The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1920-10-22
NOTICE OF ELECTION

To the Electors of the City of
| 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 encroacb-
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
L
tying therein through any private or
public sewer any liquid substance
which may prove dangerous to the
public health or to fish life, and tn
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 inn
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 IL is hereby proposed to amend
| the Charter OF said City by adding theretoa
new section to follow Section IL OF Chapters
and TO stand as Section Pa of said Chapter 6.
and that the said amendment shall be submit
ted TO the electors of the City of Owosso at the
regular biennial State election to be held in
said City on Tuesday the End day OF November
lT2O, said new section to read as Follows:
Section l2a. 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 Commis-
sion shall have full power to establish dock
lines or limits beyond which encroachmens
may not 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 fish life, and to buih
bridges, dams weirs or such other improve
ments Of said streams as may he necessary for
the regulation OF the use thereof or for food
control; except that riparian or littoral rights
without the corporate limits OF the CITY shalt
not he inter;ercd with. Any river or streax
Improvements shall be made under the super
VISION Of the Commissioner OF Public Improve
ments except when they relate to the extension,
construction, improvement or repair OF the
City wa,er works or water supply, in which
case they shall be under the supervision OF the
Il
Resolved, further. that the question OF the
adoption OF said amendment to the said City
Charter 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 section to be
numbered Section pa OF Chapter and TO reod
as follows:
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 Entertainments 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 anI
OF Sewgr any the pbe seS
or to fish life and to build bridges, dams, weirs
or such other imp ovements OF said streams as
may be necessary for the regulation OF the use
thereof or for flood controls; except that ripar-
ian or liitoral rights without the corporate
limits of the City shall not be interfered with
Any river or stream improvements shall be
made under the supervision OF the Commits
sioner of Public Improvements except when
they relate to the extension construction, i'm
water supply, in which case they shall be under
the supervision of the Commissioner OF Public
Utilities.
For the adoption Of the amendmentYES
II For the adoption OF the amendmnet. mo"
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 sak
election SUFFICIENT number OF printed ballots
containing the said amendment; that he trans
init to the Governor OF this State for his sp-
prevail and signature copy OF said amendment
as required by law; and that he cause notice
OF the submission of the said amendment az the
said election to be printed In at least one OF the
newspapers of the City at least once in eaeA
week for three successive weeks next prior Ia
said election date and TO be posted in five OF the
most public places OF each OF the several warts
Of the City during the same time.
The polls of said election win 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.