Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-04-14

said twenty foot pavement, making |
the total width of said pavements on |
those streets of thirty feet; on East |
Superior street from Euclid Ave
nue., east to Bridge Avenue, to be
extended six feet in width, that is to |
say, there should be an extension on
each side of said twenty foot pave
ment of three feet, making a total
| width of said pavement on this street |
of twenty-six feet; and on West |
Superior street and Wright Avenue,
said extensions TO be finished with |
curb and gutter as shown on the
plans and profiles; and
WHEREAS, the said State High |
way Department has heretofore been
| notified to prepare specifications and
profiles of the proposed improve
ments as aforesaid on said respective
| streets and avenues and of the said
width of said pavements Of thirty and
| ,wenty-six feet extensions respect
ively on said streets and avenues as
above specified as provided in GER
tain resolution passed and adopted by
the City Commission April 9th,
1920, and which said estimates,
specifications, plans and profiles
nave been so made by said Depart
ment, and the same having been
adopted by said City, subject to
'eview and are now on file in the of
lice of the City Clerk, subject to pub
ic inspection by those interested
therein, now therefore, be it
RESOLVED by the City Commits
ion that such proposed pavements,
which shall be deemed to include the
construction of crosswaiks, cutters
md curbing, is a necessary public
Improvement, and that it is the in
sention of the city of Alma, and it
loes hereby determine to make such
public pavements and improvements
md defray the entire cost and ex
,ense thereof by special assessment
against and upon the lots, lands and
premises included in special assess
nent districts respectively, herein de-
Jared and to be constituted of the
ands fronting upon that part Of said
streets and avenues so improved or
proposed to be so improved adjacent
o and AUDITING thereon, except this,
that the city of Alma shall defray all
| he cost and expense of the cOnstruc-
| lion of said pavements and improve
| nents at street intersections and to
De paid from the City's Special Street
Improvement Fund, and be it fur
Their
| RESOLVED that the paving dis
tricts and the lands respectively en-
| 1raced therein TO be assessed for
iuch special improvements are de-
dared to be known and described as
follows That said improvement and
pavement upon Wright Avenue shall
,e known as local special assessment
paving district No. /, for the year
1921; that said improvement and
pavement upon West Superior street
shall be known as local special as
,essment paving district No. 2, for
he year 1921; and said improvement
and pavement upon East Superior
street shall be known as local special
| assessment paving district No. 3, for
he. year 1921; and that in each of
aid several special assessment dis
riots, that the lands, lots and prem
| ses that shall be assessed to pay for
| he entire cost and expense of said
improvements and pavements, except
1t intersections as aforesaid, shall be
,aid by special assessment against
yhe lots, lands and premises abut-
ting upon and adjacent to said
streets and avenues in manner as
provided by law in case of special
assessments for pavements; and such
lots, lands and premises shall re-
lpectively make, constitute and are
hereby designated as the district or
ands and premises upon which the
special assessment to pay for such
expense shall be levied. And be it
further
RESOLVED, that all further de-
examinations of the City Commission
necessary for the raising of that part
! | Or portion of said cost and expense to
De assessed upon the lands benefited,
he time and manner of payment, any
/ | changes or additions to said improve
, | nents, and all other questions not de
termined in this resolution, are re-
;erved for determination by the said
City Commission after the hearing
hereof.
And notice is hereby given that in
pursuance of said determination as
aforesaid, that the City Commission
will be in session and meet to CON
slider any objections to said proposed
improvements, at the Commission
Rooms in the city hall in the city of
Alma, on Tuesday the twenty-fifth
day of April A. d. 1921, at the hour
y of eight o'clock. p. m. of said date.
/ And further take notice, that all per-
| sons interested may, at any time pre-
vious to said date of hearing, review
r and examine all of the estimates,