Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-05-01
MAY CONDEMN
NEW EYESORE
Second Millerville Found in
Alma Which is Located on
Highland Street.
BOARD OF HEALTH MAY ACT
City is Determined To Clean Up the
District if Amy Way is
Found.

Alma has a new Mluervllle.
This new one has what used to be
known as Millervile, shaded by about
40 degrees in many respects, and
like the former Millerville II bids fair
10 be of short duration.
Like the former Millerville. it is
the product of the selfstyled working
mans friend, J. L. Miller, known to
practically everyone in Alma.
The new Millerville is situated just
a short distance from Michigan ave.
on Highland avenue and small
stretch of land to the east, portion
of the Lewis d Searl addition, which
was accepted by the city about three
years ago.
A number of good sized lots which
were in the Lewis & Searl addition
were obtained by j. l.. Miller, the
working mans friend. These were
divided up into smaller sections of
land or smaller lots, if you will. Upon
these were constructed a number of
houses of the well known j. l.. Miller
type, cheap and of fimsy material,
some of which, not yet entirely done,
sre showing cracks in the founda-
tions, which are widening, evidently,
and doing small good TO the houses
which are constructed thereon.
Perhaps one Of the most remark
able features about the new Miller
vile is the fact that at the present
time no less that six houses are not
on a street, and are not on any alley
which shows in the plat of the Lewis
& Searl addition on file at the city
hall. A court has been constructed
through a portion of this property
by Miller, said to be % feet wide at
one end and 23 feet wide at the
other, which he has offered 10 deed
TO the city, but which the city has
refused to accept. This would allow
access to four houses.
That the city authorities are right
in refusing to accept deed for this
court, is very evident from the fact
that it has a dead end, and as re-
sut would do for nothing better than
footpath, as it would be impossible
| probably, to turn rig around on
( this street without getting off the
street to do so. Neither is it laid out
correctly, being 28 feet at one end
and % feet at the other When the
property was given the "once over
Monday. il was also noticed that the
porches of the houses on one side pro
truded into the street, which would
/ narrow it at this point. In addition
on the opposite side of the street OF
court are two other houses on which
porches are evidently to be construct
ed, which would of necessity also pro
trude into the street, probably leaving
about twelve to sixteen feet for a
street.
Even the acceptance Of the court
would leave three houses without
alley or street for access, according
to the blue print of the Lews q Scar
addition.
As result residents, who are pur-
chasing there on contract, cannot
get street or alley said to have beer
promised them, and not being able &c
get either of course could not get
city water or gas or sewage. II is
Understood that one single block in
which this new "Millerville" is locat
ed, contains over forty outhouses. any
! idea of sanitation evidently having
been thrown TO the winds by tn,
''working mans friend" in his desire
to build and sell on contracts TO IN
suspecting people, who claim to hav,
believed that they could secure city
advantages in the district.