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Home My WebLink AboutCOUNCIL MINUTES 1952-02-11 Page 668 MINUTES OF THE SIXTY- FIRST REGULAR MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LIVONIA On February 11, 1952, above meeting was held at 33110 Five Mile Road, Livonia, Michigan, and was called to order 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, Wilson W Edgar, Raymond E Grimm, Nettie Carey, Harvey Jahn, William Taylor and John Whitehead Absent— None The minutes of the 60th regular meeting of the Council held on January 28, 1952, and adjourned to January 29 1952 and February 4, 1952 • and the minutes of the 14th special meeting of the Council held on February 5, 1952, were read and approved. By Councilman Grimm, seconded by Councilman Jahn and unanimously adopted as follows, it was : ,9 76/ RESOLVED, that the hour of 8.30 P M having arrived, the time for receiving bids on a station wagon, be declared terminated; and that such bids be opened Bids were opened and read as follows : (1) Wilshire Motor Sale, Inc (Plymouth) $1950 00 (2) Coon Bros Nash 1685 00 (3) C Hershey Chevrolet 2293 85 (4) Forest Motor Sales, (Plymouth) 2115 00 (5) Oliver Sales & Service, (Nash) 1747 00 (6) Elmer Knight Motor Sales, (Willys ) 2095 00 (7) Bill Brown, Ford, Ranch ''Wagon 6 cyl 1679.20 (8) Clarence Bell, Ford (Country Squire ) 8 cyl 1970 98 (9) Clarence Bell, Ford Ranch Wagon 6 cyl 1680 55 (10) Clarence Bell, Ford Ranch Wagon 8 cyl 1757.05 (11) Ernest J Allison, Chevrolet 2075 00 (12) Howard Otis, Plymouth Suburban 2352 79 (13) Ralph Ellsworth, Ford, Ranch Wagon 6 cyl 1845.98 (14) Ralph Ellsworth, Ford, Ranch Wagon 8 cyl 1925 98 (15) Ralph Ellsworth, Ford, Country Sedan 8 cyl 1985 14 (16) Ralph Ellsworth, Ford, Country Squire 8 cyl 2085 32 (17) Paul J Wiedman, Inc ',ord Mainline 6 cyl 1750 00 By Councilman Taylor, seconded by Councilman Jahn and unanimously adopted as follows, it was : 1. Page 669 09-,e .-2' RESOLVED, that the foregoing bids be referred to the Director of Public Safety for his report and recommendation President Wolfe then announced that a public hearing would take place on proposed Special Assessment District Ivo 14, for the installation of street lighting in Melody Manor The following persons were heard- Richard Sinko, Leonard Fronrath, Bernard Edelman, Herbert Nelson, Mr Gluer, Raymond Prena and Dolores Moore By Councilman Whitehead, seconded by Councilman Carey and unanimously adopted as follows, it was . ,q g63 RESOLVED, that the public hearing on proposed Special Assessment District No 4 be adjourned to February 25, 1952, at 33211 W Seven Mile Road at 8 :00 P M The City Clerk read a letter from Herald Hamill, City Engineer, addressed to Director of Public Works dated February 11, 1952, giving a report and recommendation on bids received for construction of Sewage Disposal System No 2, under Ordinance No 42 By Councilman Carey, seconded by Councilman Grimm and unanimously adopted as follows, it was . f-f6 5� RESOLVED that, pursuant to recommendation from Herald Hamill, City Engineer, dated February 11, 1952, the following respective bids by the following respective contractors in the following respective amounts : Contract No 1 - Hawk & Welsh, Inc $69,148 00 Contract No 2 - Kaszeta & Sons 98,727 00 Contract No 3 - Jos M Hughes & Sons . 113,760.00 be and hereby are accepted, said bids being the lowest bids received on Contracts No 1 to 3, inclusive; that said contracts be awarded to above named low bidders • that the Mayor and City Clerk be and hereby are authorized to sign said c ontracts on behalf of the City of Livonia, that all other bids received for said Contracts 1 to 3, inclusive, be and hereby are rejected; provided, however, that this approval of said bids is on condition that the issuance of bonds under Ordinance No 142 is approved by the Michigan Municipal Finance Commission and that a satisfactory sale of such bonds is completed by the City Council. The result of the roll call vote taken on the foregoing resolution was as follows: AYES: Grimm, Jahn, Edgar, Carey, Whitehead, Taylor & Wolfe. NAYS. None Page 670 By Councilman Jahn, seconded by Councilman Taylor and unanimously adopted as follows, it was: ih-5 RESOLVED that, on recommendation of the City Treasurer, Carl J. Wagonschutz, the resolution adopted by the City Council at its 13th special meeting held January 7, 1952, authorizing the treasurer to purchase certain bonds, be supplemented by allowing and authorizing the Treasurer to purchase such bonds at market value; that the interest on such bonds be adjusted and that payment for such bonds be made on an adjusted basis; that the City Treasurer be further authorized to do such other things as may be necessary to the complete performance of this resolution together with the resolution adopted on January 7, 1952, as amended by this resolution The result of the roll call vote taken on the foregoing resolution was as follows- AYES: Grimm, Jahn, Edgar, Carey, Whitehead, Taylor & Wolfe NAYS- None. By Councilman Jahn, seconded by Councilman Whitehead and unanimously adopted as follows, it was: I) A4 RESOLVED, that the written request of Justice of the Peace, Leo 0 Nye, dated February 1, 1952, be and hereby is referred to the City Attorney for his report and recommendations. By Councilman Jahn, seconded by Councilman Taylor and unanimously adopted as follows, it was: / f7 RESOLVED that, pursuant to request of Police Chief Harmon, dated February 8, 1952, as approved by Director of Public Safety Hagen, the Police Department is authorized to transfer out of its Contingency Fund to the appropriation for purchase of radios and radio equipment, the sum of $612 50, which amount shall be returned to the Contingency Fund on the sale of old radios and equipment. The result of the roll call vote taken on the foregoing resolutionles as follows- AYES: Grimm, Jahn, Edgar, Carey, Whitehead, Taylor & Wolfe NAYS: None By Councilman Edgar, seconded by Councilman Whitehead and unanimously adopted as follows, it was: Page 671 4LAW RESOLVED that, pursuant to request of Police Chief Harmon dated February 9, 1952, the sum of $200 00 be appropriated from the unallocated fund to the Police Department for the purchase of additional bicycle licenses. The result of the roll call vote taken on the foregoing resolution was as follows: AYES: Grimm, Jahn, Edgar, Carey, Whitehead, Taylor & Wolfe NAYS: None. By Councilman Jahn, seconded by Councilman Taylor and unanimously adopted as follows, it was. �J 4G 9 RESOLVED, that the communication from Lambrecht Kelly Company dated February 4, 1952, be and hereby is referred to the City Planning Commission for its report and recommendation Letter from General Motors Corporation dated January 24, 1952, pertaining to Livonia and Shaw Drains, together with letter of the Mayor to General Motors Corporation dated January 31, 1952, were read and placed on file. By Councilman Carey, seconded by Councilman Jahn and unanimously adopted as follows, it was. /9 f7 ' RESOLVED, that the request of General Motors Corporation to r.r divert the Livonia Drain into the Shaw Drain, be and hereby is referred to the City Engineer for his study, recommendations and report. By Councilman Jahn, seconded by Councilman Taylor and unanimously adopted as follows, it was: �I f/ RESOLVED, that the appointment by the Mayor of Albert Nacker to the Board of Review (tax assessments) for a term of two years be and hereby is confirmed and approved. By Councilman Whitehead, seconded by Councilman Carey and unanimously adopted as follows, it was. 4 72,2- RESOLVED that, pursuant to Section 6 of Chapter VIII of the Charter, the Board of Review (tax assessments) shall convene for its first session on Tuesday, March 4, 1952, and Wednesday, March 5, 1952, that such board shall convene for its second session on Monday, March 17, 1952, and Tuesday, March 18, 1952; that saidsessions shall be held in the City Hall at 33110 Five Mile Road, Livonia, Michigan, during the hours of 9:00 A M to 4:30 P M on each of said dates, except that on March 18th the session shall also be held between the hours of 7:00 P.M. and 9:00 P.M. w.. Page 672 The report of the Justice of the Peace, Leo 0 Nye, for the month of January was received and filed kiCommunication from City Attorney, William V{ Brashear, dated February 11, 1952, pertaining to ordinance regulating motels was received and placed on file Communication frau City Attorney to Mayor dated February 17, 1952, pertaining to Critical Defense Housing Areas was read and referred to the Committee on Critical Defense Areas By Councilman Jahn, seconded by Councilman Carey and unanimously adopted as follows, it was '73 RESOLVED, that the City Auditor, Herbert Ferry, establish and set up all proper books, records and system for the operation of Sewage Disposal System No 1, as provided in Ordinance No 26, as amended, and that the City Auditor do such other things as may be necessary to the full performance of this resolution and the handling of all bookkeeping and procedure required in such ordinance. On motion of Councilman Jahn, seconded by Councilman Carey and unanimously IIIpassed, the meeting was adjourned at 11.55 P L , February 11, 1952 are Clark, City C erk Attested: i / 29 / , / Harry ' olfe, ' sidnt / IF