The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1910-02-25
THE owosso TIMES
Notice Of Special Election.

Notice Of Special Election.
To tue Electors of the City of owosso, Michi.
BY virtue Of q resolution OF the Common
Council OF the City OF Owosso, notice Is hereby
given that special election will be held In
Owosso upon Wednesday, the second day OF
March. A. ID 1910, at the following places In
said city,
First Ward. Williams block on second floor.
Tpird Ward. City Ball.
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, shall
the ordinance passed by the Common Council
of the City OF Owosso. Michigan, upon the
Titled AN ordinance granting unto The Lansing
and Northeastern Railway Company, It's 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, It's
successors and assigns, the right, power AMI
use electrict lines CONSISTING of towers masts,
poles. cross arms, guys, braces, feeders, trans
mission wires transformers aud other electri'
cal appliances on, along and across the ave
nues, streets, alleys, highways and other pub
Inc places in and through the City OF OSosso,
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. DUMoND.
City Clerk.
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An ordinance granting unto The Lansing and
N rtheastern Railway Company. its successors
ID assigns, the right TO construct, maintain
and operate railway in the City Of Owosso.
The City of Owosso ordains:
Section ]. That The Lansing and Northeast.
ern Railway Company. it's successors and as
signs, is granted the permission and right to
maintain. construct and operate 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, Mchigan
Washington street from the north corporate
line of the City OF Owosso to- the intersection
from its intersection with Washington street
TO the Intersection Of Cute and Prindle streets:
Howard street from It's intersection with
Washington street to the Intersection OF How
ard and Shiawassee streets: Shawassee street
from its intersection with Howard street to
The southern corporate limits OF the City OF
city limits of the City OF Owosso to the inter-
section OF Chapman and Clyde streets; Main
street from It's intersection with washington
street to the easterly city limits OF the City of
Owosso
Such OF the above named streets or the por.
ton thereof above described as said grantee
shall desire to occupy for the purposes afore
said, shall be designated by said grantee filing
It's election in writing with the city clerk OF
said City Of Owosso on or before March 10, A.
D., 1910. Such Of the above named streets or
or parts of streets as shall not be contained in
said grantees written election shall be consid
cred abandoned by said grantee and to said
streets 80 omitted this franchise shall not ap
ply; provided that said grantee, its success
sors ana assigns, shall during the tenn OF
this franchise operate all interurban cars other
than limited" cars from the corner OF Wash
tpgton and Main streets TO the intersection of
Main street and the right OF way of the Micbi-
gan Central Railroad Company. In case said
grantee shall purchase the traction properties
OF the OwossO & Corunna Electric Company
In said city and in case said grantee eQuips and
operates the lines OF said Owosso & Corunna
Electric Company to the satisfaction Of the
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 IL will pay
its share OF sprinkling tax on any streets
which 1t may occupy
Section 2. 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 and such as
to least interfere with the necessary. ordinary
lic The rails OF SAID railway shall be TT" |
rails OF not less than seventy pounds weight |
per yard and on now or hereafter paved streets |
Shanghai 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 |
pletiop 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 |
tron straight and kept well painted, the same !
TO be set by said grantee subject to the ap. /
The tracks of said railway shall occupy such |
portions of the streets above described az the |
Common Council Of said city shall determine.
Section g. This grant and franchise is made
upon the express condition that the construc-
limits of the City OF Owosso. shall be com.
menced not later than the first day of June,
A. ID 1910; and that said street railway shall
ming and In operation over the same not later
than the first day OF January, A. D., 1911:
provided that any time consumed or delay
caused by compulsory legal process or by
causes ever which said grantee, its sue
cessors and assigns, shall have no control shall
be added as an extension OF the time above
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
mean the actual grading of the roadbed for
said RAILWAY; Provided that nothing In this
ordinance contained shall prevent said City OF
Owosso from paving any OF its streets, or lay
ing water, gas or sewer pipes in any Of It's
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 shall
not exceed five cents: all satchels, packages |
and parcels, carried bv passengers, shall be
transported free OF charge by said company so
long as the same does not interfere with the
Of passengers; and in case said
& -antee, its successors and assigns, shall oper
ate local street cars within said city 1t 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 companys
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 case 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.
Section 5. The cars to be used on said street ,