The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-10-09

mission may from time to time de-
termine and designate, and to ac-
quire all property, real and personal,
necessary therefor. and to maintain
and operatesthe same, or TO lease the
same, or any part thereof, to other
corporations or individuals for tho
purpose Of maintenance and opera
ton. Said city may also sell and
deliver the products Of service of any
such utility or enterprise as it is now
or may be hereafter authorized to do
by the laws of the state
City May Issue Its Mortgage Bonds.
Section 10. To acquire, construct,
own. operate or maintain any public
utility, enterprise or service the city
may issue its mortgage bonds there
for beyond the limit of general bond
ed Indebtedness prescribed by law and
subject only to the conditions and
limitations now or hereafter contain
ed in the constitution and the laws
of the state
Procedure to Acquire Utility.
Section 16. The City Commission
by ordinance may prescribe or the
people, by ordinance duly initiate and
approved under the provisions of this
charter, may prescribe the procedure
to. acquire any pubic utility, ente-
prise or service.
Accounts of Municipality Owned Util-
tiles.
Section II. Accounts shall be kept
for each public utility owned or oper-
ated by the city, distinct from other
city accounts and in such manner as
to show the true and complete finan-
cial result of each ownership. or own
ership and operation. including all
assets, liabilities, revenues and ex-
penses. Such accounts shall show
the actual cost to the city of each
public utility owned; all expenses Of
maintenance, the cost of all extern
sions, additions and improvements,
the amounts set aside for sinking
fund purposes, and in the case Of city
operation, all operating expenes of
every description. The accounts shall
show as nearly as possible the value
of any service furnished to or rem
dered by any such public utility by or
to any other city or government de-
partment. The accounts shall also
show a proper allowance for deprecia-
ton, insurance and interest on the
investment on other than invested
profits of the utility and estimates
of the amount of taxes that would be
chargeahie against the property #
privately owned. The City Commits
sI1nr shall annually cause to be made
and printed for public distribution a
report showing the financial results
of such city ownership, or ownership
and operation, which report shall give
ton and such other Information as
the City Commission shall direct.
CLAIMS
The City Commission shall have
authority to adjust and settle all ac-
counts and claims against the city
and no suit of action shall be MAIN
aimed against the city on any account
or claim until the City Commission
and said Commission shall have an
opportunity to pass upon the same.
The City of Bedding shall net be LA
bic to respond in any action or pro-
ceeding to collect any account or
claim of any kind against the city for
any greater amount than that named
and set forth in the account or claim
presented as herein provided. In
all cases of claims against said city
for personal injury or otherwise, the
party having the claim shall present
the claim to the Commission in detail
ed form, giving all the substantial
facts upon which the same is based,
and shall present to the Commission
at such time and place as shall be
convenient for the Commission and
not exceeding thirty days from the
time of presentation of the claim all
which he or his attorney has know
ledge, tending to prove the facts in
the case, and submit the same to the
full and complete examination of said
Commission. Provided, that said
hearing may be adjourned from time
to time to suit the convenience of the
parties, not exceeding thirty days
more than herein provided; and it
shall be sufficient and complete de-
Tense to any action or proceeding for
the collection of any such claim or
demand against the city, that such
claim or demand and the evidence
upon which the same is based, has not
been presented as hereinbefore pro-
vided. All claims for damages against
the city growing out of the negli-
gence or default, of said city, or any
officer or employee thereof, shall DO
presented to said city commission in
the manner above provided within
sixty days after such claim shall
arise, and in default thereof, such
claims shall thereafter be forever
barred; Provided, in all cases of dam
ages sustained by any person either
by bodily injuries or to his property,
because of the defective condition of
any highway, street, bridge, sidewalk,
crosswalk or culvert in said city,
where provision for notice and pro-
duction of witnesses is otherwise
made by the general laws of the state
this section shall not apply.
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Investigations.
Section 1. (a)--The City Commits
sion shall have power to investigate
charges against any elected or APP
pointed officer of the city, and such
other municipal matters as it may