The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-08-04
Common Council.
Common Council Chamber,
OWOSsO. Mich. Aug. 1. 1899

OWOssO, Mlcns, aug. IL loSJ
Regular meeting Of common council with May
Aldermen present at roll call, Gould Pierpont,
Harmon, Curry. Jordan, Palmer, Walsh, and
Washburn.
The minutes of the last meeting were read and
Aid. Pierpont moved the council be resolved
into board of review to review the assessment
roll OF Saginaw street sewer; motion prevailed.
Aid. Pierpont submitted the following report:
To the Honorable Mayor and Common Council
of the City of Ow0ss0:
Gentlemen-Your committee to whom was re-
ferred the Saginaw street sewer assessment beg
leave to report as follows:
They consulted with the special assessors and
were unable 70 arrive at an adjustment with said
assessors. and have examined the assessment
roll and have revised the roll as follows In re-
vising the assessment we have tried to follow
Lot blk go, add benefits s42 so, lot blk IS,
add benefits 81 SO, lot blk 10, add benefits AZ so,
benefit, 32 80. lot blk IS, add benefit 81 90 e of
lot and part Of lot blk II. "a 80, opt lot blk
l7,245 so; eX of lots - and blk 10, add benefit,
$3.50, lot IL blk o, add benefit AZ 80, lot 10 blk
SO So lot blk so So lot blk 10 80 so, lot blk
10 SO So lot blk 10 81 so, lot blk 10 add benefit.
a So lot > blk 9, add benefit 81 50, lot 6 blk 3.
80 So lot 10 blk add benefit 81 So sh of lot blk
?,2!so, M Of lot Z blk a 50, lot sblk Sc 50,
s45O, VIZ Of lot blk "a SO, lot blk 50 So lot
blk 90 60 l9t blk add benefit % t 81 80 30 q blk Ok
o ana Dix Ps Sc g e S' pk % TX
T24so, M Of lot 6 blk "a So Total $4,000.
Warren Pierpont,
+. III. Gould.
Aid Pierpont moved the report as submitted
be adopted as the revised assessment roll of the
Saginaw street sewer.
Aid Copas moved as an amendment that
the first roll as made by the special assessors be
adopted as the assessment roll of the Saginaw
street sewer. The amendment did not prevail.
Ayes, Copas and Walsh-2; nays, Gould, Pier
pont, Harmon, Curry, Jordan. Palmer. Wash
The original motion then prevailed; ayes o,
Aid. Perpont moved that the board of review
be resolved into council again: motion pre-
Aid. Curry presented the following communal
cation which was referred to the committee on
public health and improvements.
To the Honorable Mayor and Common Council
Gentlemen-I respectfully call your attention
to an annoyance and Inconvenience TO myself
land family existing In the building next west to
my own. To fully realize the extent of this an
noyance 1t will be necessary TO understand how
the two buildings are situated and especially 10
of residences and other points connected there-
with therefore submit a plan of the premises.
NY complaint Is as follows: Mr.. Conner ope-
rates an Ice cream factory and restaurant In his
building In the basement of which he operates
a steam engine and boiler using soft coal LOT
fuel The steam exhaustion this engine issues
from the side of his building next to my own.
The smoke stack of his restaurant stove and the
gram and are Just the height to fill our rooms
with the smoke and cnders therefrom. Inc ar
current, nearly always from the west soutn,
west and northwest cannot fall, with the smoke
stacks the height they now are. 70 carry the
smoke upon our premises as above stated, there
by causing the ANNOYANCE ana incohsenience M
Is nearly untoerable to Mrs. jackson, many
times causing severe headaches by the contln
ual putting of the exhaust. In consideration OF
the circumstances as above mentioned respect
fully ask your honorable body TO adopt measures
compelling Mr. Common To SO dispose OF MS
smoke cinders, smut and exhaust steam, 70 90
away with the annoyance and Inconvenience
above mentioned. ] might suggest that Mr..
Common extend his smoke stacks hlgn enough d ,n
therefrom over and beyond my building. Anu j.,
also that he cause the steam from his engine 70
exhaust into the smoke stack or 1lues, or IN some
other way to prevent the annoyance complained
Of will state that have asked MT. COnnor
to attend TO this matter but that he fatty refuses
is kept up seven days In the week.
Very Resp'y Yours,
CHAs. JACKSON.
117-ll9 West Exchange Street.
The clerk read the following communication
from Mr.. A. Lee Williams which was referred 10
the committee on streets S sos J%y 18th s
To the Honorable Mayor and Common Councii
of the City of Ow0sso. ,oo- Ar,
y Observation-Disclosures the summer of 1891 at the
solicitation of Mr.. Geo. Charlton, builder, the
city surveyor placed iron bars at sw corner OF lot
and NV corner Of lot IL OF outot 0lgnan pt e.
Exchange east. Said street according 10 piat Us
% feet wide, Ithe distance between tne apVSe
mentioned stakes supposed to placed upon tne
marginal line of said street are not the requl,eo
distance apart to give II the proper width as pae
ted. Mr. Copas' attention was called 70 TINS con
dition last year, and he was repeatedly request
ed TO have the proper line established that MI.
Matthews could have his walk put In proper
Mace and enable me TO join him on the west size
with q walk properly constructed.
n n Is YOUR desire that the street line De rlgnt
al nIease take come action TO have II done So
sha the walk for lot may be placed where y
hapongs IN I can be of any assistance Will cheer
g1Ilv fender il. Yours very respectfully,
The following CLAIMS and accounts were pre- PR,
scented and upon motion were relerreu W tn'
committee on claims and accounts.
From Contingent Fund.Geo Virgins sso.eo
w r ~ Smith 40. W III Smith 100. Lawrence
ton Ss. ] VanDusen 5Oc Jas. Doyle Cos,
police Fuud-A J Burke 500 CALVIN , pel
,o29' J It Martin 4 90. Geo Griffith 300 IL Aiuer
ton 400 J Cady 400 ,eoo
Fire Department--Jo Ashford ioI w + I
Burke 1900 Chas' Beattie 100, Il Ash i'0'
ID Edwards 100 ~, ca
Highway Funds Sewell .6S; jas t asn 20 =,
Scott 5i6 Jas Odell $40 J0nlsvn III gf i,o,a,
Denyes bO8 w Ball 5.25. Dell Butts SOW IL ho'hi
40, Will Marvin 37o, } Sopp z'lS.