Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1891-03-11
Ordinance No. AZ. New Series.

An ordinance TO establish Public Market; to
define the duties Of market clerk and TO regulate
the MANAGEMENT Of said public market within the
SECTION I. 1t is hereby ordained by the Com
mon Council Of the city Of Alpena: That on a
strip e land OF the north side Of Jesse square
parallel with River street, and extending. from
Eighth to Ninth street, is hereby declared to be
public market and shall be known as the city
SECTION 2. Amarket clerk shall be appoint
ed by the Common Council. and shall hold his
DoHeS IN month Of Xpr OF each year
shall receive for all services that he may render
as market clerk, the fees established by resolu-
ton of the Common Council of said city.
SEoTioS >. The city Controller and the COM
mittee OH markets shall recommend, and the
Common Comncil, In the month OF March Of
each AL esa nsr anG gaac 5he All be
meat stalls and vegetable and fish stands in the
public market. It shall be the duty OF the Con-
year, to lease to responsible and proper persons
all stalls and stands WHICH may be applied for,
for the term OF one year from the said LIST day
OF APRIL Bat no stall or stand ,h sma ne LEASED a.
lshed by the Common Council. Any stall or
stand which shall not be so rented on or before
the M DAY az e s rsns cr
q period not extending beyond the ist day, OF
April Of the following year. No person shall be
ali G rents t o stalls and stands
the public market Of the city, shall be paid
monthly In advance; and each lessee SHALL with
one or two sureties to be approved by the Con-
troller. enter into lease with the city Of Alpe-
ma. conditioned for the payment OF rent IN the
manner herein provided. and for the faithful
observance and subject TO the penalties OF the
provisions OF this and all other ordinances rel
alive to the public market OF the city.
SECTION 8. The Controller shall deliver to
the clerk Of the market monthly roll OF the
amounts due for rents to the city from persons
occupying stalls and stands In the public mar
ket and II shall be the duty OF the clerk TO col
lect the same promptly.
SECTION g. II the lessee Of any stall or stand
shall neglect for nve days after notice that the
sane has become due, to pay the rent thereof.
such lease shall be thereby forfeited, and II
shall be the duty of the Controller to enter and
take possession OF such stall or stand on behalf
OF the city. and the city attorney or other prop
err officers OF the city shall ut once commence
legal proceedings to collect such rent
SECTIoN 7. III any lessee OF any stall or stand,
whose lease shall have been forfeited, shall
hold use or occupy any s,a,i Or stand 10 pub
Alpena three dollars for each day he shall so
hold, use or occupy the same.
SECTION g. No lessee OF any stall or stand
shall permit the same TO be used or occupied by
any other party, except by permission OF the
Controller. Provided, that not moro than one
person occupy any one stall or stand ut the same
time.
SECTION o. The public market Of the city
shall keep open every day, Sunday excepted.
for such hours as may from time to time be flx-
ed by the Controller and the Common Council.
SECTION 10. The city Controller shall have
power, and II shall be his duty from time TO