The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1897-08-20
Aid. Walsh offered following resolution which

Aid. Walsh offered following resolution which
was adopted; ayes 9, nays O.
Resolved by the common council of the city o.
Owosso that the committee on ways and means
of the city of Owoss0 be and the same Is hereby
authorized to borrow two thousand dollars at the
lst A. ID. 1898, and the clerk be authorized tC
draw orders for same.
Aid. Zimmerman offered following report
which was adopted, ayes 8, naysO.
To the Honorable Mayor and Common Council
Gentlemen-You 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
made safe for public travel, and that certain
| sidewalks be built In said city of Owosso, on
certain streets In said city, and in front of GER
tain lands AUDITING on said street. follows, to-
wit:
On Ada street. land owned by stephen Crane,
lot 3, blk 6, Ingersoll's add.
| On Ada street, land owned by VIM. Gassman,
| lots 3 and 4, blk 2, Ingersoll add.
| OnlAda street, land owned by Ernest Green
walt, M of piece of land, com rods and %
rods OF center sec 1872, W rods, rods, to
beg.
On A, Ada street land owned by H. w. Martin,
On Ada street. land owned by Mrs. f. Sander
son. lot 2 blk 2, Ingersoll's add.
On ShiawaSsee street, land owned by Andrew
Reineke, lot /, blk go, A. l.. & b. o. WIS add.
Dated Owosso, Aug 16, 1897.
G. f. Zimmerman. j. III. Copas V. M. White,
| committee on streets and sidewalks.
Committee on claims and accounts reported
| favorable on accounts as above presented unan-
lmous consent being given same was allowed;
ayes 9, nays o.
| Aid. Zimmerman offered following resolution,
which was adopted; ayes nays Q.
| Resolved, that the common council of the city
| OF Ow0SsO do determine and Ordain that IL Is q
necessary public Improvement that a sidewalk
| be repaired built, laid out and constructed on
the different streets In accordance with the re-.
| port of the committee on streets and sidewalks
of said city of OwossO which said report Is here
The same to be built and constructed according
TO the terms and provisions of an ordinance ent-
lied, IAN 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 Owosso, and for the payment
| and collection of the costs and expense of the
collection thereof" approved August TO- 1891.
And said walks repaired according to the terms
and provisions of an ordinance entitled, "An or
dlnance providing for the repairing Of sidewalks
expense thereof. within the city of Owosso."
Approved September lst, 1884,
Dated Owosso, Aug. 16, 1897.
received and referred to the committee on streets
and sidewalks and the city attorney.
To the City Clerk of the City of Owosso:
Sir-Take notice that on the 18th day of June,
A ID 1897, about o'clock in the forenoon, joint
Mitchell sustained serious injury to his right
knee, caused by his falling on a defective side
four rods west of Gilbert street, in the city of
Owosso; that there was hole In the plank in
| the sidewalk at that place, and he slipped on a
plank and his foot went into the hole, causing
him to fall and hurt his knee as aforesaid that
the extent of the Injury at this time is unknown
70 him, but ne suffers great pain and Is unable to
tends to hold the city liable for such damage as
may have been sustained by him.
Dated Owosso, Mich, Aug. 10, 1897.
John I. Mitchell,
BY Lyon & Hadsal his Attorneys.
Aid. Dewey offered following resolution which
was adopted; ayes 9. nays 0.
Resolved, by the common council of the city of
Owosso, that to pay for the sprinkling of the
streets in said city the sum of $500 be assessed
on all occupied lots and parts of lots on that pOr
ton of Washington street from King street to
the bridge over the Shawassee river; Main
street from Park street to Brooks street; Ex-
change street from Saginaw street to Water
street, Oliver street from Oak street to First
street, In equal amounts; and that the committee
on ways and means be and Is hereby authorized
to have made and spread upon the assessment
rolls the assessment so made, according to the
city charter.
Aid. Dewey offered following resolution which
was adopted; ayes Q, nays o.
Resolved by the common council of the city
of OwOssO, that the street commissioner be and
Is hereby instructed to cause all weeds growing
law Walks en- ali Streets AND in all NJ oanes Where
notices have been served on property owners
and not complied with that sidewalks were not
III proper repair, anu Also W pIoceeu Will tnIee
days notice to repair all walks by him consider
ed to be dangerous.
Aid. Dewey offered following resolution which
was adopted; ayes 8, nays o.
Resolved, by the common council of the city of
0wosso, that the board of assessors be and is
hereby instructed to assess one-third of the cost
of the Ball street sewer between Exchange and
Main street on the two blocks on Exchange
street between Washington and Water street,
and that two thirds be paid by the city to be as
sessed later upon the sewer on Ball street be-
tween Exchange and Oliver streets, as laid out
on the sewer map of said city.
1t was moved and supported that the commit
tee on ways and means be and are hereby in
structed to confer with the city attorney and
draft an ordinance relative to the selling of the
bonds to be issued by the city and report at next
meeting, which was carried, ayes 0, nays0.
Upon motion Council adjourned.
FRED EDWARD CITY Clerk