The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-02-11
OWOSSO. FRIDAY. FEB. IL. 1898,
Temporarily Delayed.

The people of Shiawassee county are
not to be given the privilege for the pres
ent of saying where they desire the
county seat to be located-the final set
Element has only been temporarily de-
layed The agitation commenced Will
not be dropped nor can the question
ever be considered settled until the
voters of the county have been given
a chance to express their choice at the
ballot box. This fact might as well be
understood by everyone. The people
of the entire county are stirred up over
the matter and will make their demands
felt. The magnificent offer made by
Owosso-$4O, 600 and site-will in the
end bring the county seat to this city.
The special session of the board OF
supervisors on Friday last attracted
more attention than any meeting OF the
board ever held The court house was
filled to OVERLOOKING. Owosso was rep
resented by 200 of her representative
citizens.
Chairman Baldwin called the Board
to order at II O'Clock and after roll call
an adjournment was taken until l
o'clock. When the afternoon session
opened Supervisor Parker, of Owosso,
offered the following resolution:
Resolved, That whereas it is proposed
to remove the county seat OF this county
from it's present location to the city OF
Owosso, in the county OF Shiawassee,
therefore this board does hereby desig-
nate the city of Owosso as the proper
place to which said county seat should
be removed and that the question OF the
removal of said county seat to- the
city of Owosso should be and is
hereby submitted to the electors of the
said county of Shiawassee at the time OF
holding the next annual township elec-
ton.
A. d. Whipple, president of the Owes
so Business Mems Association, present
ed the following resolutions, adopted
respectively by the common council and
Business Mems Association:
Resolved, That we, the common coun-
Gil of the city of Owosso, do hereby
pledge the city of Owosso in the sum OF
$40, 600 and a'site, to be used for building
county building in the event OF the
location of the county seat in Owosso
city.
Resolved, By the Owosso Business
Mems Association, corporation OF
Owosso, Shiawassee county, Michigan,
that we as an association hereby pledge
to Shiawassee county $40, 600 and site
for the purpose of building new county
buildings provided the county seat be
changed to the city of Owosso, Michi-
gan.
Mr.. Whipple further stated that the
business men of Owosso would furnish
bond if the supervisors desired it, to
place the S40,0 in the hands of the
county treasurer before the April cleo
ton.
Hon. j. w. Turner and A. B. Crane
presented the claims of Owosso. and
the right of the people to vote upon the
question, in a very concise and eloquent
manner. j. M. Fitch and G. G. De
Camp, of Durand, Jonathan Knight
Mayor Marshall and Supr. Peacock, o.
Corunna. and Supr. Shipman, of Ven
ice, spoke for Corunna-and agains
the constitutional right of the people tt
vote upon the question of removal
The resolution was lost-16 being re
quired to submit-yeas 13, nays II, al
follows: Yeas, Supr Allen, Rush; Bald
win, Owosso; Curtis, Owosso; Fuller
Sciota Laverock, Owosso; Lutz, Burns
Morrice, j. A., Perry; Morris, F. H.
New Haven; Parker, Owosso; Rush
Owosso Tp.; Stanlake, Middlebury
Shannon, Fairfield; Young, Owosso.
Nays-Supr. Cronk, Hazelton; Colby
Woodruff; Euler. Shiawassee; Harper
Corunna; Jarrad, Antrim; Lyman, Cor
unna; Morrice, f. g., Bennington
Martin, Caledonia Myers, Vernon
Peacock, Corunna; Shipman, Venice.
Following this, the supervisors by
vote of 16 to rescinded the resolution
adopted at the January session to sub
NIT to the people the question of raisin,
$4,000 to build new buildings II
Corunna.
The whole matter has been temporari
" delayed.