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ORDINANCE NO. 142 OF THE CITY
OF BELDING
An Ordinance to be known as the
ANNUAL APPROPRIATION BILL
of the city of Belding, Michigan, for
the year one thousand nine hundred
and sixteen, (1916), appropriating
the several amounts required to de-
fray the expenditures and liabilities
of the City of Belding, for the fiscal
year ending May 1st, 1917, and to be
known as ORDINANCE No. LAP of
the City of Belding, authorized by
Chapter xxx of the Charter of said
city.
THE CITY OF BELDING HEREBY
ORDAINS:
Section THAT a tax of eight
mills (.008) on dollar be levied up
on the assessed valuation of all tax
able real and personal property with
in the City of Belding, for the year
one thousand nine hundred and six
teen (1916), for the purpose of de-
i fraying the general expenses and
! liabilities of the said City of Bedding
| for said year. same being the fiscal
year ending May 1st, 1917, and the
revenue so raised by general taxation
shall be apportioned and divided into
the respective funds as hereinafter
mentioned.
/ Section I'm addition to the gen.
eral tax of eight mills (.00S) on a
dollar, provided by Sec. i. of this Or
n r. A nAOl
dollar, shall be levied for the year
one thousand nine hundred and six
! teen (1916), upon the assessed valua-
/ ton of all taxable real and personal
property within the City of Bedding
/ for the purpose of providing a Cen
eral Sinking Fund to pay the funded
/ indebtedness of the city as authoriz-
ed by Sec. 8 of Chapter xxx of the
Charter.
/ Section III.-That six thousand
/ ($6,000) dollars of the tax so raised
as provided in Sec. /. Of this ordin-
ance shall constitute the Street Light
Fund and shall be used in defraying
the expense and rentals for Street
lighting, boulevard lights, for the in
stallment of the same and for equip
ment
Section IV.-That three thousand
seven hundred ($3,700) dollars of the
tax so raised as provided by Sec. 1, of
this ordinance shall constitute Cen
eral street fund and shall be used for
the purpose of defraying the general
expense of grading, crawling, repair
ing and cleaning the streets and al
leys and otherwise improving the
streets. alleys and public grounds of
the said city.
Section What SIX hundred
! $4,000 dollars of the tax so raised
as provided by Sec. /. of this or
dinance shall constitute the Park fund
and shall be used in defraying the ex-
pense for improving. policing and
identifying the City Parks.
Section VL-That nine hundred
I $4,000 of the tax so raised as provid-
ed by Sec L. of this ordinance shall
constitute a Fire department fund
and shall be used in defraying the ex-
pense of the general fire apparatus
and of other expenses necessary to
maintain fire department in said
citv.
Section VII.-That two hundred
and fifty ($250) dollars of the tax
so raised as provided bv Sec. /. of
this ordinance shall constitute a Pub
lie Library fund and shall be used for
the purpose of defraying the expenses
of purchasing books and the other
necessary expenses for the City Ii
brary.
Section VIII.-There being a sur
plus in the Cement Walk fund no adj
ditional appropriation is made for
said fund.
Section IX.-There being a surplus
in the General Sewer fund no addi-
tional appropriation is made for said
fund.
Section X.-That two thousand
ME hundred $4,000 of the tax so
raised as provided by Sec i, of this
ordinance shall, together with the
rentals for the use of water, consti-
tute the Annual Water Works Fund,
and the said sum above named shall
be the rental for the city hydrants
for said year.
Section XI.-There being a surplus
in the Public Building fund no addi-
tional appropriation is made for said
fund.
Section XII.-That the residue of
the tax so raised by Sec. 1, of this
ordinance shall constitute the contin-
gent fund of the said city, and shall
be used for the purpose of defraying
the general expenses and for the pay
ment of all claims against the said
city for which no provision is special
ly made in any section of this ordin-
4 ance.
Section XIII-That the fifth in
stallment, with interest, be levied for
the payment of the construction sew