The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-07-03
MAX C. KOCH,
City Treasurer
Rooms 204.5 City Hall
A-i509
Ordinance No. 254.A.


AN ORDINANCE to amend Sec
ton o-a Of Chapter 16< Of the
Complied Ordinances Of the City
OF Detroit for the year 1919 ~
1T is HEREBY ORDAINED BY
TIE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF
Section ]. That Section s.a of
Chapter l54 OF the Compiled Or
dinances of the City OF Detroit
Tor the year 1912. as amended.
be and the same IL hereby
amended so as to read as fol-
Sec. s-a Whenever the space
In such market makes II prac-
ticable to do SO. the Market Clerk
shall apportton space for vehicles
to the required number for the
shall be seven feet In width and
twenty-five feet In length. as
nearly as may be. with their out
lines plainly designated. Any
farmer or gardener who Is Offer
Ing for sale the products of his
meaning of this ordinance. and
who desires a nxed assignment
to one OF said spaces may have
such hxed assignment emitting
MIN to occupy such space from
July i OF any year to July ] of
provided. On payment to the appro-
pirate market clerk OF An annual
license fee of $50 the person maxi
Ing payment shall present his re-
ceipt therefor to the Controller
and In order OF presentation OF
such receipts. the Controller
f from au1 hoa. n ataw which num asai
have been placed in plain. sealed
envelopes, numbers correspond
ing to the numbers given market
spaces. The Controller shall then
countersign the receipt given by
the market clerk, and In tho
body OF the receipt shall insert
the number 50 drawn: a metal
shall be supplied by the market
clerk. and such tag shall be con-
spicuously displayed on the rear
rlGht-hand side Of each vehicle
occupying space by virtue OF the
assignment made pursuant to the
terms hereof. Whenever the ap-
piications for fixed assignments
to space shall exceed the number
of spaces an apportioned. num-
bered and designated. and there
/, be space In such markets which
makes II practicable to do so, the
market clerk shalt from time to
time apportion rurther spaces for
the apportioning. numbering. des-
ignatlnR and assigning Of which
spaces shall be az hereinbefore
set forth. Any person so obtain.
Ing assignment OF space shall
have the exclusive privilege OF
occupying the space correspond
Ing in number to such receipt
hours. providing he be In his
place by a. m. except during
the months Of November. .Decem-
her. January. February and March,
when the hour shall he a. m.
instead Of a. m. after which
hour all unoccupied assigned
places shall be treated precisely
for assigning space Is In no way
to modify the provisions OF this
ordinance regulating space not
assigned. The license fee afore-
said on fixed assignment OF
space Is to be In lieu of market
fees In this ordinance otherwise
pI S.l to be ald; but only
pies 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 mar
kets ana TOT no Otner purpose.
No license fee shall be accepted
or assignment made for less than
one full year. and no applica-
ton for space shall be received
or fixed assignment made for
any year moro than thirty days
before the beginning thereof. All
license fees accepted and assign
ments OF space made pursuant
to tho terms hereof are so ac-
cepted and made with the ex-
press 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 uncxpired por-
ton of any year. Whenever the
Common Council shall find that
there il such general satisfaction
with the allotment OF stalls as
to make a new annual allotment
undesirable. II may by resolution
direct the Controller to omit the
annual allotment and drawing of
spaces as herein provided.
Sec. 2. This ordinance shall
take Immediate effect
Approved June 20, 1918.
OSCAR b. MARX.
Mayor.
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