Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1904-05-13

council shall take action
SEC. II. That upon the passage of
this ordinance, the council shall, by reso-
luton, and by a two-thrds vote of all
the trustees elect, decide what portion
per square foot, of any walk constructed
i'll said village during the fiscal year
shall be paid for bv said village, and as
they may deem proper, which amount
shall be uniform throughout the whole
year, that on or before the goth of April,
III each year hereafter, the council shall,
i'll like manner declare the amount to be
paid by said village for the construction
of all walks during that year. the pay
ments for each of said years TO be from the
general street fund.
SEC. II. The matter of all sidewalks
to be constructed by the common council
shall first come before said council in
the form of report or application, upon
which the council shall take immediate
action by resolution, specifying clearly
and particularly what shall be done in
each case
SEC. 10. Should the owner or occu-
pant OF any property i'll said village, de-
sire the construction of rebuilding of any
walk along the line of property occupied
by him, he shall make application TO the
common council upon blanks furnished
by the village clerk for that purpose
which said application shall carefully and
specifically describe each piece of proper
" along which ii is desired to have such
walk constructed or rebuilt and giving
the name OF the owner of each piece OF
property, respectively which said ap-
piCation shall be filed with said village
clerk, and by him presented TO the said
council at their next special or regu-
lar meeting, upon which application the
council shall proceed TO act after having
made examination of said described
route for the purpose of ascertaining the
necessity and desirability for said walk.
SEC. IL. Whenever the council shall
have passed a resolution or made an
order for the construction of any side
walk III said village, the village clerk
shall forwith issue notices III writing
directed TO the owner of such lot or
premises abutting upon such proposed
walk, of the intention of said common
council, and the price per square foot to
be paid by such owner. which said
notice shall be served by the village
marshal upon the owner or occupant of
the premises described III said notice
personally, or by registered letter upon
the owner, If he be a nonresident of said
village, copy of which notice, together
with return of service thereon, showing
the time place and manner of service
shall be made and filed by The said vii
lage marshal, III the office of the said
village clerk, and if substituted service is
made as herein provided the reason for
making such substituted service shall
also be given II personal service cannot
be had upon the owner or occupant of
the said premises described III said
notice, nor substituted service by regis
tered letter, as herein provided, then it
shall be the duty of the said village mar
shall, TO post said notice in a conspicuous
place, upon the premises described III
said notice, and cause the same to be
published for one week 1.-TWO publications.
III a weekly newspaper printed and circu-
lating III said village of Alma. If the
owner of said described premises is a
minor, service shall be had upon the
guardian of such minor, and If no guard
ian, then upon the occupant OF said
premises, and if no occupant, then by
posting and publication, as herein pro-
vided
SEC. Is If the owner or occupant of
any lot or premises shall fail To pay his
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sidewalk under this ordinance, required
OF him to be paid, and within the time
required by this said ordinance, the
council may cause the amount required
to be paid by such owner for the con
struction OF walks together with a
penalty of ten per cent i'll addition there
TO to cover all necessary expense OF a
special assessment for the collection
thereof; to be reported to the board of
special assessors, to be levied by them as
a special tax or assessment upon the lot
or premises adjacent to and abutting upon
such sidewalk, which special assessment
shall be subject to review after proper
notice has been given as in all other
cases of special assessments provided for
by Chapter VIII of Chapter s. of the
Compiled Laws of the state of Michigan:
and such tax when confirmed shall be a
/ lien upon such lot or premises, the
same as other special assessments, and
the council shall order the assessors of
the village to spread such amount, to-
pether with such penalty upon his roll