The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-08-03
and referred to a specIal committee:


Dear Sir:-I have had Mr.. Clarke, q. It. II. r.
freight official in your city the past week look
ing for site for manufacturing purpoes. Upon
site would do with the addition OF two floors on
the large building or uf foundations are not
heavy enough TO permiO with the addition OF
been unable 10 I'LL orders here owing 10 size OF
plant, having been able TO use only 50 hanas at
the outside. would engage TO use. after being
started one month, so hands and from that on
to possibly 100 TO l2o within year. II your city
would offer bonus OF $4,000 or II you think
there is a prospect OF II, would come up and
stores carry our goods and they know with
what difficulty We have filled their orders II
your city would offer inducements as before
stated, would buy out stockholders he Q (who
according to my contract are bound to sell at
any time am disposed TO buy) and move to
your city soon as ! could get plant in n shape,
II you could get right at this matter. am fig
uring with Louisville, KY. also Milwaukee,
Wis, and am promised definite reply In week
or ten days at least, so II you can give me any
encouragement at orce, will come over and see
you.
identity is concerned as I do not wish this com.
pany to know l am looking to make change
until am ready to do so.
An early reply will oblige yours d truly snn.
Refer you to Orrie Estey who knows my posi-
ton here and saw our line last week at Grand
Rapids.
ing communication which was upon motion re.
ferred to the City Attorney.
To the Honorable Mayor and Common Council
OF the City Of Owosso.
The undersigned claimant, Sarah A. Crooks,
of the city OF Owosso, Michigan, by Walsh &
Pardee, her attorneys hereby notifies your hon
1900 on the west side of Washington street in
said city and little north of the enterance to
g. X Black Sons store on the sidewalk and
without any fault or negligence on claimants
n
walk sustaining serious bodily injuries. The
manner in which said accident occurred was by
claimant stepping her foot into q hole or cir
cular basin.hke depression in said sidewalk
thereby causing her to fall said hole or basin.
like depression being situate about sixteen feet
Black & sons store on the west side of said
Washington street and about six feet from the
outer edge OF said sidewalk, which hole claim.
was walking along carefully and in the usual
manner. The extent OF claimants injuries so
far as the same have become known are as
follows: both legs and arms sustained wounds
sprained and bruised TO that extent that she
has been unable to walk since said accident
| and bruised and internal injuries were sus
tanned and as the result of the defective and
unsafe condition OF said sidewalk said claimant
has become sick, lame and disordered and dis
abled and has suffered great pain and has beer
htndered from the transaction and performance
OF her ususl and necessary business and has
Deen put TO great expense In ana about at
tempting to cure her said injuries and has
| been greatly injured and damnified to.wit; Il
| the damage OF the said claimant OF two thous
and dollars, 020O0l for which damages sait
claimant intends to hold said city liable.
| Sarah Amelia Crooks.
| l. the city clerk in and for the city of Owosso
Michigan, do hereby acknowledge service Oh
me Of the foregoing claim OF damages b;
| 1900. Fred Edwards,
| City Clerk.
Dated July 2lst, 1900.
Aid. Curtis presented the following communi
| cation, which was upon motion referred to thu
committee on claims and accounts.
| Owosso, Mich, June 30, 1900
CITY CLERK; o,vosso Mich
| Enclosed please find bill of the Estey Mfg
| Co., against the city amounting TO S56i.09 TO
various items of which the city has had al
| itemiZed bill for several months past or sine
| last January. We would like very much t
have decision whether the council will or will
| not pay the bill 1t is an honest and just bill
| and we see no reason why 1t should not be paid
| III there is any reason, we would appreciate
II the honorable council would let us know
Estey Manufacturing CO
Aid. Noble presented the following communi
cation: which vas upon motion referred to the
/ special committee:
Holland, Mich, July "a, 1900
The Mayor OF owosso,
| Owosso, Mich.
|
| We have received some communications from
| Mr.. j. j. Stever of your city and Chicago re
garding his PLAT at Owosso. We also ha'
| some talk with your people two or three years
| ago. We will soon have to have more room
| and we write to ask what your people have to of
| fer u.s. We hardly think that the Stever plan
would be large enough for us "a we have had u
| run over time where we are and have beer
| crowded for room. We would ask IL there II
land so that the plant could be enlarged, as W,
have had to turn down good orders lately, no
| being able to fill same.
| or course, you are probably aware that ou
| machines have wide reputation and we cal
in the country. We would also refer you t
Mr.. Geo. f. w. Reid, Supt OF the Br adstreet'
In Grand Rapids as to our ability, fnancia
standing, and the way we do business, and also
| the Holland City State Bank OF this city will
| whom we do business.
| You will please understand that there ar,
| good and valid reasons why the writer is desir
| Gus that his brothers name should not be as
| ISOLATED with his in relation to any bushes:
enterprise whatever, and he has never beer
| connected In any way with the Buss Machine
Company of Holland, Mich. of which the write
| alone was the originator.
| The machines that we manufacture are o
the latest improvement and design, at an out
lay OF a considerable sum of money, and ouI
name Is we'll known all over the world
The writer expects to be in Owosso about tn,
| first of next month and IL you would like L
| talk with him further please let us know by re
| turn mail or as soon as possible.
Awaiting anearly reply from you, we beg t,
1 remain.
| Yours very truly.
| BUss MACHINE COMPANY,
w. II. Buss per e. Supt
Die. by w. r. b.
| Aid. Noble presented the following communi
cation. IL was moved and supported that the
| council grant the use of the han, and nat the
election committee be instructed TO set time
for holding such exhibit, which was carried.
Adrian, Mich, July eth, 1870.
To the HONORABLE COMMON COUNCIL,
City OF Owosso, Michigan.
Gentlemen-I would be pleased TO exhibit
| the Abbott Voting machine to Your council
and such ofyour citizens as cared TO Investigate
| IT..
L will bring the machine to your city at such
O time as will best suit the convenience of your
| honorable body. / understand from some
memoirs OF your council that there is room
unoer the control OF the city that could be used
tor ex hibltion purposes. II my information IL
correct, would ask that you tx the time fol
conducting such examination.
Very Respectfully,
Abbott Voting Machine Co.
Ira Waterman, Sales Manager
Mayor Osburn reported that Mueller Bros
were DESTROYS OF building q large malt house ia
this city at D cost of $50, 600; that they would
employ about forty hands, and when they got
started that they would buy about all the
barley the farmers around here could raise, for
which at the present time there is practically
no sale; that they would like to have the coun-
Gil confer with them, and that as soon as they
had their plans ready they would present them
to the council.
The following claims aud accounts we're pre-.
sented AID upon motion was referred to the
committee on claims and accounts: