The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-03-14

which was carried.
1t was moved and supported that the city
attorney be instructed TO prepare an ordinance
regarding the pubic improvement bonds, which
was carried.
Aid Smith presentel following ordinance; IL
was moved and supported that the same be
taken from the table, which was carried ayes
TO- nays0.
1t was moved and supported that the ordin-
ance rs amendtd be read the third time in full,
| placed upon its passage and passed, which was
| carried ayes 10, nays o.
AN ORDINANCE.
An ordinance entitled an ordinance to pro-
vide for the setting OF poles ana strinsing OF
wires Of electric light, power. telegraph and
! telephone companies In the public streets and
| alleys OF the city of Owosso, and to provide o
| penalty for the violation thereof
The city OF Owosso ordains:
Sec. /. All telegraph, telephone and electric
| light and power poles set In the public streets
| a1d alleys Of the city OF Owosso for the pur-
| pose OF carrying wires thereon for conv6 wing
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, and all main lead lines
and all service lines of over poles shall
| be subject 10 the approval OF the Common
Council OF said city OF Owosso.
See. 2. All electric wires except trolley
wires strung on poles shall be at least
20 feet above the curb or surface of the
ground, except when entering buildings,
and i shall De SO placed as not to inter,
public or rvate property. and no wires shall he
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; ana shall not attach wires To any trees
unless by and with the consent OF the Supern
tcndent of the boaro OF Public Works and the
owner OF the premises in front OF whose land
said tree stands.
Sec. 3. No electric light or power wire shall
be placed or pei mi ed 10 te within distance Of
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strung in sad CITY by order OF the Common
Council OF said city; ana no telephone wire
shall be strung or placed or allowed to be with
In n distance OF feet from any electric light
or power wire in said city.
Sec. 4. No wires belonging to any telegraph
telephone or electrical company shall he 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
lire alarm system CT said city.
Sec. s. Every telegraph, telephone, or cleo
trio light or power company shall remove from
every building In said city all its dead wires,
soon as the same shall cease to be in actual
use for the conduct OF its business ana shall
cut the same back TO, and dead end them ut
the pole nearest To such building when last In
use; ana 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. 6. No telegraph telephone or other
electric company shall cut or cause or allow TO
be cut, any wire belonging to any other ndvid-
tach any Of its wires TO the poles of any other
individual, company or corporation, unless by
and with the consent or such other person and
the Superintendent of the Board of Public
Works.
Sec 7. Every telegraph, telephone and cleo
trio company shall set Its poles on one side OF
the street and shall not be allowed TO cross the
street with its wire except TO make connections
with connecting lines on other streets or for the
purpose OF connecting with buildings on the OPP
pOsite side of the street, unless necessary TO do
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only with the consent of superintendent OF
Public Works.
Sec. 8. No telephone. telegraph or electric
company shall be allowed to guy its poles eX-
cept in IA safe manner so rs TO thoroughly pro-
tect persons and properly from injury thereby.
Sec. o. No electric light telegraph, or tele-
phone company shall be allowed TO attach its
wire to any bracket attached TO any pole in
said city, but all poles shall be provided with
cross arms to which all wires shall be attached,
and shall not attach to its poles, any nails,
spikes or steps within feet from the ground.
Sec. 10. All guy wires from poles carrying
wires charged with more than one hundred and
ten voltage OF electricity shall be insulated by
placing circuit breakers ut least three feet be-
You'd 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 one-half feet in each direction
from such trolley wire; all such insulation TO
be made subject TO the inspection and approval
of the Superintendent OF the Board of Public
Works. provided that the insulation herein
specified relating to trolley wires shall not be-
come operative until the expiration of six
months from the approval of tins ordinance
Sec. III. Any person. company or corpora
tion that shall violate any part Of this ordinance
shall on conviction thereof pay penalty to the
city OF Owosso in the sum of not to exceed one
hundred dollars, to be determined by the tribu-
nal before whom said conviction shall be had
Any Justice OF the Peace in said city shall
have jurisdiction TO hear ana try any person,
company or corporation charged under this or
dlnance and invoke the penalty herein pro-
vided.
Sec 1o. This ordinance shall take effect
June LIST, 1902.
Passed and approved March 10, 1902
FRED EDWARDS, =. ID. EMERY
City Clerk. Mayor
1t was moved and supported that the ordin-
ance as read do now pass, which was carried
ayes 10. nays0.
City attorney reported that he had drafted an
ordinance providing for the issuing OF $4,000
Public Improvement Bona, and presented the
same to the council for their action.
Aid. Jordan presented following ordinance
IL was moved and supported that the same be
read the first and second time by it's title
which was carried; ayes 10, nays o.
1t was moved and supported that the same be
read the third time in full and placed upon It's
passage and passed, which was carried, ayes
10, nays 0:
An ordinance to provide for the Issuing OF
fifteen thousand dollars OF general improve
ment bonds of the city of Owos,o, Michigan.
Whereas on the fifth day of March 1902 the
electors of the City of Owosso voted to issue
fifteen thousand dollars of general improvement
bonds for general Improvement in the city OF
OwossO, therefore In pursuance OF said vote the
city Of Owosso ordains:
That the city of Owosso shall issue its negoti.
able coupon bonds in the sum Of $4,000 for gen.
eral Improvement in the city of Owosso, said
bonds shall be fifteen in number and of a de-
of one thousand dollars each, shall
be dated April End. 1902. shall become due
April End, 1917 shall bear interest at the rate of
4 per cent per annum payable semi annually on
2nd day OF A pril and October In each year both
principal and interest To be payable at the
public of the City of New York In the State OF
New York, said interest To date of maturity to
be evidenced by detachable coupons, thirty OF
said coupons TO be attached TO each bondI
III
That the proper officers OF the city be and are
hereby directed to issue, execute, sign, and
countersign said bonds in conformity with the
above specifications, that each bond shall show
upon its face the class of Indebtedness to which
that upon due and legal execution of said bonds
the city treasurer be and is hereby authorized
and directed TO deliver said bonds to the pur-
chaser OF the same from the city council upon
receiving pay ment therefore.
Ill
The bonds herein ana hereby authorized shall
be substantially In the following form to wit:
State OF Michigan, County OF Shiawassee,
CITY OF owossO GENERAL IMPROVEMENT
BOND. PAYABLE FROM THE INTEREST AND
SINKING FUND.
Know all men by these presents, that the city
OF OwosSo, ShiawasSee county, Michigan, ac.
knowledges itself to owe, and for value received
hereby promises TO pay TO bearer the sum of
one thousand dollars $4,000 lawful money OF