The Owosso times., 1922-08-11

| y. A. w Nlbi
| Mayor
| Attest;
b. X. LUCAS,
| City Clerk.
RESOLUTIONS
The following resolution was presented.
| read to the Commissio and motion of
| Commits sioner Rosevear, same was adopted.
| Ayes--Rosevear, Stebbins and Wright.
| Resolution No. Is.
| RESOLVED by the Commission of the
City of Owosso that said Commission here
| by proposes that Section seven (O of
| Chapter fifteen I5l of the Charter of the
City of Owosso be amended to read as fol-
lows:
| been ordered upon any public street, high
way alley of the City, it shall be the
duty of any person owning any lot or parcel
Of land adjoining or abutting upon such
street. highway alley, before the same
| shall be paved and at the time and in the
| manner directed by the Commissioner of
Public improvements to make, lay and put
in all such sewer, water and gas connec-
| tions in front of their lands and premises
and carry the same from the pipe in such
street, highway or alley to and beyond the
| the Commits sioner of Public improvements
shall determine to be necessary for the pre-
| servaton of such proposed paving when
the same shall be laid and put down, and
| whenever the Commission shall deem it
| necessary for the preservation of any graded,
graveled or otherwise improved street or
of a street which it is intended to grade.
gravel or improve. whether such improve
| ment shall consist Of pavement not, that
such sewer. gas and water connections shall
all be made on such street or that portion
thereof deemed necessary by the Commits
sion they shall declare by resolution, and
it shall then be the duty of all owners of
lots. lands or premises so abutting on such
streets or parts of streets mentioned in said
resolution to lay and put in all such con-
nections to or beyond the curb proposed
curb line; and in either case. all such con-
nections shall be made, laid and put in in the
manner and at the time times directed
by the Commissioner of Public Improve
ments.
In case the owner of any such lot. lands
or premises shall neglect refuse to make
lay put in such connections at the time
or in the manner prescribed by the Commits
sioner of Public improvements then said
Commission shall cause the same to be
owners of such lots. lands or premises shall
be liable for the cost thereof together with
ten per cent. in addition thereto as a
penalty. to be recovered by the City in action
of debt or assumpsit, or said cost and pen
atty for which such persons shall be
spectively liable shall be reported by the
Commissioner of Public improvements to the
City Assessor to be levied and assessed by
him as a special tax assessment upon
such los, lands or premises in the same
manner as provided in case of special assess
lot, parcel of land or premises
RESOLVED, further, that the question of
the adoption of said amendment shall be
submitted to the electors of the City of
Owosso at the regular State and County
Primary Election to be held on Tuesday
the 18th day of September, 1922, and that
said question shall be submitted to said
electors and printed upon the ballots there
FOR to be cast at said election in the fol-
lowing form:
Shall Section : of Chapter Is of the
ChnrI nf bo IL
to provide that all sewer, gas and water
connections between the pipe line in the
street and Il point at or beyond the curb
or proposed curb line may he required to b /,
made, laid and put in by the owners of any
premises adjoining or abutting on any street
graded, gravelcd or otherwise improved or
intended so to be, whether ordered paved
or not, whenever declared by resolution of
the Commission TO be necessary, for the
preservation OF the street so improved or in
tended to be improved, and that in case of
the failure or refusal of the owner to COM
ply with such requirement. the City may
perform such work and specially assess the
cost thereof and the penalty for such fail
ure against such property as in the case of
a street ordered paved?
] For the adoption Of the amendment
Yes.
For the adoption of the amendment
RESOLVED. further, that the City CLERK
is hereby directed to cause to be prepared
and to have at the several polling places in
said City OF Owosso at the opening thereof
on the morning of the said election a suffic-
lent number of ballots with the submission
OF said amendment printed thereon for the
use of the electors of said City voting
thereon, and cause notice Of said election
containing this resolution, to be printed in
newspaper published in said City once in
each week for three successive weeks next
preceding said election and to be posted in at
least hve of the most public places in each
ward of said City during the same period
and to be published in daily newspaper
in narh
weeks prior to said election; and that he be
further directed to forward forthwith to the
Governor of this State for his approval or
objection certified copy of said propos ed
amendment and to report at once to this
commission the action of said Governor
thereon.
read to the Commission. and motion of
commissioner Rosevear. same was adopted
Ayes-Rosevear. Stcbbins and Wright
Resolution No. 10
RESOLVED, by the Commission of the
City of Owosso. that whereas, n certain note
gwen by said City to the Owosso Savings
Bank in evidence of loan of that date to
m'd sa'd y City to be placed to the credit OF
", oliver St Sewer fund. falls due on the
l3th day OF August. 1922, and there are
not IN said fund sufficient moneys to pay the
same. "
Now, therefore, the Mayor is hereby
authorized and directed to execute and de-
liver to said owosso Savings Bank a note
Tor Eight hundred dollars $500 OO) in par
.ial renewal of principal of said note so
falling due, and said new note is dated the
18TH day of August, 1922, and to become
due and payable February 13, 1928. and TO
bear interest not greater than six per cent
per annum.
Said renewal note is declared To he made
in anticipation of special assessment taxes,
assessed against the various property owners
benehtted by said Improvement.
Inc following resolution was presented,
read to the Commission, and on motion of
Commissioner Rosevear. same was adopted
Ayes-Rosevesr. Stcbbins and Wright.
Resolution Ne. 20
RESOLVED. by the Commission of the
City OF Owosso.. that whereas, a certain note
given by said City to the Owosso Savings
Bank in evidence Of . loan of that date to
said City TO be placed to the credit of
y. kir~ ST. Sever I'D falls duo on
the 18th day o. August, 1922. end there
are not In SET funa .ssuAB ABeieat, moneys to
pay tho same.
Nov. therefore the" Mayor 'i,~@her-by