Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-01-14
NICELLiyEOUS BUSINESS.

Ala. TGraer presented : draft Of "a 60 C
autaorizs the CITY e Issue beads fef street.
Improvements. snd moved thai Il ts resd.
Carried.
The c erk read the act
Aid. Turner moved that the same - sp-
proved. aaa printed in the pteceeiiRxA
Carried.
Ysas.-Ala. Carpenter. creaus. psrea.
Doyle. Emmer. Hsaser. Miller. Mills. Mckee.
Tateam. Ysrex--H.
NayH-Nene.
The act reads - fuilews:
An act 70 authorize the city OF Graa1 Rapids
70 issue boads Tor street improvement.
Section l. The people OF the State OF Miehi-
gaa enact. that whenever any street in the
city Of Grand Rapids shall have been improved
BY paving. grading. graveiing or otherwise.
and the assessment roll for the same shall have
been confirmed. the Common Council OF said
city Of Grand Rapids may. and they are hereby
authorized and empowered TO issue bonds 10
provide for the payment Of the same. IN An
ticipation OF the collection OF the assessments
and taxes 10 defrsy the expense and cost
thereof. In ali cases where the Common
Council of saic city shall deem II expedient to
issue such bonds. they shall by resolution
authorize aud direct the mayor and clerk TO
borrow such sum rs may be necessary. and 10
issue the bonds OF said city therefor. bearing
interest at rate not exceeding Ave per cent
per snnum. payable semi-annuaiy. which
shall be chargcable 10 and paid by the district
included In the assessment roll for said street
Improvement. such bonds shall not be issued
In any case for longer period than fye years
from the date of issue. and shall be Endorsed
Improvement bonds for the paving. grading.
grayeling. or as the case may be. OF -
street." and shall be numbered and lettered
by the clerk consecutively. The said bonds
shall be Of such denomination as the Common
Council Of said city shall direct. and shall be
sold by the city treasurer In such manner as
the common council may direct. but they shall
not be sold for less than par. and the proceeds
OF the same shall be paid bv the said city treas
urer into the city depository. ana be by
said city treasurer placed to the credit
| OF the proper street improvement fund and
used to pay for such Improvement. All such
| bonds shall be paid at maturity. and the Com
mon Council shall not have the power TO
authorize the reissue of such bonds. or bonds
| to take up said original bonds.
| Sec. II. Whenever such improvement bonds
| are ordered to be issued. the assessment rolls
| for such improvem ents shall be deposited with
| the treasurer Of the city OF Grand Rapids. and
| the city shall have lien upon each description
1 of property therein mentioned, for the assess
| ment made against such description. together
| with interest at the rate of per cent. per an
mum, which lien shall remain until such assess
ments and interest are fully paid. The
amount OF such assessment. together with in
teiest thereon at the rate OF 6 per cent. per an
| mum. payable annually. shall be paid in not ex
| ceeding FIVE annual instaliments. correspond
| ing in each case with the issue OF the bonds
and the treasurer shall proceed TO collect the
amount due each year In the same manner as
/ provided by law for the collection OF assess
ments for local improvements In said city
| Provided. however. that any person may a:
| any time discharge said assessment and the
lien thereof upon any lanes. by the payment
to the city treasurer Of the FULL amount then
| unpaid. with interest at the rate Of per cent
per annum. as aforesaid. to date.
Sec. s. All money coming into the hands oil
the treasurer from the payment of assess
ments. as aforesaid. shall be applied 10 the
payment and discharge of the bonds maturing
in the current year belonging to the street i'm
| provement upon which such assessments arr
paid. and the balance remaining shall be ap
piled to the purchase of other street improve
ment bonds of said city. or other bonds OF sale
city. as may be most expedient and beneficial
to the city.
Aid. Turner. of the Committee on Charte
Amendments, to whom was re-referred tbs
recommendation of such committee RELATIVE
to the poor department found on page 81
presented the same for the consideration o
the councii. and moved its adoption.
| Lost
Yeas-Ald. Hauser. Mckee. sproui. Stet
bins. Tateum. Turner, Yerex-7.
| Nays-Ald. Anderson. Carpenter. Creeue
Doren. Doyle. Miller, Mills. 0'Don nell. Stein
Stokes. Stryker-1l.
Aid. Turner thereupon moved that the poo
persons. to be elected by the people. one 70
one year. one for two years and one for thre
years. and thereafter one each year for a tern
of three years. at a salary not 70 exceed tn
sum Of one thousand dollars each per year, tn
entire business of the poor department TO b
placed in their hands. subject to the super
vision of the council.
Aid. Tateum amended that such officers b
nominated by the mayor and confirmed bv tn
council instead OF being elected by the people
Lost.
Yeas = Aid. Carpenter. Creque. Mckee
Stokes Sprou,. Tateum. Yerex-7.
Nays-Ald. Anderson. Doren. Doyle. Emmel
Hauser. Miller. Mills. stein. stetbins. strykel
Turner-l1.
The motion OF Aid. Turner was then carrie
by the following vote:
Yeas-Ald. Anderson. Carpenter. Doyle
Hauser. Miller. Mills. o'Donne !. sproul. Stes
: bins. Tateum. Turner, Yerex-l3-
: Nsys-Ald. Creque. Emmer. Mckee. stcir