The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-02-19

oitiOn that said City or Ow0sso snail purchase
said site and convey IL o corporation mere
after TO be- organized TO be used for sad pur.
poses, ard shall procure Michigan standard
Contracts for said company for the years 1900
and 1904 for eight thousand ncres OF sugar
beets: therefore be II
Resolved by the Common Council OF the City
OF Owosso Thatir case said corporal on here
after TO be organ zed, with sufficient capital TO
operate "a beet sugar factory with capacity OF
eight hundred tons OF beets per day. shall enter
into a contract with said committee that IL will
erect said beet sugar. factory upon the site
aferes aid, and have the same In operation in
time TO manufacture the sugar beet crop for
the year 1908 ana shall give satisfactory
guarantee TO said committee OF its faithful per-
Torrance OF this contract, then and In such
case said city shall purchase said site and pay
for the same, and have the deed taken In the
name OF said beet sugar company without cost
or expense 10 said company.
And further, that the City of Owosso with
the assistance OF the County of Shiawasse and
the several townships thereof, will procure
Michigan standard Contracts for eight thous.
and acres of sugar beets for the years l9O3 ana
1904 running TO said company; and
Whereas, In pursuance to said resolution
committee which had the matter In charge on
the 9th day OF Octob' r, 1872, entered into the
following agreement wth the Owosso Sugar
Company, guaranteeing to provide one thous'
and acres OF sugar beets for said company,
which contract is In the following form, viz;
This Agreement, made this twenty seventh
Wituesseth, That whereas the Owosso Sugar
Company, q corporation organized under the
avs OF the State OF Michigan, intends 70 erect
q capacity OF one thousand tons OF beets per
/ day, and one condition OF erecting said factory
is that Standard Michigan Contracts for rails.
| ing eight thousand acres of beets for the years
1908 an 1904 be secured and delivered to said
company which the City Council OF Owosso has
guaranteed; now therefore the undersignea, IN IN
| furnish to said Owosso Sugar Company con-
tracts for At least one thousand acres OF beets
for said two years as part OF the eight thous-
4! and acres so guaranteed
It ia agreed that the Owosso Sugar Company
shall at once proceed to canvas for contracts
| for acreage, and II 1t shall not have secured
eight thousand acres OF neess Ss January d ars 81
once to secure the one thousand acres above
mentioned or so much thereof as may be neces-
sary to make up the total sum OF eight thous'
and acres.
1t is agreed that prior 70 January LIST. 1903
the subscribers hereto shall not solicit any
acreage within q radius of twenty-five miles
from Owosso but previous 70 January ls. iS nS;
less than twenty five miles or more than fOrty-
five miles from Owosso and all contracts
| secured by them within said limits snail be ap'
piled on this agreement.
It is further agreed that after January LIST,
| 1908, the subscribers hereto may secure con-
tracts In any territory they may desire.
set their hands the day and year hrst above
written.
| WE Hall, Murray & Terbush, d M Christian,
| B s Stratton. Geo w Haskell, L s Benson.
Barrie, w e Payne & Co., Mueller Bros, VIM
Jopling. Johnson Grocery Co, J Robbins. l.
e Woodland, A T Thomas. John S Schleider
SS9sJs TT Gso Ss,ey 6swes
Sullivan. q Thorne. D II Lamb Is Miller,
Thome & Frisbie. A A Crawford, Geo Sprinkle,
+ Storrer, Geo b McCaughna. A II North way.
J Shattuck Parkill Il SON. w ; Hunt, &c
Duff II Copas ST., j G Johnson, Joe Gerson.
thews, Josiah Thompson, + F Hoyer w L
Parker. H X White, Haggart; H W Mann,
Davis Dry Goods Co., w e Mckenzie, Wood.
Curry Cur M a ar Son. E L Devereaux, A NJ
Hume, N MacBain, c Conner. HOokway &
| Son, Fl Laverock, E c Van Ness, o l. Sprague,
| r Bigelow.
And whereas, the following named par
ties, d whipple. III Laverock, e
Hall, Geo B McCaughna, VIII f Col
Inns, E 9 Van Ness. 4 Crawl Crawford
johnson. e Dewey, f n Thome, L Benson.
o L Sprague Charles d Stewart. w Meken
zie. K l. Devereaux, w e Payne. VIM Jopiing
r p Bigelow, T. Hartshorn. North Il Jen--
nings, r Kirk White, Knapp smith. Roth &
Sullivan, Ira G Curry, W Hookway, A
Barrie, L e Woodland, w l. Parker Davis;
Thomas d Lyon. Storrer, F w Pearce:
| G j Thorne. s Parklll, J Robbins, u 8
stratton. John schleider, Ter61sn, M
u.
John + Evans, II ABeech, Louis Mueller. ID
| M Christian, under the name OF the Merchants
Beet Company, Limited. OF Qwoss0, proceeded
| to carry out said resolution OF said city, and
i said contract made by the above named parties
with the Owosso Sugar Company, and did pro-
| coed to raise one thousand acres OF beets In 40
Icordance with said agreement
And whereas, said Merchants Beet Company
were unsuccessful on account OF the Indictment
weather, and lost the sum OF $500 by raising
| said one thousand acres OF beets aforesaid.
Il ~ "a
Company. Limited, lost said money in an en-
deavor to carry out the resolution OF said coun
| Gil and the contract Of the above named parties
with the Owosso Sugar Company.
| Therefore. be 1t resolved by the Common
Council OF the City OF Owosso, that q special
election he held in the City OF OwossO, on the
9TH day OF March. 1904. for voting on the follow
Sbail the City OF Owosso raise the sum OF
SIS, COO by issuing it's negotiable bonds known as
| "Public Improvement Bonds" payable S6 GOO
Jan. ist 1905 $1,000 jan ISL; 1900, secoo Jan Is.
cent per annum. payable semi annually, for the
purpose of reimbursing said Merchants Beet
Company, Limited, for the loss aforesaid.
That the inspectors acting at such election
shall be as follows:
| First ward James Weeks.
| Second ward. James +. Race
| Third ward. Fred Chapel.
| Fourth ward, Fred Burhans. =
Fifth ward, John r. Walsh.
Aid. Wiley presented the plumbers bond OF
Matthew II. Wilson. with N. Miesen and j.
| Barrie as sureties. 1t was moved and supported
| that the. bond be accepted and sureties ap
| proved, which was carried. ayes 8, nays
Aid. Detwiler offered following resolutions,
which were adopted, ayes o. uaysO:
Resolved, That the following named places in
| the City OF Owosso tie designated as polling
places for such special election:
| First ward, Store of Payne Graham.
| Second ward, Times office.
| Third ward, City Hall.
Fourth ward. 4th ward polling pace.
Fifth ward, Hose House.
| Resolved. That the committee on elections Of
1 the Common Council act as election commits
| sioners for such special election, and together
| with the city clerk are hereby directed 10 pre-
| pare the ballots and give legal notice OF such
| special election.
| Resolved, That Saturday, the 5th day Of
| March, 1904, be designated as the day OF regis
| and that the following named places are des
| igpated as places where such registration shal
| be held on said day:
First ward Collins drug store, on Washing
ton street.
Second ward, Currys hardware store on Main
street
Third ward, Ketcham's store, Corunna Ave
nue..
Fourth ward, L. e. Woodlands lumber ONCE.
Fifth ward, Van See wood ONCE, 1915 west
Main street.
Resolved, That the city clerk be and is hereby
INSTRUCTED to post the notices OF election anC
registration provided for and publish The
notices of election and registration according
to the terms of the charter.