Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-09-10
ORDINANCE NUMBER FOUR.

Relative to the building, rebuilding and repair
ing of crosswHlks. Passed 10y the common
council of the village of Alma, sept. It'll,
1856
SECTION I. The village of Alma ortlains.
All crosswalks hereafter built in the said il
lage of Alma, shall hc not less than siX feet
in width. unless otherwise ordered 10y the
council, and shall Ice built of sound oak, pine
or hcmlock lumber.
SEC. II. The driveway OF all crosswalks
shall be thirty-two feet i'm length placed i'm the
exact center of the street. and shall bp CON
structcd of plankS three inches i'm thickness,
unless otherwise ordered 10y the council
laid on 4Ni inch stringers not more than four
feet apart, and nailed with two forty penny
nails to each strinVcr, and so built as to leave
"a level surface OF four feet on the
top unless otherwise ordered 10y council and a
slope of one foot on each side Provided that
on tcrruccd streets the length of the driveway
shall be equal to the distance between the ter
races.
SEC III. The approaches To said crosswalks
shall bc six feet i'm width unless otherwise
ordered 10y council, built of plank two
inches i'm thickness. surfaced on one side. laid
eros swisc on three 4Ni inch strngcrs, nailed
with two twenty penny nails to each stringcr
and sawed 10 n line on each side.
SEC. ". Whenever the council shall he PC
titiOHcd 10y not less than five citizens and free
holders OF the said village of Alma, 10 build
rebuild or repair any crosswalk in the said vii
lagc, or whenever the said council shall deem
the building. rebuilding or repairing OF any
crOsswalk In the said village niece ssary. they
shall, i'm their discretion, 10y resolution author
iZe and instruct the street commissioner of
said village, to build, rebuild or repair such
CrOsswalk within n certain specified time. or
the said council may advertise i'm "A village
newspaper, for two successive weeks, for seal
ed proposals for the furnishing of all material,
aud for the building, rebuilding or repairing
OF such crOsswalk, and at the same time Civ
ing notice of the time ana place. when and
whore said proposals will be opened and con-
tract awarded, and the said council may OK
pressly reserve tho right TO reject any and all
bids.
SEC. V. Whenever the council shall have
determined TO build, rebuild or repair any
crOsswalk i'm the said village of Alma, IL shall
be the duty of the clerk To- forthwith notify the
street commissioner in writing and transmit
to him the instructions of the council. or rs
the case may he, To advertise for proposals az
provided IN the preceding section.
SEC. VI. whenever any Crusswalk shall have
been constructed, rebuilt or repaired, 10 shall
Toe the duty of the committee ON streets to ex-
anime the same and report To the council i'm
writing, nj their next regular meeting there
after. their approval or disappruva thereof.
and in case OF disapproVal, stating their
reasons therefor.
SIC. VII. whenever the comsdittcc on streets
shall have reported unfavorably on any cross
wak.and the said report adopted by the council
u shall then be the duty of the council 20 order
the changing OF said cr,'sswalk 40 as to comply
with the provisions of this ordinance. and the
said committee on streets shall examine and
report thereon as mentioned In the prccc.dip2uu
section.
X. w. Ely. G. l.. Down
Clerk, Presid