Watertown Race up in Air Bids Received Last Weekforthe Additions to The' East Essex and Eureka Elementary Schools Were Preview of Still Under Consideration by the .St
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'''S? hew Ipok at proposeiT Sea&in's firfcii^tpil Big spending planned School-- Pages 2 A and 3 A »•>'•> ope imprbv^eht^r^ Page .:* *. *J on school f -l BULLETIN Bidders include: General con The St. Johns School Board tract, Hungerford Construction Tuesday night rejected all bids Co. of Jackson, Slwek Construc on the "East Essex and Eureka tion Co. of Lansing, Granger school additions as being too Brothers Construction Co. of .Ith Year No. 30 JOHNS, MICHIGAN THURSDAY NOVEMBER 17, 1966 SECTIONS —30 PAGES 10 CENTS high. They voted to readver- Lansing, Ackerman Construction tiketof bids at the same time . .Co.' of Lansing and Karston Con they* open bids Jan. 18 for the struction Co. of Grand Rapids; PT|j Wrapping tip the elections new southeast and southwest mechanical contract, Goller of schools, Cedar Springs, Holwerda - Hui- ?The low combination of bids zinga of Grand Rapids and United received last week figured out Piping Co. of Lansing; and elec to nearly $24 per square foot, trical contract, Fox Electric- of architect C. Douglas Pardee Lansing, Martin Electric and reported. Grand Valley Electric of Grand Rapids. Watertown race up in air Bids received last weekforthe additions to the' East Essex and Eureka elementary schools were Preview of still under consideration by the .St. Johns Board of Education this Drawing decides clerk week. spring sports Five general contracting, three electrical and three mechanical show set race, hut recount asked bids were received at the regular The preview showing of plans It may be six weeks yet be ask for recounts! The state can board meeting lastVednesday fore the Watertown Township vassing- board' doesn't have to.* evening. for the 1967 Farm, Home and Sports Show of the St. Johns election contest for township meet until Nov. 28." , Because the bids included not clerk will be definitely decided. After that time is past, the only the basics of the specifica Chamber of Commerce has been scheduled for next Monday eve After three counts of the bal state, releases the ballots to the tions but also alternate deduc lots by the election board last local governments for any re-:: tions and additions, It was im ning at the Central National Bank community room. Tuesday and Wednesday and a counting that has to be done. ;, possible to immediately figure counting by the canvassing board low, bidders. First-hand information on the show will be available Monday, Thursday, there developed a two- THE PROBLEMS developed in including photographs of similar way tie for the position. a township where, there was orn' ARCHITECT DOUG Pardee re Election laws provide for-a iginally ,no contest for local ofr ported back to the board last shows held elsewhere, display models showing how booths will drawing of lots. to. decide who flees. But the incumbent clerk,, Thursday evening on preliminary be set up, and signs and adver the clerk will be. Mrs Mildred Mrs Ruby Saxton,who was seek-? studies of the bids, but not enough tising material that will be used McDonough, who has been deputy Ing reelection, died less than a information had yet been obtained at the show. clerk several years, won. the week before the election. This on which to make a decision. drawing-Friday. Mrs Opal Ban set the stage for a sticker, and,, It did appear, however, that Andrew Voorhees; and Bryon Hudson, a promotional team from croft, the other candidate in write-in campaign. , .., construction bids were somewhat volved in the tie7 is asking for Mrs McDonough; Mrs Bancroft7, to considerably higher than had Flint and Houghton Lake who are handling the sale of booth space a recount. and Herman Openlander cam-' been anticipated. paigned in the last- days before The alternates involved in the and the promotion of the show for the Chamber, will be present. THE REQUIRED LEGAL form the voting for election to "the. bidding included the deduction of. asking for the recount was filed post of clerk. •__ the proposed vestibules in each Smith Hall and the surrounding buildiiigs and grounds.have al with Clinton County Clerk Paul The three-way sticker, cam-, school, interior brick finish, two- Wakefield Monday. paign' resulted in such problems „ inch blacktop and ceiling trim, ready been rented for the spring show, scheduled for April 6, 7 He said it could be up to the for the election board that at 5" and the addition of better floor a.m. Wednesday morning—nine.' material and addition of carpet- . and 8. end of December before the coun *This is your big opportunity 1V^» AJ ty canvassing board legally could hours after; the polls had closed ' ing fnvthe libraries. —they locked up shop and wenf*. Another alternate was the de to display your producfrand serv HOSPITAL WORK WELL AHEAD OF SCHEDULE make the recount. Since the Wat ices before, a'mass audience," ertown candidates were listed on home for a few hours of sleep duction of a special education ' . Steel beams were being set in place this week as contractors continued near before resumingthecount, . room from the. Eureka School. the Chamber said.in a letter to the same.ballot with state can prospective exhibitors. "This1 ly a month ahead "of, schedule^on the construction of new additions to Clinton Memorial didates, the ballots cannot be : .&AC& AT 9 O'CLOCK, they THE RESULJrpF all.thealterT. sport dhdw will be a natural place Hospital in^St. Johns; 'Building Chairman"Bill'Bal'^r-ls^a-l^^'^^itibri-^sh&uld--b-e'- touched until Restate canvassing nates was a maze of figures which for you to make cohtacts with po board meets and a certain length Wprked until 2:gn p;m. before architect Pardee and the board of tential customers—to work up closed in by December,, allowing interior work to be.done during the winter. Re of time passes during which finally reporting the results to education have; been studying,. mailing and ^prospect lists." modeling of the existing-building will begin soon, , state and district candidates can County Clerk Wakefield, Their report, the result of four re counts, showed Mrs Bancroft the Winner by one/vote-ass to 188 —over Mrs McDonough with Her Commission picks Coletta City puts $l,200-per-acre man Openlander third with 101 votes. Thursday morning the town; ship board of canvassers) met tag on land school wants and spotted recording errors that mayor; Furry vice mayor resulted in a 190-190 tie.. .» The City of St. Johns will ask tem changes to accommodate the Charles Coletta and Lorenz handling the sewer needs at the Friday morning at 10 a.m.j Charges Coletta was chosen city, Don Clark as assessor and $1,200 per acre for the land the new high school In the southwest in the presence of the board of by fellow commissioners Mon Tiedt were named City repre clerk, Ken Greer as manager new high school. The commis St. Johns School District wants to part of the city. sion's concern Monday evening canvassers and the two Water- day night to be the^ mayor of sentatives on the Clinton County and Don Betterly as treasurer. buy to complete its high school Board of Supervisors and City The engineering firm.of Wil in their discussion was how much town precinct chairmen as wit St. Johns for the riext two years. site. liams and Works', after studying nesses as provided by law, the A unanimous ballot was cast Clerk Don 'Clark and City Atty, of the cost should be assessed MRS BARBARA MacKinnon The $1,200 figure is one which the problem and the city's sewer against the schools. drawing was held, and Mrs Mc for, Coletta, Sealed Power ex Harold Reed are also members was appointed to the library Fitzgerald and Fitzgerald^ Tren system, recommended a $226,000 Williams and Works said those Donough won,. Then Mrs Ban ecutive who has been on the city as specified by the city charter. board for a term running to ton appraisers, came up with in There is no change in the city's project, but commissioners were bare necessities include repair croft announced she'would ask commission for years. He suc November 1971, filling a vacancy an appraisal of the land, located quick to point out Monday night for a recount. ceeds Jack Smit, who did not representation on the board. which has been overlooked for ing three blacks of 10-inch sewer south of the city park football they have no $226,00 to do the along the railroad tracks between seek reelection to the commis There is also no change in the ,several years. 6ther members of field and south.of Sickles Street. recommended job, and they didn't sion this 4year. Coletta earlier city's administrative force. Reed the board and the expiration date Kibbee and Swegles, rebuilding of : THERE .WERE NO contests Slightly over six acres are in feel it should be rightfully done the present sewage lift station on in the other offices of the town served as mayor of St. Johns continues as attorney for the of their appointments are Mrs volved* The schools are presently yet. in 1956. ; Jean Bartholomew 1970,*Mrs R. South US-27 at the extension of ship. Ernest Garter was reelec CHARLES COLETTA leasing the land for school use, Baker, and the installation of a ted supervisor, Ed Kraft trea Newly .-elected Commissioner L. Wohlers 1969, Mrs Beulah Mayor but they want to purchase it so Ballantine 1968 and Basil Die- SOME WORK WILL have to be sewer line up Sickles from Lan surer,' Rollin Noble trustee, and John Furry was named vice ma New ad deadlines ' they can located the high school done—probably next summer—to sing Street to the school site.