The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-10-09
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ton and connection Of sewer and wa.
ter on and 10 property used solely for
dwelling house purposes, when such
installation and connection shall be
ordered by proper health authorities
and when the city commission shall
! determine that it is inadvisable to col
Meet the cost thereof at the time Of in
stallation.
f)-Provlde by ordinance the man
ner OF payment and collection for the
installation and connections above
Hentioned and that the city shall have
a lien on the property served for the
cost of such installation and connec-
tons.
Street Intersection improvements.
Section 5. The cost of grading,
paving or improving of that portion
of the public streets and alleys in
cluded within the intersecting lines
of the same, shall be paid by the city
at large from the proper fund, ex-
cepting, however, any part Of the
same chargeable to any public utility.
Estimating Cost, Etc.
Section 6. The estimating Of the
cost, advertising for bids, supervision
and approval of the work upon or
for any public work or public or spec
ial Improvement are vested in the
City Manager.
Public Imp ovemcnt by Direct Labor.
Section z. The City Commission
shall have power to do any public
work or make any public Improvement
by the employment of the necessary
labor and the purchase of the neces-
sary supplies and materials with sep
arate accounting as to each improve
Q7ent so made or to do such work by
contract duly let after competitive
bidding.
Contracts.
Section 8. Whenever it becomes
desirable for the city to enter into a
contract with second party for any
purpose whatever, such instrument
shall be drawn or approved as to form
by the City Attorney and certified to
by the City Clerk as to sufficiency of
funds. The letting and making of
such contracts is hereby vested in the
City Commission.
Notifications in Contracts.
Section 9. When it becomes neces-
sary in the prosecution of any work
or Improvement done under contract
to make alterations or notifications
in such contract, such alterations or
notifications shall be made only upon
resolution of the City Commission.
No such order shall be effective until
the price to be paid for the material
and work or both, under the altered
or modified contract shall have been
agreed upon in writing and signed by
the contractor and the City Manager
upon authority of the City Commits
sion,
Notice of SPECIAL Improvement.
Section TO- Whenever any special
Improvement is ordered or declared
TO be necessary and whenever any
special assessment district is fixed,
the City Commission shall give notice
and an opportunity to be heard there
on TO all persons liable to be assess
ed therefor. Such notice shall be
given in such form and manner as
the City Commission shall prescribe;
Provided, that notice of publication
shall be deemed sufficient.
SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS
Assessment Roll Fol-.
Section /. (a)-The City Assess
or shall make all special assessments |
for said city. If the City Assessor
shall be personally interested in any
particular special assessment. such |
particular special assessment may, if |
the City Commission so determines, |
be made by the City Manager, or by
such other person as the City Com !
mission may, by resolution, designate.
(b)-The commission may, when
the owners Of a majority of the lands I
liable to be assessed petition, estab- I
lish a special assessment Tor any of
the following improvements; viz: /
Oiling, sprinkling, scraping, sweeping /
or cleaning of any street or alley, or
removing the snow and ice from the |
siklwalks within such district; in |
stxfing an ornamental system for /
street lighting; constructing a system !
of drainage apart from the sewer sys-
tenn of the city; or for such other /
lawful purpose as the commission may
by ordinance determine.
Expenses, Determined by City CON-
mission.
Section 2. When the City Com !
mission shall determine to make pub
lie improvements or repairs and de-
fray the whole or any part of the cost |
and expense thereof by special assess
ment they shall so declare by reolu-
ton, stating the Improvement and
what part or portion of the expense
shall be paid by special assessment, |
and what part if any. has been ap-
propriated from the general funds of |
the city or shall be borne by the city |
and shall designate the district or
lands and premises upon which the |
special assessment shall be levied.
Estimates to Be Filed.
Sc Lion 3. Before ordering any
public Improvement or repairs, any
part of the expense of which is to be |
betrayed by special assessment, the /
City Commission shall cause esti-
mates of the expense thereof to be
made and also plats and diagrams,
when practicable of the work and of |
the locality to be improved and file /
the same with the City Clerk.
Cost, What to Include.
Section a. The cost and expenses
oflRny Improvement which may be
deffayed by special assessment, shall
include the cost OF surveys, plans,
assessments, notices, advertising and
construction.