[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 77 (Monday, June 15, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6343-S6344]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    IN RECOGNITION OF THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE CITY OF ROSEVILLE

 Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, I rise today to recognize the City 
of Roseville, Michigan, which is celebrating its 40th birthday on June 
20, 1998. Residents of Roseville are justifiably proud of their 
community's growth throughout the last 40 years.
  People have lived in the area known today as Roseville since before 
Michigan became a state in 1837. In its early years, Roseville was an 
agricultural area and its people were predominately farmers. In 1836, 
William Rose was appointed postmaster in the area and he established a 
permanent office in 1840, which he named the Roseville Post Office in 
honor of his father, who was a hero of the War of 1812. Thus the area 
received its name, though Roseville was not officially incorporated as 
a village until 1926.
  From its humble beginnings, Roseville has grown into an increasingly 
attractive place to live for people moving to the Detroit area. While 
it had previously been considered a small suburb of Detroit, in the 
1950s Roseville's population increased dramatically. In 1950, the 
population of the village of Roseville was 15,816. By 1960, more than 
50,000 people called Roseville home. In

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1958, Roseville was incorporated as a city and Arthur Waterman was 
elected as its first mayor.
  In conjunction with a fireworks display, entertainment, and other 
birthday festivities on June 20, Roseville officials will dedicate a 
new addition to the city's library, demonstrating that even as they 
commemorate the past, the people of the City of Roseville are 
committing themselves to the needs of the future.
  Mr. President, I invite my colleagues to join me in offering 
congratulations and best wishes to the residents of Roseville, 
Michigan, on this important occasion.

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