Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-12-11

walk shall have been constructed, re-
built or repaired, ii shall be the duty
of the street commissioner 10 report
TO the council in writing at the next
regular meeting thereafter, whether
such sidewalk is constructed, rebuilt
repaired or changed in accordance
with the requirements of this ordi-
nance and such resolution and order
or not, and 10 case any sidewalk So
ordered CONSTRUCTED, rebuilt, repaired
or changed Is NOT completed within
the time specified III this ordinances
and such resolution, said street com
missioner shall at the first regular
meeting of council thereafter, notify
the council! thereof in writing.
SEC. TX. In case said street COM
missioner reports any such sidewalk
so constructed, rebuilt, repaired or
changed so as to comply with the re-
quirements of this ordinance and
such report is approved by the com
mon council, then SAID council shall
order such sidewalk constructed, re-
built, repaired or changed so as to
comply with the provisions of this
ordinance.
SEC. y. All sidewalks ordered
constructed, rebuilt or changed by
the council as herein before specified,
shall be completed, (when personal
service is obtained,) within twenty
days from the date of the service Of
such notice; and in case of notice by
posting aud publication, within
thirty days from date of publication.
All sidewalks ordered repaired by
the council as herein specified shall
be completed within the time allowed
therefor by the common council,
which time shall be specified in the
resolutions of council and notice
served as aforesaid, provided that
the time allowed therefor shall not be
less than twenty four hours nor more
than thirty days from the serving
of such notice, to be determined in
all cases by said council according
TO the exigencies of each case.
SEC. NJ. Whenever any order
made by the village council for the
construction, rebuilding, repairing or
changing of any sidewalk, has not
been complied with within the time
specified in Sec. Y. of this ordinance
the council shall at their next regular
meeting thereafter, direct such work
TO be done by the street commission
er, and the expense thereof 10 be
betrayed by special assessment upon
the lot or lots or lands and premises
adjacent to and abutting thereon.
The village clerk shall thereupon
forthwith serve notice OF such
order upon the street commissioner
SEC. MI. Wherever the street
commissioner shall receive a notice
of the order and direction provided
in the last preceding section he shall
forthw th cause such work 10 he done
under his supervision and keep a
correct and Just account of the ex-
pense of such construction, repairing,
rebuilding or changing as the case
may be, of such sidewalks and make
his report thereof in writing and
under oath to the council, together
with description of the lot or lots
or lands and premises upon or In re-
spect to which the expense was in
CURED and the names of the owners
or occupants chargable herewith for
the councils examination and APP
proval.
Sec. XIII. Upon receiving such
report from the street commissioner
as provided in Sec. MI of this or.
dinance, the council shall examine
the same and if satisfactory to the
council shall approve thereof and
the council shall thereupon certify
such report to the village board of
special assessors together with their
determination by resolution, that
such board proceed to make a special
assessment against the lot or lots or
lands and premises adjacent 20 and
abutting thereon and described there
in, for the expense thereof as shown
by such report, according to the pro-
visions of chapter VIII of chapter
eighty one of Howelps Annotated
Statutes OF the State of Michigan.
SEC. XIV. 1t shall be the duty
of the owners and occupants Of lots
and premises in said vill'ge to keep
the sidewalks in the public streets
of said village abuttlng upon such
lots, lands and premises in repair at
all times and in condition reasonably
safe and fit for public travel.
SEC. XIV. The street commission.
er shall have the supervision and
care of the construction, repairing,
rebuilding and changing of all side
walks in the village, subject TO the
direction of the council and the vii
lage committee on streets and high