The times., 1888-04-20
The towns and cities in the county arc
entitled to the following delegates:
Council 2roceeaings-
COMMON COUNCIL ROOM, !
OMO.so. AnrIl I. 1883


Special meeting Of the Common Coun-
ell of the city of Owosso, Mayor Calkins
in the chair.
Present, Aid. Friescllr. Gould, Keyic,
Tiicomb. Wells. Wiley and WO'vrrinn
The special committee appointed to m
vestigaIc the proposition for the location
Of canning factory and make IL contract
if exprden', presented the foilowir G con
tract which. was on motion accepted and
approved.
1t is hereby agreed by and between Elliott
WiggnS. Daniel A. Bun det' aud James Wig
gins. proposing to do business at tho City of
Owosso Michigan. under the firm name and
style of the "owosso Canning and Preserving
Company" of the first part and The City of
Owosso, Michigan" OF the second part, as
follows;
Said first parties agree to build and construct
within the corporaled limits of said City of
Owosso Shawassee County anu State of
Michigan, suitable buildings and apparatus for
the business of canning and preserving all
kinds of fruits peas, corn and other vegetables
and other like products of said city and vicin'
ity. The principal of such buildings to be of
size not less than "a by co feet and two stories
higl an engine AMI boiler room one story high
and not less than 81 10y 16 feet in size, also
packing house 81 10y 81 feet in size and one
story high an j will place therein sufficient and
suitable machiners for the purpose of carrying
ON such business; such buildings to be so uilt
and completed on or before the lst day of
July, 1888,
aid buildings to be built on lands within
sal city, owned by said first parties hereto.
, Said first parties further agree that when said
buildings are so completed they will commence
and carry an the said business therein To the
amount and extent that they will give and
furnish employment therein to employees to the
number OF from six to forty or more, and that
they will continue to so carry on such business
for not less than three years next succeeding
said first day of July Said fist parties agree
to invest so much in said plant and business
that hen the same is in full operation, and
within Que year from this date, they shall have
invested therein from five to ten thousand
dollars
The said party of tho secon part. in consider
alton of the foregoing promises, agreements and
undertakings of said first parties hereto, hereby
promises and agrees to and with said first
parties, that 1t will pay or cause to be paid to
the said first parties hereto, The full sum of Ave
hundred dollars, as follows, to.wit Said sum
of iye hundred dollars is to bs paid within ten
days after the completion OF the buildings
hcreinbeforc mentioned and the commence
Inent therein by such first parties of such
business, and that said second party will, TO
secure payment of said sum of five hundred
dollars US atofesaid, cause its order for that
sum to be drawn upon its treasurer, due and
payable January 1st, 1882 and July au dited
and placed in the hands of James Osburn, VIM.
A. Woodland aud T. II. Banster, as trustees for
said second party. which said order shall, at
or before the expiration OF the ten days here
inbeforo mentioned be by said trustees deliver.
ed over to said parties. and said city trea surer
shall pay the same on presentation.
It is hereby expressly agreed and understood
by and between tho parties hereto, that IL said
first parties shall fail or neglect to fully and
fairly carry out and fulal their undertakings
herein contained, they shall and will return to
said second party any aud all moneys by them
or other of them received by virtue hereof.
This agreement is subject to the approval of
the Common Council Of said City of Owosso.
Dated April 9TH. A. o. 1883.
ELLIOTT wIGGINS,
ID, A. BURDETT
JAMES j. WIGGINS.
JUIICs FRIESEkE,
JOHN T. wOLvERTON,-Special Com.
The committee appointed TO investigate
the proposition for the location of cart
factery in the city and make contract II
cxpedient, presented a contract.
fThe contract Is omitted from the print.
cd record as new one was subsequently
approved by the council and submitted
therefor.
The following resolution was presented
and ON motion adopted. Ayes, Aid.
Frieseke. Keyte, Titcomb. Wiley and
Wolverton. Nays, AID. Gould and Wells.
R<selred that the contract between Marion II:
Cooper and James Mclaughlin and the city of
owosso, of this date, be and the same Is hereby
approved provided that full and clear title TO the
Isnd Described in such contract can be obtained
for sum not to exceed So 200. and that the special
committee reporting such contract are instructed
20 Investigate such title and e proper IN their
judgement negotiate loan in behalf IL said city in
an amount sufficient 10 procure said lands for the
purposes OF such contract
The council then adjourned.
EDMUND o. DEWEY,
City Clerk.