities which is approximately 200 feet
north of the center line of and parallel to West Chicago Boulevard in
the City of Livonia, to Harrison Road, at which point in Harrison
Road such portion of the System, unless provision is made far its
extension, will end, and
WHEREAS the firm of Hubbell, Roth and Clark, Inc , consulting
engineers of Detroit, Michigan, have advised that the contractor for
the System has indicated that it is willing to accept an extra order
for the construction of an extension of the System frau said projected
end thereof in Harrison Road, running south from said projected end
thereof in Harrison Road to West Chicago Boulevard, and thence westerly
in West Chicago Boulevard to the intersection of West Chicago
Boulevard and the westerly side of Middlebelt Road, City of Livonia,
Michigan, (which extension thereof is hereinafter referred to as the
"Extension") at a contract price of $25,4110 00 made up as hereinafter
in this paragraph set forth, and Hubbell, Roth and Clark, Inc., on
the basis of said estimated contract price, have estimated the total
cost of the construction of the Extension to be as follows :
30" Sewer 2900 ft. ® $ 8.00 $23,200.00
Manholes 8 ® $280.00 2 210 00
Contract Price $K440 00
Engineering and Inspection 1,760.00
Total Estimated Cost $27,200.00
That in accordance with the provisions of the resolution
adopted by the City Council of the City of Livonia at its sixth
special meeting held April 30, 1951, the City of Livonia does hereby
accept from Louis Savage, Norman 0 Stockmeyer and Hoke Levin the
sum of Twenty-seven Thousand Two Hundred Dollars ($27,200.00),
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already paid to and received by the City of Livonia, for the purpose
of providing funds for the construction of the Extension, which sum of
money has been paid and is hereby accepted on the following terms and
Lis conditions :
(a) The City of Livonia shall not be obligated to
pay the cost of such construction or any part thereof, and shall
only be required to use said sum of $27,200.00 to pay the cost
of the Extension
(b) The Extension shall be constructed according to
the plans and directions of Hubbell, Roth and Clark, Inc ,
consulting engineers.
(c) The Extension, when constructed, shall became the
property of the City of Livonia, which shall have full control
over same.
(d) All users having any connection to the System shall
pay the sewage disposal rates required to be paid by them as pro-
vided for in Ordinance No. 26, as amended.
(e) Upon each and every connection in any xray to the
Extension, the City of Livonia shall collect a connection charge
as follows :
(i) In the case of any connection by a user
abutting on the Extension, a base rate connection charge of
$210 00 for each single family residence unit shall be
collected at the time the permit for such connection is
issued
(ii) In the case of any other connection by a
user to a lateral sewer or other sewer using the Extension
as an outlet, a base rate connection charge of $50.00 for
each single family residence unit shall be collected at the
time the permit for such connection is issued
(f) For a period of ten years commencing on the date
of the adoption of this resolution, the City of Livonia shall pay
to Louis Savage, Norman 0 Stockmeyer and Hoke Levin, or the
survivors or survivor of them, within four months of their collection,
the first $50.00 of each connection charge of $210.00 in paragraph (e)
(i) hereof required to be collected, and the connection charges of
$50 00 in paragraph (e) (ii) hereof required to be collected; pro-
vided, however, that in no event shall the City of Livonia be
required to repay more than the said sum of $27,200 00
(g) In the event that all of said sum of $27,200.00 is
not used within two years of the date of the adoption and approval
of this Resolution for the sole purpose of paying far work and
materials and engineering and inspection fees for the construction
L of the Extension, the City of Livonia shall forthwith pay the unused
i�•� portion thereof to the said Louis Savage, Norman 0 Stockmeyer and
Hoke Levin, or the survivors or survivor of them, and in no event
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shall Louis Savage, Norman 0. Stockmeyer or Hoke Levin be
required to pay any amount on account of the construction of
the Extension in addition to the $27,200 00 already paid to
the City of Livonia.
The result of the roll call vote on the foregoing resolution was as follows :
AYES: Grimm, Edgar, Jahn, Whitehead, Carey and Wolfe.
NAYS: None.
By Councilman Whitehead, seconded by Councilman Jahn and unanimously
adopted as follows, it was :
4?-- e,912,2. RESOLVED, that the plans for the construction of extension
to Sewage Disposal System No. 1, known as "Savage-Stockmeyer-Levin
Project", as submitted in letter from Hubbell, Roth & Clark,
Inc., dated September 24, 1951, be and hereby are approved; that
the placing of Extra Order No. 1 with Greenfield Construction
Company by Hubbell, Roth & Clark, Inc , is hereby authorized and
approved; that the City Treasurer is directed to pay from the sum
of $27,200.00 deposited with him under resolution adopted by the
Council on April 30, 1951, such sutras as may be required to complete
the construction of said extension, but not to exceed $27,200 00;
and the Mayor and City Clerk are hereby directed to sign on behalf
of the City such instruments as may be necessary to the full
performance of this resolution
The result of the roll call vote on the foregoing res oluti on was as follows :
AY-1Z: Grimm, Edgar, Jahn, Whitehead, Carey and Wolfe.
NAYS: None.
Letter from Hubbell, Roth & Clark, Inc , consulting engineers,
dated September 2L , 1951, as to completion of sewers under Section 1, Sewage
Disposal System No. 1, was received art placed on file.
Vincent Veltman again appeared before the Council in connection
with his request for approval of location for Class C license By Councilman
Jahn, seconded by Councilman Carey and adopted as follows, it was :
)9-642-3 RESOLVED, that the transfer of 1951 Class C license
from Clarence B and Cecil E Smith, 34835 Plymouth Road, to
Vincent S. Veltman, having heretofore been approved, the City
Council does hereby approve a transfer of location to 28121
Plymouth Road
The result of the roll call vote on the foregoing resolution was as follows:
AYES: Grimm, Edgar, Jahn, Carey and Wolfe.
NAYS: b.hhitehead
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Communication from City Planning Commission dated September 18, 1951,
was received and filed. By Councilman Edgar, seconded by Councilman Grimm
and unanimously adopted as follows, it was :
q 62y RESOLVED, that the City Attorney be requested to prepare
an ordinance regulating motels
Communication from Rosedale Gardens Civic Association dated September
21, 1951, was read and referred to the Building Inspector and the City Planning
Commission
Communication from Dallas Hay, Director of Civil Defense, dated
September 15, 1951, was read and placed on file
Communication from Beaumont, Smith & Harris dated September 15, 1951,
was read and placed on file
By Councilman Jahn, seconded by Councilman Whitehead and unanimously
adopted as follows, it was :
tq- �7:r RESOLVED, that the communication frau the Michigan State
Highway Commission dated September 1)4, 1951, be referred to the
City Engineer, Superintendent of Public Works and City Planning
Commission, who are requested to make their report to the Mayor.
The City Clerk reported the filing, under date of September 15, 1951,
of the annual budget of the City of Livonia, for the fiscal year commencing
December 1, 1951. By Councilman Grimm, seconded by Councilman Whitehead and
unanimously adopted as follows, it was :
/9-4/1 RESOLVED, that the annual budget of the City of Livonia
for the fiscal year commencing December 1, 1951, as submitted to the
Mayor and filed by him with the Council, be set for public hearing
on Monday, October 8, 1951, at 8:30 P M at the City Hall, 33110
Five Mile Road and that notice of such hearing be published in the
Livonian on September 28, 1951, pursuant to the Charter
By Councilman Jahn, seconded by Councilman Grimm and adopted as
follows, it was :
ir. /9- "97 RESOLVED, that General Motors Corporation, Detroit Transmission
Division, having failed to approve the bid of Don Wells, Inc , for
paving of Deering and other work, as provided in resolution passed
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on September *3, 1951, said bid is hereby rejected
lir The result of the roll call vote on the foregoing resolution was as follows:
AYES: Grim, Edgar, Jahn, Whitehead and Carey
NAYS: Wolfe
By Councilman Whitehead, seconded by Councilman Edgar and unanimously
adopted as follows, it was :
/9-W RESOLVED, that a meeting of the Committee of the Whole
be set for October 1, 1951, at 8.00 P M
On motion of Councilman Jahn, seconded by Councilman Grimm and
unanimously passed, the meeting was adjourned at 1:01 A M , September 25, 1951.
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