The Detroit times., 1914-12-12
FOR OPENING STREET.
Ordinance No. 161-A.

An Ordinance TO amend section Ga OF
Chapter I54 of the Compiled Ordf-
nances OF the City OF Detroit for the
IT Is HEREBY ORDAINED BY THE
PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF DETROIT
Section /. That Section Ga OF Chap.
ter 1874 OF the Compiled Ordinances OF
the City OF Detroit for the year lslZ,
be and the same Is hereby amended 50
as TO read as follows
Sec, Ca Whenever the space In
such market makes It praotieaole TO
ton space for vehicles TO the required
number for the probable applications;
such spaces shall be seven feet In
as nearly as may be, with their out
lines plainly designated Any farmer
or gardener who Is Offering for sale
the products OF his own farm or gar
den within the meaning of this ordi-
nance. and who desires a fixed ssign-
ment TO one OF said spaces may have
such fixed assignment emitting MIN 10
occupy such space from July ! OF any
as hereinafter provided. on payment
20 the appropriate market clerk OF an
annual license fee OF $50 the person
making payment shall present his re-
ceipt therefor TO the Controller and In
order of presentation OF such receipts.
the Controller shall publicly. draw a
number from box, into which shall
have been placed In plain, sealed en-
veopes. numbers corresponding TO the
numbers given market spaces. The
Controller shall then countersign the
in the body OF the receipt shall insert
the number SO drawn; metal tag
bearing the same number shall be sup
piled by the market clerk. and such
tag shall be conspicuously displayed
on the rear right-hand side OF each
vehicle occupying space by virtue OF
the assignment made pursuant TO the
terms hereof. Whenever the applfca-
AxsnA n lion rNa ~ "a
shall exceed the number OF spaces az
apportioned numbered and designated,
and there be space In such markets
which makes II practicable TO do so.
the market clerk shall from time TO
time apportion further spaces for vehi-
cles as. required or advisable. the APP
portionfng. numbering, designating
and assigning OF which spaces shall be
as hereinbefore set forth. Any person
so obtaining assignment OF space shall
have the exclusive privilege OF occupy
ing the space corresponding in num-
Der TO such receipt and tag during the
usual market hours, provided he be In
his place by a. m, except during the
months OF November, December. Janu-
airy, February and March when the
hour shall be q. m. instead of a. m,
after which hour all unoccupied as
signed places shall be treated precise
ly as IL unassigned. This provision for
the provisions OF this ordinance regu-
lating space not assigned. The license
fee aforesaid on fixed assignment of
space Is to be in lieu of market fees in
this ordinance otherwise provided TO
be paid. but only when person paying
same occupies space to him assigned.
and all license fees collected under the
provisions hereof shall be credited to
the market fund and used for altering.
repairing, cleaning and maintaining
markets. and for no other purpose No
license fee shall be accepted or assign
ment made for less than one full year,
and no application for space shall be
received or fxed assignment made for
any year more than thirty days before
the beginning thereof All license fees
accepted and assignments OF space
made pursuant 10 the terms hereof are
so accepted and made with the express
reservation OF the right to at any time
amend or repeal this section and at
any time TO cancel assignment OF space
and direct the refund OF pro-rata
amount OF license fee for unexpired
portion OF any year. Whenever the
Common Council shall find that there
Is such general satisfaction with the
allotment OF stalls az to make new
annual allotment undesirable. IL may
by resolution direct the Controller to
omit the annual allotment and draw
Ing OF spaces as herein provided.
Sec. 2. This ordinance shall take
Immediate effect.
Approved Dec. sth, 1914.
OSCAR B%RfARx,
Mayor.
Attest:
RICHARD LINDSAY.
A-10S6 City Clerk.