Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1892-01-13
Wednesday. Jan. Is. 1892.
Market Ordinance.


dained by the Common Council Of
the city of Alpena, That on Il
strip of land off the north side Of
Jesse square, described as follows:
200 feet wide, running parallel with
River street, and extending from
Eighth to Ninth street, is hereby
declared to be a public market,
and shall be known as the city
market.
Sec. 2. A market clerk shall
be appointed by the Common
Council, and shall hold his Office
for a period of one year, who shall
be appointed in the month of April
of each year, and sail receive for
all services that he may render as
market clerk, the fees established
by resolution of the Common Coun-
Gil of said city.
Sec. 3. The City Comptroller
and the committee on markets shall
recommend, and the Common
Council, in the month of March of
each year, shall establish and grade
the minimum rent to be paid per
month upon all the market stalls and
vegetable and fish stands in the
public market. Itshall be the duty
of the Comptroller, on or before the
LIST day of April of each 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, but no stall OF stand shall
be leased at any time at rent be-
low the minimum established by
the Common Council. Any stall
or stand which shall not be 80
rented on or before the LIST day of
April, may at any time be rented
by the Comptroller to any respon-
sible person for period not ex-
tending beyond the LIST day of
April of the following year. No
person shall be allowed to rent
more than one stall or stand.
Sec. 4. All rents of stalls and
stands in the public market of the
city of Alpena, shall bepaid month
ly in advance; and each lessee
shall, with one or more sureties to
be approved by the Comptroller,
enter into a lease with the city of
Alpena, conditioned for the pay
ment of rent in the manner herein
provided, and for the faithful OBJ
servance and subject to the penal
ties of the provisions of this and
all other ordinances relative to the
public market of the city.
Sec. 5. The Comptroller shall
deliver to the clerk of the market
a monthly roll of the amounts due
for rents to the city from persons
occupying stalls and stands in the
public market, and it shall be the
duty of the clerk to collect the
same promptly.
Sec. 6. If the lessee of any
stall or stand shall neglect for five
days after notice that the same has
become due, to pay the rent there
of, such lease shall be thereby for
feited, and it shall be the duty of
the Comptroller to enter and take
possession of such stall or stand
on behalf of the city, and the city
attorney, OF other proper officers
of the city, shall at once COM
mence legal proceedings to collect
such rent.
Sec. 7. If any lessee of any
stall or stand, whose lease shall
have been forfeited, shall hold, use
OF occupy any stall or stand in a
public market, he shall forfeit
and pay the city Of Alpena three
dollars for each day he shall so
hold, use or occupy the same.
Sec s. No lessee of any stall
or stand shall permit the same to
be used OF occupied by any other
party, except by permission of the
Comptroller: Provided, Thatnot
more than one person occupy any
one stall or stand at the same time.
Sec. 8. The public market of
the city shall keep open every day,
Sunday excepted for such hours
as may from time to time be fixed
by the Comptroller and the Com
mon Council.
Sec. 10. The City Comptroll-
er shall have power, and it shall
be his duty from time to time, to
submit to the Common Council for
its approval, such rules and
regulations as he may deem proper
and necessary for the government
and control of the public market,
and such rules and regulations
when approved, shall be printed,
and by the market clerk careful
ly distributed among all lessees of
stalls and stands in such markets.
Sec. II. The committee on
market and the Comptroller shall
from time to time determine and
submit to the Common Council
for approval, the rates to be paid
per day for each wagon, cart OF
other vehicle standing in the
market, from which vegetables,
fish, poultry, eggs, butter, or fruits
are sold, and shall also establish
and determine the places in the