The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1910-02-18
Notice Of Special Election.

Notice Of Special Election.
To the Electors of the City of owosso, Miehi'
BY virtue OF resolution OF the Common
Council OF the City OF Owosso, notice is hereby
given that special election will be held IN
each OF the several wards OF said CITY OF
Owosso upon "Wednesday, the Second day OF
March, A. ID 1910, a. the following places I'D
said city:
First Ward. williams block on second floor.
Second Ward, Owosso Times Printing ONCE
Third Ward. City Hall.
Fourth Ward, Four, Ward voting booth.
Fifth Ward Hose House number TWO.
The propositions to be submitted to the vote
of the electors of said city are: First, "Sbail
the ordinance passed by the Common Council
of the City OF Owosso. Michigan. upon the
seventh day OF February. A. D., 1910. and en-
and Northeastern Railway Company, its sue.
cessors and assigns, the right 10 construct.
maintain and operate street railway In the
City of Owosso, be ratified aud approvedy'
Second: "Shall the ordinance passed by the
Common Council OF the City OF Owosso, Michi-
gan, upon the seventh day day OF February, A.
D.. 1910, and entitled AN ordinance granting
unto the Commonwealth Power Company, its
successors and assigns, the right, power ana
authority to acquire, construct, maintain and
use electrict lines consisting OF towers masts,
poles. cross arms, guys, braces feeders, trans
mission wires, transform FRS aud other eectrl'
cal appliances on. along and across the ave
nues, Streets alleys. highways and other pub
lie places In and through the City of Owosso,
Michigan, for the period OF thirty years, De
ratified and approved?"
Women taxpayers having the qualifications
OF male electors shall be entitled to vote on
said questions.
A true copy of each OF SAID ordinances is
attached hereto.
Dated February 8, A. D., 1910.
ARTHUR H. DUMoNp.
City Clerk.
AN ORDINANCE
nv T osin a "A
Northeastern Railway Company, its successors
and assigns, the right to construct, maintain
and operate railway in the City Of Owosso.
The City of Owosso ordains:
Section !. That The Lansing and Northea east.
ern Railway Company, its successors and as
signs, Is granted the permission and right to
maintain, construct and operate a street rail
motive power except steam. with the necessary
switches, turnouts VS. poles, wires. appliances
and equipments, along and across the follow
ing streets In the City OF Owosso Shiawassee
County, Michigan
Washington street from the north corporate
line OF the City OF Owosso to- the intersection
Of Washington and Cute streets; Cute street
from its intersection with Washington street
TO the Intersection Of Cute and Prindle streets:
Howard street from its intersection with
Washington street TO the Intersection OF How
ard and Shiawassee streets: Shiawassee street
from its intersection with Howard street TO
The southern corporate limits OF the City OF
Owosso; Chapman street from the southern
section OF Chapman and Clyde streets; Main
street from its intersection with washington
street to the eastery city limits. of the City Of
Owosso.
Such OF the above named streets or the por.
tion thereof above described as said grantee
shall desire to occupy for the purposes afore-
its election In writing with the city clerk OF
said City of Owosso on or before March IS, A.
81 hs Se G
said grantees written election shall be consid
cred abandoned by said grantee and to said
streets 80 omitted this franchise shall not ap.
ply; pro yided that said grantee, It's success
sors assigns, shall during the term OF
this franchise operate all interurban cars other
than Him ted" cars from the corner OF Wash
In yton and Main streets to the intersection of
M lin street and the right Of way of the Mich.
gtn Central Railroad Company. In case said
grantee shall purchase the traction properties
OF the Owosso q Corunna Electric Company
In said city and In case said grantee eQuips and
operates the lines OF said Owosso 4 Corunna
Common Council OF said city, the franchise
granted unto said Owosso & Corunna Electric
Company October 18th, 1895, is hereby extended
for the period Of thirty years.
II is agreed by the grantee that it will pay
Its share OF sprinkiing tax on any streets
which 1t may occupy.
Section g. Said proposed railway shall con.
sist OF a single standard gauge track, and shall
conform to the grade OF the streets as now or
hereafter determined by the Common Council
of said city. The construction and equipment
of said railway shall be first class ana such as
to least interfere with the necessary, ordinary
and convt nient use OF said streets Dv Tn pub
lie The rails OF SAID railway shall be "r''
rails OF not less than seventy pounds weight
per yard and on now or hereafter paved streets
Shangha; rails laid flush with the surface OF
said pavements shall be used. Said grantee
shall leave any street upon which 1t shall con-
struct tracks in as good condition on the COM
plettop OF said tracks as existed at the COM
mencement OF the work thereon for that
purpose
All poles used by said grantee within the
city limits Of said City OF Owosso shall be Of
iron, straight and kept well painted, the same
to be set by said grantee subject to the ap.
proval OF the Common Council Of said city. |
The tracks OF said railway shall occupy such
portions of the streets above described as the |
Common Council Of said city shall etermine.
Section 8. This grant and franchise is made |
upon the express condition that the construc- |
ton OF said street railway within the city |
hnits OF the City OF Owosso. shall be com |
m ,nced not later than the first day OF June,
A. d 1910; and that said street railway shall !
b. completed and said grantee have cars run |
n ng and In operation over the same not later |
tn IN the first day Of January A. -, 1911 |
provided that any time consumed or delay |
caused by compulsory legal process or by |
causes e'er which said grantee its sue.
cessors and assigns shall have no control shall |
granted for beginning the construction of said |
railway and the completion thereof
The term commenced" as used in this Sec
ton OF this franchise shall be construed to |
said railway; Provided that nothing In this
ordinance contained shall prevent said City OF |
Owosso from paving any OF it's streets, or lay.
Ing water, gas or sewer pipes In any of its |
streets, or taking up or repairing the same or
subjecting said streets to any legitimate use.
Section 4. Said grantee its successors and
assigns, shall have the right to carry passen-
gers baggage, express. United States mail,
and freight The rate of fare for one continu-
GUS ride upon said railway from any one point
In said city TO any other point in said city shalt
not exceed tive cents: all satcheis, packages
and parcels, carried Nv passengers. shall be
transported free OF charge by said compsny so
long rs the same does not interfere with the |
convenience OF passengers; and in case said
g-antee, its successors aud assigns shall oper- ,
ate local street cars within said city IL or they
shall sell six tickets for twenty five cents
which shall be good on both local and inter |
urban cars to be sold only at the company's
local ONCE and one other place In said CITY,
Children under five years of age. when accom-. |
panied by their parents or guardians, shall be |
carried free OF charge. In said grantee |
Its successors and assigns. shall operate more |
than one line OF street railway in said city OF
Owosso. IT shall give and receive. without |
extra charge, transfers to and from any OF Its |
lines operated within said City OF Owosso.
Qaction Tho N ha M ad On o,.id otraat I