The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-08-19
COMMON COUNCIL.
Common Council Chamber,

The minutes of the last meeting were read an
Q approved as read.
!: Following claims and accounts we're presente
y and referred 10 the committee on claims ana AZ
u counts.
From Contingent Fund-M L. Parker SIS o
| George w. Lorng 90 Albert 4. Copas 15c, "
!, Ii. Smith 10 Oh, A. l.. Arnold 25 o..
, Fire Department Fund.-. IL. Blair l6 90, JnC
Ashford 10 90 l. ID. Wilson 90 Guy A. cole "
From Highway Fund-Cha Dt ley Is 90, S
Shepherd 90, Thos: Dynes Is 80. William Ba
Butts 80, owoss Paving c., &c, b. @. Murra
Board of Heath-Clark Drown. 90.
From Water Works Fund-H, liobbins e. Sol
Z ca, j. s. Hunt 30, clyde Watson IS. o. & q
Electric Go. 500, q. Lawrence %, Argus Pull
District Sewer Fund-Addiston Pipe & stee
Co. ass 50, ii. L. Riggs IS 90, II. W. Mann 70.
Paving Fund-H. 5. Hadsall 40 81, H. L. Riggs
AZ 40, Argus Pub Go. 8 49,
AID Gould presented the following report anC
moved its acceptance; motion prevailed
| Ow0ssO, Aug 15 1895
Your committee on abatement of nulsances t.
| whom was referred the matter of the dangerous
condition OF the property known as the pump
! factory beg leave To report as follows: We found
the building or the greater portion of the same.
In an unsafe condition. The walls, the tmbers
and roof boards of the roof and one row of posts
are all that remains of the building. The north
portion, about two thirds, isleaning out of plumb
fully ~ inches in eight Of IL feet, towards the
| east. and the east wall of same runs along upon
or close to the line of Factory street, and Is a
W I'LL WHO pass upon tndt street.
| Your committee would recommend that this
council declare the above building situated on lot
one OF block twO nj. l.. stewart q Co.'s I'd add,
| for the reasons above stated, nuisance under
section four of chapter fourteen of city charter.
and instruct the city clerk to notify the owner of
same 20 abate such nuisance within ten days
that this council institute the necessary steps TO
perform said work and charge the expense of
same upon said lot to be collected as a special
| assessment according to the rights conferred up.
on this council by said charter. Il. H. Gould, j.
| III. COpas, II. A Harmon.
Mr.. L. j. Horsman came before the council
ana requested that an account of the Recorder
Publishing Co. for work on the paving plans and
specifications, and which had been referred to
the committee on ways and MEANS be submitted
to the council for action.
MIR. CopaS moved the matter be laid on the ia
Die Tor one week. Motion carried.
Mr.. Palmer read the following communication
from the Board Of Health, which upon motion
was referred to the committee on abatement of
nulsances TO report at next meeting.
Owosso, Mich, Aug, 10, 1898.
10 the honorable Mayor and Common Council
or the City of Owosso:
The Board of Health has this day made q per-
sonal Inspection of what Is known as COmstocl
Creek In the city of OwossO. and find 1t in very
unsanitary condition from its sourcs to where it
emptles into the Shiawassee river near the Shi-
awaSsee street bridge.
We find that house sops, garbage and drain
age from water closets are emptied into 1t, and
at one place we found the creek damned and
stocked with alarge flock of ducks. The water is
still In many places and nearly the whole distance
the bed of fine creek is grown full of weeds and
the banks are lined with trees and shrubs. pre-.
venting the rays of the sun from reaching the
bed OF the stream and thus purifying the water
The board would recommend to the common
council that the bed of the stream be cleaned of
rubbish and distractions and the shrubbery
growing along its banks be removed, and that
from this date all sewerage, garbage, house and
chamber Stops be prohibited from entering said
stream; that the converting the stream into
a ma "a nnrnln tod
We believe the exigencies of the case demand
immediate attention,
BY Order of the Board of Health,
James ID. Estes, Secretary.
A deed from Mr.. L. ID. Dewey, conveying to
the city OF OwOsSo certain lands for the extern |
sion OF lakewood avenue was presented. and up |
on motion of Aid. Copas, was received and re. |
ferred To the city attorney.
The committee on claims and accounts report
ed favorable on accounts as above presented; |
unanimous consent being given the same were |
allowed and the clerk instructed to draw orders |
for the same as the cash in the various FUNDS |
would allow, ayes 8; nays0.
The clerk read the following reports and resO-
luton from the Board of Public Works. which |
upon motion of Aid. Jordan were referred to the |
committee on paving. which is TO report on same |
at the next regular meeting or at a special meet
ing 10 be called by the mayor. The committee |
consists of Aid. Jordan, Copas and Shaw.
Owosso, Mich., Aug. s, '9s.
To the Board of Public Works, OwossO Mich:
Gentlemen-Attached please md tracing show !
ing tabulation OF bids of LamSOn a. Crowley, Ay- |
ers Asphalt Co., Assyrian Asphalt Co. and War |
rem Scnarf Asphalt Co,
These bids are summarized on the basis of CO.
ment curb and gutter as follows:
Lamson q Crowley. brick, SS3,329 SO.
Ayers, asphalt, S34, 1888.
Assyrian, asphalt S31 675.04.
Warren Scharf, asphalt S3l,937.76.
OF brick bids that of Lamson & Crowley is the |
only one that you can consider. They are lower
on every item than any other bidder. The stand
Ing of this firm Is as good as that of any other
bidder or any contractor OF their class. and |
would not hesitate To award them the contract If |
you decide on brick pavement
You can get favorable or unfavOrable reports
regarding any contractor, and any firm Will do
good work If they have experience and equip
and honest Inspector.
In view OF the TACT that asphalt bids are lower
than those on brick, we are compelled to consid-
Or asphalt more seriously than at our former let
ing would refer to my former report dated
June 2lst, as to the relative merits of brick and
asphalt.
The adoption of brick cutters removes one Sc
rious objection TO asphalt that of rotting In the
cutters, and the danger of being cut up by the
'0adway Will make less noisy pavement than
IN all brick pavement would not modify any
statements in my former report except TO say
hat inasmuch as asphalt Is cheaper we must
consider 1t carefully.
If we secure an eight year guarantee covering
maintenance of pavement and providing for u
complete renewal If the wear exceeds 25 per
tent, see no reason for refusing to let con-
ract for asphalt. without such guarantee / |
would not consider 1t on account OF the many
connected with asphalt cOnstruc-
ion. Many defects may not a. pear short of
our or fiqe years.
If a suitable guarantee bond be given, and If
PRICK cutters and brick between the car tracks
De used can say that asphalt will make you
handsome and sanitary pavement, and In case of
he adoption Of such pavement would recon-
mend the award To the Warren Scharf Asphalt
20. as the most desirable bid
While this Is not the low bid, the company Is
we'll known of high standing, and we know they
nave the equipment to push the work and COM
)lete 1t before frost. The rival bidder Is un-
Known to us and Is new company, and the time
aiken to investigate properly would prevent the
completion OF the work this year IL they were
ound OH investigation to be reliable.
i would endorse cement curb and gutter. If
properly built, with Atlas Alpha, or other good
portland cement, 1t will make durable and
handsome street,
l would advise immediate action. You have
delayed so long that a further delay of ten days
will make 1t so late that danger of frost running
he work will be very great. IL you cannot
award the contract by week from today 4
would advise the abandonmento of paving for this
season.
In my opinion you will be better satisfied at the
md of a term of years with brick pavement than
With asphalt. Were il my own work and my own
money paying for It, l should favor brick all
hngs being cOnsideted. / therefore recon-
tIa ain of ont |