Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-04-21
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

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At a regular meeting Of the City
Commission of the City of Alma. held
in the council chambers pm April
9Th, 1921, at o'clock p. m, the fol
lowing resolution was offered for
adoption by Commissioner Glass as
follows:
Resolution
Whereas, the State Highway De
partment, under the Act of the Leg
sature providing for the construc-
tion of state trunk line highways
through cities, are about to con
struct a pavement twenty foot wide
only, on West Superior street, in the
city Of Alma, commencing at the end
Of the present pavement now on said
street and running thence west to the
city limits; and on Wright Avenue
from the end of the present pave
mont now on said street to the north
city limits; and on East Superior
street from Euclid Avenue east to
city limits, except that portion al
ready paved from Bridge Avenue
east to Republic Avenue; and
WHEREAS, for the purpose of
better caring for the large amount of
traffic on these respective streets
and avenues, the City Commission de-
clares that it is q necessary public
Improvement TO extend the width of
said respective pavements, in manner
as follows: On Superior street west
TO the city limits, and on Wright
Avenue, north to north line Of Elwel
street, said pavement to be extended
a total of ten feet in width, that is
TO say, there should be an extension
in width of five feet on each side of
said twenty foot pavement, making
the total width Of said pavements on
these 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 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
a curb and gutter Is 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
twenty-six feet extensions respect
ively on said streets and avenues as
above specified as provided in a GER
tain resolution passed and adopted by
the City Commission April 9th,
1920, and which said estimates,
specifications, plans and profiles
have been so made by said Depart
ment, and the same having been
adopted by said City, subject to
review and are now on file in the of
flee Of the City Clerk, subject to pub
lie inspection by those interested
therein, now therefore, be it
RESOLVED by the City Commits
sion that such proposed pavements,
which shall be deemed TO include the
construction of croSswalks, cutters
and curbing, is a necessary public
improvement, and that it is the in
tention Of the city of Alma, and it
docs hereby determine to make such
public pavements and improvements
and defray the entire cost and ex-
pense thereof by special assessment
against and upon the lots, lands and
premises included in special assess
mcnt districts respectively, herein de-
clared and to be constituted of the
lands fronting upon that part of said
streets and avenues so improved or
proposed TO be so improved adjacent
to and AUDITING thereon, except this,
that the city of Alma shall defray all
the cost and expense of the construc-
ton of said pavements and improve
ments at street intersections and to
be 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-
braced therein to be assessed for
such special improvements are de-
clared to be known and described as
follows: That said improvement and