The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1894-04-13

Owosso March 30. 1894
To the Honorable Mayor and Common Council
We the undersigned residents and tax payers
living on the west side of W00dlawn Ave. do pc
tltion your Honorable body to build or cause to
lawn Ave. all of which we ever pray.
Benjamin l. Angus and others.
The clerk read the following petition
which was granted.
State of Michigan county OF Shiawassee s. S.
Thomas j. Horsman being duly sworn deposes
and says that he Is an electOr and resident of the
first judicial district OF the city of Owosso In said
county. That deponent was candidate for the
Office of supervisor OF said district and was voted
for, for such Office at the election held Ia said
district on the I'd day Of April 1891. That Charles
w. Parker and Loren Hopkins were also caHdl-
dates for said office and voted for In opposition
further says that the 4th ward OF said city Is In
said judicial district and that the inspectors of
election for such 4th ward on Their count OF The
Charles w. Parker had majority of all the votes
cast in said ward for such office. all of which viii
certificates of such inspectors OF election on file
In the clerks Office In said city for said ward TO
the common council and board of canvassers of
the said city of OwOssO. and TO which reference
for greater certainty Is hereby prayed
And this deponent further says that he Is In
formed and believes and upon such Information
and belief charges the facts TO be that there was
error and mistake In the counting and canvass
of the ballots cast for said office In said 4th ward
and for your petitioner In that 10 wit: 20 or more
ballots which ought of right to have been count
cd for this dep0nent were by such inspectors of
election in such 4th ward thrown out and not
counted at all. and others to wit: 10 ballots which
out of right to have counted as ballots for this
depOnent we're counted as votes for the said
Parker or the said Hopkins and that to wit: 10
other ballots which ought OF right to have been
counted as ballots for this depOnent for said
Office were not so counted and that other errors
and mistakes were made by such inspectors of
election of said 4th ward In the counting of the
ballots cast for said Office, and the said Charles
W. Parker wr0ngfully declared by said inspec-
tors to have received majority Of III votes in
such ward when In fact he did not receive such
majority, and that the certificate of such in
spectors of election In such fourth ward stating
the number OF votes given for said office of SUI
pervisor of such judicial district and filed in the
Office of the city clerk of said city is not correct.
as to the number of votes cast In said ward for
depOnent for said Office but is incorrect and in
accurate and not according to the facts. This
dep0Dent therefore petitions the Honorable the
common council of the city of Owosso, and said
board of canvassers. that recount OF the ballots
cast In said ard for said Office be had, and that
an investigation be made and had of the facts
and matters hereinbefOre set forth
THOMAS j. HORsMAN.
Sworn and subscribed to before me this 4th
day of April 1884, STEARNs +. SMITH, Notary
Public in and for said county.
The following accounts were presented
and referred to committee on claims and
accounts