The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-09-08

state, whenever il deems the same
essential for the welfare of the in
habitants Of the city, may acquire,
by gift, purchase, condemnation or
otherwise, the necessary property
therefor and to hold and improve the
same.
Plans of streets and alleys.
Section 100. The city council shall
have, and ii Is hereby given, the pow
er to adopt a plan of the streets and
alleys within the city limits and for
such distance beyond the city limits
as is now or may be hereafter au-
thorized by law; and to that end all
plats showing such streets and alleys
shall be submitted to and approved
by the city council before they are
filed for record.
Separation of grade crossings.
Section 10. The city council may,
by ordinance, provide for a general
plan OF separation of streets from
railroads and street railways at grade
crossings within said city, and for
the execution of the same under the
direction of the city council
Acceptance of plats. (.
shall not accept any plat or subdi-
err within or without the corporate
limits of the city of Belding, having
thereon streets. lanes or alleys which
are intended to be or are dedicated to
public use by such plat or subdivision
until such streets, lanes or alleys
so intended to be dedicated to public
use, are brought to grade to. be es-
tablished by the city council
(b) The city council shall not ac-
cept any plat or subdivision of any
lands or premises, either within or
without the corporate limits Of the
city of Belding, until streets have
been plated and dedicated thereby
to public use in continuance of any
streets which have been dedicated TO
public use prior thereto and termin
ating at. the boundary lines of such
lands or premises so plated or sub
divided and are of the same width,
nor until all streets intended thereby
to be dedicated to public use. and
which are intended to be continual
tions of streets terminating at the
boundary lines thereof, are so plated
as to be exact combinations thereof,
and of the same width of such streets
terminating at the boundary lines
thereof.
Powers and duties of city council
as to public works.
Section 112. When the owners of
majority of the lands liable to be
assessed in any special assessment
district or part of the city which may
be constituted a special assessment
district, petition the council for any
public improvement, the council
may order such Improvement to be
made.
If there be no appropriation avail
able for such proposed Improvements
the council may make proper APP
preparation for such purpose in the
next appropriation bill, or may pro-
vide for the issue of bonds, if such
be necessary, in a duly authorized
manner.
Section 113. The city council shall
with or without petition:
(a) Determine the necessity for and
order all public work and public and
special improvements, AMI make the
requisite appropriations and provide
for securing the necessary funds
therefor.
(b) Declare the same to be a ne
cessary public improvement.
(c) Determine the character of the
and determine and fix
the district over which the assessment
to pay the cost of any public or
special Improvement shall be levied
and the amount, if any, of the cost
Of such public or special Improvement
which shall be levied upon the city
at large.
Cd Specify, at the time of declar-
ing the necessity of any public or
special improvement, whether the |
cost of the same in the first instance |
shall be met by issuing bonds of the |
city therefore in anticipation of the |
collection of the assessment to defray |
the expense thereof and in such case
authorize the issuance of such
bonds.
(e) Provide for the issuance Of |
bonds of the city for the purpose of |
the first cost of installa-
ion and connection of sewer and |
water on and to property used solely
Tor dwelling house purposes, when
such installation and connection shall
De ordered by proper health authori-
les, and when the city conucil shah |
determine that it is inadvisable to
collect the cost thereof at the time
If installation.
~ Provide by ordinance the
manner of payment and collection for
he installation and connections
lbove mentioned, and that the city
hall have a lien on the property
erved for the cost of such installa-
ion and conventions.
Street intersection improvements.
Section ia. The cost of grading,
,aving or improving that portion of
he public streets and alleys includ-
d within the intersecting lines Of
he same shall be paid by the city
t large from the proper fund, eY-
epting, however, any part of the
anne chargeable to any public utility
Public improvements by direct la
or.
Section lis. The city council
hall have power to employ the ne
essary labor and purchase the me-
essary supplies and materials to ,
1ake any public improvement and
hall keep a separate account of each ,
so made or the council !,
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