The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-03-02
Common Council.
Common Council Chamber.
Owosso, Mich Feb q, 1900

Regular meeting Of the council with the
mayor. A NJ. Hume. presiding.
Aldermen present ut roll call, Goulc,
Pier. ont, Mclean. Curry. Jordan, Palmer
Walsh aud Washburn,
The minutes OF The last meeting were read
Aid. Palmer presented the following petition
which was referred to he board OF Public
Works:
TO the Honorable Mayor and Common Council
Of the City of OwosSO
Gentlemen: the undersigned residents
and taxpayers Of the city Of OwossO. residing on
Washington street do hereby petition your
honorable body to cause pavement TO be laid
on Washington street from Maston street north
to GO0dhue street. Il. A. Todd for asphalt only,
ID j Gerow either brick or asphalt, A. l..
Arnold asphalt only. James Osburn 81 to 36 feet
roadway.
Aid. Walsh presented the following COM
muDication which upon motion was referred to
the committee on claims and accounts:
Owosso. Mich, Feb. l2, 1900
To the Honorable Common Council OF the City
Gentlemen-A the time of my husbands
death William Green ann myself were appointed
executors of my husbands will. VT. Green
took everything into his own han and con-
Quoted the matters without consulting me In any
way Sometime In the spring of 1899 the estate
was settled up aud all moneys belonging to the
thousand dollars has been assessed tn the estate
and the taxes thereon amount to I5.37. The
the natter and had no knowledge that such an
amount of taxes had been assessed against the
estate until ABOUT mOntn ago when was nOtt-
ned by the treasurer of the city.
Ihumbly submit that the same is unjust and
that If the supervisor had called upon me and
had fully understood the matters he would not
have assessed the same That 1 did not obtain
any money out of the estate for the purpose of
paying the taxes. and did not suppose that any
assessment had been made against the estate.
believe therefor that the council should refund
said amount. or at least portion of the same as
being unjust and not an equitable and Just TAX,
MRS. DANIEL BYRNE.
Aid Curry presented the foIlawinu com.
munication which upon motion was referred TO
the committee on claims and and, accounts: ,ooo
To the Honorable Mayor and Aldermen Of the
City of OwOssO.
Ihand yen for your consideration and action.
tax receipt on an assessment OF five hundred
dollars personal property assessed against my.
self and paid under protest by me. l would
| further say that 1t Is an unjust assessment as 1
| did not have any personal property assessable
nor have got any. Il did not appear before the
| Boa of Review because did not receive any
personal made. and not having any. l did not
nnK b necessary SSs to appear ask that your
| sideration and await your decision
THOMAS Z. MITCHELL.
The following communication was presented
aud referred to the committee on public health
To the Honorable Mayor and Common Council
ct the City OF OwOsso:
tSs 81 adaysoc city as
abel body to authorize me as city assessor to
plat the land known as the Ingersoll Addition.
| or so much thereof as is already sold In lots;
also to plat the land known as the Bush farm, or
! so much of 1t as Is sold In lots.
JAS. III. LAvRROCK, City Assessor.
| Aid. Gould presented the following bill which
| upon motion was referred to the committee on
claims and accounts and the city attorney:
City OF Owosso, TO William Eagan Dr.:
For physicians and surgeons fees and
expenses paid to doctors Arnold and
Peters for attendance and treatment
for injury caused by falling from the
cross walk into the open box sluice
way, on corner of Main and Lansing
streets In the city OF Owosso, Nov
I'd 1900. ...:...................s 40 90
| For 90 days time unable to perform any
manual labor such as Is necessary In
his trade at the rate Of 81 90 per day.. 1870 90
For damages claimed on account Of said
9760 90