The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1901-06-14
Common Council.
Common Council Chamber,

Common Council Chamber
owosso, Mich June z, 1901.
Special meeting of Com mon Council, Mayo
3. d. hmery, presiding.
pont, N.ehols, Brown, Jordan, Densmore
Moyses, Washburn.
Clerk read the following call:
owosso, Mich, June 8, 1901
To the Aldermen. City Attorney and Cit.
Clerk Of the City of Owcsso:
GENTLENEN:-There will be a special meet
ing of the Common Council Mt the Comm OF
Council Chamber Friday evening, June Z
1901, at 1880 p. m, for the purpose of actinl
upon t. contract for knitting factory.
FRED EDWARDS, S. d. EMERY
City Clerk. Mayor.
City attorney presented the following cen
tract. 1t Was moved and supported that the
same be approved, which was approved, ayes
8, nays0.
This contract male and entered into tsis
Dimmick, George W. Detwiler, Stanley E
Parkill Jesse c. ehattucS, I. H. Keller, W. r
Hall, h. G. Frieseke. w. r. Hookway, A. NJ
Hume, c. ID. steward, f. L. Devereaux, J.F
Wiidermuth, Edwa d Carr, Tod Kincaid, C. K
Rigley, G. w. Gale, j. II. Robbins, A. NJ
Bentley, ii. ID. Lyon and a. K. Hartshorn, al
Michigan, parties OF the first part, and the
city OF Owo.so, a nv mic pal corporation, Of
the state of Michig; n, party OF the second
part:
With esst tn :-Said Iar.,es of the first part
for and in consideration of the sum of $4,000 C(
to them in hand paid by the said party of the
second part, hereby agree 10 procure a suit
able site and erect thereon a two story brick
building of the dimensions of 30xl00 feet. d
properly finish the same for the purpose OF
operating knitting factory in the city OF
Owoss :, and agree to equip said knitting
factory with proper apparatus and appliances
for the suitable operation of knitting fact
DRY, and agrees to employ in said knitting
factory number of employees equalto 80 per
year for period Of years.
Said first pa'ties also agree that as soon as
they purchase said site and erect said build
ing, they will deed the same TO the city OF
Owosso, and agree to gi-e bond to the city
of Owosso in the sum of $4,000 90 as a Ruaran.
tee OF their building said knitting factory ac-
cordipg to the specifications heret ofore stated
which bond shall become null upon the com.
pletion thereof and when said site and fact.
DRY shall be decided to the city as heretofore
stated.
Said first parties also agree to have said
factory built, it's apparatus and appliances
placed In said factory and running within a
period of one year from the date hereof,
which shall be for the purpose of manufact.
uring knit goods.
said second party in further consideration
of the acts to be done and performed by said
first parties, hereby agree that upon said
first parties deciding to said second party said
factory and site, that they will at once exc.
cute good and sufficient decd to said prop.
erty TO said parties of the first part, or to
whomsoever they may designate Git being
hereby understf cd h It said first parties are
to become incorporated raj deed to be left
with the Citizens Saw n ys bank of said city in
escrow, to be delivered to said parties, or to
their assigns whenever they shall have faith
fully performed all of the conditions of this
contract and shall have employed in said
factory the number of employees aforesaid.
In witness whereof the said parties hereto,
have hereunto set their hands and seals the
day and year first above written.
Geo. w. Detwiler, Stanley X. Parkill, /. II.
Keeler, Tod Kncaid, Jesse c. Shattuck, X.
Carr, W. e. Hall, w. r. Hookway, ]. II. Wilder
Wuth, h. D. Lyon e. L, Dey s e v.,. A. e.
Chas. w. Gale. Chas, ID. Stewart, G. L. Dim.
mick, Charles K. Rigley, j. III. Robbins, A. NJ.
Bentley.
was moved and supported that the same be
accepted, and sureties approved, which was
carried, ayes g. naysO.
Know all men by these presents, that we G.
l.. Dimmick Geo Detwiler, Stanley K. Parktll,
j. c. Shattuck, /. II. Keller, w. K. Hall, II. g,
Frieseke. W. r. Hookway, A. NJ. Hume, c. ID.
Stewart, E. L. Devereaux, +. F. Wildermuth,
Edward Carr, Tod Kincaid, c. Il. Rigley, c. W.
q ale, j. II. Robbins, A. NJ. Bentley, H. d.
LYON, and A. K. Bartshorn, of the city OF
Owosso, are held and firmly bound unto the
city ofOwosso a municipal corporation in the
sum of $1,000 90 to which payment well and
truly to be made we bind ourselves, our heirs
executors and illustrators firmly by these
PRESENTS:
Sealed with our seals and dated this 9Th
day of June 1901.
The condition of this obligation is such,
that whereas the above boupden tartes, have
this day entered into u contract, with the city
of Owosso, in which they have bound them.
selves to purchase a sta and to build and
erect certain knitting factory in said city
of the dimentions of 3Oxl00 feet, to be two
stories high and of brick material, and deed
the same to the city of Owosso whenever the
same shall be completed.
Now therefore IL eaid above bounden par
ties shall we'll ald faithfully build and erect
said building, and deed the same to the city
of Owosso as provided in and by said con
tract, then this obligation to b, void, other
wise to remain in full force and effect.
Signed, sealed and delivered in the presence
of G. L. Dim mick, A. N. Bentley, Geo. w. bet
wiler, Stanley f. Parkill, I. II. Keeler, Tod
Kincaid, Jesse @. ehattuck, X. Carr, w. H.
Hall, W. r. Hookway, j. II. Wildermuth, ii. ID
Lyon, II. L. Devereaux, A. X. Hartshorn,
Arthur NJ Hume, H. @. Frieseke, Chas. w
Gale, chas. ID. Stewart Chas. f. Rigley, j. II
Robbins
Aid. Moyses offered following resolution
which was upon motion adopted, ayes nays
y.
OF Owosso, that the Mayor and Gle OF said
city, are hereby authorized and directed 10
sign and del yer to Isaac II, Keeer, Stanley
f. ParlSill and George W. Detwiler executive
committee, for the use aud benefit of the
parties Interested in the Knitting factory en-
Improvement bonds in full payment, in &C
cordance with certain contract, made be
tween the city OF Owosso and the following
parties, G.. L. Dimmicf, George Detwiler
Stanley K Parkill, Jesse G. Shattuck, /. II
Keeler, Fl. e. Hall, II. c Frieseke, w. r. Hook
way, A. NJ. Hume, @. d. Stewart IL. L. Dever-
eaux, j. r. Wildermuth, Edward Carr, Tod
Kincaid, G, f. Rigley, @. W. Gale, J. II. Rob
bins A. NJ. Bentley, III. d. Lyon and A. e
Hartshorn, and this day approved by the
Common Council of aid city.
Upon motion council. adjourned for one
FRED EDWARDS,
City Clerk.