Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-01-11
WHER Re THEY PAVE
Following Resolutions Of the Council
Published By Request

| and who also was the committee to
whom was referred the matter OF
/ presenting the resolution that the
! city of Alma pave and further inn
prove its streets, and which resolu-
: ton was adopted at regular session
of the common council of the said
city of Alma. December 18th, 1911,
would most respectfully report, that
! since the adoption of said resolution
, of December 18th, aforesaid, they
have talked personally with a major
ity of all persons owning property
upon Superior and State streets in
said city who would be assessed for a
portion of the expense of construc-
ton of such paving and improve
ments, and find that large percent
age OF those thus talked with would
prefer to have such portion of the
cost of said paving and Improvement
assessed according to the frontage
of their respective pieces of prop
erty, instead of sixty per cent OF the
entire expense thereof, and that the
city at large should pay for all streets
and alleys Your committee would
therefore recommend the vote upon
the resolution OF December 18th,
1911, should be rescinded and said
resolution amended, and therefore
for that purpose make this as sup
Elemental report upon the proceed
ings of December 18th aforesaid
ALBERT p. COOK,
r. ]. FRAZER,
Committee.
Moved by Aid Fuller, and sup
ported by Aid. Knight, that the sup
Elemental report OF said committee
be accepted. adopted, placed on file
and recorded in the proceedings of
this council
Yeas: Aids. Fuller, Knight, Pull
frey Fullerton, Cook. and Fraker
Nays None
Aid. Cook offers the following re-
solution and moves its adoption,
which motion was supported by Aid.
Fullerton:
Whereas. the supplemental report
OF the committee appointed to pre-
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solution as to paving and otherwise
improving the streets and avenues in
the city of Alma, recommends the
resembling OF the former resolution
as adopted; therefore. be it
Resolved, By the Common Council
OF the city OF Alma. now in session,
that the adoption OF the resolution
of December 18th, 1911. relative to
the paving and improving of certain
streets and avenues i'll the said city
of Alma be rescinded, and said re-
solution be again submitted to this
said council for further action
thereon.
Said resolution was adopted by
unanimous vote of the council, as
follows:
Yeas Aids. Fuller, Knight, Pulfrey
Fullerton. Cook and Fraker
Nays: None.
Therefore, the said resolution here
tofore adopted by said council Dec
ember 18th, 1911, being by said vote
rescinded, and said resolution being
now before said council for further
action, Aid. Cook offers the following
resolution as substitute 10 said
former resolution, and moves its adj
option, which said motion was sup
ported by Aid Fullerton:
Whereas, The Common Council of
the city of Alma believe it to be a
necessary public improvement to
pave and otherwise improve certain
streets and avenues in the said city
of Alma; and that it is necessary to
pay the cost and expense of such
public improvement, partly by a
special assessment to be made
against the owners of property abut-
ting upon streets and avenues TO be
so improved, and partly by the city
OF Alma. at large; and that it will be
necessary TO raise that portion of
such cost and expense to be paid by
the city at large by bond issue, the
determination of which shall be sub
mitted to the electors OF the said
city OF Alma, as provided by the
charter of said city; now, therefore,
be it
Resolved, By the Common Council !
of the city of Alma now in session.
That IT is necessary to pave and fur
Their improve the streets and avenues
iii the said city of Alma (the same
being a public necessity. as are here
matter specified and set forth and in |
the manner as hereinafter set forth, |
to wit:
That Superior street be paved !
fifty-ive (55) feet between curbs, |
commencing at the race bridge where,
same crosses said street, and running |
thence west to the west side of Park |
avenue; that beginning at the west
side OF Park avenue and running
west TO the Ann Arbor railroad track
on said street, it be paved thirty-two
1922 feet between curbs; that begin
ming at the cast side of the race
bridge, aforesaid, and running east TO