The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-11-03
Common Council.
Common Council Room,

and taxpayers of the city of Owosso would re-
you do cause a street to be opened and graded
along the north side OF Oak Hill cemetery from
Washington street east TO Divi sion street.
Signed by M. Keyte and IL others.
Aid. Curry presented the following petition |
which was referred TO the committee on public |
owosso, Oct 90. 80.
To the Honorable Mayor and Common Council |
OF the city of Owosso
Gentlemen-Your petitioners, the under
signed would respectfully ask that the Cute
Drain be cleaned out and the distractions re
moved from the culvert under the d., G.. III. & |
M. II. Il. TO the Shiawassee river in order that
the low land south may be drained ut for
tillage Signed by nj. Keyte and others.
Aid. Curry presented the following petition
which was referred to the committee on streets
and sidewalks.
Owosso, Oct. 2s, 80.
To the Honorable Mayor and Common Council
OF the city of Owosso.
Gentlemen-We, the undersigned, do hereby
petition your honorable body TO cause suita-
BILE sidewalk or such portion of a walk as may
be needed, on the south side of Corunna avenue
and between Washington and Park streets.
Signed by ID. Emerson Youman and 10 others.
The following claims and accounts were pre-
sented and referred to the committee on CLAIMS
and accounts:
From Contingent Fund-James Helt $3.50,
James Doyle 7.5O. L Ash 6s 16, @ Lawrence
LOO, Sam M Hoover a 90; Michigan Telephone Co
Police Fund.- H Ross $4,000, Geo A Griffith
"a 90, L Alderton 24oo, A Burke 100
Fire Dept Fund-Mnnie L Smith 50 00 Chas
Beattie 5.55, Owosso Fire Dept 24OO Frank
Manning 7,20
From Highway Fund-Chas Bailey $40 co.
63, w II. Roark 1880, S G Nelson .6s, Ed Dye
O.63, L b Snyder 4.37, Will Ball S.25, viii Marvin
563, Dell Butts 4.S7, ii ] Kelley 800 Chase
10 Ga, j II Copas l7.04 II ID Hanes 2S5
Sidewalk Fund-A w Holmes SO 81
From Water Works Fund-A r Hollis 812
Lewis Drown 225, Chas. Gallery 2.25, w II
.4fl, Ol0 A -.
John Meng $50. Hunt 8 co. Floyd Boomer
1880 Charles A Beebe $3.50, Charles jackson
500 Charles III Cossitt $50, Charles Lawrence
100.
Sewer Fund-H e Riggs $4,000, r f. Rogers
10000, Postal Telegraph Co 26, Engineering
News 72O, w U Telegraph Co 20.
The committee on claims and accounts re-
ported favorably on the accounts as above pre-
sented; unanimous consent being given they
were allowed and the clerk directed to draw
orders therefore az es z naysU
Aid. Palmer presented the Brewers bond of
Louis Mueller and harles Mueller wi h jacob
F. Widermuth and Fred Aberle as sureties and
moved the bond be accepted and the sureties
approved. Motion prevailed; ayes z, nays0
Aid. Walsh offered the following resolution
and moved its adoption. Aid. Jordan moved
the resolution be placed on the table; motion
Resolved, BY the Common Council of the city
of Owosso that the committee on public
grounds and buildings be instr ucted to enter
into contract with NJ. l.. Stewart Il Co. In the
purchase OF the property known as the dewey
Mill'' property on Water street. the said con-
tract TO be reported by them TO be confirmed by
this council, the terms OF the contract to be as
follows:
Purchase price to be $1,000, 81 900 to be paid
at the time OF the execution OF the contract and
approval Of the same by this council; balance
to be due and payable on or before ten years
from date Of contract. without interest. The
said M. l.. Stewart q Co. to have the use Of
during the term of the contract, in lieu OF the
interest on the same. They to keep the build
'ngs insured for reasonable amount which,
in case of loss, shall be paid to them and the
amount so paid TO be applied rs part OF the pur-
chase price on said contract.
Aid. Jordan moved the committee on wa, s
and means be authorized TO borrow 81, 700 in
anticipation of special assessment TO paw on
construction of the Saginaw street sewer, and
the sewer on Shiawassee, Clinton and Elm
streets; motion prevailed Ayes, q; nays, 0
Aid. Washburn offered the following report
and resolution and moved their adoption
motion prevailed. Ayes z: nays, o.
To the Honorable Mayor and Common Council
of the City of Ow0ssO,
Gentlemen-Your committee on streets and
! sidewalks do hereby most respectfully report
and recommend to this common council that Ii is
necessary public improvement that certain
sidewalks In the city of Owosso be repaired and
made safe for public travel and that certain
sidewalk be built in said city of OwossO on Ger.
tain streets In said city, and In front of certain
lands abuttng on said street, as follows, to-wit:
Said sit ewak on west side of Cedar street
commencing two (2) rods west and two (2) rods
north OF the southeast corner of the west half
(9) of the northwest quarter of section twenty
four (2D, town seven (7) north range two (2) east
running north along west line Of Cedar street
thirty -eight rods except Ryan street
And the land fronting on said proposed side
walk and to be assessed for the construction
thereof and against which the costs nd expense
of the construction of said sidewalk Is to be col
ected, Is as follows Land owned by VIM
Fletcher described as follows, to-wit: Commence
ing at point two (2) rods west and two (2) rods
north of the southeast corner of the west hall
| (H) of northwest quarter n of section twenty.
four (2D town seven { north range two (2) east
thence running north thlrty.elght rods, thence
east eight rods to place of beginning except Ryan
street.
Resolved. That the Common Council of the
City OF Owosso do determine and ordain that II
| Is necessary public Improvement that a side
walk be repaired, built laid out and constructed
on the diftereut streets In accordance with the
report OF The committee on streets and side
walks OF said city of OwOssO, which said report
Is hereto attached and made a part of this reso-
luton. The same to be built and constructed
according to the terms and provisions of an or.
dnance entitled IAN ordinance to provide for
the building and rebuilding of sidewalks and
crosswalks In the city of OwossO, approved Oct,
| 49, 1897. And said walks repaired according to
the terms and provisions of an ordinance emit
| tied, IAN ordinance providing for the repairing
OF sidewalks and the assessment and collection
| OF the cost and expense thereof, within the city
| of Owoss0. approved Sept. 1, 1891
Dated October 81, 1899
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