Public Act 100 - Local History Archives

'.Two GROSSE POINTE NEWS Thursday, October 22, 1970
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80 • ON THE HILL GROSSE POINTE FARMS
Vernier Road Speed Limit 1
Eyes Recall
(Co~t~1elI from 'lie 1) but the question re,!,ains .as to' (CoDtinueci from 'lie 1)
speed limit to be. temporary Ind exactly when motorists Will be to do with education, the Coun.
that 35 mph signs would be allowed to drive 35 mph. The dl of Governments. He used
posted after the con~~uction on road surfacing has been finish. this as one of his first scare
the highway was f~nlshed. ed, after a 20.day strike. since camppigns then followed it with
_____________ A_c_h_eckproves thiS to be true the beginning of this month. the Martin Luther King episode.
Project Engineer Dale Morse (Mr. Fuchs opposed renting the
indicated that it was his under. facililies at South. High to the
standing that the function of Grosse Pointe Human Relations
speed limits was the responsi- Council for presentation of Mr.
Men Gardeners
Hold Banquet
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bility of the city, A further King).
check, however, revealed that "He has constanUy frustrated
reversion back to the original fellow board members and ar.
speed limit is the responsibility ehitects both during construe.
of the Traffic Section of the tion of North High School and
State Highway Department. now with the rennovation of
Director Coats said that the South High School. He con.
official transfer of the Vernier tinuously refuses to accept stu.
jurisdiction from the state to dies made by architects and the
Ihe city has not yet been made professional staff.
and, until it is, speed limits "In general the committee
are posted al the state's dis. :reels this constant opposition
crction. from these men to the think.
An administrator of the Traf ing of competent school admin.
fie Safety Department, Frank istrators is influencing the com.
Simmons said the higher speed munity in such a way that its
I limits have already bcen auth damage .. may take years to
orized and it is only a matler correct.
01 time before the Wayne Coun As for Mr. Semmler, Mr.
ty Road Com mission finishes Pongracz said it w~s too. early
making the signs and erects 10 tell whether hiS mistakes
them. were well.inte~ti.o~ed or calcu.
In the meantime. residents lated toward dlvlslI'eness on the
exceeding the posted speed limo I Board. .
it will continue to receive speed. The. recall procedure IS a
ing tickets regardless of the compl~cated o~e. Mr. Pongracz
fact that the street has been and hIS c~mmlttee are current.
widened and work on the pro. Iy consult~ng attorneys as to
jects is largely finished. the steps JDvolved.
Homecoming
(ContiJJued from Page 1)
Cadieux to Kercheval, east on
The Men's Garden Club of Kercheval (through the "Vii.
Grosse Pointe recently held its lage") to Fisher, Fisher south
Annual Banquet and Ladies' to the football field.
Night at the Gourmet House. Kickoff time is slated for 2
Featured speaker and guest o'clock when the Blue Devils
01 honor was Mrs. William Mil. meet the Fordson Tractors.
liken .. Mrs. Milliken hol?s a de. Winners of the float competi.
gree 10 landscape architecture. tion and the Queen will be an.
She urged members to extend nounced at half.time. Judges in.
their activities beyond their I clude John Lake, Director of
?wn gardens and stres~ed the the War Memorial; Mrs. Perry
Importance oC conservlDg our T e W a I t, coordinator of Volnatural
resources. unteer Activities; Mrs, Joseph
A profusion of chrysanthe. Thompson, President of the
mums, dahlias, roses and bego- Board of Education; Ann Syn.
nias, grown by members, deco. der. class of '71; Becky Beyer,
rated the tables. class of '72; Linda Minella,
William NiIl, chairman of the clllss oC '73; Dave Roach, class
awards committee, presented of '74j and teachers, Julia
trophies for the 1970 season. Megban and Jack Summers.
Winners included Paul Ma. Scott Feringa is chairman of
chuga, who won the DePetris the par ad fi activities. Jane
Ward for chrysanthemums; John~on is chairman of the I
Stanley Gitre, who won the Har. elechons. .
ry G. Schorr Award for best Dan c e Chairman, Anne
all.around garden' Kenneth Henry, told the NEWS th!>.t the
Carey who was a~arded the dance, slated to begin at 9
Horticulture Award and An. o'clock, will feature the "Springdrew
Larkins wh~ won the well." The d a nee is semi-
Service Award. formal. Admission is $3.50 per
couple. Alumni inay purchase
dance tickets at the door or at
the concession stand during the
game. The Queen and her court
will also be presented at the
dance.
Witnesses Trap
Reckless Driver
Three motorists took the time
to stop at the Farms station to
report to police that William
Taylor of 276 LaSalle place was
driving in an erratic manner
and nearly struck several ears
head on.
Taylor was arresled after l'.e
parked his car in lhe driveway
of his property in LaSalle place,
and according to the arresting
oecicer, behaved in a disorderly
manner when informed that he
was under arrest.
On Tuesday, OClober 13, at
8:45 p.m, the first witness slop.
ped in the station and informed
the desk officer of the drunk
driving incident, and pointed
out the car parked in the Taylor
driveway.
The wilnesses s tat e d thai
Taylor followed them on Moross
road, and was crossing over
the center line. and sever:\l
times missed head on eollisionr,
with oncoming vehicles.
Taylor turned onto Kcrcheval
toward Kerby road, than made
a left on Kerby. where hc hit
the curb in a wide turn. then,
according to lhe complainls, appeared
te have hit a utility pole.
The errant driver proceeded
down Kerby to LaSalle place
and home.
Tay!;)r was given a prelim.
inary hearing before Farms
Municipal Judge Robert Pylell
at 10:30 p.m. the rlate of the
arrest, after which the judge
set bonr! at $100, and releascd
the man until trial date sched.
uled for Wednesday, Octoher 28.
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BUYS SALT SPREADER
At a regular meeting held on
Monday, Oclober
I council aP\lrovcd
19, the Farms
the purchase
of a G:'rwood salt spreader at
a cost of '$1,083, a n a mOllOt in.
cludcd in the current hudget.
The spreader will be mounted
on one oC the Public Works
vehicles, 10 be used on city,
sir e c t s during the
months.
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Too many try to account for I
the failures of the past at the
expense of the future. _I
Orosse
Pointe N~ws
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Public Act 100 Hurts Pointe
(Cca&1aueci from Pige I) ! VarlCl~ls eommunlty groups
Compare that to the $1,125 cost I ~l\~e ~xpressed concern a~ the
for the currenl year. hOlltah~n placed on educaUonal
Some Districls Gila exp~ndltures. For example, the
"Certain of the low valuation Grosse Pol~te PT~ C~ncll has
districts can pick up as much as re.-formed Its Leglslat!ve Coma
20 per cent increase under mlt~ee under J.erry D.rlScoll, '180
this formula for nexl year. WhIttier, tMo IS ChaIrman Pro-
These dis~ricts. ar.~n't a.t all i~'1 Te~'ea representatives include I
teresled In flghtlDg .11. ThiS Gilbert Cox, Barnes; John Co.
means that our supermlendent rey and John Frakes. Ferry; I
and our teachE:s and y~ur Muil' Snow, Kerby; Mrs. Julius
Board of Education a:e. gomg Huebner, Mairej Al Cardowski,
to have to .do .baUle wlthlD our Masonj John A. Nelson, Pierce; I
own .0rgamzatlOns to get any Don Ruswick, Poupard; Mr~.
lobbYlOg started. Richard Edin, Trombly; and
"I( Public Act 100 sta)'s on William Porler North High Par
the books, education as you and ents' Club. '
I have known it will be impos-
sible. All o[ this comes to us
under the heading oC 'equalizing
educational opporlunity' ," Mrs.
Thompson said.
William J. Adams. Secretary
of the Board of Educatioll, and
also its Legislative Chairman,
alerled Ihe audience at the
trustees' October 12 meeting lo
the dilemma facing the public
schools unless this piece of leg.
islation is repealed or modified.
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Camera Cillb
Meets Tuesday
The Grosse Pointe Camera
Club will meel Tuesday, octo- j
ber 27, at 8 o'clock, at the
War Memorial. I
Jack Petzoldt will preswt I
"Photography in Greece." Vis
ilors are welcome.
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