Sec. 2.
The council shall also have authority to require the owners and occupants of lots and premises to build, rebuild and maintain sidewalks in the public streets adjacent to and abutting upon such lots and premises and to keep them in repair at all times, and to construct and lay the same upon such lines and grades, and of such width, materials and manner of construction, and within such time as the council shall by ordinance or resolution prescribe, the expense thereof to be paid by such owner or occupant; or the council may, by a 2/3 vote of all the aldermen elect pay such part of the expense of building or rebuilding such walk as they may deem proper from the general street fund, or from the street district fund of any street district in which such walk may be located.
History: 1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 3188 ;-- CL 1915, 3102 ;-- CL 1929, 2026 ;-- CL 1948, 103.2
Structure Michigan Compiled Laws
Chapters 81 - 113 - Fourth Class Cities
Act 215 of 1895 - The Fourth Class City Act (81.1 - 113.20)
215-1895-XXIII - Chapter XXIII Sidewalks. (103.1...103.5)
Section 103.1 - Sidewalks; Control; Grading; Construction, Maintenance.
Section 103.2 - Sidewalks; Required Construction and Repair by Owners at Public Expense.
Section 103.3 - Sidewalks; Removal of Snow, Ice; Repair, Removal of Obstructions.
Section 103.4 - Sidewalks; Upkeep, Failure of Owner; Work at Owner's Expense; Assessment; Suit.