The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-09-06


adopted which prevailed, ayes Mcdonald
Reineke, Sutfn, Mclaughlin, Brown. Wright
Palmer. Wasbburn Chavey nays none.
Aid. Sutfln presented the following ordinance
and moved that 1t be read the iii ST and second
times by its title which prevailed and IL was SO
read. Aid. SutGn moved that the ordi,
nance be read the third time In full and placed
on its passage W Mich prevailed, and IL was read
In full as follows:
An ordinance TO establish street districts
and street district funds for the City OF
Owosso and to provide for the expenditure
districts.
The City of owosso ordains:
Section /. The City of Owosso is hereby
divided into five general street districts, 20
be known and comprise the following ter
ritory: District No. l TO comprise the
First ward of the city; district No to
comprise the Second ward OF said city;
district No. to comprise the Third ward
district No. 10 comprise the Fourth ward
district No to comprise the Fifth ward
Of said City of Owosso.
Section q That the expense of grading.
improving and repairing of streets and
such other street work as necessary, in each
of the, various street districts as above es-
tablished shall be paid out Of a separate
street district fund.
Section 3. That the following street dis
trict funds are hereby established: Street
District Fund No. l, street District Fund
NO. =, street DlStrlct funu NO. s, StTtet
District Fund No. 4 and Street District
Fund No. 8 each OF said funds to con-
tain the money appropriated for the cor
responding street district. No money shall
be drawn from any OF the said Street Dis
trict Funds. except for the payment for
improvements and expenditures in its par
ticular district. All expenditures for street
work in the various street districts shall
be paid from the said street funds, ex-
cept as hereinafter provided for. Esti-
mates for the amount of money necessary
for each Of said street district funds shall
be made by the Aldermen OF the respective
wards, together with the Street Commit
tee and Street Commissioner, such esti-
mates to be made and reported to the
City Clerk who shall present them to the
Committee on Ways and Means at the time
of the preparation of the annual budget in
the month OF May Of each year, and such
estimates shall be included in the annual
appropriation, TO be raised each year.
The Aldermen Of the respective wards
together with the Street Commissioner,
shall superintend the work in each district
wherein said Aldermen reside.
Section 4. The Street Commissioner
shall report all expenses for street work
to the Common Council such statements TO
show to what Street District Fund such
expenses shall be paid from and all war
rants shall be drawn from the proper street
District Fund
No money shall be drawn from one fund
to pay for work done in district other
than that for which the fund is provided
Section s. The costs Of cleaning the
pavement in said city and the salary OF
the Street Commission, shall be paid from
the General Street Fund OF the city.
Section 6. Each Street District shall be
assessed for the raising OF it's own Street
District Fund.
Section z. This ordinance shall take inn
mediate effect.
Passed and approved September 3, A.
ID. 1912
Attest: 81 GEO. w. CLARK,
ARTHUR II. DUMoND, Mayor
City Clerk.