The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-12-04
uti(ans Amend
City Ordinance
Water Meter
Setup Chonsed

Setup Snon9eo
UTICA - Several important
matters were acted upon at the
December regular meeting Of
the Utica common council Tues
day night, chief among which
was the amending of the city
ordinance regarding water met
ers. Protests have been re-
ceived regarding the placing of
more than one meter in build
ings of two families or more, al
so in business places with double
billings to the property owner.
City Attorney Henry Gage
was instructed to draw up the
amendment to read one bill per
tap, and a special meeting was
held on Wednesday evening to
ratify the same. This action set
ties a long discussed question.
Permission was granted for
the erection of a sign at the
southwest corner of Van Dyke
and Hall roads for the Trinity
Lutheran church, the sign being
the gift of DR.. Russell Hawley.
Patrolman Henry Heck's re-
ignation was before the council
men who voted not to accept it.
Utica has been without day
man for the past ten days with
Fred Kamlowski helping out on
Saturdays. Ernest Rehse is on
the night shift. The pay of the
city patrolman was raised to
$150.OOO per month and new
set of violation fines will be
drafted. The police car will he
reinsured.
Approval was also given for
the erection of a sign board in
the park, probably on the site
of the Junk pile, which will con-
tain an honor roll of names OF
all men in the service from the
city of Utica, Shelby and Ster-
ling townships. A star to mark
each name.
Mayor Matthew j. Rettmiller
appointed as committee 10
make out the budget for the
coming year, Ed. Church, Mayor
Rettmiller and Allen Brooks.
An informal meeting was held
by the Utica Rotary Club Tues
day evening when members ex-
changed stories regarding recent
hunting trips, with much visit
ing between friends. Ross AK
ford, member of the gas ration
ing board of Mount Clemens
was present and answered sever
! al questions. DR.. c. F. Moore, OF
Mount Clemens, was also WIS
itor. Rev. FIR. Edward j. Dekey'
ser will be in charge OF nex'
weeks program.
, Members of Trinity Lutheran
, Ladies Aid held an all-daJ
meeting Wednesday with pot
luck at noon, at their parish hal
on Van Dyke avenue. More thar
100 ladies had each contributed
toward the purchase OF kits tol
. the boys in the armed forces, 81
of which were packed Thursda!
: and will be turned over to TIT
Red Cross.
| Mayor Matthew j. Rettmillel
announces second tin can drive
in Utica for Saturday and re
quests that all housewives have
I their tin cans at the curb pro
, perly prepared I'D in boxes t.
I be picked up by the city truck
Mrs. Raymond Wheeler. CAR
lene Schulz) and son Dennis
{ will make their home with MI
Wheeler's parents in Detroi
!, during his absence in the serv
ice. :,
Mrs. May st. John Brownell
who recently left for the winte
in Lakeland, Florida, is nov
,, staying at Winter Park in tina
state.
. George Wellhausen, has re
turned to his duties as manage
|, of the Utica Kroger store ate
a two months vacation.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Herber
, OVERLY, of Clinton street, at ST
Joseph hospital Mt. Clemens
, Tuesday night, an 8h poun'
son. Mr.. OVERLY is manager O
Motifs Inc. in Utica.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Elzermal
are the proud parents of a son
Billy Hirth, son of DR.. ant
Mrs. Lloyd R. Hirth, is very IL
with pneumonia at st. Joseph
hospital in Mount Clemens.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Rowe ant
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Smidt
who have been spending few
days furlough, with MIR. AM
Mrs. Gordon Wardell on Yves
Utica road, were badly injured
when a truck forced their car In
to a culvert near Petersburg
Mich. They we're returning tt
Fort leonard Wood. Mo, where