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OAKLAND COUNTY
Board Of Supervisors
MEETING
May 21, 1959
The Board met at 200 P. M. in the Veteran's Memorial Building, Detroit.
Meeting called to order by Chairman Delos Hamlin.
Roll Called: Allerton, Alward, Bender, Calhoun, Carey, Cheyz, Christensen, Clack, Clark, Clawson,
Cummings, Dickens, Dohany, J. W. Duncan, R. Duncan, Elliott, Ewart, Fouts, Goodspeed, Hall, Hamlin, Heacock,
Hildebrandt, Hill, Hoard, Horkey, Horton, Huber, Hudson, Hulet, Hursfall, Kelley, Kiser, Knowles, Lahti, Levinson,
Lewis, Lilly, MacDonald, McCartney, McGovern, McPherson, Clarence Miller, Cyril Miller, Mitchell, 0/Donoghue,
Oldenburg, 011ar, Quinlan, Ransom, Remer, Rhinevault, Romer, Schock, F. Smith, Soiley, Staman, Stevens, Taylor,
Thatcher, Tiley, Tinsman, Vail, Webber, Yockey. (65)
Quorum Present
The Chairman announced that the Board would meet as a Commitee of the Whole.
Misc. 3531
Recommended by the Board of Public Works
IN RE: M.S.U. OAKLAND SANITARY SYSTEM
Submitted by Mr. Thatcher
Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS the Oakland County Board of Supervisors did, by the adoption. of Miscellaneous Resolution
No. 3323 on December 23, 1957, authorize the Department of Public Works, through the Board of Public Works,
to proceed with the development of plans for sewers and sewage treatment facilities for that portion of the
Clinton River Drainage Basin lying within Oakland County, and
WHEREAS the Department of Public Works has completed construction plans for sewers and temporary
treatment facilities to serve Michigan State University-Oakland and adjacent areas, which is a part of the
Clinton River Basin, and
WHEREAS the Board of Public Works is desirous of proceeding with the construction of this portion
of the system so that said facilities will be available to the University properties by September 1, 1959, and
WHEREAS the Board of Public Works proposes to construct said facilities under contracts providing for
private financing
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that this Board of Supervisors, meeting as a Committee of the Whole, does
hereby recommend that the Board of Supervisors, at their next meeting, establish the M.S.U. Oakland Sanitary
System as a county system under the Board of Public Works as provided for in Act No. 185 of the Michigan Public
Acts of 1957, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Board of Public Works be authorized to take all necessary steps to
construct, acquire, operate and maintain said M.S.U. Oakland Sanitary System to serve all or parts of Sections
6-7-8-16-17-18-19-20-21 and 22 of Avon Township, Oakland County, Michigan and all or parts of Sections 11-12-
13 and 14 of Pontiac Township, Oakland County, Michigan.
Mr. Chairman, I move the adoption of this resolution.
Biland M. Thatcher
Supported by Mr. Cyril Miller.
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the resolution was adopted.
The Committee of the Whole arose.
Moved by Levinson supported by Cummings the Board adjourn until June 2, 1959 at 9:30 A. M.
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the motion carried.
Daniel T. Murphy, Jr. Delos Hamlin
Clerk Chairman