Sec. 12.
The council may lay out, establish, open, make, widen, extend, straighten, alter, close, vacate, or abolish a highway, street, lane, alley, sidewalk, sewer, drain, water course, bridge, or culvert in the village if the council considers it to be a public improvement, or necessary for the public convenience. Private property required for these purposes may be taken in the manner provided in this act. The expense of the improvement may be paid by special assessments upon the property adjacent to or benefited by the improvement, in the manner provided by law for levying and collecting special assessments, or in the discretion of the council, a portion of such costs and expenses may be paid by special assessment, and the balance from the general highway fund.
History: 1895, Act 3, Imd. Eff. Feb. 19, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 2780 ;-- CL 1915, 2651 ;-- CL 1929, 1560 ;-- CL 1948, 67.12 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 255, Imd. Eff. July 13, 1998
Structure Michigan Compiled Laws
Act 3 of 1895 - The General Law Village Act (61.1 - 75.12)
3-1895-VII - Chapter VII Powers of Council. (67.1...67.64)
3-1895-VII-STREETS-AND-SIDEWALKS. - Streets and Sidewalks. (67.7...67.16)
Section 67.7 - Public Highways, Bridges, Grounds; Supervision; Liability for Damages; Bridges.
Section 67.8 - Sidewalks; Construction; Maintenance; Expenses; Allocation.
Section 67.9 - Sidewalks; Removal of Snow and Ice; Ordinance Authorized.
Section 67.10 - Sidewalks; Failure of Abutting Owner; Assessment; Collection.
Section 67.11 - Sidewalks; Regulation of Things On, Over and Under.
Section 67.12 - Public Improvement; Powers of Council; Expenses; Assessment.
Section 67.14 - Public Highways; Survey; Vacation Resolution, Recording, Evidence.
Section 67.15 - Street Grades; Conformity With Adjacent Lands; Record, Diagram.
Section 67.16 - Street or Sidewalk Grades; Change; Damage to Property Owner; Payment; Assessment.