The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-03-10
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
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(OFFlCIAL.)
Moved by Aid. Benedict, seconded
by Aid. Shawley, that the resolution
be accepted and adopted to submit
the question of bonding for funds K
construct main or trunk sewer or
the north side af Flat river in The
city of Fielding.
WHEREAS, majority of thu
property owners in certain sewer
districts on the north side If Fla,
river in the city of Belding, and be.
ing in sewer districts No. 4 and E OF
said city as established by the maps
pats a'.G dag ans there # now o.:
file the Office of the City Clerk
have pet;i'oGed that sewer, ~ con-
structed in said districts, and,
WHEREAS, other sewers have al
ready been constructed on the north
side of said river in certain sewer
districts therein, which sewage to-
gether with other sewage from the
| factories and premises not on the
public sewer, is now deposited in Flat
river above the Richardson Silk Com
pany's dam, and,
WHEREAS, it is deemed to be
necessary for the preservation Of
the public health, benefit and welfare
to construct a main or trunk sewer
along the north side of Flat river to
carry the sewage for the sewers con-
structed and to be constructed in the
future below the Richardson Silk
Company,s dam in said city as pro-
vided by the aforesaid plans, plats
and diagrams of the sewer system of
said city, and the cost and expenses
70 ha O,.t Of he al
sewer fund, and,
WHEREAS, it is estimated that
the expense of said public improve
ment, to-wit: to make, lay and con-
struct said sewer, will be twenty -one
thousand dollars 1921 ,000), which is
larger sum of money than can be
raised and paid out in any one year
by the Common Council from the
general funds of the said city under
t:It provisions of the charter thereof,
and,
WHEREAS, it is deemed neces-
sary and advisable tc submit the
question of raising the aforesaid sum
of twenty-one thousand dollars $751;
000) and issuing the bonds of the
city therefore, such sums of money,
when raised, to be used for defraying
the expenss of said public improve
ment, to-wit: the building, laying and
constructing of q main or trunk sew
er, commencing at the point of inter-
section of the center line of York
street, Riverside Ave. and Morton
Ave, thence south-easterly along the
center line of Riverside Ave. to Ash
field street, thence north along the
center line of Ashfeld street to the
point of intersection of the center
line of Ashfeld street and east High
st. and running thence northwest
erly along the center line of said east
High street to the west line of North
Bridge street, and running thence in
south-westerly direction along the
north bank Of Flat river and empty
ing into the said river a few rods be-
low the Richardson Silk Company's
dam, be submitted to the electors of
said city at the Annual City Election
to be held on Monday the 9Th day Of
April, A. ID. 1920.
NOW, THEREFORE BE 1T RE-.
SOLVED, that the common council
of said city deem it necessary and
expedient, and do hereby determine
it to be necessary and advisable for |
the preservation of public health and
welfare of the inhabitants of said city |
to lay and construct sewer for the |
purpose of disposing of all the sew
age from that portion of the city on
the north side of Flat River, and to |
be laid and constructed as follows,
to-wit: commencing at the point of |
intersection of the center lines of |
York street, Riverside Ave-, and
Morton Ave-, thence south easterly |
along the center, line of Riverside |
Ave-, to Ashfeld street, thence north |
along the center line of Ashfield St.,
to the point of intersection of the |
center line of Ashfield street and east |
High street and running thence north |
westerly along the center line of said /
East High street to the west line of |
North Bridge street, and running |
thence in a south westerly direction /
along the north bank of Flat river /
and to empty into said river at a
point few rods below the Richard /
son Silk Company's dam in said city. /
Same to be laid according to the
plans plats and diagrams and esti-
mates thereof now on file or that
may hereafter be placed on file in the
office of the City Clerk of said city.
BE 1T FURTHER RESOLVED,
That the said sewer to be laid and
constructed as aforesaid shall consti-
tute and be known as almain or trunk
sewer of said city and the total cost
of making, laying and constructing
the same shall be borne by the city |
at large and be paid from the gener-
al sewer funds of the said city.
BE 1T FURTHER RESOLVED,
that the expenses of said public i'm
provement, to-wit: The laying and |
constructing Of said main or trunk |
sewer will be in excess of the sums
of money that can be raised by the |
common council by tax in any one
year under the provisions of the
charter in said city, and it is there
fore necessary to submit to the cleo
tors the proposition of raising TWEEN
ty-one thousand dollars 1921 ,000),
by loan, and issuing the bonds Of the
city therefore the said sum of mon
az xs,bor1 en- y-ofooJ IN bo oroditad N