The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1915-05-14


The following resolution was presented and
on motion adopted, ayes DeYoung, Hanscom
RoSevear:
Resolution No. 500
Resolved by the Commission of the CITY O,
Owosso that the Mayor and City Clerk are
herebv authorized and empowered TO enter
enter into contract ana agreement with he
Ann Arbor Railroad Company will agree Ia
remove the north track OF said comoanv which
crosses Washington street in said city, and
wherein said Ann Arbor Railway will reserve
the right to re.establish said track provided
said Ann Arbor Railroad Company will place
and keep the said street In good servicable con.
dition satisfactory TO the Commissioner of Pub.
lie improvements when said track is re estab
lisbed.
The following resolution was presented and
on motion adopted, ayes DeYoung, Hanscom,
Rosevear:
Resolution No. $40
Resolved by the Commission OF the CITY of
OwOsso that the Mayor and City Clerk are
hereby authorized and empowered and directed
TO accept in wiring the option contract given
by Warren Pierpont and Bertha Pierpont his
wife, and Rudolph j. Tick and Florence Tick
his wife, conveying the following described
lands situated in the City of Owosso, County of
Shiawassee, State of Michigan to.wit: Block
thirty seven, and block thirty eight and lots l.
20 s. a. %, 20, "a. and % in block 80 and lots
TO AZ inclusive In block 40, all IN George T..
Abrey's Woodlawn Park addition to the City
of Owosso, according to plat thereof, except
right OF way OF the East Michigan Power Com
pany over said lots. for the sum of two thou.
sand dollars.
The following ordinance was presented:
An ordinance to license public carriages,
omnibuses, hacks. cabs, automobiles. taxicsbs.
and TO prescribe the rights and duties of the
owners and drivers thereof.
The city OF Owosso ordains:
Section I. Every public carriage cab hacl
hackney coach, omnibus, automobile or taxi.
cab. kept used, driven or employed within the
city OF Owosso for the transfer of persons or
passengers from place to place for hire, shall
DO deemed public vehicle within the meaning
OF this ordinance. and 40 person. persons. arm
or corporation shall keep. operate or use an v
such public vehicle without having FIRST OBJ
Gained license therefor from the Clerk of
the City OF Owosso as hereinafter provided.
Section Q. Any person. persons, firm or
tain license for operating such public We
hicle, by making an application In writing to
the city clerk, conforming to the hereinafter
matter named fees, and by fiinn q good and
satisfactory bond as hereinafter set forth,
Such application shall be made upon blanks
furnished by the city clerk, and shall contain
the name OF the person. persons, firm or corpor.
alton desiring TO operate such vehicle, the
location OF the place OF business of such person
or persons, hrm or corporation, description of
thatis whether It be q one or Two horse re,
hicle, or vehicle driven by other power, and
the size and kind OF vehicle. Such application
shall contain the date OF the expiration OF the
May following, except In Gases Of short term
licenses, and such application shall be signed
by the owner or owners OF such public vehicle.
Section 3. The application set forth In the
proceeding section shall be accom- panied by q
license fee as follows: Five dollars Os Oo) for