The council shall also have power to raise, by general tax upon all real estate and personal property aforesaid, such sum not exceeding 1/2 of 1 per cent of the assessed value of said property, as they shall deem necessary for highway and street purposes. Such moneys shall constitute a "general highway fund," and shall be expended exclusively for working and improving the highways, streets, lanes and alleys of the village and for the construction and repair of bridges therein.
MCL 69.2