Charlevoix county herald., 1912-03-09

Proceedings of City Commission.


Regular meeting Of the City Com
mission held at the CITY Hall, Monday
evening, March 4, 1913. Meeting was
called TO order by Mayor Glenn. Pres
ent. Glenn, Kenny and Hudson; absent,
none.
On motion by KENNY supported by
Hudson. the following bills were al.
lowed and the clerk INSTRUCTED TO
draw orders for the same.
James Gidley. fumigating sup
plies .....,....... ....$ ll.9O
Henry Cook, salary-January.... 1900
Otis J. Smith. salary-JaDuary. $500
Elec. Light & Power Co., pump
ing-January. .............. lO9.oO
Elec. Light & Power Co., street
lighting anuary ....... l15.I7
Richards Bros, mdse in quar-
rantine cases. ...... 81. ii
City Treasurer, payment street
laDOr. o.io
Stroebel Bros. mdse. .......... l69
Elec. Light & Power Co., sup
plies -. ..............,.. 4S5
Henry Cook, salary-February,. 1900
City Treasurer, payment street
laOOr. ....,...... ~
Otis j. Smith, salary, express
charges and postage. ...... 26 7S
City Treas. enrolment expenses Is 20
Standard Oil Co., gasoline -. 1888
Reid Graf Plumbing Co.. labor
and material. ............. $50
Mich. State Tel. Co., rental
AudunS. '.......'' 10
N. Y. Betting Il Packing Co,
resperatOrs. rs.............. ! 5O
Elec. Light & Power Co., street
liShting-February ........ 81 81
E'ec. Light s. Power Co, pump
ing-.Fe bruary ............. lib 35
Eugene Adams. repairs on hose 4.45
q. A LIsk, printing, .......... II %
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lOtdl .sss.ss ...'.vtSO IL
The city commission NJ he CItyo of East
JORDAN having under consideration
the matter OF paving on Mill, Nam,
and ESterly streets, Commissioner
Kenny offered the following resoiu-
Lion ard moved It's ADOPTION. Motion
was secouded by COmmissi, Ger II udson.
Resolved, That the Assessor OF the
City of East Jordan be, and hereby Is.
ordered to prepare a SPECIAL assess
menS roll for the payment of a part OF
he cost Of the paving OF Mill street
from the east rail Of the East Jordan
and Southern Railroad track TO the
east line of Third street, Main street
from the north line of Mill street 10
the north line of Garfield street, and
Esterly street east fro II he east line Of
Main street dista ce OF one hundred
sevent y We feet and west from the west
line OF Main street distance OF ten
feet, which this commission has de-
termined shall be paid by special as
sessment to be levied upon the lots,
lands and premises fronting and abut-
ting upon such improvement accord
ing TO frontage. Said roll shall lew
the sum of eleven thousand seventy
five dollars 1911 ,Ol5), the same being
seventy-tive per cent (75) of the cost of
said improvement after deducting |
therefUm the amount apportioDed To
be paid by the City Of East Jordan as
its just proportion Of the cost OF paw
ing street aud alley Intersections and
OF benefits derived by public parks
aud public places.
Said special assessment roll shall
be made by said assessor in accordance
with the provisions Of the Charter OF
the City Of East Jordan and the
statutes of the State Of Michigan.
Said roll shall assess all lots, lands
aud premises included In said paving
District No l. according TO frontage
and said assessor shall assess 10 each
lot or parcel Of land such relative pOr-
tion OF the whole amount To be levied
as the length Of front OF such premises
abutting upon the improvement bears
TO the whole frontage OF all the lots
10 be assessed, unless on account or
the shape or size Of any lot an assess.
meUt for different number Of feet
would be more equitable, in which
case such assessment shall be for an
equitable number Of feet for such lot.
IL Is further ordered that such as
sessment when SO made shall be de.
vided into five equal parts, one part
To be collected this year and one part
each and every year thereafter until
the whole amount Is collected. The
time and manner OF the collection
shall be determined by this commits
sion in a resolution 10 be hereafter
adopted.
The cost OF said improvement at the