1959-04-23; Saline Observer

              1 New Home Permits
hK'd Totaling $385,000
V H'Thirty-seven building permits at $9,0*00 each were approved Monday night by the
■n-jjy  council   for   Willshire
instruction   Company   for
1()iiis in the   Golden   Acres
abdivision.
The builders plan to start
igging basements   for   the
|eV homes "within a week".
The permits   were   issued
[subject to the submission to
city by   the    Weissman
Ixcavating Co.   of either   a
•$0,000 corporate   surety
ISild or a .$5,000 cash bond
{or "installation    of    grade
pd gravel, curb and gutter
and hard surface, of Canterbury Drive   and   Rosemont
Ave. from   Pleasant   Ridge
drive south to south line of
let 30 of   Rosemont   Ave.",
according to plans previously submitted by the now defunct Dun-Rose Homes, Inc.
and accepted by the city.
The council also stipulated
that Certificates of Occupancy will not be   issued   until
all public improvements, ex-
jeeptthe hard, surfacing, are
jeompleted.
<&m Four building   permits at
<§13,00Q each were also    issued to Jerome Builders for
lots in Rolling Acres.
Individual permits   issued
were: Alwin Burkhard, 103
Lewis, extend rear of gar-
•e 5 ft.,    $300;   Universal
[Die Cast, 232 Munroe, 15x60
(concrete dock on north side,
ilOOO; Robert T. Smith, 349
j¥. Bennett, garage,   $1000;
ohn Cummings, 206 N. Lew-
Is, alterations,, $500; Robert
Osterhout, 204 W.   McKay,
add kitchen, $1100.   r" —
May 18 is Deadline
For Filing Petitions
In School Board Election
Nominating petitions for
the one trustee to be elected
to the Saline school board
must be filed by 4 p.m., May
18, with the secretary of the
board, Oliver Steiner, who
happens to be . the board
member whose term expires
this year.
Petitions, available at the
superintendent's office, must
be signed by at least 25
qualified electors.
Voters in the June 8 school
election will also decide on
the proposed half-mill county-wide tax for the education of mentally and physically handicapped children.
Girl's State Delegate
To be Chosen by Aux
Saline's representative to
Girl's State at the University
of Michigan will be considered when the American Legion Auxiliary meets next
Tuesday, April 28.
Eleventh grade girls from
all over Michigan gather
each summer for 10 days on
the campus, where they conduct a mock governent, from
county through federal levels. The girls are chosen on a
basis of scholastic abilities,
leadership and recommendations from the school.
This year's delegate will
be the 18th girl sent by the
-local Auxiliary.   - • *   ■ -
I- IGty Planning Commission Revived;
Moon Stays On, Kluwe Appointed
Saline's planning commis-
jsion was re-activated Monday night when the council
prevailed upon Robert Moon
to reconsider his resignation
as chairman, submitted at
their last meeting. __
Moon said   that   even
hough   he   had   disagreed
nth the council's recent ac- •
.^ ^ion in amending the zoning
rdinance to create an "op-
~" (or multi-purpose zone)
orth of the city, he submitted his resignation because
e expects to leave soon to
"pt a position in Ohio.
He agreed, however, to
{remain on the commission
•or the time being.
Harvey Kluwe was appointed to fill vacancy on the
^mission left when Leon
Nder moved outside the
FY- Other members are
to Rogers, L. Z. Still, Leo
IeI*3en, Charles Kern, Carl
'-oehn and Theodore   Stim-
sn.
Reviewing the original purpose of the planning commis-
■o1*- the council unanimous-
«" agreed that it has and
phoald continue to serve a
|'"aluahle purpose in channel-
pS* the growth of Saline.
An<i to prove it, they
Prompoy turned a request
'0r building information in
"at 1 over to   the   commis-
Pion.
Saline, Michigan        Thursday. April 23, 1959
7c a copy
Ann Arbor Group App
o Purchase Station
Water. Sewage Rates Outside City
On Agenda for Council Meeting
One of the city council's
hot potatoes—a possible upward revision in water and
sewage rates for users outside the city limits—will be
plunked on the table Friday
night, April 24.
Eighteen water users outside the city limits have been
invited to meet with the
council for an evening of deliberation on the subject.
At present, those beyond
the city limits   pay    double
the rate paid by   city   residents.
Special Assessment Hearing
Assuming t heir wounds
have healed by then, the
council will meet on May 15
at 8 p.m. to hear objections
to a special assessment, estimated at $5,250, to install
an 8-inch water line on
Rosemont Avenue and Willis
Rd.
The assessment will be
spreead among nine proper-
spread among nine assessor.
JEditors Note:
jS£K you've   received   your
VJbservdr late the   past   few
■issues, don't blame the Post
P*-ce. It's our fault.     '
City Eyes Purchase
Of Vacant Corner Lot
At Lawson and Harris
City attorney Stanton
Roesch was instructed by the
city council Monday night to
investigate the possible purchase by the city of the lot
at the corner of Lawson and
Harris, which at the present
looks like a hole in the
ground.
Roesch read to the council a three-page letter he
had received from Dr. Cor-
tez Hall, who was believed
to hold title to the lot, in
which Dr. Hall gave Mr.
Roesch: (1) various helpful
hints on the practice of law;
(2) a history of Dr. Hall's
real estate holdings in Saline; (3) the suggestion that
the lot would make a suitable "beauty spot" if purchased for use as a small
city park; and (4) a review
of Dr. Hall's conversation
with County Drain Commissioner John Flook on whether or not a home could be
built on the lot, which straddles a. county drain.
Dr. Hall also said that he
had conveyed title to the lot
(which has about $300 in
delinquent taxes and assessments against it) to Thomas
Beauchamp of Saline.
Tabled 'Business
Tabled until later in the
week (at either a special
meeting Wednesday night,
April 22, or after the Friday
night meeting) was completion of the annual budget, a
"Oo It Yourself"
©lean Up Week
To Start May 3
"Clean-Up Week" in Saline will be observed the first
Aveek in May, the city council decided Monday night,
and suggested that Mayor
Henry Leutheuser issue a
proclamation to make it official.
The economy-minded council also decided that city
trucks will not make free
pick-ups this year. Homeowners will have to make
their own arrangements with
private trash haulers to dispose of the winter crop of
junk.
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C. of C. Meets**1Tusediay'
The Chamber of Commerce will meet at 8 p.m..
Tuesday, April 28, at the Saline Savings Bank to organize for the coming year and
make plans for participating
in Michigan Week, according to President Allan Grossman.
School Board to Visit
Fiirniture Manufacturers
Reluctant to buy a pig in
a poke, the Saline school
board decided at their meet-
jng.AjpriJ 15J&LZ$M$t. .Giassr
rooms, the. in Grand Rapids
on April 29, to view equipment under consideration for
special areas in the new
high school — the student
center, cafeteria, library and
administrative offices.
On May 6 they will visit
the McFadden Corp. in Lansing to inspect their line.
Lester Broadcasting Corporation of Ann Arbor has
made application to the Fed-
tral Communications Com-
tral Communications Com-"
mission for permission to
purchase radio station
WOIA of Saline. Present
owner of the station is Saline
Broadcasting Company, Inc.
Herbert W. Lester, 2313
Devonshire Road, is president and treasurer of the
corporation which made the
application. Directors are:
Harold E. Groves, Jr., realtor; Howard L. Wilkel Drug
Company; Jay Huntington,
Liberty Music Shops, Inc.,
all of Ann Arbor, and William H. Dance, Detroit attorney. Dance is also secretary
of the corporation.
The 500-watt Saline station has been broadcasting
since January, 1958. It operates on a dawn-to-dusk
schedule and covers all* of
Washtenaw County, and* portions of Lenawee, Livingston,
Jackson, Monroe, and
Wayne Counties.
Lester said he expected a
decision from the FCC
"within 30'to, 60.days'"
Band Gets Second Division Rating
After Photo-Finish Arrival in Jackson
Ten frantic minutes before"
they were scheduled to play
in the state band contest Saturday morning at Jackson,
the Saline High band arrived at Jackson High School—
but managed to get their instruments out and warmed
up in time to perform at
8 :50 p.m., right on schedule.
The close call was caused
by a broken radiator hose on
the school bus, which delayed their departure almost
an hour after the band had
all arrived at 6:25 a.m.
Under the circumstances,
band director Arthur Katterjohn considers the band's
2nd Division Rating this
year to be a commendable
achievement. In their seven
previous trips to the state
contest, the Saline band has
won five Firsts and two Seconds.
Next on the band calendar
is the elementary and junior
high school band concert on
May 6, followed by the senior band's formal spring con.
cert on May 20.	
proposal to set up a group
hospitalization plan for city
employees and a proposal
to buy a new half-ton pickup for the DPW.
Boy Scout Camp Trailer
On Shake-Down Cruise
Rolling down Michigan
Avenue Saturday afternoon
will be the Boy Scout camp
trailer, on its maiden voyage.
Destination: the field e-st of
the John Quick home, where
troop 46 Scouts will have an
overnight camp-
The glittering trailer, five
months in the- making, will
be loaded with cooking and
■damping gear #t the Mike
Strait home and then pulled
to the camp site by Scoutmaster Str a'it, while the
Scouts hike out east.
Also accompanying the
Scouts will be assistant
Scoutmaster Bob Merchant,
Don Rapp and possibly other
fathers. "The trip is on,
rain, shine or snow". Mike
says.
County Educators, Parents
Discuss Half Mill Tax
The opening gun in a campaign for a proposed half-
mill county-wide tax f o r
special education for mentally and physically handicapped children, was fired
Tuesday night at a meeting
Tax Allocation Board
Clears the Decks With
Early School Decision
In a surprise move, ■ the
county Tax Allocation Board
gave eight school districts in
the county a preliminary
916? mills allocation Monday-
night. .
The Saline school.district;
which i_ asking for 10 mills
and "will probably get 9-5"
according to Supt. Leo Jensen, was not among the
eight districts named.
Last year Saline received
9.5 mills'for* operation but
levied only 9.09.
This year the full 9.5 mills
will be levied if allocated,
but since the debt retirement levy will drop a half
mill to 6.5, the total school
tax in the district will remain the same as 19.58's, or
16 mills.
Supt. Jensen, expressing
surprise at the allocation
board's quick decision this
year, said, "They couldn't
even have had time t0 study
our budget." He will meet
with the board on May 20.
in Ann Arbor, set up-by the
County Board of Education.
Among those present from
the Saline area were Mrs.
Robert Tefft and Oliver
Steiner, school board members; Mrs. Grace Stierle, a
member of the County Board
of Education; Mrs. Charles
Barclay, principal of the Elementary School, and Mrs.
Elinor Heingartner, assistant principal.
The proposal will, be voted*
on at /the- June school election. Tf passed, the "half-mill
would raise about $10,000 in
the Saline district.