The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-02-14

Aid. Smith presented following ordinance
1t was moved and supported that the same bt
read the first and second time by Its title
which was carried; ayes 10. nays 0;
IL was moved and supported that the same be
laid on the table for one week and printed
which was carried:
AN ORDINANCE.
An ordinance entitled an ordinance to pro-
vide for the setting OF poles and strin cling OF
wires of electric light, telegraph and telephone
companies In the public streets and alleys OF
the city OF Owosso and to provide penalty for
the violation thereof
Sec L.. All telegraph, telephone and electric
light poles set In the public streets and alleys
OF the city OF Owosso for the purpose of carry
ing wires thereon for conveying electricity or
for any commercial or scientific purpose, shall
be set and placed under the direction of the
Superintendent OF the Board of Public Works.
subject to the approval of the Common Council
| OF said city OF Owosso.
shall be at least 20 feet above the curb or sur
face of the ground, except when entering
buildings, and shall be so placed as not to in
| terfere with shade trees or any description of
public or private property. and no wires shall be
attached to any building without consent OF
| the owners and occupants thereof, and In all
| cases first class insulation shall be used In
making the necessary connections for that pur
| pose; and shall not attach wires to any trees
un ess by and with the consent OF the Superin
| tendent OF the Boaro OF Public Works and the
owntr OF the premises in front of whose land
said tree stands
Sec 3. No electric light or power wire shall
be placed or permitted TO be within distance OF
feet of any telephone wire or any other wire
strung in sad CITY by order OF the Common mon
shall be strung or placed or allowed to be with
in a distance OF feet from any electric light
wire In said city.
sec. A. No wires belonging to any telegraph,
| telephone or electrical company shall be placed
| so as to interfere with any wire of the fire
| alarm system OF said city, and the said COM
panies shall not in any way interfere with the
| fire alarm syste N OF said city.
| Sec.5 Every telegraph, telephone, or cleo
| trio light or power company shall remove from
every building in said city all It's dead wires, as
| soon as the same shall cease to be IN actual
| use for the conduct of Its business, and shall
| the pole nearest to such building when last in
use; and no such company shall allow any OF
| its wires 10 remain suspended with one end free
| or dangling from any pole, building, tree, guy
| wire or other point OF contact.
Sec. g. No telegraph, telephone or other
] electric company shall cut or cause or allow to
be cut any WIRE belonging ~ any other individ-
| ual. company or corporation, nor string or at
| tach an OF its wires to the poles OF any other
| individual, company or corporation, unless by
and with the consent Of such other pei son and
| the superintendent of the Board OF Public
Works.
Sec7. Every telegraph telephone and cleo
| trio company shall set it's poles on one side of
the street and shall not be allowed to cross The
| street with its wire except to make connection
with connecting lines on other streets or for the
| purpose of connecting with buildings on the OPP
| posite side of the street.
Sec. 3 No telephone. telegraph or electric
company shall be allowed TO guy its poles ex
| cept in safe manner so as to thoroughly pro-
| tect persons and property from injury thereby.
Sec. 8. No electric light Telegraph or tele-
phone company shall be allowed to attach It's
| wires to any bracket attached to any pol. In
| said city but all poles shall be provided with
cross arms to which al wires shall be attact ed.
Sec 10 All guy wires , from poles S sarrylng
| ten voltage of electricity shall be insulated by
placing circuit breakers at least three feet be,
| yond such charged wires from said poles: and
| all wires used TO support trolley wires shall be
| insulated by circuit breakers placed not TO ex-
coed three and onehalf feet in each direction
| from such tro ley wire; all such insulation to
| be made subject to the inspection and approval
OF the superintendent Of the Board OF Public
| Works
tion that shall violate any part of this ordinance
| shall on conviction thereof pay penalty TO the
| city of Owosso Ia the sum of not TO exceed one
hum red dollars to be determined by the tribu-
o Al before whom said co lviction shall be had.
Any Justice OF the Peace in said city shall
have jurisdiction TO hear and try any person,
compaay or corporation charged under this or
dinance and invoke the penalty herein pro-
vided.
Aid Jordan presented the following report,
which was upon motion received and ordered
placed on file:
To the Honorable Mayor and Common
Council of the City of Owosso-
Gentlem -n-Your committee to whom
was referred Mr. Woodlands proposition OF
January 9th, eports as follows:-
January Hth your committee met with
Mr.. Woodland except two members. Mr.
| Woodlands proposition was to build furni-
| ture factory, one building S0xi60. four stories
| and basement, with engine room
and dry kiln in accordance with plans
estated to the committee at the end of
| two years he would be able to employ 100
] men in and around the said factory, but un-
| der two years he would not guarantee any
| number of men. He agreed to give the city
a bond for the faithful fulflllment of his
| agreement running term OF 1--WE years
He also agreed to insure said buildings in
| favor Of sat6 city fora term of five years
For thi' - asks of the City of Owosso sum
of fiftee.t ,ousand dollars, city taxes ex-
empt ON ID factory for a period of two
years. ATs6 n portion OF South Howell
street, about thirty feet of said street In
| The matter of "a special election was taken
up at this meeting. Your committee asked
| Mr.. Woodland that II the committee agreed
| upon the proposition and called n special
election ifhe would stand the expense OF the
same, which he would not agree to, but
did agi ee in way to stand one-balf of the
same; but finally he agreed to let the matter
come before the regular spring election ana
with this understanding the committee adj
| journed subject to the call Of the chairman.
| February 9Th Mr.. Woodland asked the
chairman, Mr.. Gale, to call meeting OF the
committee ut once, as he desired to have the
matter submitted to a special election as
| soon as possible Your chairman asked Mr..
| Woodland what part of the expense OF n spe-
| cial election he would stand, and In reply
1 vi
called of the committee February 9th tocOn-
slider the proposition again, all members
present excepting two.
Your committee has considered his propo-
sition Thoroughly. and they are of the opin-
ion that Mr.. WoOdards proposition 70 the
| city is too indefinite. Also that fifteen
| Thousand dollars and the other concessions
| asked for is too much for what the city gets
| in return. and 1t is the opinion OF your com :
| mittee that fifteen thousand dollars could
| be expended for other factories on n smaller
| scale of which in time would increase, and
| our city would get greater benefits from the
| same than they would by granting fifteen
| thousand dollar bonus to one factory alone.
Fifteen Thousand dollars for fifteen years,
| and interest on the same ut per cent would
| make net cost to the City OF Owosso. OF
| s24 600. 90 and would make saving TO Mr.
| Woodland, IL he borrowed the same at rate
| of interest at per cent of ST 10000.
Your committee Is in favor OF submitting
| n proposition to bond the city for ten thou
| sand dollars, at a special election or at the
| regular spring election. and to be given TO
Mr.; Woodland for furniture factory. II he
| will not accept the same, the same to be
| used for getting other factories located In
| the City of Owosso.
| The chairman or secretary have not asked
| the two members of the committee that
were unable to attend the meeting to sign
this report for the reason of their ne4 being
at the meeting.
| CHARLES w. GALE,
| r.. A. GOULD,
J. w. JORDAN,
| - WARREN PIERPoNT,
A. L.NICHoLs.
Committee.