112th Year, ST. JOHNS, MICHIGAN - THU&5DAY, SEPTEMBER 7, TWO SECTIONS - 30 PAGES 15 Cents DeWitt sewer Teachers ratify pacts a ordinance Contracts OK'd, schools open OK expected • • • *"•-• * • • Late-hour OK caps VALLEY FARMS - The DeWitt Township Board will hold a Fulton public hearing next Monday evening on two proposed ordinances which would provide for the sale of bonds to finance the township's anticipates Ovid-Elsie negotiations $2,580,000 sewer system construction. contract St. Johns budget \ The ordinances are required for two separate bond sales. One OVID-ELSIE—The Ovid-Elsie Area provides for the sale of $1,650,000 in bonds, maturing in 40 years, to pay two-thirds of the cost of the sewer plant and interceptor signed deficit of $119,505 this rear Schools administration and teachers reached line construction and one-half the cost of construction of the col­ agreement on a contract for this year lector lines. MIDDLETON—Opening for all schools in the Fulton School A $1,626,929 St. Johns Public Schools bud­ year to $640,500 this year in elementary Friday afternoon, and ratification Monday The other ordinance Is for special assessment bonds totaling District took a step closer to $584,000, maturing in 20 years. This represents 3 per cent of the get that anticipates a deficit of $119,505 this grades, and in secondary education regular evening by the teachers ended apprehension reality Monday night, Aug. 28, year was given preliminary approval by the teachers will be paid a total of $304,000 com- assessed valuation of the township, and the amount is about half of when a new one-year contract about the start of school in Clinton County. the total cost for constructing the collector system. board of education last Wednesday. (See BUD( ; Page 3-A) between teachers and the Fulton A public hearing on the budget will be held Board of Education was penned. All schools are FEDERAL FUNDS have -already been offered and await only at the board's regular meetingnexfWednesday, For the more than 100 teach­ Sept. 13. Final approval is expected after the starting sessions on the sale of bonds by the township. Federalfunds would total $346,000. ers in the consolidated district, DeWitt Township is presently living on. "borrowed time," as hearing. the signing of the contract meant Expenditures this -year are expected to be schedule. far as its sewage problem is concerned, Supervisor Reginald Nelson an across-the-board pay boost explained last week. On July 28,1966, the Water Resources Com­ about $122,992 higher than last year when The Ovid-Elsie of more than $700-from just $1,503,937.09 was spent. Revenues for the mission of the Michigan Conservation Department issued a final under $5,100 to $5,800. agreement was the order of determination against DeWitt Township ordering the town­ coming year are expected to be about $1,507,- ship to stop unlawful pollution of drains tributary to the Looking For those Fulton instructors 424, compared to total revenue of $1,409,514 last of the agreements Glass and Grand rivers* having a master's degree, an ad­ last year. between teachers and ditional $500 will be added to the The revenue picture, is the only thing that "4We have been granted an extension of time for construction to begin-, with respect to the federal grant," Nelson said. "This basic figure, • meaning they will could substantially affect a change in the over­ school districts in the is conditioned upon our monthly reports satisfactory to the Water receive a starting salary of $6, all budget, school officials point out. There's Clinton County area. 300. a possibility—not a strong one,however—more Resources Commission.* Last week ,Fulton and The ordinances up for adoption next Monday night will likely state aid could come to school districts, RAISES WILL BE computed which would only reduce the expected deficit. provide the report of 'satisfactory progress* needed, Nelson felt. at 4 per cent of the base salary St. Johns contracts Last year the school operated at an actual But he pointed out that even though the board adopts the two ordi­ each year, for 10 years., That were finalized. nances, they would be subject to a petition for referendum for 30 is, a teacher with a bachelor's deficit of about$ll,000,considerlngthefederal days after the publication of the ordinance. monies and other funds that did not arrive un­ Five-man negotiation teams degree can in a decade advance for the Ovid-Elsie School Board from the base salary to a max­ til after the fiscal year ended. - &*• r and the Ovid-Elsie Education NElSoN-POINTED' out the pitfalls ° 'public"rejection^ of the imum income-of $8jl20'under EXPENDITURES, school administrators Assn. reached agreement late ordinances. Rejection at ah election would halt all progress to date, the terms of the new contract. said, are being cut down as much as they can Friday afternoon, The last three he said, and would terminate the federal grant offer and cause the As was noted by Ronald L. and still have an efficient operation. But rises A good breakfast is essential to good education, and that holds or four sessions were with Ed township to violate the final" order of- determination. Court action Farrell, president of the Ful­ in cost of operation continue to push the budget true for teachers as well as students." Teachers*qpd-administra­ Connors of the State Labor Med­ would then -be likely, with the court having the-power to order the ton Education Assn., negotia­ higher. The increases are apparent in all but iation Board, sale of bonds without such sale being subject to a referendum or tions between the teaching and a couple of major categories. tors in the St; Johns system met for breakfast Tuesday morning at vote of the people. > ^administrative factions of the Salaries normally increase' every year, St. Joseph School social hall prior to starting orientation meet­ THE ONLY TOPIC OF the "At such time we would anticipate a minimum of additional district began Jan. 18 and took and this year is no exception. For teachers ings In preparation for the opening of school today (Thursday). negotiations this year was over (See DeWITT SEWER, Page 2-A) all of six months to complete. alone, the cost is going up from $556,179 last professional compensation. All other,areas of the contract had * CLINXON .COUNTY \* been covered'last year in a two- year contract, with only thepro- Prime and double seal for 20 blocks traffic deaths fessional compensation area open for change this year. Since January}) &Q% , Ovid-Elsie's new salary sche­ dule will start at ^5,800 for a : beginning teacherwithabachelor Paving starts this week in city •"-." '7-: ;r of arts degree and work up to $8,323 on a yearly percentage THIS TIME LAST , The prime and double seal por­ while they are on the prime and and double seal paving this year. of small areas along curbs and at NEW PAVING WITH a prime coln to Gibbsj SWEGLES from basis over 12 years. Teachers tion of St. Johns' street paving double seal project can't be def­ Fifteen others which are already intersections. A^number of loca­ and double seal will be done on Steel to, Lincoln; TRAVERfrom ••'YEAR: 12' - with a master's degree will re­ program Is scheduled to get un­ initely stated, City Manager Ken paved will receive a single seal tions on streets, and particularly the following streets starting this Higham toRallroadjBAKERfrom ceive $6,264 to start and up to der way this week. Greer said. Blocks of streets during a maintenance program. at intersections, have broken up week, Greer said; the south end of Meadowview $8,787 at the end of 12 years. About 20 blocks of this type of will be done according to the . The Hicks Co. will do this prob- to the point that they will have to OTTAWA from Glbbs to Floral; Drive south to Sturgis Streetj The primary concern of the paving will be done by Hicks & moisture conditions and the num­ ably at the conclusion of the new be repaved. This will be done OAKLAND from Lincoln to Gibbs; KIBBEE from Traver to Sturgis! two groups was over a lack of Co,, of Alma, who moved in their ber of cars parked on the street paving work. later when the bituminous mat OAKLAND for a short distance CIRCLE DRIVE from Buchanan to Fowler finances in the district, and both equipment Tuesday in prepara­ at those times. , Also involved is'strip sealing" •paving Is. done. north of Meadj MEAD from Lin­ (See PAVING, Page 2-A) agreed to \:he need for additional tion for the start of the work. man traffic millage, according to Supt. Rob­ About 12 other blocks will get GREER SAID THE Hicks crew, ert Beauchamp and Rodney Tul- a bituminous two-inch mat at- will probably start in the north loch, president of the Ovid-Elsie some later date this summer, portion of town, then work around fatality Education Assn. and 15 blocks of presently-paved to the east side, down to the south street will get a single seal. The seventh accident fata­ MEMBERS OF THE teacher and over to the west side of town. lity was chalked up for Clin­ Just where Hicks & Co. will be He asked the cooperation of res­ negotiating team were Thelma ton County Friday when a Rule, Marian Clark, Albert Ack- working at any particular time idents along the affected streets Fowler man died of injuries he in watchln for the work crews ley, Virginia Chamberlain andi swwjww/^w^t'w^.w e sustained from an auto acci­ Tulloch.