The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1921-07-20
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
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a. Absent, Mr.. Kane. Absent /.
Minutes of the previous meeting
were read and approved.
Moved by Aid. McOue, seconded
by Aid. Friedly that the time limit
for collection of taxes be extended
to August l., 1921.
Yeas: Aid. Friedly, McCue, Wash
burn. Yeas 8. Nays, Aid. Benedict.
Nays 1.
Moved by Aid. McCue, seconded by
Aid. Benedict that the bond of M.
A. Reed, as Justice of the Peace, with
F. III. Hudson and VIM. F. Sandell as
bondsmen be accepted.
Yeas: Aid. Benedict, Friedly, Nc
Cue, Washburn. Yeas A. Nays o.
Moved by Aid. Friedly, seconded
by Aid. McCue that the reduction in
gas rates offered by Louis A. Leo
nard, Sec. of the Bedding Gas Co. be
accepted, the gas rate to be $3.50.
Yeas: Aid. Benedict, Friedly, Nc
Cue, Washburn. Yeas a. Nays 0.
A petition was presented and read
for side walk on north side of f.
Center street was referred to the
Sidewalk Committee.
The following resolution and ordi-
nance relative to Washington street
was read:
Resolution
WHEREAS, certain taxpayers of
the city of Bedding and being ma
jority of the persons to be assessed
and the owners of a majority of the
lands liable to taxation within paw
ing district known as Paving District
c. of the city of Bedding as created
by ordinance number one hundred and
sixty (160) of the City of Belding
and to be known as Gan ordinance
creating paving district G.. of the
city of Bedding and to be known as
ordinance number one hundred and
sixty (160) of the city of Belding as
authorized by the chagter of said
city" have by a certain petition,
bearing their signatures, and now on
file in the Office of the City Clerk,
of said city petitioned the mayor and
council to take necessary action to
cause f. Washington st. within the
above mentioned district, to be grad
ed, curbed and paved with concrete
as in said petition mentioned, from
the east line of South Bridge street
east to the east line of Hall street,
according to the plans, plats, dia-
grams and profiles now on file in the
office of the said City Clerk and,
Whereas, the said petitioners have
petitioned that forty per cent of the
costs and expenses of the aforesaid
improvement exclusive of the curb
be paid out of the General Street
fund and that the costs of paving all
street intersections be paid by the city
at large and that the costs of con-
structing the said curb be paid by
the property owner along the line
of the said Improvement and that the
costs and expenses of the said i'm
provement to be betrayed by the
property owners be assessed against
the premises included within the
above mentioned paving district by
special assessment, in such proper
ton and in such manner as in such
case made and provided by the char
ter of the city of Bedding.
NOW. THEREFORE. BE 1T RE-
SOLVED, that the COMMON COUN-
GIL Of the city of Bedding, deem it
necessary and expedient and do
hereby determine to grade, pave, curb
and otherwise improve East Wash
ington street in the said city of Bel
ding and within the district known
as Paving District c with concrete,
twenty-four feet wide in accordance
with the petition, plans, plats and
I flee of the City Clerk of said city.
BE 1T FURTHER RESOLVED.
that the total costs of the curb and
sixty per cent of the costs and ex-
penses of grading, paving and con-
tructing the pavement, exclusive
of the street intersections be paid by
the property owners within the above
mentioned paving district c. and that
the remaining forty per cent Of the
costs and expenses of making, laying
and constructing said pavement with
in said district and the entire costs
and expenses of paving all street in
tersections to be paid out of the
General Street fund of said city in
proportion to the estimated benefits
accruing to each parcel of land re-
spectively as provided by the charter
of said city, and,
BE 1T FURTHER RESOLVED,
that the city Clerk be authorized and
Is hereby instructed to publish an
the Bedding Banner-News, news
paper published and circulating in
the said city of Belding and being
the official organ of said city,. for
three consecutive weeks, the follow
ing notice, the first publication of
which shall appear in the issue of
said paper for the goth day of July,
A. ID. 1921.
Notice
To Whom 1t May Concern:
TAKE NOTICE, That the Com
mon Council of the city of Bedding
deem it necessary and expedient and ,
have determined by a resolution
heretofore passed, to construct a
pavement within district known as
Paving Dictrict c. of the city of Bel
ding as created by ordinance number
one hundred and sixty (160) of said
city and entitled "An ordinance Gre !,
ating Paving District c. of the city :
of Bedding and to be known as ordi-
nance number one hundred and sixty /,
of the city Of Belding, as authorized
by the charter of said city" said
pavement to be constructed as fol- I
lows, to-wit: commencing at the east
line of South Bridge street east to
the east line of Hall street; the same
to be constructed in accordance with