The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1920-10-15
NOTICE OF ELECTION
To the Electors of the City of
Owosso:

| SS AiS~eoio VI thS Sity VI
Owosso:
Take notice, that at the regular
election to be held in the City of
Owosso on Tuesday, the second day
of November, 1920, the following
proposition will be submitted for
vote:
"Shall the Charter of the City of
Owosso be amended by adding there
to a section to be numbered Section
la of Chapter 8 and to read as fol-
lows.
"Section la. The City of Owosso
shall have the use and control of the
Shiawassee River and of all other
streams and watercourses within its
boundaries, and the Commission shall
have full power to establish dock lines
or limits beyond which encroach-
ments may not be made by riparian
owners to regulate or prevent by Or
dinance the deposit of refuse or rub
bish in, or upon the banks of said
streams, or the pollution of streams
by any person or corporation by emp
tying therein through any private or
public sewer any liquid substance
which may prove dangerous to the
public health or to fish life, and to
build bridges, dams, weirs or such
other improvements of said streams
as may be necessary for the regula-
ton of the use thereof or for flood
control; except that riparian or lit
toral rights without the corporate
limits of the City shall not be inter-
fered with. Any river or stream i'm
provements shall be made under the
supervision of the Commissioner of
Public Improvements except when
they relate to the extension, construc-
ton, improvement or repair of the
City water works or water supply, in
which case they shall be under the
supervision of the Commissioner of
Public Utilities"
This election is authorized by reso-
luton of the Commission of the City
of Owosso adopted at regular ses-.
sion of said Commission held upon
the Goth day of September, 1920,
said resolution being as follows:
Resolution No. SO.
Resolved. by the Commission OF the City Of
Owosso that II Is hereby proposed to amend
the Charter OF said City 10y adding thereto
new section to follow Section II of Chapter
and TO stand as Section ia OF said Chapter s.
and that the said amendment shall be submit
teu TO the electors OF the City OF OwoSSo at the
regular biennial State election to he held in
sand City on Tuesday. the Ind day OF November
1870, said new section to read rs follows:
Section la. The City of Owosso shall have
the use, control and regulation of the Shiawas
see River and OF all other streams and water
courses within its boundaries. and the Commits
sion shall have full power to establish dock
lines or limits beyond which Entertainments
may hot be made by riparian owners, to regu
late or prevent by ordinance the deposit OF
refuse or rubbish in, or upon the banks OF said
streams, or the pollution of streams by any
person or corporation by emptying therein
through any private or public sewer any
LIQUID substance which may prove dangerous
TO the public health or to iisn life, and TO build
bridges, dams. weirs or such other improve
mentS of said streams as may be necessary FOR
the regulation of the use thereof or for food
cuLtfu.: except that + p iiiaA or littoral rights
wlIuout the Coz pUroLe ilnits OF the city snail
not re iutrrier,u with. ANY river or stream
;moruv cments shat. bc made under the super
vision OF the Commissioner of Public Improve
ments except when they relate to the eXtension,'
constructions improvement or repair or tue
City wa,er works or water supply. in which
case they shall he under the superN isiOn OF the
or Public Utilities.
Resolved. further. that the question of the
oI saiu amendment TO this said City
Cnarter shall be submitted To the electors of
said City and printed On the ballot therefor in
the following form:
Shall the Charter OF the city of Owosso be
amended by adding thereto a section TO Oe
numbered Section ia OF Chapter and TO read
as follows:
section la. The City of Owosso shall have
the use and control OF the Shiawassee River
and oil fhne nVunE
within its boundaries, and the Commission
shall have full power to establish dock lines or
limits beyond which encroachments may not
be made by riparian owners to regulate or pre-
vent by ordinance the deposit of refuse or
rubbish in, or upon the banks of said streams,
or the pollution OF streams by any person or
corporation by cmptying therein through any
private or public sewer any liquid substance
which may prove dangerous to the public health
or to fish life, and to build bridges dams weirs
or such other imp ovements OF said streams a.
may be necessary for the regulation OF the Use
thereof or for flood control; except that ripar
limits of the City shall not be interfered with.
Any river or stream improvements shall he
made under the supervision OF the Commits
they relate to the extension, construction i'm
provement or repair OF the City water works or
water supply, in which case they shall be under
the supervision of the Commissioner OF Public
Utilities
For the adoption of the amendment.-YES
III FOR tne auOqtlOn OF Jne afnenumnet- NJ.
Resolved, further, that the City Clerk be
and he is hereby directed and instructed to
cause to be prepared and TO have at the several
polling places Of the said City at the opening
thereof on the morning OF the day OF the said
election a SUFFICIENT number OF printed ballots
the said amendment; that he trans
init to the Governor OF this State for his APP
prevail and signature copy OF said amendment
Se Of sad the
said election To be printed in at least one OF the
newspapers of the City at least once In each
week for three successive weeks next prior to
said election date and to be posted in live of the
OF the City during the same time.
The polls of said election will be
open from eight o'clock in the fore
noon until eight o'clock in the after
noon.
B. X. LUCAS,
City Clerk.
Dated October 8, 1920.