The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-10-14
Common Council.
Common Council Room,

Aldermen present at roll cali, Wiley, Gould,
Dewey, Harmon, Shaw, Jordan, Palmer and
Watson.
Minutes of the last meeting we're read and
approved.
petition which was referred to the Board OF
Public Works, and a committee consisting OF
aldermen Wiley, Jordan and Gould
To the Honorable Mayor and Common Coun'
Gil of the City OF Owosso:
property on South Washington street do hereby
petition your honorable body 10 cause the
sewer on washington street south from MAIN
to be lowered sufficient depth TO afford Us Gel
lar drainage and proper sanitary convenlences
from our Easements.
The present pipes connecting from our cellars
to the main sewer laid by direction OF the city
authorities is now eight inches above the Dot
tom OF the cellar at the curo wall next To the
street. and affords no cellar drainage ana no
proper basement sanitary drainage.
The paving OF Washington street from Main
street south with the sewer at its present
depth, we believe, would be doing your petition !,
we have rights that are not being properly re.
spected, and we respectfully ask that the Board
OF Public Works be Instructed not to perform
any more work towards paving that part OF
Washington street south OF Main until the
sewer be lowered to proper depth and your
petitioners will eyer pray.
Signei by A. j. Patterson and seven others.
Alderman Palmer presented the Following
petition which was referred to the Board OF
Owosso, Mich, Oct. 4, 1898.
To the Honorable Mayor and Gentlemen OF
the Council: ,
Your petitioners the undersigned. earnestly
pray for the laying OF sewer from Main street
south on Elm street, to the south end Of Elm
street, as we believe this to be one OF the most
essential branch sewers that can be laid in this
city, as there Is employed at the Woodard cas-
ket works and Estey factory Is, between three
and four hundred men, and for the protection
of life and health Of these men as well as the
inhabitants, in this vicinity, IL is essential TO
have this sewer put down at the earliest posi-
BILE date.
signed by L. E. Woodland and two others.
The following petition was presented from
the Board of Public Works with the recommen-
dalton that it be granted: ,,,., o - ,ooo
To the Honora BILE Board of Public Works of
the city Of Owosso:
Gentiemen-Your petitioner, the undersign
ed, respectfully represents that he has been re-
quested by number OF property holders along
the line of the sewer he is now constructing, TO
connect their premises with said sewers. |
therefore request that permission be granted
me to make said connections, II being under.
stood that no work is to be done in connection
Very respectfully,
John j. Granville.
motion prevailed that the permission petit
toned for be granted. Ayes, Gould, Dewey,
Shaw Harmon, Jordan, Palmer. g. Nays,
The following claims and accounts were pre-.
sented and referred TO the committee on claims
and accounts:
Printing Co. Sll So Postal Telegraph Co. 10,
Geo Virgins 8 90, w H Smith, 81, j L Ash,
90, j L Ash 90, Times Printing Co. 10 75,
Press Publishing Co ID IS.
Fire Department Fund-John Ashford SIC 90,
d II Blair Is 90, e b Tubbs So, II Markham
20 81, F B Barrow o. L ID Wilson 90, Fire De.
partment IA 90, Fire Dept 35 %, John Brooks &
Son, 4 95, G H Balloon 10, Manning Bros. 20 60
j Brooks g. Son 80, Owosso Fire Dept 90, f
b Tubbs IS, Frank w Smith Z so, Ira G Curry
1918.
From Highway Fund-James Doyle 81 so, P
ii Carmody 10 81, Thos Dynes IL sS, Sheperd
So d Butts 20, VIM Ball 8 70, Chas Bailey
II SO, Owosso Paving Co. 8 so. Ira G Curry 55,
Brewster so, James Odell $780, b G Murray
20.O3, b G Murray SO IL.
Bridge Fund-Wm Boerem IS 90, Richard
Smith 800 90.
From Water Works Fund-C II Balloon AZ.
Thompson Meter Co S62 40, Thompson Meter
Go. 1o5 Oo. A Todd Co. 81 81, Hunt So
lis 90 80, J L Ash 2 90, Times Printing Co. 575
District Sewer-M L Parker 81 90, j Gran
vile 375 90, stanton Truck Co. 81, John Brooks
& Son, 2 20, Fl. j. Hall 20 90.
The committee on claims and accounts re
ported favorably on accounts as above present
ed Unanimous consent being given.the same
orders for the same as the cash in the various
funds would allow, ayes 8, nays0.
Alderman Jordan presented the following
con IRON N The cay whSn en-
the Board OF Public Works, and moved It's &C
ceptance and adoption. Motion carried.
Public Works of City of OwOsso:
Gentlemen-In the matter OF placing of tele-
phone, telegraph and electric light poles along
the paved streets Of the city, l nave to advise
you, that in my opinion the city council have
absolute control OF the streets of the city In the
interest Of the public That no person or cor
poration can acquire any rights therein con-
trary to the rights OF the public That II the
common council determine that any poles used
for the above mentioned purposes should be re-
moved from their present position and
interest and benefit OF the public the council Is
acting within its jurisdiction and such order or
determination must be complied with by per-
sons or corporations owning such poles at their
expense and without expense to the city.
The ordinance granting franchise to the
Owosso Telephone Co; passed and approved
poles on paved streets, and must be construed
to mean the placing Of poles on streets thereaf-
ter paved. all TO be placed under the direction
Of the Board of Public Works.
do not find any ordinance granting fran
chises to Western Union Telegraph To-, Postal
Telegraph Co. or Bell Telephone 90. but to them
right to occupy the streets is at all times sub.
ject to the rights of the public and under the
control of the Common Council of the city.
Yours respectfully,
HENRY S. HADsALL,
City Attorney.
Dated, oct. 8, 1898.
The following report was presented and upon
motion of Alderman Gould, was accepted and
ordered placed on file:
To the Mayor and Common Council of the city
of Owosso:
We, the undersigned, members OF your com.
mittee appointed TO confer with Mr.. Woodland
in regard to the construction OF new furniture
factory, beg TO report that we met in joint ses.
sion with the mayor and Aid. Gould of your
honorable body in conference with Mr.. Wood.
ard, and that the councils part of that commit
tee made their report In accordance with in
structions. We, the Citizens Committee, beg
your indulgence to go little further and re
port for the petitioners In compliance with
the petitions of several hundred laboring men,
business men and others, praying that the
necessary steps be taken TO offer a reason.
able bonus by the city to secure furniture fac
tory. The undersigned members of said com.
mittee, do hereby recommend that Public
Improvement Bond of the city, in the sum of
ten thousand dollars be offered for the construc-
ton OF said factory, suitable for the employ
ment OF 175 TO 225 men, that the question or the
issue OF said bond be submitted TO the people to
vote upon. We also recommend that you call a
public meeting in the Armory to discuss this
question OF Offering this amount for a furniture
factory. We also recommend that committee
OF three or five be appointed with some attor-
ney as advisor In preparing the plans and pa
pers in order that the city may be reasonably
protected in the issue of the bond, in case the
factory should be destroyed by fire or tornado
during the first ten years OF the running OF the
factory. We want the people to know what
they are voting upon when they come to vote
First, then, we ask for the public meeting OF
the citizens that the matter may be discussed
and plans formulated for carrying out the