The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1892-04-29

the stipulation In their franchise. There is
no subject OF more vital importance to any
community than that of popular education.
IL should not be asserted that there is
| single child In OwossO that cannot be fur
nished with seat i'm school. The seating
| capacity of our schools Is inadequate; this
Is matter more PERTAINING TO the duties of
our school board, yet ii should have our CO.
operation as well as that of any good citizen,
and we must labor in connection with said
board to remedy this at an early date i'm
order to obtain the desired result Our
public lighting will be materially improved
| by the addition of fifteen more lights which
will light our city amply, and no further ex-
penditure should be made in that direction
at the present time. Our sidewalks have
| been materially improved and repaired dur
| ing the past year all over the city and con-
| sequently we have not bean burdened with
expensive lawsuits or payments of damages
on account of defective walks; but it is very
essential that we keep ever on the alert and
keep active to see to it continually that de-
fective walks are speedily repaired in order
to avoid accidents and detrimental lawsuits.
The owners of defective walks should be ut
once notified SO as to hold them responsible
for damages ii they fail to comply with the
order. Our streets have been graded and
|
and at as light expense as possible and our
| street commissioner is worthy of credit for
the efficient and prompt manner i'm the dis
charge OF his duty. We should also take
measures at an early date to construct a
| suitable bridge across the Shiawassee river
opposite the car shops, so as to accommodate
our citizens who are employed there, and 1t
strikes me that our two iron race bridges
could be utilized for that purpose with small
additional expense. 1t is hoped and eX-
pected that our dealers i'm the liquor traffic
will abide by the laws of the state. Such a
course would be beneficial to themselves as
well as to the prosperity of our city, and we
| trust that we will not be compelled TO pro-
| coed to harsh measures for the enforcement
of the law, for we must if possible avoid
strife and contention, for such would retard
our growth and prosperity; while OH the
| other hand law abiding citizens and an
| amicable city government will enhance our
prosperity and welfare. We ask nothing
| unreasonable of them, and they as good
citizens should be ready and willing to obey
the laws of the country in which they re-
side. In conclusion | would say, let us
again endeavOr to practice strict economy,
use good Judgment and be conservative in
our actions and expenditures. Let us con-
slider the business transactions for the city
with the utmost scrutiny. Let us endeavor
by all means to keep our honor and integrity
inviOlate and let us ever shield the trust
cOniided in us by our constituents, ever
bearing in mind that our citizens and tax
payers have placed the management of our
prosperous city in our hands, let us labor
ZealOusly and with indOmitable energy for
the growth and prosperity and welfare OF
our beautiful city, and let every one OF us
perform our duty so confidentally bestowed
upon us by our constituents, in order that
when our term of Office expires we can con-
scientiousy assert and feel that we have
performed our duty and as our reward carry
with us the appreciation and esteem of our
citizens for the fidelity displayed during our
| term of Office.