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PLYMOUTh-PAST & PRESENT
(Part II)
John Fuller, Plymouth's justice of
the peace in the Civil War era, married
Louisa Kellogg, one of the daughters of
John Kellogg, for whom the local park
is named.
Kellogg, a native of Massachusetts,;
arrived in Plymouth from New York
State in 1832. He brought money with
him and was soon a prominent landowner,
hotel proprietor, and businessman
in Plymouth.
It was Kellogg who'built the brick
home at the corner of Majn and Ann
Arbor Trail for his daughter and her
husband. His own home stood not far
away, on Ann Arbor Trail, where the
Christian Science Church is now located.
THE FULLERS apparently lived on
a farm prior to moving into the big
house in the village.
Mrs. Ruth Shattuck Garlett recently
told me that in Civil War days the
Fuller farm was on Haggerty Road, between
Five and Six Mile, not far from
the present campus of Schoolcraft College.
She says it was on a hill on the
right side of Haggerty as you face
north.
There is no doubt, however, that the
Fuller residence on Ann Arbor Trail
was built prior to July 3, 1886. It appears
in a photo of the Plymouth band
taken on that day.
The imposing brick buildii\g, a landmark
for many years, was destroyed
by fire in 1910. The late Walte^ Kellogg
Sumner, great-grandson of John Kellogg,
told me the house had beeb vacated
for some time before the firA It had
l?een vandalized. The fire was thought
to have been set by children.
tn 1890, when Fred Carlisle published
his book on Wayne County, he referred
to Mrs. Fuller as still living. Apparently
Judge Fuller was dead ly that
time. i
Although Fuller had legal trt raining,
many who became justices of
had little knowledge of the
was only one of the criticisi
pfcnents brought to bear against the JP
system.
; Some said a person brought before a
justice did not have his day in court.
TTiey also said the methods of collecting
fines and reimbursing the justices
JPs defend the system
\e peace
iw. That
that op-
Mr. and Mrs. John Fuller. He was a lawyer and early JP. She was
John Kellogg's daughter. Their house was where Mayflower Hotel
now stands.
led to corruption and biased judgement.
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Those who favored retention of the
justice of the peace courts said lawyers
were- just trying to extend their
domain. The cost of settling disputes
between neighbors, they said, would
rise rapidly once JPs were abolished.
THE LAST TWO justices of the
peace in Plymouth Township were
Martin Schomberger, who was JP here
for 16 years (1953-68), and James E.
McCarthy, who held the office for three
years (1966-68).
Both thought the change away from
the justice courts to district courts was
a mistake.
Schomberger, Who was not a lawyer,
told a reporter in 1968:
"I think the politicians are making
the judicial process too darn complicated.
"People don't understand the nature
of our work. They think of justices as'
money collectors. In the past, certain
unscrupulous JPs earned a black eye
for everyone by working with collection
agencies,
"I have never run a collection agency.
I am paid a standard fee for writing
complaints and warrants. That fee is
not related to the amount of the fine or
the outcome of the trial."
Schomberger opened his court after
4 p.m. when his daytime duties as
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
CITY COMMISSION
CITY OF PLYMOUTH, MICHIGAN
Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held by the City Commission of
the City of Plymouth, in the Commission Chamber of the City Hall, oiAlonday, July
16, 1979, at 7:30 P.M., to consider an amendment to Chapter 52, ZONING, of the
Plymouth City Code, as follows: •
Amending the text of Section 5.195, Off-Street Parking Requirement, of Article
XV, by adding new Sub-section (9) Parking Credits, and re-numbering (9) to
(10) and (10) to (11).
All interested persons are invited to attend this hearing and will be given amp^e
opportunity to participate in the hearing. At the close of the hearing, all comments
and suggestions of those citizens participating will be considered by the City Commission
before rendering its decision.
A copy of the item scheduled for hearing is on file in the Office of the City Cleric'
during regular office hours for public examination
Pabllsh June 28. 1979
PAUL V BRUMFIELD
City Clerk
NORTHVILLE TOWNSHIP
HOUSING REHABILITATION PROGRAM
TO THE RESIDENTS
OF NORTHVILLE TOWNSHIP
Northville Township Is participating In a housing rehabilitation
grant program with the cooperation of Wayne County. Housing
rehabilitation and repair grants are available to eligible homeowners
who are interested In making needed repairs and in improving their
homes.
Under a federally funded Home Improvement Program approved
by the Township Board, direct grants will be given to homeowners for
repair, Electrical or plumbing Installation or other improvements
needed now or In the near future to bring the home up to code. Expansion
or room additions will be available to large families showing a
need for Increased space.
Applications are now being taken by the Township's Housing
Grant Administrator at the Township offices, 41600 Six Mile Road. Only
Northville Township residents who own and live in their homes in one
of the designated areas are eligible. This Includes residents buying
their homes on land contracts or mortgages.
A homeowner may receive up to $4,000 to cover the cost of needed
repairs and additional Improvements If It is determined that the latter
will be needed in the foreseeable future.
The purpose of the program Is to provide an opportunity for home
Improvements to people who cannot otherwise meet minimum housing
standards and It Is hoped that senior citizens and others on
limited, fixed Incomes will take advantage of this opportunity.
Family Size
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Maximum Total Household Income
$11,150
12,750
14,350
15,900
16,900
17,900
18,900
19,900
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6,950
7,950
8,950
9,950
10,750
11,550
12,250
13,150
For further Information call the Northville Township Offices - 348-
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. Clarice Sass, Clerk
maintenance supervisor at Plymouth
High School were completed. He told
the reporter that he decided to become
a JP in 1953 "because the office was
open and no one was running. I had no
intention of becoming active in judicial
matters. I just liked the idea of being
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addressed as 'judge'."
McCarthy, an attorney since 1963
when he graduated from Purdue University,
lives and practices in Plymouth.
He agrees with Schomberger that
it was a mistake to abandon the JP
courts.
"I testified against the change," he
told me recently. "I knew it would add
cost to the litigants. It is much more
expensive to try a case now than it was
then."
McCarthy said some states may have
let JPs benefit from fees collected in
court cases, but that was not true in
Michigan.
"Our pay was the same regardless of
the outcome of the case. "The media
and the people were really misinformed.
We got paid according to the
work done. There was an incentive for
us to work long hours, to clean up all of
the cases in front of us. That is not true
today."
ABOLISHMENT the JP system of
courts was provided for in the constitution
that Michigan adopted in 1963.
The office of the Justice of the Peace
was to be replaced in five years by a
system of district court judges.
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CITY OF PLYMOUTH
MICHIGAN
ORDINANCE NO. 79-6
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE ZONING MAP, AS ADOPTED
BY SECTION 5.96 OF CHAPTER 52, ZONING, OF THE CODE OF
THE CITY OF PLYMOUTH.
THE CITY OF PLYMOUTH ORDAINS
Section 1. The Zoning Map, as adopted by Section 5.96 of Chapter 52, Zoning, of the
Code of the City of Plymouth, is hereby amended, as follows:
Lot Nos. 17, 18 and 19 of Mary K Hillmer's Addition to Plymouth Village
changed from B-l (Local Business iessDtsici( ict) to RM-1 (Multiple-Family Residential
District) zoning
ORDINANCE NO. 79-6
ZONING* MAP AMENDMENT NO. 20
ADOPTED BY THE CITY COMMISSION ON 6-18-79
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Section 2. This Ordinance shall become operative and effective on the 10th dav of
July A.D., 1979.
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Made, passed and adopted by the City Commission of the City of Plymouth, Michigan,
this 18th day of June A.D. 1979
THOMAS A. TURNER, Mayor PAUL V. BRUMFIELD, City Clerk
Copies of this Ordinance may be obtained or inspected at the Office of the City Clerk
during regular working hours.
Publish Jam 18, 1179
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this 18th day of June A.D.. 1979. y«nouui, MJcni
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Publish: June M. 1979
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