The Owosso times., 1920-10-29
Dated October 8, 1920.
NOTICE OF ELECTION
B. X. LUCAS,
Cifu Clnnlr

10 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 section to be numbered Section
la of Chapter 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
/
public sewer any liquid substance
which may prove dangerous to the
public health or to fish life, and to
build bridges, dams, weirs o. such
other improvements of said streams
as may be necessary for the regula-
tion Of the use thereof or for flood
control; except that riparian or lit
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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 a 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 thereto
| new section To follow Section II of Chapter
and to stand as Section l2a of said Chapter g.
| and that the said amendment shall be submit
tea to the electors OF the City of Owosso at the
| regular biennial State election to be held in
| SAID City on Tuesday. the 2nd day OF November.
1920 said new section to read as Follows:
Section l2a. The City of Owosso shall have
| the use, control and regulation of the ShiawiLo
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 encroachmentS
may not be made by riparian owners, to regu-
late or prevent by ordinance the deposit OF
| 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 lSh lie, ana TO build
bridges. dams. weirS such other improve
! lnents Of said streams as may be necessary for
/ the regulation of the use thereof or for flood
control: except that riplrian or fttoral rights
wltnUut tne corporate limits OF the city shall
not be interiered with. Any river stream
! imprOV emehtS shall be made under the super
vision of the Commissioners of Public Improve
| mentS except when they relate to the extension
! construction, Improvement or repair OF the
! City water works or water supply i'll which
case they shall be under the supervision OF the
Commissioner OF Public Utilities.
| 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 III
1 the following form:
| Shall the Charter of the City of Owosso he
amended by adding thereto section TO Oe
! numbered Section l2a Of Chapter and TO read
| as follows:
| "Section lea. The City of Owosso shall have
| the use and control of the Shawassee 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 encrOachfnentS may not
| be made by riparian owners to regulate or pre-
vent by ordinance the deposit OF refuse OF
| rubbish in. or upon the banks of said streams
| or the pollution of streams by any person OF
| corporation by cmptying therein through any
private or public sewer any llquld substance
| which NAV prove dangerous to the public health
or to fish life. and to build bridges, dams, welrS
| or such other imp, ovements OF salu streams az
NAV be necessary for the regulation OF the use
thereof or for flood control; except that ripar-
| ian or liitora 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
provement or repair OF the City water works or
water supply in which case they shall be under
| the supervision OF the Commissioner or Public
Utilities.
I For the adoption of the amendment--YES
II For the adoqtion OF the amendmnet. NO"
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 q sufficient number OF printed ballots
containing the said amendment; that he trans
init TO the Governor Of this State for his ap-
proval and signature copy OF said amendment
as required by law and that he cause notice
OF the submission OF the said amendment at 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 five OF the
most public places OF each of the several wards
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.