The Owosso times., 1922-08-18

by proposes that Section seven (7) of
Chapter fifteen t15) of the Charter of the
City of Owosso be amended to read as fol-
lows:
Section 2; Whenever any paving has
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
shall be paved and at the time and in the
manner directed by the Commissioners of
Public improvements, to make, lay and put
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
curb line of such proposed Improvement as
the Commissioner of Public improvements
shall determine to be necessary for the pre-
servation Of such proposed paving when
the same shall be laid and put down. and
necessary for the preservation Of any graded,
graveled or otherwise improved street or
of a street which It is intended to 80 grade.
ment sbs eaDss Of ar n1t tSst
such sewer. gas and water connections shall
all be made on such street or that portion
thereof deemed necessary By the Commis-
sion. they shall so declare By resolution. and
It shall then be the duty Of all owners OF
lots, lands or premises abutting on such
streets or parts Of streets mentioned in said
nections 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 Improve
ments.
In case the owner of any such lot. lands
or premises shall neglect refuse to make,
lay or put in such connections at the time
or in the manner prescribed by the Commits
sioner Of Public improvements then said
Commissioner shall cause the same to be
made. laid or put in. and the respective
owners of such lots. lands 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
atty for which such persons shall be re-
spectively liable shall be reported by the
Commissioner of Public improvements 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
manner as provided in case of special assess
me nents in respect to any separate or single
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
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 east at said election in the fol-
"Shall Section z Of Chapter Is Of the
Charter Of the City Of Owosso be amended
to provide that all sewer, gas and water
street and q point at or beyond the curb
or proposed curb line may be required to be
made. laid and put in by the owners Of any
premises adjoining or abutting on any street
graded, graveled or otherwise improved of
intended SO to be, whether ordered paved
or not. whenever declared BY resolution Of
the Commission to be necessary. for the
tended to be improved, and that. In case Of
the failure refusal of the owner to COM
ply with such requirement. the City may
cost thereof and the penalty for such fall
ure against such property as in the case of
a street ordered pavedf
} For the adoption Of the amendment
j 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
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 Ave of the most public places in each
ward OF said City during the same period
and to be published in a daily newspaper
OF said City once in each week during three
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 proposed
amendment. and to report at once to this
Commission the action of said Governor
thereon.
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.
Dated August 8, 1922.