The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1897-04-30
Common Council.
COMMON CoUSclL Room,

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which was referred 10 the committee on streets
| and sidewalks:
| To the Hon. Mayor and Common Council of the
city of OwosSo
Gentlemen-We, the undersigned, residents
| and taxpayers OF Cass street and Michigan ave-
nue. do petition your honorable body 10 have
laid sidewalk on the south side OF CaSS street
| from Michigan avenue on the east running west
| to Shiawassee street. and your petitioners will
| ever pray.
| u. j. Dean and others
Aid. Jordan presented the following petition,
which was referred TO committee on opening
streets and alleys - ,oo,
| TO the Hon Mayor and gentlemen OF the Coun-
Gil:
What would your honorable body say to fur
nshing ways and means for good bicycle path
on one side of Oliver street from the Gould
farm on the east city limit To Oliver street
| bridge, also north on Dewey street TO King, west
on King 10 Ada, south on Ada to Oliver. This
makes pleasant route for the riders and very
much safer than to have them all about the
Streets The bicycles are so numerous about
our city ii is unsafe for them as well as any
quiet team unless they are near an electric
lamp. IL seems TO me necessity that some
few miles of street be well prepared for their
use so they can have suitable us well as safe
place set apart for them. The bicycle riders
are very numerous and represent not far from
Sl50000. 90 capital and certainly are entitled To
some consideration i think. The two streets
referred TO can spare eight or ten feet on one
side and leave abundance of highway for travel.
1 would say make a small slight gutter between
the bicycle path and the wagon road so az to
have the bicycle path raised u few inches to
plainly distinguish II from the wagon road so it
would not be cut up by wagons. This could be
made smooth very cheaply and IL would keep
smooth except at the road crossings and would
afford great comfort and pleasure 10 the riders.
/ think IL is only question OF time when this
will be done in most OF the enterpriSlng cities
in Michigan. Let us show our deep interest in
the welfare of others and make "A start immedi-
ately in this direction. If not on the streets
mentioned. on some other streets approved by
your honorable body. l believe movement in
this direction would be approved by the tax
payers of this city.
AS soon as this was done on the north side of
the city, L would recommend good smooth
track on Stewart street, or in the south part of
the city around Chapman to Main street. L
would most gladly pay my share OF taxes for
this work now. portion of the expense might
be borne by taxing each bicycle for this work.
1 am sure you and your able assistants will
work out some feasible plan II IL meets with
your approval. II would cost much less to do
the work at once before the roads get hard.
Would 1t not be well to try ana co operate
with the supervisors and our sister city, Corun-
ma to join us In making good bicycle path to
Corunna by Main street and Corunna road also.
1t is almost impossible TO keep the bicycle
riders off OF the sidewalks until there is "a suit
able path made for them. In going five blocks
last evening / met and had pass me and saw
about thirty riding on the Sidewalk This
makes IL dangerous for pedestrians and riders
too as we'll Very few of these riders had Ian
terms. No one should be allowed TO even ride
after dark on our main streets without little
lamp or bell for their own safety as well as
others, think. Respectfully,
Aid. Zimmerman presented the following pc
tition, which was referred to committee on fire
department.
To the Hon. Mayor and Common Council of the
city OF OwoSSo:
We, the undersigned. citizens and taxpayers
do respectfully petition your honorable body TO
investigate the advsability of giving west
Owosso better fire protection. We ask that a
hose wagon apd one team be kept in this part
IF nj ~ a no ha 10
owing to the almost impossible condition of
Main street in muddy weather. Repeated dis
astrous fires In the 4th ward 90 to show that
the dwelling houses In West and South Owosso
are in extreme need of better fire protection.
One half of our factories are located in this part
of the city, and the majority of our people be
ing dependent directly or indirectly on these
factories for an existence we consider 1t poor
economy to be without proper protection from
ses by working on the roads, sprinkling streets,
conveying away rubbish, etc. We respectfully
petition that you act in this matter at once.
Robbins Table Co. and 1913 others.
The mayor suggested that as this petition
called for large expenditure OF money that
the committee In making IL report make 1t as
near the actual cost, as near as possible, as to
the cost of site, building, hose wagon, and every
thing to make this department complete, so
that the council can act upon it intelligently.
Aid. Dewey presented the following petition
which was referred TO the board of public works.
Owosso, Mich April |, 1897.
To the Hon. Mayor and Common Council and
the Board OF Public Works of the city of
Owosso:
and property owners on that portion Of Will
lams street, between Hickory and Dewey
streets petition that you cause the water mains
to be extended from Hickory street along Will
liams street to Dewey street, and your petit
TONERS will ever pray.
j. @. Dingman and Is others.
Aid. Dewey presented the following petition,
which was referred TO the board of public works:
OWOSSO, Mich, April 16, 1897.
Hon. Mayor and Common Council, Owosso.
We. the undersigned, taxpayers and residents
of east Williams street, city of Owosso, most
respectfully petition that sewer be construct
ed at once from Hickory street running east on
Williams to Oak street.
M. Osburn and others.
Aid. Copas presented the following remon
STRANGE, which was referred to the board of
public works:
TO the Hon, Mayor and Common Council of the
We, the undersigned, residents OF east VIII
liams street humbly pray that your honorable
body will not order or construct sewer from
dents are not able to bear the expense.
April 26th, 1897.
Robert =. Carr and others.
The following claims and accounts were pre-
sented and referred to the Committee on claims
and accounts
From Contingent Fund-Knapp g. Smith gel,
GSpas hay SS Tmes PnnSng CO. so
VIM. Barrlsford ga, j. Il. Cady S2s, John Ham
mond S22 G. A. Osborn 875, +. W. Smith $50, E.
Il. Tubbs 1925, s. X. Van Tiffln $l02, Owosso
Press Pub. Co. 1926, Geo. w. Loring 500.
llv,r Highway Fund-David Moss Sl3, Frank
Bailey G' " Hayes $3.50, Charles Bailey $500
William Due Ll~s 1926, William Ball $685. G.
A. Nen Sl.3s, VIM Gilbert S1.25 j. Kidd 81 .38, j.
Thomas S1.25, c. Hagameister $0.38, II. d. Park
er 1898, ID. Speck 1925, j. Do,le 1915, Arthur
Knapp Si.25, j. Turnbell 81 SS, l.. johnson $l.3S,
Frank Cramble e1.3S Frank Mack G.25, Frank
Townsend S22 A. Smith 1918, ID. Nickv4s - 30,
o. Sutphin SIPS, l.. IL. Woodland S19.59, Mrs
David Dwight SIG 20, Hiram Weatherby 50, Geo
Erect 50.
From Water Works Fund-Charles Balcom
S205. j. T.. Wing $0.S8, Charles jackson S5,
Charles Beebe S5, Floyd Bloomer A5, j. S.
Hunt $3.50, @. III. Cosstt S75.
Aid. White presented the following report,
which was received and ordered placed on lille:
Owosso, Mich April, 1877.
To the Hon. Mayor and Council OF Owosso.
The board OF health would respectfully sub
NIT the following report: Board met on April
18th, 1896, at the office OF Byerly & Loring. Or
ganization was effected by electing Dr. A. l..
Arnold president, Geo. w. Loiing vice presi-
dent, s. II. Van Tiffiin secretary and DR.. O. A.
Osborn health officer. AT aforesaid meeting
the secretary was instructed to purchase Two
dollars worth OF postage stamps for use in the
office and the president was also instructed TO
procure printed matter. This board has con
vened eight times during the year; has made TO
the council and board of public works eight
recommendations OF importance to the public
health and welfare; has entertained thirty