The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1897-05-07

business places and eighteen dollars per year
for residences within the city limits, Tor nve
year contracts. After i've years not 10 exceed
twenty four dollars for business places ana
eighteen dollars for residences per year. also
there shall be free service during the HE OF
this ordinance between Owosso ana Corunna,
and said company shall only charge fifteen dol
lars each per year for any and all telephones
furnished by said company for the use OF sala
city OF OwosSo, TO be placed as the conhmon
council of the city of Owosso NAV order, and
one telephone to be furnished free at the Dorcas
Home In said city; provided further that at tne
end OF ten wears from the acceptance OF thlS
ordinance by said grantee, its successors or as
signs, and each live years Thereafter the price
of telephone service 10 be furnished 10 the city
and To the inhabitants thereof under the grant
ING of this ordinance shall be liked At the re-
quest OF the common council OF the city or Owos-
so by three disinterested persons, IN the man
ner following: The mayor or SAID city OF DWoS-
so shall select one disinterested person. non
resident; said company shall select one dlsinter-
ested person, nonresident, and the persons so
selected shall select a third disinterested per.
son, non. resident, and these persons shall de.
eide the price To be charged for the ensuing 1--WE
years, provided, however, that the price 80
liked shall not be higher than the prices mere
inbefore mentioned.
Sec. s. All rights and privileges hereby grant
ed to said company and all liability ana oDliga.
lions hereby imposed upon said company snail
apply TO and be operative In favor or or against
any assignee or successor OF said company, pro-
vided, owever, that said company, It's success
ors or assigns, shall not sell out or assign us
franchise TO any other telephone company;
neither shall IL enter into any combination or
agreement with any other telephone company,
It's attorneys or agents TO fix the rate oil teie-
phoning.
Sec. 9. Before commencing work upon the
construction OF its said telephone plant In said
city, said company shall execute to the city or
Owosso q bond in the penal sum OF two thous-
and dollars, conditioned to perform all the obil,
cations In this ordinance imposed upon salu
company, and also to save harmless the city OF
Owosso from any Judgment or Judgments which
may be obtained against IT by the reason OF tne
carelessness or negligence or said company, lts
servants or agents in constructing 1ts sald plant
in said city or in maintaining or repairing The
same.
Sec. 10. In case said company shall refuse or
neglect to comply with any OF the provisions OF
said ordinance hereinbefore mentioned, or shall
neglect to maintain u telephone exchange In the
city OF Owosso with at least % telephones, then
and in such case this ordinance shall become
null and void.
Sec. II. This ordinance shall Jake immediate
effect and shall continue In operation Tor thirty
years after the date of the passage Thereon,
provided that said company shall continuously
operate its said telephone line in said city OF
Owosso and shall observe the conditions here
inbefore mentioned.
Passed and approved April 80. 1897.
f. A. GOULD,
FRED EDWARDS. Mayor.
City Clerk.
The liquor bond of Charles F.. Reinsburg,
with George Carpenter and William l.. Payne
as s~ureties, was presented, which was, upon
motion, accepted and sureties approved; ayes
o, nays ".
The liquor bond Of hubert A Sanderhoff, with
Louis Mueller and George Is. Symes, was pre-,
sented, and upon motion was accepted ana
sureties approved ayes Q, nays o..
The liquor bond of William f. Steadman,
with Reuben DeArmon and Charles Preece as
~sureties, presented, and upon motion was ac'
cepted and sureties approved; ayes9 ., nays o.
The liquor bond of William ShultZ and Fred
rick Bartels, with William Gabriel, and George
Collier as %sureties, was presented ana upon
motion was accepted and sureties approved;
ayes 3, nays o..
The liquor bond of Thomas Gadolla, with
William II. Lyon and Michael Shehee as sure
ties, was presented, and upon motion, was &C
cepted and sureties approved; ayes y, nays a.
The liquor bond OF Andrew II. Green, Win
William Green and Charles Mueller as suretles.
was presented. and upon motion was accepted
and ~sureties approved; ayes 9, nays o..
The druggist bond of Louis M. Watson win
Charles w. Gale and Charles s. Williams as
s%ureties. was presented, and upon motion was
accepted and %suretieS approved. ayes y nays
The druggist bond of w. II. Collins u Co, with
M. d.. Grow and M. L.. Stewart as sureties, was
presented. and upon motion was accepted ana
s~ureties approved; ayes 9, naysO q.
The constable bond of Chauncey >. Ogden,
with NJ. l.. Parker and Ernest II. Chaplin, was
presented, and upon motion was accepted and
sureties approved; ayes9, nays 0.
Upon motion council adjourned.
FRED EDWARDS,
City Clerk.