The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1911-01-06


City OF owosso. County OF Shiawassee and
State OF Michigan and described as follows,
to. wit:
Commencing at the southeast corner of lot
and I, o. Williams ADDITION to the city Of
owosso. running thence north along the wes
line OF Elm street ninety t90) feet. thence east
Vest line 81 'gs st5ee ssa rce
west twenty (20) feet to the place OF beginning.
Also commencing At the southwest corner OF
and b. o. williams Addition to the City Of
Owosso. running thence north along the east
line OF T. m street ninety (9)) feet, thence west
sixteen feet, thence south parallel with the
east line OF Elm street ninety (90) feet thence
east sixteen (t6) feet to the place OF begin.
ming
Monday, the 9th day OF February 1911 at 1880
o'clock In the afternoon is hereby appointed
as time when ihls council will meet and hear
objections thereto The city Clerk is hereby
directed to give notice OF such merting and It's
purpose with copy OF said resolution by
publishing the same for not less than four
weeks before the time appointed for such
meeting In The Owosso Times, one of the
newspapers OF said city. Objections to such
proposed &C ion may be filed with the City
Clerk In writing on or before the time stated
for such meeting.
Aid. Clark presented the following resoIu
tion which was on motion adopted, ayes Mo
Donald, Reineke Wren, Clark. Brown, Bran.
del Palmer. Washburn, nays none:
Resolution No. 1877
Resolved by the Common Council of the CITY
OF Owosso that IL is hereby deemed advisable
10 vacate discontinue. and abolish the follow
ing portions OF Cass street situate In the said
City OF Owosso, County OF Shawassee and
State OF Michigan and described as follows,
ro-wit:'
Commencing at the southeast corn OF lot four
~ OF block twenty-iour (2D Of A. l.. and o.
Williams Addition to the City OF Ov osso.
running thence west along the north line OF
lass street to the east line of Howell street
of
Howell street twenty (20) feet, theDce east
parallel with the north line OF Cass street to a
point tv enty (20) feet south and twenty (20)
! feet east of the southeast corner OF said lot
four az OF said block twenty.four (24). thence
north twenty GO feet, thence west twenty TO-
fee to the place OF begin ing. Also commenc
lug at the southwest corner of lot nine 20 OF
block twenty five 8, of L. and o. VIII
ans Addition to the city OF Owosso running
the, ee west along he north line Of CAss street
sixteen Q6) feet thence south twenty 600 feet.
thence east parallel with the no. tn line OF Cass
street two huudrcd fourteen l?l4] feet thence
north to the north line OF Cass sire. t. thence
west ale ng the north line oil Cas5 street to the
Place OF beginning,
Monday the 9th day OF February 1911 at 7:s0
O'CLOCK in the afternoon IL hereby appointed
as the time when this council will meet and
hear obiectid ms thereto. The City Clerk Ia
hereby oirect' d tn give notice OF such meeting
and its purpose with copy OF said resolution
bv publishing the same for not less than four
weeks before the time appointed for such
meeting in Tue Owosso Times, one OF the
newspapers " said CITY Objections 10 su h
proposed action may be filed with the City
Clerk In writing on or before the time stated
for such meeting.
Aid BRANDED presented the blowing resolu-
tion which was on motion adopted, ayes 8, ma. 8
none:
Resolution No. 1893
Whereas the ommittee on Streets has
advertised AID received bids for the sale Of
tue property known as the Glen Blair property
situate In Exchange street on the newly ex-
| tended portion of said street; Whereas j. 4.
opas Sr. has Did the ,um of 500 on for said
dwelling house, that being the highest bid
received therefore,;
Resolved by the Common Council OF the City
Of Owosso that he mayor and city clerk be
md are hereby directed and au horiZed o
execute TO the said j. Ii. Copas Sr bill Of
sale OF said dwelling house anu the appurten-
ances thereur to belonging
Aid Brown presented the following ordi
nance and moved that IL lie read the brst and
second times Dy It's tit G. ohich prevailed and
u so read. Alo. brown moved that the
ordinance be read The third time in full which
which prevailed and 1t was read as follows:
AN ORDINANCE.
granting permission and authority to the
Union Telephone Company It's SUCCESSORS
and assigns, to const uct, operate ana main
tain a telephone ex change or system In the
City OF Owoss and to enlarge, extend and I'M
prove and repair toe SAME and the right 10
use the streets avenues. high ways and public
places therefor and 10 repeal an ordinance
entitled "An ordinance granting to the owosso
Telephone Company OF Owosso, Michigan, It's
successors and assigns. D, rmission to con-
struct operate and maintatn lines OF telephone
and electric wires, with the necessary appur.
tenances, and To operate a telephone exchange
in the City OF wosso passed and approved,
February 2lst, 1898.
THE CITY OF Owosso ORDAINs:
Sec. 1. That consent, permission and
authority be and the same is hereby given 10
the Union Telephone Company, its successors
and assigns, to construct, operate and main
tain q telephone exchange or S. stem In the
City OF Owosso and to enlarge. extend and i'm.
prove and repair the same and for that pu pose
TO use the streets, avenues, highways, alleys,
and other public places in said city for the
purpose OF laying conouits. setting poles and
D. "a, ing cables and wires and other electrical
apparatus therein and thereon for electrical
telephone purposes and the transmission Of
messages OF intelligence by telephone.
Sec. 2. All poles erected or conduits laid by
said company shall be done under the super
vision Of the Superin endent OF the Board OF
Public WORKS and at such points upon such
public places as he shall designate. unless
other wise ordered by the Common Council OF
the sa d city OF Owosso, and all poles shall be
kept in D perpendicular position and the wires
and cables thereon so trained as to avoid as
far as practicable, any obstruction in any OF
the streets. avenues. alleys, nigh ways or pub
lie places and shall be shave so as not to be
unsightly and shall be set so not to cause
any injury to any curb or drain and shall be
placed just Inside the 'urb line upon such lines
OF the Board OF Public Works. In all such
cases, such poles masts and wires shall be so
placed as not 10 interfere with other public
uses Of such places and in erecting and setting
said poles or II in The laying OF said conduits
by said conn any any injury Is caused to any
curb or drain the same shall be properly re-
paired at the expense OF said company.
Sec. 3. No poles, except those used for dis
tribusing purposes and aerial distributing pur-
poses shall be hereafter erected In that pOr-
ton of any Of the following streets or avenues.
which shall constitute the conduit or under
ground district; Main street from Ann Arbor
Railroad Track to Park Street: Washington
street from Corunna avenue 10 Oliver street;
Exchange street from Warer street to Park
street. and all poles now erected along said
streets In said district and all W res and cables
now strung thereon shall be removed from
tenn has been constructed thereon.
Whenever the grantee shall place in under.
ground conduits any OF the cables and wires of
shall be placed In as good condition as near as
possible as 10 was before the laying OF said
wires and the placing OF said conduit below the
surface OF the street. And said company shall
take all the necessary and needful precaution
to prevent accident or injury to anyone during
the said reconstruction. Said grantee shall
within one year from the adoption OF this
ordinance by three fifths vote OF the electors
OF the City OF Owosso, commence reconstruc'
ton OF It's system; aud when said under
ground system Is constructed shall install an
automatic auto manual or common battery
system in It's said Owosso Exchange; said
reconstruc1on...
10 be At an expense To the grantee OF not less
a N n..l-