The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1914-07-03

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of Bentley Park On motion of Mr.. Hanscom
the same was accepted and ordered placed in
the Bentley Park Fund" and the thanks of
the Commission extended to Mr.. Bentley.
NEW BUSINESS
Mr.. DeYoung presented the following ordi
nance and on motion of Mr.. Hanscom same
was laid on the table for one week:
An ordinance prohibiting the construction
or maintenance OF privies, vaults or privy
certain limits In the City OF Owosso
The City of Owosso Ordains:
-Section 1. That hereafter 1t shall be unlaw.
full for the owner or occupant OF any lands or
premises situated In the district hereinafter
bounded and described, to construct own or
maintain any privy, vault or privy vault not
connected with and emptying into the public
sewer or drain adjacent to such premises.
Said district 10 hereby bounded and described
as follows: Commencing at the northeast
corner of lot two (2) block seventeen QO of
the original plat OF the City OF Owosso, Shia-
on the south line 81 Mason street To tSe
Shiawassee river; thence southerlv along said
river to point one hundred thlrty.two Q3O
thence westerly to the east line OF John street ;
thence south to point one hundred thirty-two
US2) feet south OF the south line of Main
street; thence east to the east bank Of the
Shiawassee river; running thence southerly
and easterly along the east bank OF said river
to the east line of south Park street; thence
north along said east line Of south Park street
to the north line Of Comstock street; thence
east to the southeast corner OF lot twenty one
(?1) OF block twenty seven (2O of the original
plat of the City OF Owosso; thence north to the
place of beginning. all situate in the City of
Owosso, Shfawassee County, Michigan.
Section g Twenty days after the adoption
OF this ordinance all prfvies. vaults or privy
vaults situated In the district bounded and
described aforesaid shall be deemed and shall
constitute a nuisance, and shall be summarily
abated by the Mayor. and In so doing he may
raze the same and cause any vault to be filled
up and the expense OF the abating of said
nuisance shall be levied as q special assess
ment against the property upon which the
same shall exist
Section 3. Hereafter 1t shall be unlawful
| for the owner or occupant OF any lands or
premises in the City Of OwossO, outside OF the
limits of the district above described In Sec
ton one OF this ordinance. to construct or
cause to be constructed upon any such lands or
premises any privy. vault or prtvy vault which
shall not be connected, before the same is
used, to public sewer adjacent to said lands
adjacent to said lands or premises accessible
therefrom.
Section Amy person or persons, CO -part-
nership or corporation violating the terms OF
this ordinance shall. upon conviction; be
punished by fine not exceeding one hundred
dollars or by imprisonment In the county JAIL
not exceeding ninety days or by both such fine
and Imprisonment IN she discretion OF the
by q corporation the fine aforesaid may be
| recovered In an action OF debt or assumpsit.
Section 5. This ordinance shall take effect
twenty days after its adoption.
The following resolution was presented and
on motion adopted, ayes DeYoung, Hanscom,
Rosevear:
June 90, 1914.
Resolved by the Commission of the City Of
Owosso that the claims and accounts hereto
attached be approved and the Mayor and Clerk
are hereby Instructed to issue warrant on
the City Treasurer against the various funds
for the amounts shown: