The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1940-01-27

MICHIGAN CHRONICLE
Detroit, Michigan
Please publish the following let
ter in the next issue of your paper.
This letter is pertaining to the
much discussed fifth class city in
corporation in the West Eight Mile
Road community and contains first
hand information that the writer
hopes will do much towards clari-
flying the motive back of this in
corporation.
This can be done by reading this
letter with an open mind and ac-
cepting the facts in the case. The
contents of this letter properly di-
gested should do much toward re-
moving skepticism from the minds
of those who have been harassed
daily by certain persons who are
opposed TO Incorporating for no
sensible reason whatsoever. New
ertheless these same persons have
set themselves up as an Informal
ton bureau TO pass out Informal
ton upon matter about which
they know nothing.
First we will ltake look into the
historical background of R. o.
township, the proposed area for in
cooperating being part of some.
Fifteen years ago the township
tav value NJ o5 million dollars. To-
d.v it's one.ba1f he FORMER si7e
With tax value NJ 70 million dol
1ars .nd Tho largest bonded indebt-
noes in tie history the amount he
ins sam ON
This is What has bannened in the
1ast IL vears ont NJ the FORMER half
~ the townshin There has been
est,h1isbod tbrae cit;os and two vii
Iages Cities M pleasant ridge
IJ,,ntirg Woods RerLIev and a
rortior ~ tba c;tv ~ Ferndale
piIlogas ~ CAV parI and cIawson
tha later two rot rsieased fronn
towrsbin resnonsibilitv according
10 1aw The an mn bonded indebt.
adnass now snroad IN The entire
tax roll N tho townsbin as general
publications. AZ the rate NJ s417 nor
tho,,s.rd oseossad yslua+ior wae ;e-
snod &c s,,ch 1, Tho outset but yas
iss,,ad &c snac;aI assossod district
pords instead wero ;ss,ed AGAINST
~ f.itb .nd crodi, ~ 4be toun-
hin for ,bo nrrnoso' ~ making ger-
n.p, ;r,n-o,ion,a,.ts IN tha ahove
n,ontionad oit;as u,bicb ;s M long-
~ nor,ion ~ tbo towrshin hut
raroo,shar that i, tho rame ~ the
tsnasahiS - D n tbasa bo,ds ,yere
~, ' ~ JHi- - Sonross;oo
-, ~ tonpsbin dofauited on
- ;r,orost ~ orircinaI nov
80. -, .,,oso haad. A. r. toiIuro
- nrooar,r ou,nors in ,hesa enc
~ ~ l5i.4,;o.. g. 80, ,hai-
ohiirat;on az bond bolders
S1a,sSs. rr;. aHa;rst tha ,ownshin
- g. -. 80 d., 49, honds
80 anI ~ iaaron ~ n"ns;dorod enc
e ~ ~. io,'s So. NC LanS. h.. ga,,
sr ai a nSfiro.ioan hnnd. ;ns,ood This
!. q. oDii So, aa, $40 nnr ,borsard
49, ~" 80. go ~ go To- hi hut
se....Lo. 49,, - ~ rocoiyod
$3.50. 49, -, =, ho1oti, ~
~ Pm t,a,.s'as a. .nis
$40 Sj.a ., 'ns y, u,onon ,ha tonrsh;n
~ s SUI " -n-i,,d Az, sorTice
payo I iHna Ia, ~ 49, to,,,,sh;n
Is ~ lonset . pat' VI w - . ' a,Sap
'''u none VI =, mas 80" .oi n,o,,;Jas
ito"e'.i' '''e s.asu -. 49,
.iiat 'ioIis .Lii is III. -
Nv iisiilp anu - .ssaDa,s.,iD -. sh.ra
'i,e.L o%n 5ls't asS S. Ne, .ha. Ia,
VI tiie D ' inueo'a %. a.. 80
at 'he 'i,iie my So ~ ~. ~ ~
No speelliee tiiiie ~ IN
u1lle, 'nei ei,ies naEe t.. ~
auV aIi'as Vi .iiis iei o..
Jaw anu nave paia as ny sew s -
some nave pau no'nuis iol - ~,
s'dilce' Inc eity Vi oei n.y., W."
mas oeel ou' ol siie 'ow',snip es 81
years hssl pau ID penny ~ ~
amount oeihs o''oVo' upon wa,
portion Oh the to"ilsnip a,,'ieN'e y
10 the city Oh reriius ae oo ahsie =. -
an unpaid oalahee Oh SZo'VoO uue III
IL years olo.
Inc oao feature ABOUT tlis Wn .s
story is his' ouch money as ndS
oeen palo 10 toWnsnlp ny 'ie wv
remaining municipalities as a par
OF tnelr snare OF the inoeoteuness,
wnicn should nave oeen Placeo
INTO SINKING iund 10 Apply on
the bonded lndeb'edness out instead
was dumped into the general Iun1