The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-02-05

JuotiSC VI tiio PCoSOs AhO
or make any public improvement
by the employment Of the neces-
sary labor and the purchase Of the
necessary supplies and materials,
with separate accounting as to each
improvement so made, or to do such
work BY contract duly let after COM
pstitivs bidding. Where competi-
tive bids are secured. the City, or
any city department qualified to do
the work, may enter . bid on an
equal footing with other bidders.
The Council shall also have power
to do any public work or make any
public improvement under any To-
gally constituted plan by which the
labor Is furnished by any other gov
ernmental unit, department, or
agency Of the United States or the
State o. Michigan, or which is who'll
ly or in part financed by them or
either of them.
CONTRACTS:
Section 1872. Whenever II be-
comes desirable for the CITY to en-
ter into q contract with q second
party for any purpose whatever,
such instrument shall be drawn or
approved as to form by the City
Attorney and certified to by the
Clerk as to sufficiency Of funds.
The letting and making of such con-
tracts are hereby vested In the
Council. Copies Of all contracts
shall be filed in the office Of the
Clerk.
NOTIFICATIONS IN
CONTRACTS:
Section 1913. When Il becomes
necessary in the prosecution o: any
work or improvement done under
contract to make alterations or
notifications In such contract. such
alterations or notifications shall
be made only upon resolution Of the
Council. No such order shall be
effective until the price to be paid
for the material and work, or both,
under the altered or modified con-
tract shall have been agreed upon
in writing and signed by the con-
tractor and the Clerk, upon author
ity Of the Council, and q copy there
Of and Of the proceedings authoriz-
ing such alteration or modification.
certified BY the Clerk. attached by
him to the original contract on file
In his office.
PURcHASINc AND
coNTRAcTuAL PROCEDURE:
Section 1874. Before making any
purchase or contract Cor supplies,
materials, equipment. or contractu-
al services. opportunity shall be
given for competition. under such
rules and regulations, and with such
exceptions, as the Council may by
ordinance prescribe. The Council
shall provide, by ordinance. for the
ordinary purchasing procedure to
be followed in purchasing City sup
plies.
GENERAL POWER RELATIVE
TO SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS:
Section 1875. The Council shall
have the power to determine the
necessity Of any local or public i'm
provement and % determine that
the whole or any part Of the eI-
pense thereof shall be betrayed by
special assessment upon the prop
erty especially benefited: Provided.
that, IN each case. such special
assessments shall be based upon or
be in proportion 20 benefits derived
or to be derived.
HAZARDS AND NUisANcEs:
Section 1876. When any lot,
building. or structure within the
City, because Of accumulation Of
refuse or debris. the uncontrolled
growing OF weeds, or age or dilap-
idation. or because OF any other
condition or happening. becomes. in
the opinion OF the Council. q public
hazard or nuisance which Is dan
gerous 10 the health or safety o.
the Inhabitants Of the CITY or OF
those Of them residing or habitual-
ly going near such lot. building, or
structure, the Council may, after
investigation, give notice 70 the
owner OF the land upon which such
hazard or nuisance exists, or to the
owner OF the building or structure
itself. specifying the nature Of the
nuisance and requiring such owner
TO alter. repair, tear down. or re-
move the nuisance promptly and
within a time to be specified by the
Council, which shall be common
surate with the nature OF the nuts
snce. II at the expiration OF the
time limit in said notice. said owner
has not complied with the require
ments thereof. or In any case where
the owner o: the land or OF .he
building or structure itself is not
known. the Council may order such
hazard OF nuisance abated by the
proper department or agency of