The Owosso times., 1900-06-22
Common Council.
Common Council Chamber.
OWOssO, Mich, June 10, 1900

Regular meeting of Common Council, Mayor
Morris Osburn, presiding. Aldermen present
Noble. Jordan, Curtis, Washburn, Moyses.
proved.
Aid. Smith presented following petition which
was upon motion referred to the committee on
public lighting.
Owosso, Mich, June II, 1900.
To the Hon. Mayor and Common Council;
Gentemen-We the undersigned residents and
taxpayers respectfully petition your honorable
noay 70 cause an electric light 70 be placed at the
this public necessity Board Trustees First
Baptist Church, f. w. Lawrence, Chairman, and
IL others. O.
was moved and supported that the prayers of the
petitioners be granted, and that the board of
public works be Instructed to construct the ex-
tension OF the water mains as petitiOned for
which was carried; ayes 0, nays 0.
To the Hon. Mayor and Common Council of the
City OF Ow0ssO
Gentemen-We the undersigned property own
ers residing on Oak street between Exchange
and Williams, humbly petition your honorable
body to cause a water main to be laid on said
street SO that the residents thereof may have
good water TO use and we agree to tap the main
and use the water and your petitioners will ever
NOBLE foowns Tsscrt which
was upon motion received anu ordered placed
on file.
To the Honorable Mayor and Common Council
of the City of Owosso:
Gentleman-I have the honor to file herewith
receipt for 81 % lines collected In the case of
Merylle keenan,, charged with being drunk June
Sth, ls0O. George b. McCaughna, J.P.
The following CLAIMS and accounts were pre-
Sented and upon motion were referred to the
committee on claims and accounts.
From Contingent Fund-Geo Virgins S34 co.
w. III. Smith 10 co. A. j. Burke soc, James Doyle
90, James Helt 81. n. Johnson l3. II. L. Rut-
ledge = 90; II. O. Main Ia 90, Il. 5. Retain 90.
Fire Department Fund-E. B. Tubbs AGO. A,
J. Burke l6 CO. John Ashford 10 co., Owosso Fire
Department l3 90. 4. Alexander s SO.
Police-Z. H. Ross "a 90, L. X. Alderton 26 90.
Geo. A. Griffith 26 00, Lee ii. Retain 26 90.
From Highway Fund-C, Bailey IA 25, George
Dreher Ia 20, Frank Mack 10 rs, i. Snider 81, j.
Treadwell 90, f. Worden 81, w. Dumond / IS,
L. o. Chase 21 IA.
Sidewalk Fund-C. L. Paris 90, Chas Munson
9 90 Ira G. Curry q 81, Emily McHardy Kincaid
10 81. johnson 81 Hurd 46. same 28, same / 32
same S2 same 80, same 90, same 68 same
g. same 20, same S6, same l3s 90, same 49,
L. Burnett 10 So, same 70 66, same 20 SO. same
oz So, e. U. Dewey5 20 Farnsworth and Chatter
From Water Works Fund-C H. Balcom so,
Seth A. Furgeson 90, Neptune Meter Co. GO 90,
Daniel Eldredge 75c.
Sidewalk Repair Fund-H Retain 90, w. Ball
AID Curry presented the following report
which upon motion was adopted. Ayes Q, nays0
Owosso, Mich, June 10, 1900
To the Honorable Mayor and Common Council
of the City OF Owosso.
Gentlemen Your committee on claims and
accounts, TO whom referred the claim OF
Thomas p. Mitchell, for $k2. l6 for personal tax
on $500 assessed in error against him, as he
swears that he was not in possession of such an
amount OF personal property subject 10 taxa
tion. on careful examination we lind that the
CLAIM is just and we therefore, recommend that
the city clerk be instructed TO oraw an order In
favor of Mr.. Mitchell, indorsed good for taxes
and to be received by the city treasurer TO
apply on this yaar's taxes. Respectfully sub
mitted, ira G.. Curry,
b. s. Stratton.
Committee.
Owosso Mich February %. 1900
To the Honorable Mayor and Alderm an of the
hand you for your consideration and action
a tax receipt on an assessment of five hundred
dollars personal property assessed against my,
self and paid under protest by me. 1 would
say that IT is an unjust assessment as did not
have any pers onal property assessable, nor
have got any. / did not appear before the
Board OF Review because did not receive any
notice that there would be any assessment OF
personal property made, and not having any,
did not think 1t necessary to appear. / ask that
your honorable body take the matter under
consideration and await your decision:
Thomas p. Mitchell.
State of Michigan, County of Shiawassee, ss-
Thomas p. Mitchell being duly sworn deposes
and says that he is resident of the city of
Owosso and that on the 10th day of January,
1900, he paid under protest to the city treasurer
OF said city the sum of S22 Is, which bill is
hereto attached. Deponent further says that
said tax was on personal property assessed
ponent further says that he was un1ustly as
sessed five hundred dollars for personal
property for the reason that he did not have
any personal property subject to taxation
under the law, but that said assessment was
placed against him account of q mortgage
which he had formerly owned, but which had
been paid and the money received therefrom
invested in the farm covered by said mortgage
that at the time of taking the assessment in
the year of 1899, this deponent had invested hiI
money in farm property and is not in form of
personal and that this deponent has paid taxes
thereon as farm property. Deponent further
sessed five hundred dollars personal property
and therefore did not attend the board of re-
view meeting but supposed that he had no
personal assessment as he had no personal
property subject thereto.
Thomas p. Mitchell.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 9th
day OF March, A. ID. 1900.
E. L. Brewer, Notary Public.
Aid. Moyses presented following report which
was upon motion adopted; ayes 8, nays O.
To the Honorable Mayor and Common Council
of the City of Owosso:
Gentlemen--Your committee on streets and
sidewalks do hereby most respectfully report
and recommend to this common council that 1t is.
necessary public Improvement that certain
sidewalks In the city Of Owosso be repaired and
made safe for public travel, and that certain
sidewalks 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:
Commencing two rods west and two rods n of
southeast corner of WV of nwk sec "a Town N ,
Il, thence north along the west line of Cedar |
street thirtyeght 1881 rods, thence west parallel
with the and Wa line rods, thence south par |
ael with Cedar street 3S rods, thence east along
the north line OF stewart street to place of begin
nng except that part known as Ryan street.
Aid. MOyses presented following resolution |
which was adopted; ayes o. nays0 O.
Resolved, That the Common Council of the |
City of Owosso do determine and ordain that 1t |
is necessary public improvement that side |
walk be repaired, built. laid out and constructed
on the different 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 part of this resO- |
luton. The same to be built and constructed |
according to the terms and provisions of an or |
dinance entitled, IAN ordinance to provide for |
the building and rebuilding of sidewalks and |
crosswaks i1 the city Of Owosso. approved June |
6, 1892 And said walks repaired according to |
the terms and provisions of an ordinance entl- |
tied, An ordinance providing for the repairing |
of sidewalks and the assessment and collection |
of the cost and expense thereof. within the city |
OF Owosso." approved Sept. l. 1891
Dated May 22nd, l90O
Warren Pierpont,
j. III. Moyses,
j. w, Jordan.