Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-01-11
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RESOLUTION

| held at the Council rooms inthe SaiC
city of Alma. on Tuesday. Decembel
Goth, 1911, it was declared necessary
TO pave and otherwise improve GER
tain streets and avenues in said city
| and
Whereas, 1t was further declared
by said resolution that such improve
ments should be made subject tc
plans and specifications therefor tc
| be made and filed hereafter in the
office of the city clerk, and that the
cost and expense of such improve
ments be paid as follows: That the
said city of Alma pay for all cost
and expense OF such Improvements at
all street and alley crossings and
that the city at large pay fifteen (15)
per cent of the cost and expense ac-
cording to frontage, and that eighty-five
1851 per cent. of such cost and expense
according to frontage be paid by the
owners OF property abutting upon
such proposed improvement; and
Whereas. The said Common Coun-
Gil has not on hand in its treasury
sufficient money to pay said cost and
expense of the Improvements to such
street and alley crossings and the
said fifteen (15) per cent to be paid
by the city at large, or to advance
the work necessary prior TO the col
lection OF the special assessment, nor
can the same be raised by taxation
in addition to the other sums neces-
sary to be raised for the various
funds in said city for the year 1912;
now therefore be it
Resolved, By the Common Council
of the city of Alma, now in session,
that a Special Election be called in
and for said city of Alma, for the
purpose of submitting to the electors
of said city the question of issuing
the city's bonds in the sum of thirty
thousand 1880, 600 dollars, the
proceeds thereof to be used by the
said city in paving and otherwise i'm
proving the streets and avenues in
said city, as follows:
For the paving of Superior street,
from the race bridge where same
crosses Superior street, west to the
west side of Park avenue, to a width
of ifty-hve (55) feet between curbs,
and from the west side Of Park av-
enue, west to Ann Arbor railroad
track, to a width of thirty-two (32)
feet between curbs; for the grading,
crawling or filling with crushed
stone, beginning at the east side of
race bridge and running east to
Court avenue, to a width of thirty
two (32) feet between curbs.
For the paving of State street COM
mencing at the south side of Superior
street and running south to the south
side OF Center street, to a width of
hfty-hve (55) feet between curbs,
and from the south side of Center
street south to the Pere Marquette
railroad track, to width of thirty
five (35) feet between curbs.
For grading and crawling State
street from the north side of Super
Tor street, north to Downey street, to
a width of hfty-fve (55) feet be-
tween curbs.
For grading and graveling Wood
worth avenue, from the north side of
Superior street, north, TO the alley
running east and west on the south
side of the Alma Steam Laundry, to
a width of ffty-hve (55) feet between
curbs.
For grading and graveling Wood
worth avenue from the south side OF
Superior street, south to the alley
running east and west on the south
side Of the Horr & Gibbs new store
building, to a width of ffty-fve (55)
feet between curbs.
For grading and graveling Gratiot
avenue from the north side of Super
Tor street, north, to the alley running
east and west, to width of fifty
five $50 feet between curbs.
For the placing of iron hitching
posts, suitable for the hitching of
horses by farmers and others upon
such portions OF Superior, State and
other side streets, as the council shall
deem proper
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For the construction of all neces-
sary drains and man-holes as shall
be necessary to carry off the surface
water from said streets as above set
forth, and the ction of all retain
ing walls and iron ratings for the
protection OF. the travelling public as
shall be found necessary upon the
streets thus to be improved
For the laying of a four (4) inch
cast iron water main on Superior
street, south on State street to hy-
drant north of Pere Marquette rail-
road track. together with all neces-
sary connections, etc Also for the
laying of six (6) inch cast iron
water main on State street, from the
main on Superior street, north to
Walnut street, and the laying of
four (4) inch cast iron water main
from Walnut street, north to hydrant
on Elwell street, together with all
necessary connections, etc. Also lay
ing an extension of the cast iron