The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-08-18

| FREDERICK BREITMEYER, JR
| Finance Commissioners
Yea-Breitmeyer. Longstah, DuBas
and Westendorf
Nays-None.
Commissioner DuBay-Breitmeyer of
fered the following resolution and NOV
| ed It's adoption:
WHEREAS, the semi-annual interes
on Delinquent Tax Bonds becomes due
and payable on the 18th day OF August
| 1914, 10 the City Treasurer's Office, In
the amount of Two Thousand, Five
Hundred Sixty and no/lOo $50, $50 .0oD
Dollars;
NOW THEREFORE,. BE 1T RE,
| SOLVED, That the Mayor and Clerk be
and they hereby are, authorized and
| directed 10 issue a warrant against the
Delinquent Tax Refunding Interest and
Sinking Fund In the amount OF Two
| Thousand, Five Hundred Sixty and
no/ioo ts2,560.o0) Dollars, that being
the amount due.
| Carried.
Yea-Breitmeyer. Lonsstan. pusay
| and Westendorf.
Nays-None.
Commissioner LongstaftBrei
| Offered the following resolution and
| moved its adoption:
| WHEREAS, Gratiot Avenue, also
known as u. S. Highway No. IS. cross
es the center OF the City OF Mount
| Clemens, and said highway Is the main
artery for traffic from the City OF De-
troit 10 Port Huron and points north.
| including the resort areas along Lake
81. Clair. ST. Clair river, and Lake
Huron. and
WHEREAS, Said highway within the
limits of the City OF Mount Clemens ex-
cept for the downtown area, is rela-
lively narrow, and because OF the
heavy traffic conditions, is utterly in
adequate to handle the through traffic
going from Detroit 10 said areas and
from said areas to Detroit. particularly
on holidays and Week-ends. and
WHEREAS The extent of such traf-
fic Is such that especially on holidays
and week-ends there are created within
the limits of the City of Mount Glenn
ems numerous traffic jams, and
WHEREAS, BY reason of the enlarge
ment and extension of Selfridge Field
Jefferson Avenue. which formerly car
ried part of said traffic around the
City of Mount Clemens and along the
Lake Shore, has been closed thereby
diverting the traffic which was form
erly handled by said highway onto
Gratiot Avenue and through the City
of Mount Clemens. thereby greatly in
creasing the Traffic congestion in the
City of Mount Clemens. and
WHEREAS. II is well recognized and
must appear that II is absolutely nee
essary that said Gratiot Avenue be
widened and extended within the city
limits of the City OF Mount Clemens at
least as wide as the portion which was
widened several years ago in the
downtown section. Now, therefore
BE 1T RESOLVED, That this Com
mission do. and il hereby does 60 on
record as favoring the widening of said
Gratot Avenue within the City of
Mount Clemens. and urging the State
Highway Commissioner of the State
OF Michigan 10 take proper steps 70
widen said highway within the city
limits of the City of Mount Clemens, as
quickly as possible.
BE 1T FURTHER RESOLVED. That
a certified copy OF this resolution be
sent TO the State Highway Commission
er at Lansing. Michigan.
Carried.
Yea-Breitmeyer. Longstaff. DuBay
and Westendorf.
Nays-None.
Commissioner Longstaff- Breitmeyer
offered the following resolution and
moved its adoption:
RESOLVED That the City Commits
sion of the City OF Mount Clemens
does hereby declare that it deems it
advisable TO vacate. discontinue and
abolish the portion OF the public alley
or street hereinafter described. .
RESOLVED FURTHER, That this
Commission meet on Wednesd the
sixth day OF September, 1914 at 1880
O'Clock in the evening in the Com
mission Chambers in the County Build
ing at Mount Clemens. Michigan, for
the purpose of hearing objections there
RESOLVED FURTHER. That notice
OF said meeting together with copy OF
this resolution shall be published in
the Mount Clemens Monitor-Leader at
least once in each week for two con.
secutive weeks Immediately preceding
the time herein appointed for said
meeting
The alley proposed to be vacated is
described as follows:
A 20 n. alley described as the mid
die 20 feet Of Lot 81. Pauline Mill
ler's Addition, more particularly
described as beginning AT a point
on the south side of Crocker Boue-
ward which point is N. IS "a
West as feet from the southwest
corner OF Croker Boulevard and
Lawndale Avenue; thence South
81 80 West 100 IT.; thence North
IS "a West, 20 II. thence North
So 80 East, 100 IT,: thence South
as pa East. 20 feet TO the point Of
beginning; also. 20 feet alley being
the middle 90 It. OF Lot rs. Pauline
Miller's Addition 20 the CITY Of
Mount Clemens more particularly
described as beginning at n point
on the northerly side Of Riverside
Drive which point is North 35' "a
West 2l5 feet from the Northwest
corner OF Riverside Drive and
Lawndale avenue, thence North So
So East 100 II. thence North 3S'
"a West, 20 feet; thence South
5f 3s' West, 100 feet; thence South
35' % East, 20 feet to the point
OF beginning.
PECnJ VEN
sion of the City OF Mount Clemens does
hereby declare that il deems Ii advis-
able TO vacate, discontinue and abolish
the portion Of the public alley or street
hereinafter described.
RESOLVED FURTHER. That this
Commission meet -Wednc Sdau-the
sixth day of September, 1914, AZ $50
o'clock in the evening In the Commits
sion Chambers in the County Building
at Mount Clemens Michigan. for the
purpose OF hearing objections thereto
RESOLVED FURTHER, That notice
81 said meeting together with copy OF
this resolution shall be published in the
Mount Clemens Monitor-Leader A.
least once in each week for two con-
secutive weeks Immediately preceding
the time herein appointed for said
meeting.
The alley proposed 70 be vacated Is
described as follows:
A 20 n. alley described as the mid
die OF 20 feet OF Lot 81 Pauline
Mllcr's Addition, more particularly
described as beginning at a point
on the south side Of Crocker Boule-
ward which point is ". as "a West
2i5 feet from the southwest corner
Of Croker Boulevard and Lawn
dale Avenue; thence South 5i' 36'
West. 40 IT,; thence North as "a
West, 30 n. thence North So 36'
East, 40 IT.; thence South as "a
East, 20 feet 20 the point OF begin
ming: also, 20 feet alley being the
middle 20 feet OF Lot rs. Pauline
-Miiler's Addition 10 the City OF
Moupt