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Council ChnmberA Aeeung nay
28th. 1920, 7:8O ,. n.
Adjourned meeting from Friday
evening, May 21st. 1920, ,r4
Called TO order by Mayor, protein,
Hollenbeck. in the absence OF Mayor
Roll Cain. Present: Aid. Benedict,
Kane, Hollenbeck, Olds. Friedly, Nc
Cue. Present (6). Absent (0). :.
Minutes Of previous meeting read
and approved.
Sewer ordinance No. 154 was read:
WHEREAS, the Common Counci!
of the city Of Bedding has determined
by resolution heretofore passed, 70
construct a sewer within sewer dis
sewer district No. as created by
ordinance No. l54, entitled "An or
dinance creating subdivision H of
sewer district No. 1, and to be known
as ordinance No. l54 of the city of
Bedding, authorized by Chapter No.
"a of the charter, and to construct
said sewer within the above mention
ed sewer district as hereinafter more
particularly described.
AND WHEREAS the estimated
cost and expense of establishing,
making, laying and constructing said
sewer including. surveys. plans, as
sessments, and cost provided In the
charter, in the sum of $l,446.OO.
NOW THEREFORE BE 1T RE-
SOLVED that the board of assessors
of the city of Belding, be, and is
hereby directed to assess five-sixths
(5-6) of the aforesaid sum of ST.,
446.00. representing the estimated
costs Of said sewer, pro rata upon all
of the taxable lands, lots, sub-divi-
sions, and premises included within
the said district known as sub-divi-
sion III of sewer district No. j as
hereinafter described, according to
the estimated benefits accruing from
each parcel respectively from the
construction of said sewer as provid-
ed by the charter of the city of Bel
ding, that Is, to assess upon each lot
such relative proportions of the whole
sum to be assessed and levied, as
shall be proportionate to the esti-
mated benefits resulting to such lot
from said improvement.
BE 1T PURIFIED RESOLVED,
that said board of assessors shall
make out an assessment roll, as In
such case made and provided by the
charter of the city of Belding, enter
ing and describing therein, all the
lots, premises and parcels of land to
be assessed and the valuation thereof
and the name of the owners, if known
The territory constituting the dis
trict known as subdivision II lof
sewer district No. l, is the territory
comprised and being within the
boundaries as follows, to-wit: Com
mencing at the point where the east
line of Alderman street, If extended
north, would intersect the south
bank of Flat river, running thence
west along the. south bank of Flat
river to the point where the said
south bank of fiat river is intersected
by the east line of lot No. 30 of Su-
pervisor Moons plat to the city of
Beldng when extended north, thence
running south along the west line of
said lot No. 210 Of Supervisors Moons
plat to a point 1872 feet north of the
north line of West Main st. thence
running east parallel to the north
line of West Main street to the West
line of Broas street, thence running
south along the west line of Broas
street to the center line of Main St..
thence running east along the center
line of Main street to the east line of
Broas street, thence running north
along the east line of Broas street
to the north west corner of lot No.
81 of Supervisor Moons plat to the
city of Belding, thence running east
along the north line of said lot No.
% to a point where the west line of
lot No. 20 of Supervisor Moons plat
to the city of Belding, when extended
north, would intersect said line,
thence south to the north west corner
of lot No. 30 Of Supervisor Moons
plat to the city of Belding, thence
east to the north west corner of lot
No. AZ of Supervisor Moons plat to
the city of Belding, thence south to
the south west corner of said lot No.
az, thence east to the south east cor
ner of lot No. as of Supervisor Moons
plat to the city of Belding, thence
north to the north east corner of said
lot No. As and thence east to the north
west corner of lot No. 81 of Supervi-
sor Moons plat to the city of Bel
ding, thence north to the place of be-
ginning.
Moved by Aid. McCue seconded by
Aid. Benedict that the ordinance as
read be accepted.
Yeas Aid. Benedict, Kane, Hollen-
beck, Olds, Friedly, and McCue. Yeas
(6). Nays CO.,.
The annual appropriation bill was
read:
An ordinance to be known as che
annual appropriation bill of the city
of Belding, Michigan, for the year
one thousand, nine hundred and twen-
ty 1920 appropriating the several
amounts required to defray the ex-
penditures and liabilities of the city
of Belding, for the fiscal year ending
Nav 1st, 1921 and to be known as
ordinance No. 155 of the city of Bel
ding, authorized by chapter No. 20
of the charter of the said city.
Section 1.
That a tax of IL mills on a dollar
be levied upon the assessed valua-
tion Of all the taxable real and per-
sonal property within the city of Bel
ding, for the year one thousand, nine
hundred and twenty (1920) for the
purpose of defraying the general ex-
| penses and liabilities of said city of
Belding, for the said year, same be-
ing the fiscal year ending May LIST,
1921, and the revenue so raised by
general taxation shall be apportion-