The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1894-06-01


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The clerk reported receipts from city treasurer
for $4,000 license money which were ordered
placed on file
Aid. ]. Frieseke offered the following commun-
cation which was referred to committee on nuls-
ances.
Tothe Mayor and Common council of the city
of Owosso; Gentlemen:
Complaint has been made of the condition of
the piece of land owned by the Comstock estate.
Commencing at VIM. Broad's and running
around in rear of Colts. w. J. Lyons etc. The
water stands at all times nc the foot of the hill,
and as the city has two drains leading water
from the streets into said grounds, ! would
recommend to the council that drain to the
am Respectfully Yours, G. A. Osborn. NJ ID.
Health Officer.
Aid. Mackey offered the following communl-
| cation which was received and placed on file.
| To the committee on fire department OwosSo
| city Councils Gentlemen
Having had the construction of the fire alarm
| system under my supervision, beg leave to sub
| init the following report.
The fire alarm system has been completed and
Is now in the best possible condition.
| Map No. VIII show your honorable committee
the location of fire alarm wire, boxes, residence
| OF chief OF department. and assistants, as well as
the vast amount of property that, Is practically
| Isolate from alarm boxes, you will also be able
| by the aid OF No. map to see that loops can be
run IN very short time to any portion of the
| city for new alarm boxes in case your honorable
I body see fit TO place them on the line at a very
small expense. Said line being run on the out
side OF the dense foliage we have been able to
place the present line so that 1t does not touch
| stick or tree on the entire line, and unless by
! an accidental breakage of the wires i do not
think any repairs will be needed on the line for
| years to come further than possibly day or SO
| trimming foliage as IL will grow.
| Map No 2 will show you the line us originally
constructed, you will also see by comparing the
| two maps that large amount of wire would have
| necessarily been stretched TO reach the chiefs
house and his assistants and in order to reach
thickly settled portions of the city with boxes Gin
case they we're ever put in) it would have been
/ structed
| Map No 8 will show your committee where wire
| has been stretched, the loops where new poles
| have been placed on west Main street we are
now on high telephone poles, and the loops from
| The factories TO main line Strengthened out.
ono thing your committee should take imme-
| diate action upon should be the location of the
city telegraph lines. They should be made, to
run under the alarm wire at least 2K feet be-
| tween wires on the poles and where they cross
| streets TO be run under our wires in all cases.
| impossible for trouble on our lines to come from
| that source.
The cost of reconstructng the line to the city
| has been limited to the cost of poles on the Co
runna road bought of the telephone company for
| 20 cents each and the labor necessary to place
the poles and line In position. We have nearly
800 rods of copper wire left Fl poles, guy poles,
| about rs pins and brackets, insulators and q
| small amount of insulated wire
| The labor on said line has been as per state
| Kept down as low as possible.
Respectfully submitted. Frank House.
Sec'y Fire Department.
| The Street Commissioners report for week
was presented, accepted and ordered placed on
| file.
| Aid j. Frieseke offered the following reports,
which were upon motion accepted and adopted
To the Honorable the Mayor and Common Coun-
Gil:
Your committee to whom your petition was re-
ferred TO cause sidewalk to be constructed on
| the south side of Corunna Ave-, would respect
| fully recommend that said walk be constructed
from Park street to the west line of lot owned
by the johnson Baking Co., and from the west
| line OF Smith Ave-, to the east line of lot owned
| pby Guy Cole. J.. Frleseke, s. Lamfrom, j. j.
TO the Honorable the Mayor and Common Coun-
Gil:
Your committee to whom was referred the pc
| ttion to cause Howell street to be graded from
Main streetnorth to River street would most re-
specially report favorable on the same and re-
commend that the prayers of the petitioners be
granted: j. Frieseke, 5. Lamfrom, J.J. Mackey
Committee,
20 the Hon. the Mayor and Common Council:
Yourcommlttee to whom the petition was re-
ferred to cause the gutter on the south side of
Main street from Cedar street to the NJ. @, II. r..
and the gutter on the north side of Main street
from the east line Of ,. Frawley to M. G. II. r.
would most respectfully report favorable ON the
same and recommend that the prayers or the pc
titioners be granted. j. Frieseke, 8. Lamfrom
Aid J. Frieseke offered the following report
which was upon motion referred to city attorney
Ayes: ii, G. Frieseke, J Frleseke,. Curry, Mack
ey Nays, Lamfr0m, Parker, Post.
To the Hon. the Mayor and Common Councl:--
Your committee to whom petition was re-
ferred complaining of an obstruction of Chapman
street at the 0wosso Tool Co.'S factory, would
most respectfully report that your committee have
employed III. Q. Main, surveyor, to determine the
boundaries OF said street, and herewith submit
the following report hereto attached. j. Frieseke
>. LamfrOm, j. j. Mackey.
TO the Mayor and Common Council of the City of
OwOsso:
would respectfully report that have to-day
surveyed the center line Of Chapman street from
Main street north to the railroad, and find the
engine house of Ow0sso Manufacturing Co. AZ
feet from the center of the road, or feet east of
the east line. find the workshop 3S 5-12 feet
from the center of the road or 55-l2feet on their
land, and the dry house and shop combined Is
II Gl2 feet from the center of the road or 10 Gi2
feet in Chapman street. also find Mr.. Chip
mans fence at the north end 10 0-12 feet from the
center OF the road, and 20 0-l2 feet ut the south
end at Main street.
May 20, A. ID. 1894.
IL. @. Main, Surveyor.
The committee on claims and accounts report
ed fay0rably on accounts as above presented.
Unanimous consent being given same were al
lowed, and clerk instructed to draw orders for
same
ADD. Frieseke offered the following resolu-
ton which was upon motion adopted.
Resolved, That the common connci of the city
of OwOss0 do determine and 0rdan that IL Is o
necessary public improvement that n sidewalk
four feet wide, be built laid and constructed on
the south side OF Cornnna Ave-, from Park street
to west line of lot owned by the johnson Baking
Co.. and from Smith Ave. TO lot owned by Guy
Cole. In the City of Ow0ssO.
The same to be built and constructed according
20 the terms and provisions Of an ordinance enti-
tied, An ordinance TO provide for the construc..
ton, and manner and time of construction, OF
sidewalks hereafter to be built or constructed
within the City of Ow0sso, and for the payment
and collection of the costs and expense OF the
1891.
Aid. ii. @. Frleseke offered the following reso-
luton. which was upon motion adopted
Resolved, That the city attorney be and Is here
by authorized to subpoena all necessary witness
eS In the Gardner case; also that an order be
drawn on the city treasurer In favor of the city
marshal to pay the fees of said witnesses.
The mayor appointed the following committee
to act In conjunction with the water board, as In
structed last week: !. frieseke, Post, Curry.
following, which upon unanimous consent being
given was placed upon its passage and passed,
ayes 2, nays O.