The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-10-23

thereof TO the Detroit, Grand Haven and MIL
waukee Railroad. thence TO south line or city
over Oakdale Avenue, and TO grade ana lay lts
track and run it's cars, engines and other ma
chinery and property upon. over and along
Gould street, Stanley, Parkdale and Oakdale
Avenues, in said city for the term OF thirty
yeaA rom the date hereof.
Provided said Company, its successors OF
assigns shall not use and occupy SAID street
and avenues with more than one track ana
shall construct and maintain proper ana necess
track, and said track approaches anu
street crossings shall be so constructed
as not to prevent the public from
using said street and avenues and crossings or
obstruct or materially interfere with the use
of the same for public streets or impeoe
travel thereon and leave the same, not occu-
pied by them, on completion OF It's track In as
& BOD condition as found at the commencement
OF the work thereon.
Section 2, The engines and cars on said street
and avenues may be propelled by steam power
Section 8 Said New Haven Coal Mining
Company and its successors and assigns shall
indemnify and at all times save harmless said
city from any and all loss or damage which 1t
may sustain or suffer in any way or manner by
reason OF the construction, maintenance or
operation OF said railroad as aforesaid
saS will pay and ba satisfy t aoa bs
costs obtained against said city on account
thereof and by or through or by reason OF the
wrongful acts or negligence OF said New
assigns, In or about the construction, main
tenance or operation of said railroad.
Section 4. The said New Haven Coal Mining
Company, it's successors or as signs shall at all
times be subject to any ordinance that shall be
passed by the council OF the City OF Owoss0 and
shall be at all times subject TO the laws OF the
State OF Michigan governing said railroad
companies.
Sections 5. This ordinance shall be void and
of no effect unless the New Haven Coal Min
ing Company, its successors or assigns, shall
construct and complete said railroad as afore-
said within one year from the date hereof.
Section 6. This ordinance shall be void and
of no effect unless the said New Haven Coal
Mining Company, its successors or assigns,
shall within one month from the date Of its
passage notify the council of the City OF
Owosso OF their acceptance OF the provisions
and agreements herein contained in writing.
Section T. This ordinance shall take effect
twenty days from the date OF it's passage.
Aid. Conant presented the bill of Thos. Wat
son for sl7.Oo for getting engine out OF bridge
which prevailed, ayes o, nays0.
Aid. .Perrigo moved that the motion pre-
scented Sept. 2Sth regarding drain crossing Mar
tin street be taken from the table, which pre-
vailed. The vote on the motion being ayes Q,
nays 0, same prevailed.
Aid. Brown moved that the street commits
sioner be instructed to notify the railroad
companies to replank all crossings in the city,
which prevailed.
Aid. Conant presented the following resolu-
ton which was on motion adopted, ayes 0,
nays 0.
Resolved, by the Common Council of the City
OF Owosso that the clerk be and is hereby in
structed to draw orders in payment OF loans
as follows
To the Owosso Savings Bank from the Gen
eral Highway fund for 81 BIZ, principal and
interest on Main Street Bridge loan.
To the Owosso Savings Bank for 82l2973
from the Water Works fund, principal and in
terest on loan. ~
To the Citizens Savings Bank from the Gen.
eral Highway fund for $3.50 IL, principal ana
interest on Main Street Bridge loan.
laid. Conant presented the following resolu-
ton which was on imotion adopted, ayes 9,
nays o.:
Resolved by the Common Council OF the City
OF Owosso that the Ways and Means commit
tee be ard is hereby authorized to borrow
s3S'.Oo to place in the Lynn Street Sewer fund.
Aid. Rundell reported the planking on West
Oliver street bridge in bad shape and moved
that the street commissioner be instructed to
purchase suitable hemlock planking to cover
same, which prevailed. ayes 8, nays 0.
Aid. Perrigo moved that the city engineer be
instructed to inspect Mulberry and Oliver
street bridges, which prevailed.
Aid. Con ant moved that the clerk be in
structed to draw an order In favor OF the Citi-
Zens Savings Bank for 80 81 from the Bell
Drain Extension No. fund and balance, SlS.53
be renewed, which prevailed.
Adjourned.
ARTHUR H. DUMOND,
City Clerk.