City of Grant Michigan

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Historical City Documents of the 1960s

1960

File Name	Highlights	Reference Links
January 4, 1960
February 1, 1960
February 17, 1960 Special	Breach of Contract
February 25, 1960 Special	Breach of Contract
March 7, 1960	Agreement to Replace Lost Revenue
March 16, 1960	1960 Election Results
April 4, 1960	Any Large Purchases to be Approved by Council
May 2, 1960
May 11, 1960 - Special	M-37 Changes \| Discussion on Alleys
May 31, 1960
June 6, 1960	Rules for Police Protection
August 1, 1960
September 7, 1960		Link One
October 3, 1960	New Sewer Rates
November 7, 1960	Nominating of Officers
December 5, 1960	New Municipal Building
December 28, 1960	Resolution for Library Construction Fund

1961

File Name	Highlights	Reference Links
January 9, 1961	Purchase of Land
February 6, 1961	Purchase of Land	Link One
February 20, 1961 Special
March 6, 1961
April 3, 1961	Ordinance Allowing for Natural Gas	Link One
May 1, 1961	Additional Street Lighting \| Fire Protection
June 5, 1961
July 3, 1961
July 20, 1961 - Special	Adoption of Ordinance #10
August 7, 1961	Sale of Public Property
September 5, 1961	Sewer Line Extension
October 2, 1961
October 9, 1961 - Special	Resolution for Sale of Public Property	Link One
November 6, 1961
December 4, 1961	Acceptance of Stock Donation \| Sale of Public Property

1962

File Name	Highlights	Reference Links
January 8, 1962
February 5, 1962	Fire Protection Millage \| Land Annexation
February 14, 1962	Land Annexation
March 5, 1962	Alley on Arthur Street
April 2, 1962	1962 Taxable Valuation \| Flooding \| Sale of Land \| Becoming a City	Link One Link Two
May 7, 1962
June 4, 1962	Village Dump Lease
June 16, 1962 Special	Sewer Rates for School District
July 2, 1962
August 6, 1962		Link One Link Two
September 2, 1962
October 1, 1962
November 5, 1962
December 3, 1962

1963

File Name	Highlights	Reference Links
January 7, 1963
February 4, 1963
March 11, 1963
April 1, 1963	Installation of Siren at Fire Department
May 6, 1963
June 3, 1963	Fire Contract \| Sewer Line Extension
July 1, 1963	Additional Street Lighting
August 5, 1963
September 9, 1963	New Truck Purchase \| School Crossing
October 7, 1963	Insurance for Sewer Plant
November 4, 1963	Sewer Extension - Rejected
December 2, 1963	Additional Street Lighting

1964

File Name	Highlights	Reference Links
Janrary 6, 1964	Support for Dog Races
February 3, 1964
March 2, 1964
April 6, 1964	Catch Basin & Sewer Line Repair \| Bids for Sewer Extension
May 4, 1964	Special Fire Department Fund
June 1, 1964
July 6, 1964	Sale of Fire Department at 32 N Maple
August 3, 1964	Deed for Alley \| Camping at Blanche Lake
September 14, 1964	Plans for Water System
October 5, 1964	Deed to Extend Brink St \| Deed from Mckinley \| Resolution Relinquishing Property
November 2, 1964	New Truck Purchase
December 7, 1964	Bid Accepted for Gasoline

1965

File Name	Highlights	Reference Links
January 4, 1965
February 1, 1965
March 1, 1965	Building Code Ordinance \| Lift Station Work
April 5, 1965	Sale of Fire Truck to Highest Bidder
May 3, 1965
June 7, 1965	Village Dump Lease \| Mosquito Control for Blanche Lake \| Abandonment of Village Dump
July 12, 1965
August 2, 1965
September 13, 1965	Street Lighting \| Blanche Lake Building
October 4, 1965
November 1965	New Tractor Purchase
December 6, 1965
News Article	Hospital Forced to Close

1966

File Name	Highlights	Reference Links
February 7, 1966	Investigation of Water System
April 4, 1966	1966 Taxable Valuation
May 2, 1966	Funding of Chamber of Commerce
June 6, 1966	Land Acquired for Street \| Land for Village Dump
July 11, 1966
July 14, 1966 - Special
August 1, 1966	Drain Cleaning by County
September 12, 1966
October 3, 1966
November 7, 1966	Re-Model Work for Community Center
December 5, 1966	Bid Accepted for Gasoline
News Article	Hospital Battles for Survival

1967

File Name	Highlights	Reference Links
January 9, 1967
February 6, 1967
March 6, 1967	Postpone Grand River WaterShed Membership
April 3, 1967
May 1, 1967
June 5, 1967	Village Dump Lease \| Funding for Christmas Decorations
July 10, 1967	Sewer Line Extension
August 7, 1967
October 2, 1967	New Truck Purchase
November 6, 1967	Community Center Use \| Land Purchase for Cemetery Addition
December 11, 1967	Trailer Ordinance \| Resolution for Brink St Drain

1968

File Name	Highlights	Reference Links
January 8, 1968
February 5, 1968	Funding for Public Library
March 6, 1968	Building Permit for Hospital
April 1, 1968
May 6, 1968	Sewer Extension \| Gas Line Installation \| Maintenance of Vacant Lots
June 3, 1968	Endorsement of FiveCap Inc \| Location of Village Dump
July 1, 1968	Grand River WaterShed Council Membership
August 5, 1968	Sewer Line Extension \| Resolution for School Crossing Signs
September 9, 1968
October 1, 1968	Sewer Line Extension \| Federal Funding for Water System
November 4, 1968
December 2, 1968	Trailer Ordinance \| Additional Street Lighting \| No Parking
Village Budget	March 1, 1968 - March 1, 1969

1969

File Name	Highlights	Reference Links
January 6, 1969	Sewer Rate for Trailer Park \| Michigan Bell Contract
February 3, 1969	Funding for Public Library
March 3, 1969
April 7, 1969	Petition to become a Fifth Class City
May 5, 1969	Land Purchase for Cemetery Addition
June 2, 1969
July 7, 1969	Street Lighting Plan
August 4, 1969	Federal Monies for Sewer \| Ambulance Service \| Township Dump
September 8, 1969	Crossing Guard \| Lake Poising \| Village Gateway Signs
October 6, 1969	Funding for Ambulance Service
December 1, 1969	Cemetery Rates \| Brink St Drain \| Legal Proceedings

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