The Owosso times., 1922-09-01
NOTICE OF FELECTION
To the Electors of the City of

election to be held in the City OF
Owosso on Tuesday, the twelfth day
of September, 1922, the following
proposition will be submitted for vote
"Shall Section of Chapter Is OF
the Charter of the City of Owosso b,
amended to read as follows:
1 Section 7. "Whenever any paving
has been ordered upon any public
street, highway or alley of the City
it shall be the duty of any person
owning any lot or parcel of land ad
joining or abutting upon such street
highway or alley, before the same
shall be paved and at the time and in
the manner directed by the Commits.
sioner of Public improvements, to
make, lay and put in all such sewer
water and gas connections in front of
their lands and premises and carry
the same from the pipe in such street,
highway or alley to and beyond the
curb line of such proposed improve
ment as the Commissioner of Public
improvements shall determine to be
necessary for the preservation of such
proposed paving when the same shall
be laid and put down, and whenever
the Commission shall deem it neces-
sary for the preservation of any grad
ed, graveled or otherwise improved
street or of street which it is in
tended to so grade, gravel or improve,
whether such improvement shall con-
sist of pavement or not; that such
sewer, gas and water connections
shall all be made on such street or
that portion thereof deemed neces-
sary by the Commission, they shall so
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 connections to or
beyond the curb or 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 or
times directed by the Commissioner
of Public improvements.
In case the owner of any such lot,
lands or premises shall neglect or re-
fuse to make, lay or put in such con-
nections at the time or in the manner
prescribed by the Commissioner of
Public Improvements then said Com
missioner shall cause the same to be
made, laid or put in, and the re-
spective owners of such lots, lands
or premises shall be liable for the
cost thereof together with ten per
cent, in addition thereto as penalty,
to be recovered by the City in action
of debt or assumpsit, or said cost and
penalty for which such persons shall
be respectively liable shall be reported
by the Commissioner of Public I'M
to the City Assessor to be
levied and assessed by him as special
tax or assessment upon such lots,
lands or premises, in the same man
ner as provided in case of special
in respect to any separ-
ate or single lot, parcel of land or
premises"
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 7th day of August, 1922, said
resolution being as follows:
Resolution No. 1s.
RESOLVED by the Commission of the
City of Owosso that said Commission here
by proposes that Section seven W OF
Chapter fifteen (15) of the Charter OF the
City of Owosso be amended to read as fol-
lows:
Section z. Whenever any paving has
been ordered upon any public street, high
way or alley of the City. it shall be the
duty of any person owning any lot or paree, ph
street. highway or 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
n all such sewer, water and gas connec-
ions in front of their lands and premises
md carry the same from the pipe in such
street. highway or alley to and beyond the
.urb line of such proposed Improvement as
he Commissioner Of Public improvements
hall determine to be necessary for the pre-
ervation of such proposed paving when
he same shall be laid and put down, and
whenever the Commission shall deem it |
necessary for the preservation of any graded. /
travelled or otherwise improved street or
# street which it is intended to so grade |
nent shall consist of pavement or not that
uch sewer. gas and water connections shall /
ii be made on such street or that portion |
hereof deemed necessary by the Commis-
ion, they shall so declare by resolution, and /
shall then be the duty of all owners of /
OTIS, lands or premises so abutting on such
treets or parts of streets mentioned in said /
to lay and put in all such con-
ectons to or beyond the curb proposed
urb line; and in either case all such con-
shall be made, laid and put in in the Il
manner and at the time or times directed
y the Commissioner of Public Improve
,ents.
r premises shall neglect or refuse to make.
r in the manner prescribed by the Commits
ioner of Public improvements then said
shall cause the same to be
lade, laid or put in, and the respective
wners of such lots. lands or premises shall
e liable for the cost thereof together with
en- per cent, in addition thereto as
enalty, to be recovered by the City in action
debt or assumpsit, or said cost and pen
lty for which such persons shall be re-
pectively liable shall be reported by the
commissioner Of Public improvements to the
ity Assessor to be levied and assessed by
i'm a special tax or assessment upon
uch lots, lands or premises. in the same
tanner as provided IN case of special assess
tents in respect to any separate or single |
IT, parcel of land or premises"
RESOLVED, further, that the question OF |
he adoption of said amendment shall be |
ubmitted to the electors of the City of
wossof at the regular State and County