Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-07-14
RESOLUTION

Whereas, the city commission
deems and declares that the following
are necessary public improvements,
viz: To pave Pine avenue from the
north line of Superior street to the
south line Of Washington avenue:
Woodwork avenue from the north
line of Superior street to the south
line Of East End street; West Downie
street from the west line of State
street to the east line of Park ave-
nue.; Prospect avenue from the south
line Of West Downie street to the
Ann Arbor railroad right Of way;
Park avenue from the south line Of
Superior street to the north line of
Mechanic street; Elwcll street from
the west line Of State street to the
east line Of Wright avenue; and West
End street from the west line Of
State street to the east line Of Second
avenue, in manner as follows:
Pine avenue, twcnty-six feet in
width the entire length of said inn
provement and pavement, said i'm
provement to include curbs and gut
ters;
Woodworth avenue, fifty feet in
width from the north line Of Super
Tor street north one hundred and
forty-eight and one-half feet, and
thirty feet in width the entire re-
manning length of said improvement
and pavement, said Improvement 10
include curbs and cutters;
West Downie street, tweniy-siX
feet in width the entire length Of
said improvement and pavement, said
improvement to include curbs and
cutters;
Prospect avenue, twenty-six feet in
width from the south line Of West
Downie street to the north line Of
Superior street, and thirty feet in
width from the south line of Super
Tor street TO the right of way Of the
Ann Arbor railroad, said improve
ment to include curbs and cutters;
Park avenue, twenty-six feet in
width the entire length of said i'm
provement and pavement, said i'm
provement to include curbs and gut
tiers;
Elwell street, twenty-six feet in
width the entire length of said i'm
provement and pavement, said i'm
provement to include curbs and guc-
ters;
West End street, twenty-six feet in
width the entire length of said i'm
provement and pavement, said i'm
provement to include curbs and gut
ters;
And whereas, the estimates, spcci-
fications, plans and profilcs Of said
proposed pavements and improve
ments have been made and filed with
the city clerk and have been adopted
by said city, subject to review, where
said estimates, specifications, plans
and profiles are open to public inspec-
ton and review by those interested
therein;
Now, therefore, be it Resolved ny
the City Commission, that said pro.
posed pavements and improvements,
which shall be deemed to include the
construction Of crosswalks, cutters
and curbs, are, each and all of them
respectively, necessary public inn
provements and that it is the in
tention of the city Of Alma, and it
does hereby declare and determine to
make the said public pavements and
improvements and defray the entire
costs and expenses thereof by special
assessments against and upon the
lots, lands and premises included in
the special assessment districts here
in declared and constituted to be the
lands fronting upon the respective
streets and avenues so proposed in
this resolution to be improved and adj
jacent to and abutting thereon, ex>
ccpt this that the city of Alma shall
defray all costs and expenses of the
construction of said improvements
and pavements at street intersections
and alleys and to be paid from the
city's special street improvement
fund.
And Be 1t Further Resolved, that
the said several respective paving
districts and the lands embraced
therein to be assessed for said special
improvements and pavements are re-
spcctively to be known and declared
as local special assessment paving
districts, as follows: Pine avenue, To-
cal special assessment paving district
No. 8 for the year 1921; Woodwork