The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1897-04-23
COMMON COUNCIL.
Common Council Room. |
OwossO, Mich., April 10, 1897.

Common Council Room. !
Owosso, Mich, April 10, 1897.
Regular meeting of Common Council, Mayor
Edwin A Gould presiding
Aldermen present at roll call, Wiley. Copas
Dewey, zimmerman, Shaw, White, Jordan,
II was moved and supported that the reading
of the minutes OF the last meeting be dispensed
with, which was carried. Ayes o nays o.
Alderman White presented following petition
which was referred to committee on opening
streets and alleys,
To the Honorable Mayor and Common Council
assembled:
The undersigned taxpayers and residents of
this city dohumbly petition your honorable body
to have street opened commencing at a point
where Milwaukee and Martin streets intersect
and running west along south line of the d. G..
H. & NJ. X. II. to land owned by John Mcdonald
and taking from all land fronting on south line
of said rail road three (3) rods together with one
rod () from land owned by VIM. Kuster as
public highway as we deem it a necessary pub
lie Improvement, and your petitioner will ever
pray. Signed G. l.. Perry.
AID Wiley presented following petition. which
was referred to the committee on streets and
sidewalks.
To the Honorable Mayor and Common Council
Of the city of OwOssO:
we the undersigned electors and taxpayers of
the first ward, do hereby petition your honorable
body to build or cause to be built, a sidewalk on
the east side of Ada st. The same to begin at
the termination of Harry Woodlands walk at his
residence on the corner of King and Ada SITS
running north and connectin with walk in
front of McGregor's residence. Slgned-Wm
McGregOr and Others
AID Jordan presented following petition which
was referred 10 tho committee on streets and
sidewalks.
To the Honorable Common Council of the City
of OwossO.
Gentlemen-we the undersigned citizens and
taxpayers of the 4th ward petition your honor
able body to build or cause to be built, side
walk on Ament street, commencing at Shawas-
OH anfr n tn int xuff
laying in front of Mrs. VI. Palmer'S house.
Signed Alfred Palmer and others.
AID Copas presented following petition which
was referred TO the committee on streets and
sidewalks.
OwOsso, April l4th '97.
To the Honorable Mayor and Common Council
of the city of Ow0SSO:
We the undersigned tax payers would request
your honorable board to lay sidewalk on the
west side of Randolph street from Oliver TO
Mason staeet. and your petitioders will ever
pray. John T. Mitchell and others.
Aid Zimmerman presented following report
also petition and remOnstrance. which was re.
ferred to the committee on ways and means and
City Attorney.
To the Honorable Mayor and Common Council
of the city of OwOSS0:
conference.-the board of Public Words here
by report and recommend to your honorable
body, that the prayers of the petitioners for a
sewer to be constructed on Water street CON-
mencing rods south of King st. on Water street
running thence south TO Oliver street to connect
ticable) as petltioned for by a majority of the
taxpayers residing on said street.
Said petition Is hereuntO attached and made a
part of this report; also a remonstrance from a
minority of the taxpayers residing on said street.
Board of Public Works.
Fred Edwards, Sec'y.
To the Honorable Mayor and Common Council of
the city of OwOSsO:
Gentlemen-We the undersigned residents
and property owners residing on Water street
hereby petition your honorable body to cause a
sewer TO be constructed. beginning as far north
OH said street as Is practicable. or thence south
to Oliver street and west to Adams street to con-
meet to sewer as laidand your petitioners will
ever pray. HarlP. Wolaver and Is others.
To the Honorable Mayor and Common Council
of the City of OwossO. Michigan:
Gentlemen-We the undersigned residents and
taxpayers on Water street having noticed in the
printed proceedings of the council that petit
ton had been presented to the council and that
the same had been referred to tbs Board of Pub
lie Works, asking that sewer be constructed
alon said street. We being residents and tax
payers on said street do hereby demonstrate
against the construction of said sewer, for the
reason we do not feel able o bear the expense
for said construction. We therefore beg that
you Will consider our prayer and not impose this
burden upon us, and your petitioners will ever
pray. j. s. Hoyt and &c others.
The City Attorney was upon motion granted
further time in which to make a report on the
ordinance granting to the New State Telephone
Co., o franchise.
Aid. Copas presented following communicated
which was referred to the COMMITTEE on Police.
Owosso. Mich, April 18th, 1897.
To the Honorable Mayor and Common Council
of the city of OwossO
Gentlemen-As a taxpayer and resident OF
said city of OwossO. would say to your honorable
body that the salary paid the city marshal for
the last two years in my opinion has been toe
much. and would further say that If i should
be appointed marshal of the city of OwossO
would perform the duties of said Office of city
marshal for the ensuing year for the sum of one
dollar per day. M. E. MILLER.