The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-07-11

Common Council Chamber,
Owosso, Mich, June 20, 1902.
Regular meeting of Common Council,
Mayor Werner NJ. White presiding.
:, -Aldermsn present at roll call, Pierpont
Wiley, Nichols, Detwiier, Brown, Ketcham,
Jordan, washburn, Van Size, Densmore.
Minutes OF last meeting read and approved.
Aid. Wiley presented following petition,
which was upon motion referred 10 the COM
MI ttee on sidewalks and cross walks
To the Honorable Mayor and Common Council
Of the City of Owosso.
We, the undersigned property owners in the
city of Owosso petition your honorable body
TO cause a cross walk to be constructed on the
east side Of Ball street at the crossing Of King
street and also ON the east side of Bah street at
the crossing Of Elizabeth street, and your pc
titions Will ever pray. G. ID. sIDhAN and
Aid. Van Size presented following petition,
which was upon motion referred TO the Board
of Public Works.
To the Honorable Mayor and Common Council
We, the undersigned, owners Of property
and resident taxpayers along the line OF the
proposed improvements herein prayed for, do
most humbly and earnestly petition your hon
orable body TO take such measures and enact
such legislation as shall provide for the paving
with crushed stone macadam with brick
cutters, of all that portion OF West Main street,
in the City OF Owosso, Michigan, lying between
the west side Of the bridge over the Shiawassee
river and the tracks of the Michigan Central
Railroad, said paving to be done in accordance
with plans and specifications to be provided by
the Board of Public Works. W. d. AFFORD,
Following claims and accounts were present.
ed, and upon motion was referred to the COM
mittee on claims and accounts .,
To the Honorable Mayor and Common Council
OF the City Of Owosso.
Your committee to whom was referred the
several claims and accounts would re especially
unanimous consent OF this council that said
claims be allowed and the city clerk instructed
TO draw orders for the same
From Contingent Fund-James Callahan So,
Henry Jones 500. go Dewey 200, Doubleday
Bros. Co. 575, Wheelock 1900, Geo Wig
gins $500, John Fowler 1900, N johnson 200,
Jordan SOC, Chas Holden 475, V M Holden $50,
Snas Holden a eco, Hambcrry LIS, DR.. o
From Light Fund-o G Co s4l717, owos-
From Highway Fund-Jas Doyle 5000, Jas
Helt 1000, e Jewell lois, T Atkinson 4.05, W
las 3 40, 3 A Crane 1890, Bailey $50, Geo
c From W y Street Sewer e. IS Nc
ID Nickels l.5O, Ben Monroe $50, Gus Ceelke
225, T Fulton 500, Morarity 2.l0, James Reed
eoc. sheek lO, J s Hunt 1000, S G Bur
From Water Works Fund-H Robbins & Son
$780, Thompson Meter Co lOO 50, "A RR Co
So 20 o& p SE Co 500 s McGIintock 20
Griffith l2 o., L H Retain 1890, # ] Mack $50, E
Martin Loo, Bert Hodges 500.
- From Fire Fund5E B Tubs Sec, owosso
Fire Dept goo w Robertson 10 co. z Martin
1000, Nv: Russell lFE) 7.72, Fred Edwards 25c
George Dimon 1900, George Gabriel l1.00
Floyd Reynolds =. 30, T Dennis 80; sterna-
From Highway Fund, Sidewalk-John Brock
way SO -, j Y Bro kway 4O5, W Tobias 405, A
I keyes - 4G5' = Gady 495 N McCreedy 1850,
Size 80, Dan Signs GAO, G Tobias TO- L Fuller
elo, N Washburn 500, W Ball 7.25, F Marvin
49, s 3 Cook Ago Dean ABS, Hagemaster
20 Geo Day 40, Gothka 4.05, W Cummings
4O5, Willou2hby 4.05, A Young ABS, A Arim-
mel $50, Geo Meader 4O5, r Worden 4.O5,
Smith los, Jas odell 27:SO. Chas Bailey 80. c.
Bailey. l.gO E. Hays, ll.9OJ Irish, 405.
From Sidewalk Fund.- Mckinney $50.
A. l. NICHOLS,
J. W JORDAN,
W. PIBRPoNT.
Aid. washburn offered following resolution,
which was upon motion adopted. Ayes 8, nays
Resolved by the common council that Com.
stock Creek Drain be cleaned, widened and
deepentd from the Shiawassee river southerly
to city limits
And resolved that said drain be deepened to
depth Of three feet on the average below its
present depth and shall be five feet wide at
the bottom, with sides on an incline of one
foot 10 each foot rise, and that the street COM
missioner be ordered to proceed and secure |
right OF way necessary for said improvement, |
and when the same is obtained to said drain |
and the wideipg and deepening. of the, same,
according TO plans and specifications 10 be pre-
pared and presented by the city surveyor, the :
expense of said improvement 10 be paid as fol- I
lows One-IOurtn OF SAID expense by the city |
at large, and three-fourths Of said expense to |
be assessed upon those parcels Of land TO be |
benefited by the said Improvement as deter
mined, who are to be benefited by said drain, |
according and in proportion to be derived by
each several parcel Of land from said improve |
ment.
Mr.. Lahaine, came before the council and |
asked that Ament street be placed in such a |
that teams could drive on it, 1t was |
moved and supported that the committee on |
streets and alleys be instructed to repair the |
same, which was carried.
Aid. Brown, presented followipg communica-
tion which was upon motion received and re- |
ferred to the committee on sidewalks
To the Honorable Mayor and Common Council |
Of the City of Owosso.
Gentlemen Your petitioner the undersign- |
ed Myron Nye, Of South Washington street |
A certain sidewalk situated on lots 300 and |
227 South Washington street, lots owned by |
me, was built a concrete sidewalk by Mr.. /
Wood, sidewalk builder employed by the City |
OF Owosso. 1t proved worthless, having sunk /
below street grade, was ordered rebuilt by /
sidewalk commissioner. ! hereby protest 4
against paying again for tie same, and your |
petitioner will ever pray.
MyRoN NYE.
Aid. Pierpont,. presented following com
which was upon motion received |
and referred to the committee on streets and |
alleys.