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The Owosso times., 1920-11-26
The following resolution was presented

The following resolution was presented
and on motion OF Mr.. Rosevear same was
adopted; ayes Rosevear, Steboins and Wright:
Resolution No. 49,
Resolved. by the Commission of the City
OF Owosso, that whereas the report of the Com
missioner OF Public Improvements now on file
In the o1lce OF the City Clerk shows that the
following named streets in the City OF Owosso,
which IL has heretofore been declared neces-
sary to sprinkle during the seasor, Of 1929 with
water or with oil, the same ID constitute
Sprinklipg DistrictNo. 2, to-wit:
Corunna Avenue from Washington St. to
Cass It. from Washington to Shiawassee st.
Lynn st. from Cedar to Lansing st.
70; Main st. from Saginaw to Gould st.
w. end OF pavement to Hoyt St.
L; Mason st. from Park to Dewey ST.
W.: " Howell to Cedar st.
Williams st. from Shiawassee to Dewey st.
Goodhue st. from Park to Hickory st.
King st. from Shiawassee to saginaw St.
said Districc No. 2; also to include the lots and
parcels OF land adjacent to and abutting and
fronting upon the said above named streets
have been sprinkled with water during the said
season OF 1920 and that the total of the costs
and expense tor labor and materials employed
in the sprinkling OF The streets aforesaid con
sttuting said District No was the amount of
two thousand thirty six 80 100 dollars & 036 80)
now, therefore the City Assessor is hereby
directed TO prepare and file in the office OF the
City Clerk special assessment roll for the
amount OF two thousand tbirty-six 8c-i00 dol
lars Oe2,036s0,. which is the actual cost OF
sprinkling said district, and to spread snid
amount upon and levy the same against all the
lots and parcels OF land adjacent 10 and front
ing upon the streets above described and con-
s ituting the said assessment District No. 2,
said assessment to be levied according to bene-
fits derived to said lots add parcels so abutting.
Resolved, further that on the filing OF the
said special assessment roll in the Office II the
City Clerk, the same shall be by him couSecu- |
lively numbered and thereupon the said Clerk |
shnll cause notice to be given according to the
terms OF the city charter. In some paper pub |
lishe5 in said city, that at a regular session of
said Commission to be held on q date therein |
specified, and not less than two weeks after the |
first publication thereof, the said Commission |
Will meet to review said roll and to give sll |
persons interested opportunity to make objec- |
lions thereto and to be heard thereon and tnat |
the sa special roll Is on file in the Office Of said
Clerk and open to public inspection.
The Owosso times., 1920-11-26
The following resolution was presen

The following resolution was presented
and on motion OF Mr.. Rosevear same was
adopted; ayes, Rosevear, Stebbins and Wright:
Resolution No. ll9
Resolved, by the Commission Of the City
OF Owosso that whereas. the report OF the CON-
missioner OF Public improvements now on file
10 the ONCE OF the City Clerk, shows that the
following named str cts in ths City OF Owosso,
which IL has heretofore been declared neces-
sary to sprinkle during the season OF 1920 with
water or with oil, the same to constitute
Sprinkling District No. 3, to-wit:
Stewart st. from Chapman to Washington st.
Chapman st. from Main to south st.
ComStock ST. f,om Park to Dewey st.
WASHINGTON to Water St.
Oliver st. from Dewey to Gould St.
Exchange ~ from Park to Dewey St.
Mason ST. from Ball TO Park st.
said District No. 3; also to include the lotsland
parcels OF land adJac Mt to and abutting and
fronting upon the said above named streets,
have been sprinkled with oil and water during
the said season Of 1920, and that the total OF the
costs and expenses for labor and materials en-
ploye1 In the sprlnkling OF the streets afore-
said constituting said District No. was the
amount OF twelve hundred seventy-eight 3d. 90
dollars (Sf21853); now, therefore, the City
Assessor is hereby directed to prepare and file
in the office OF the City Clerk, "a special assess
ment roll for the amount OF twelve hundred
eight 53-100 dollars (Sl27s 53), which is
the actual cost OF sprnkling said district, and
10 spread said amount upon and levy the same
against all the lots and parcels of land adjacent
TO and fronting upon the streets above describ-
ed and constituting the said assessment ID s.
trict No. 3, said assessment to be levied accord
Ing TO benefits derived to said lots and abutt-
ing.
Resolved further, that on the filing of the
said special assessment roll in the office OF the
City Clerk, the same shall be by him consecu-
lively numbered, and thereupon the said Clerk
shall cause notice to be given according to the
terms n the city charter, in some paper pub
lished In said city, that at regular session OF
said Commission to be held on q date therein
specified, and not less than two weeks after the
first publication thereof the said Commission
VIII meet to review said roll and tn give all
persons interested opportunity to make obiec-
tionS thereto and to be heard ther, on, and that
the said special assessment roll Is on file In the
office OF said Clerk aud open to public inspec-
tion.
The Owosso times., 1920-11-26

two thousand S3-i00 dollars (32, ,OOO.s3) which Is
the actual cost of sprinkling said district. and
TO spread said amount upon and levy the same
against all the lots and parcels OF Land adjace mt
TO ana fronting upon the streets above ccscrib-
ed and constituting the said assessment Dl =
trict No. I, said assessment To be levied accord
Ing to benefits derived to said lots and parcels
so abutting.
Resolved. further, that on the filing OF the
said special assessment roll in the office of the
City Clerk the same shall be by him consecu-
lively numbered, and there lpon the said Clerk
shall cause notice to be given ac ording to the
said city, that at regular session OF said Com
mission to be held on a date therein speci led
and not less than two weeks after the first puh-
TO review said roll and to give oil persons in
terested opportunity to make objections there
to and to be heard thereon and that the said
said Clerk and open to public inspection.
The Owosso times., 1920-11-26

The following resolution was presented
and on motion of Mr. Rosevear same was
adopted; ayes. Rosevear. Stebbins. Wright.
Resolution No. 1:O
Resolved by the Commission Of the City of
Owosso, that the foregoing report and account
OF the expenses incurred by the Commissioner
Of Public Improvements In the building OF
sidewalks in front OF and abutting on the sew
eral ssrarate and distinct parcels OF land or
lots set forth in sal report, ith the descrip-
tion OF the separate lots and premises in re-
spect TO which sail cxpens we're incurred,
and the names OF the owners or persous, so far
as known, chargeable Herewith, during the
year 1920, be and the same is hereby adopted
and confirmed
Resolved, further, that the Commission here
by determines that the entire cost of building
such sidewalk adjacent 10 or in front OF each
and every distinct parcel or lot mentioned In
said report be charged and assessed against
such separate and distinct parcel, and against
the owner thereof, or the perion named in said
The Owosso times., 1920-11-26

The following resolution was presented
and on motion of Mr.. Rosevear same was adopt
ed; ayes, Rosevear, Stebbins and Wright:
Resolution No. III.
Resolved, by the commission Of the City
of Owosso, that whereas, the report OF the
Commissioner OF Public improvements now on
on file in the office OF the City Clerk, shows
that the following named streets In the City Of
Owosso, which IL has heretofore been declared
necessary TO sprinkle during the season OF 1920
with water or with oil, the same to constitute
Sprinklng District No. I, to-wit:
Lansing ST from w. Main to Lynn St.
Cedar ST. from Lynn to Main ST.
s Shiawassee St. from Main 10 Cass st.
NJ Oliver to North st.
Pine st. from Williams to ki st.
Adams ST. - "
Water II. from Exchange 10 ="
Ball st from Mason to King 5.
washington St from Oliver TO North st,
Park st. from Exch ange TO Wi liams It
saginaw ST. from King TO w lliams st.
Dewey st. from oliver to Main st.
Hickory ST. from GoOdhue TO Oliver st.
said District No. d; also to include the lots and
parcels OF land adjacent TO and Gbutting and
fronting upon the said above named streets,
have been sprinklcd with water durir the said
season OF 1920. and hat the total OF the costs
and expenses for labor and materials employed
in the spriukling OF the streets aforesaid Coz
stituting said District No WIS the amount ~
two thousand and 90 100 dollars (f2 U0O.s3l; nov
therefore, the City assessor Is hereby directed
10 prepare and file In the office OF the City Clerk
special assessment roll for the amount Of
The Owosso times., 1920-11-26
RESOLUTIONS

The following Resolution was presented ana
on motion OF Mr.. Rosevear same was adopted
ayes R0sevear, Stebbins and Wright:
Resolution No. li6.
Resolved by the Commission OF the City Of
Owosso. that the Mayor is hereby authorized
and directed to borrow on the credit of the City
OF Owosso the sum OF ninety six and 43-i00 dol
lars tooo 43) and place the same to the credit Of
North Shiawassee Sewer Connections Fund,
and TO execute and deliver In evidence Of the
indebtedness for said loan the note OF said City.
dated the Gath day OF November, 1920, to be-
come due and payable the oath day OF February.
1891, and to bear interest at the rate OF six per
cent per annum. .
Said loan is hereby declared to be made
In anticipation OF the special assessments
levied against the lots and parcels OF land
benefited by the Improvement for which the
said fund Is liable.
The Owosso times., 1920-11-26
PROCEEDINGS OF The CITY COMMISSION
'Owosso, Mich, Nov. 90, 1920.

'Owosso Mich, Nov. 90, 1920
Regular meeting OF the Commission, Mayor
Wright presiding.
Members present-Rosevear. Stebbins and
Wright.
The minutes of the special meeting OF Nov.
were read, and ordered CORE cted by emitting
the name Of Commissioner Rosevear as being
present and changing the sigma OF B. h.
Lucas City Clerk. to Marion Harrison, Deputy
City Clerk and in meeting OF Nov. Is the name
Cf A. Il. Wright Mayor was ordered changed
to r. T.. Stebbins, Acting Mayor, and X.
Lucas Clerk, to Marion Harrison, Deputy City
Clerk.
The Owosso times., 1920-11-26
PETITIONS

The following petition was presented
and on motion OF Mr.. Rosevear was received
and filed:
Petition No. 10. 'ct 234sFl n}a se-s-.s.
To the Commission Of the City Of Owosso.
Gentlemen: -
We, the undersigned, members OF the bar OF
the City OF Owosso, having at heart the best
interests Of the city and of the Municipal Court
therein, and being deeply interf sted in the trial
OF both Civil and Criminal work In said court,
and feeling that the presiding officer of said
court should benefit by the dignity and emolu-
IN, nts befitting such court In such o city as
Owosso aud feeling that the salary of such Of
fee Is at the present time extremely low and out
OF place and keeping with such office and the
work connected Herewith, we do hereby re-
spectfully petition this Honorable Commission
to pass resolution increasing the salary there
Of, and We respectfully recommend that such
salary should be In the sum OF ut least two
thousand dollars annually to be commt nsurate
and In keeping with the qualifications dignity
and work OF said office
Seth Q. Pulver and others.
The Owosso times., 1920-11-26

The following ordinance was presented, and
on motion Of Mr.. Rosevear was laid on the table
for one week:
An ordinance to provide the salary Of the JUS
tice OF Peace In the City OF Owosso.
Section I. The salary of the Justice of Peace
In the Citv Of Owossolshall be 00O0 per year,
payable semi annually.
Section 9. This ordinance shall take effect
July 9Th, 1871.
The Owosso times., 1920-11-26

The following Resolution was presented and
Mr. Rosevear moved the adoption Of the reso-
luton which motion prevailed; ayes, Rosevear
Stebbins and Wright:
November %, 1920.
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 warrants on the
City Treasurer against the various funds for
the amounts shown:
The Owosso times., 1920-11-26

The estate of the late George e Ben
ner of Owosso is listed at $4,000 in q
petition filed in probate court by his
widow, asking for the appointment of
an a miDistrator.
The Owosso times., 1920-11-26

WANTED--Man to tram for sales
man. Office work. Ii You are willing
and ambitious and willing to learn
answer at once, giving age aud expert
ence. Address, Times office.
The Owosso times., 1920-11-26

Read Mrs. Phillips wire: ''Youell's
Extermi -stor Co., Westfield, N. j.
Rush 50 worth of RAT-SNAP Later
reed following letter: "RAT-SNAP
arrived. 1t rid our house of rats in no
time. Just moved here from Pa. where
l used RAT-SNAP with great results"
Three sizes, 35c. Csc, 81 25. Sold and
guaranteed by Sprague 81 Co. nov
The Owosso times., 1920-11-26

MEN WANTEO--For construction
work on high school at Dursnd, Mich.
long, steady job Apply at job.
The Owosso times., 1920-11-26

Commissioner Stebbns submitted his report
covering the building of sidewalks In the city
{ uring the year 1920. us follows:
(To be printed in next issue.)
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1920-09-24

Life is so full of beautiful stories
that 1t is inconcelvable that there
should be any need Of fiction or any
other form of art Life itself is an
ert and requires artists to live 1t.
There are few of these and that may
account for written art.
People who can live on the plane OF
their agreements and avoid the plane
of their antipathles make life an art.
There was cobbler friend of ours,
poor, honest, witty, a philosopher and
withal handsome. He had a wonder
fully gifted, beautiful sister and she
married forceful "plute," who was
devoted to her and whom she loved
as truly as she loved her brother, the
shoemaker. The shoemaker was a
leader In a radical reform movement;
the pluto was the leader Of the oppO-
sition. The shoemaker disdained any
sort of financial help from his broth
er-in-law, but being an old bachelor,
lived in the plutes house, sharing
happy family life. There was never
discordant word uttered, because these
three tacitly avoided topics on which
they did not agree. They knew the
art of life.-Chicago News.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1920-09-24
EASY WAY TO CLEAN CLOCK
Small Piece of Kerosene-S Soaked Wool
Placed in Case Will Gather
Dust Particles.

When a clock stops it is a mistake
to suppose that 1t must at once be TAX
en- TO the workshop for repairs. In
most cases clocks cease running be-
cause of the accumulation of dust par
ticles which clogs the bearings. 1t is
not even needful TO take the clock to
pieces to clean It If simple plan Is
followed which will be found to work
very well. Soak piece Of cotton wool
in kerosene and place this in small
saucer. a canister lid, or anything SIM
liar. Then put this in the case of the
clock under the works. Close up. and
at the end of "a hours, examine the
cotton wool. 1t will be found to be
covered with black specks; these are
the dust particles brought down by the
fumes of the kerosene. Wind the clock
up and II will start away again. Where
the works of the clock are in an In
closed case a few drops of kerosene
should be poured through the small
hole which is present in the metal COW
ering. Turn the clock about while so
that the kerosene is distributed and
after an interval 1t is extremely likely
that the works will commence their
normal operations again.-Scientific
American.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1920-09-24
MoIe's Marvellous Appetite.

Incredible stories are told of the
mole's appetite, and in order to see
If there was anything in them (writes
an English correspondent l tried an
experiment. My mOle-a matronly
lady-weighed three and half ounces.
Each item of food that she was given
was carefully weighed, and here is her
record between 8 a. m. and noon:
One frog, three slugs, twenty-four
earthworms, a piece of raw mutton,
and a bit of cheese, a total of Just
over four ounces. Some delay follow
ed, as my stock of weighed food was
exhausted. Probably by the time
had replenished 1t she thought It was
time for a fresh meal, for she went
at 1t again with no visible damage to
her appetite, and before three o'clock
she had got through another three
ounces, mostly earthworms this time.
That was twice her own weight In
food In six hours. After this display
I gave up the attempt to measure her
maximum capacity.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1920-09-24
Grateful Carlo.

In Kentucky three men were shot
to death in a fight about dog which
one of them had killed. Some men
never live long enough to learn that
when a dog becomes personal prop
erty the tie Of pride and affection
makes the animal a serious PROPOSE
ton to be trified with, and that many
men were born to love dogs. This re-
minds us that in the happy days of
boyhood our most faithful and de-
voted friend was an old pointer named
Carlo Never did we eat a lunch
out of doors without sharing 1t with
the devoted Carlo, and that noble
and loving dog invariably manifested
his gratitude by shaking himself Wig
orously and letting us in reciprocal
way have about so per cent Of his
most active fleas.-New Orleans
States.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1920-09-24

A traveller in Bohemia quickly learns
chat there are certain things which
are essentially Bohemian, writes Ken
meth Roberts in the Saturday Eve
ming Post. True Bohemians eat
enormous quantities of caraway seeds
and goose. When a Bohemian cook
prepares anything she instinctively
reaches for the caraway seed box and
heaves a handful of seeds into the
dish. She uses caraway seeds with
hors d'oeuvres soup, fish, meat, vege-
tables, desserts and cakes.
AS for goose, it is the common food
in Bohemia, because everyone raises
geese, and, according to Mr.. Roberts,
goose in some form or another is
eaten at every meal every day in the
year.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1920-09-24
MERELY OF VALUE AS GUIDE
The Past, az Revealed by History,
Worth While Only as II Points
the Future.

The division of all history into an
cient, medieval and medern. like the
division of all Gaul. is a part of the
stock of knowledge of every one who
has enjoyed the advantages of educa-
ton.
The statement would seem to admit
of no question. Perhaps ii is as rea-
sonable division of history as can
be had without the expenditure of too
much time and thought. At least It
has the advantage of simplicity. Is
it, however, the whole truth2
1t is true if you only mean by 1t
that certain periods of history began
and ended at a certain date, but II
is not true If you mean that the state
of mind that belonged to ancient his
tory ceased to exist at the fall of the
Roman empire or that the character
of medlevalism stopped with the dis
covery of America.
The world Is modern in time and
in outward appearances, but antiquity
and the Middle ages are not yet done
with us. nor will they be for long.
They have left their indelible marks
upon our thought, our social customs,
and political institutions.
What is really modern in the world
Is like the tongue of glacier penetrat-
ing down the mountain slope. The
mass from which it came Is far be-
hind, moving so slowly that 1t does
not seem to move. Only this small
peninsula projects out into the I'M
known. In US, all that has been is
represented, 1t holds us back and
yet it points us forward, for history
is valueless unless 1t is guide for
the future.-MilNaukee Journal.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1920-09-24
TOWN DIED CENTURIES AGO
seqovIa, In Spain, Has Signs Of Life
Only Part Of One Day OF
Each Week.
segovia is a dead city of Spain.

Segovia Is a dead city of Spain.
There are dead towns In this coun-
try which both lived and died within
half a century, and few that are much
more than century old. But Segovia
died centuries ago, and 1t Is as old as
civilization In Europe.
The Romans built Segovia. 1t
stands on a rocky ridge between two
swift rivers-a compact little city OF
narrow streets and old stone houses
crowded together A mighty aqueduct,
which was built by the Romans, still
brings the city its water supply from
the Guadarrama mountains. SegoVia,
high and narrow on Its ridge, lies like
great ship in the plain, moored by
Its aqueduct to the distant mountains.
Segovla Is city of deserted
churches. Long ago it lay in a sort
of contested land between the region
held by the Moors and that held by
the Christians. Sometimes one held 1t
and sometimes the other. Both built
churches there. Now Segovia has lost
so much of its population that most
of these churches stand empty, despite
the fact that Spain is a pious lana.
Some of them have been locked for
centuries, and only the bats know the
secrets of their dark interiors, where
neither sound nor sunlight has been
for so long. Others have attendants
who will omen their doors to the GU
rious.
Once a week Segovia awakens. Peas
ants come to the city from all the sur
rounding country. They are primi-
tive people who look like figures from
the middle ages. There is laughter
and color In the streets then. Bells
ring and a few of the churches open
their doors to worshiperS. But by
sunset all of the peasants are gone
and Segovia goes to sleep for another
week.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1920-09-24
OriqIn of Surnames.

No one can say with any certainty
when the practice of taking a surname
became general. The Greeks, Assyri-
ans, Egyptians and other ancient PEG.
pies had no surnames; the later Ro-
mans had each one real personal name,
to which they sometimes added a clan
name or nomen, a family name or
cognomen and a nickname or agno-
men. The personal or Christian name
was the only name recognized by early
English law, surnames being words of
description used to identify persons of
the same name from each other The
Normans had introduced into England
the habit of using surnames, but this
was confined to the upper classes. By
degrees even the commen people be-
gan to be distinguished by names re-
ferring to personal characteristics, as
Armstrong, rank or profession as
Smith, fathers name as Jackson, etc.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1920-09-24

spTrnd aiming cnndren the principles
OF sanitation. An appropriation of ST.,
100000 has been made for developing
The peace time program of the Red
Cross by service to its chapters in all
regions.
The appropriation of S4S,200000 is
exclusive of the local expenditures of
The 5000 or more chapters.
Administration expenses this year
will be S1.S00,000. Last year they
we're 50, 100000.