The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-10-02
To the Honorable Mayor and Common Council

To the Honorable Mayor and Common Council
OF the city of OwOssO.
Gentlemen Your committee on streets and
Sidewalks do hereby most respectfully report
and recommend TO this common council that Ii
Is a necessary public Improvement that certain
sidewalks In the city OF OwOsso be repaired and
sidewalks be built In said city of OwOssO, on GER
tam streets In said city, and In front of certain
lands abutting on said street, as follows,to-wit:
ONew walks to be four feet wide
ON the south side of Adah street. commencing
on the east side of Glenw00d Avenue, and run
ming west To east Side of Alger Avenue, cOmprlS-
Ing lots Al, az. and 4S, woodawn Park add.
Also on the east side of Detroit street compris-
Ing the west line of lot TO- blk %.
Walks repaired or built new-E. v. Smith, lot
:, blk 20; Fred Lewis, lot blk Fl, A. l.. e. b. o.
A, NJ. A. Chipman's add; Yeats e. Osborn, re-
serve No. 81 Andrew Jackson. north 46 It of lot
9outlot o. also commencing at northeast corner
OF lot TO- then west leh feet south 36h feet of lot
TO- ). II Layerock's subdivision of outlot s.
s. Lamfr0m, M. l.. Parker. G.. f. Zimmerman,
committee on streets and sidewalks.
Aid Copas presented following communication
also bill attached.
Owosso, Sept. 25th, 1885,
To the Honorable Mayor and Common Council
of the City of OwossO.
During the week past Alderman White re-
orable body touching the occupancy of portion
of lot IL. blk 81 by the city for the purpose of
erecting building or shed. On behalf of the
owners am authorized to make the following,
VIZ: owners will rent to the city of OwOssO the
south forty feet of the east fortyfour feet of lot
~ block "a, to be used and occupied for the pur
pose above stated for the sum of forty dollars
per year, and at that rate for any portion of a
year, upon the conditions that said city remove
SAID building and other property that they may
nave upon said premises when or upon being
served With notice to vacate of thirty days.
Should the above be satisfactory a lease can
De drawn and executed Yours respectfully
A. Lee Williams.
OwossO, Mich, Sept 2Sth, 1896
City OF OwossO In acc. with G. s. 81 OBJ. Williams:
To years use of the center 90 IT of lot r. blk
~ OF city of Owosso, Mich, $1,000 per yr, 5000.
1t was moved and supported that the city clerk
& o. b. Williams for the sum of $4,000 to be de.
ilyered on their presenting him with receipt
for the rent of this ground from the time that
the city commenced using 1t to the present time,
which was carried ayes 7, nays 0.
The committee on claims and accounts report
ed favorable on accounts as above presented;
unanimous consent being given same was allow
1t was moved and supported that the street
commissioner be instructed to yacate and re-
move all property off from the Williams estate
as soon as possible. which was carried.
Aid. White reported that Mr.. Thomas request
ed that the sewer on Williams street be repaired
at once so that The water would run in its origin
al course and not flood his land 1t was moved
and supported that this matter be referred to a
,ecial committee to be appointed by the mayor.
mayor appointed AID. C0pas, Lingle and Smith.
Aid Zimmerman reported that there was a
building in West Owosso owned by MIR. McKen-
zie, on the corner of Lansing and Main streets,
where the roof of the building pojected over the
sidewalk, that the building was built in the
street, also that other nuisances were being COM
mitted, which upon motion was referred to the
committee on abatement of nuisances, with in
structions to report at the next meeting.
Aid. Lamfrom presented following resolution,
which was adopted ayes z, nays0.
RaSOlvpd Inv this council that the mart of tha
ordinance passed by this council for the con-
structiOn of sidewalk on the east side of Lyon
street between Bush and Stewart streets is here
by recOnsidered and revoked. but this resolution
shall not vitiate any other part of said ordinance
so passed, and all the rest of said ordinance
shall stand valid and in full force.
Aid. Lamfrom presented following resolution
which was adopted; ayes o, naysO.