The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-08-08

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led IAN ordinar c, to provide for the buue' M,
repairing ana constructing Of stone, art d3tl
stone, Dr;ck and Tar sidev alks and crossw ak .
10 the city OF O@osso, and for the purpose OF
keeping the same clean from snow and Ice and
other nuisances as the council may deem neoes
lion.."
Passed and approved April 81, A. D. 1902
sec. L. The City OF Owoss0 ordains- That
section three OF an ordinance entitled IAN or
ulnance TO provide for the building, repairing
ana construction or stone. artificial stone, brick,
ana TAR s.dewalks and crosswalks in the city OF
Owosso ana for the purpose OF keeping. the
same clear from snow and ice, and other mus
ances as the council may deem necessary to
remove from time 10 time by resolution, be
amended TO read as follows:
acc; :. Al sidewalks hereafter built, shall
be built ~ the expense Of the property owner,
unuer the supervision CT the Common Council
OF the city OF OwossO, and when such sidewalks
are built under the supervision of the Common
Council OF The city OF Owosso, they shall for.
ever hereafter be maintained and repaired at
the expense OF the city at large. And all such
structed OF stone, artificial stone. knoxn as
cement sidewalks and the cost of the same to
the property owners shall not exceed he sum
OF eight cents ger square foot. Tar walks nlsy
be laid In the outlying districts of said city,
when the sidewalk ard crosswalk connmittee
deem IL advisable to lay such walk, and the
cost OF the same TO the property owner shall
not exceed the sum of four and one half cents
per square foot, but property owners may con-
tract Tor the building of their own walk Of
cement, brick, stone or tar, and shall be built
to the grade given to them by the-ssreet com.
missioner, but walks built by the property
owners shall not hereafter be maintained or
repaired by the city at large. The city of
Owosso may build walks OF the above material
by contract let to contractors at the lowest
PIC; provided such contractors furnish a bond
In the sum OF four thousand dollars. guaran-
teeing the construction and durability Of such
walks so built under such contract for five
years. Such contractors to work under the
supervision OF the Commen Council and the
street commissioner.
Before any walks are built, the street COM
missioner shall serve notice on the properly
walk at the cost OF the pr9nerty owners as
mentioned in this section. but this section does
not mean to furnish beams, or arches over
lines and curb lines mentioned in section tive
In this ordinance, such expenSe TO be borne by
the property owners.
Sec. .. This ordinance shall take immediate
effect.
Passed and approved August l. A. D.. 1902.
WERNER NJ. WHITE,
FRED EDWARDS, Mayor.
City Clerlr.
1t was moved and supported that Aid. Ketch-
am be appointed as chairman Of the sidewalk
and cr0sswalk committee.
Mayor appointed Aid. Wiley as member of the
sidewalk and crOsswaK committee.
Itwas moved and supported that the appoint.
ment be conf med which was carried; ayes s,
nays0.
Ald.iVansics offered following resolution.
1t was moved and supported that the same be
adopted. (Which was carried; ayes, Pierpont,
Wiley, Brown, Ketcham, Jordan, DensmOre.
VanSice; nays, Nichols
Resolved, by the common Council OF the city
OF Owosso, that 1t is necessary public i'm
provement that Main street from the Michigan
Central railroad track east TO the west lipe Of
Lansing street be paved with brick. The esti
mated cost OF the same Is two thousand three
hundred eighty four dollars 49,, 334.) In order
solved, that e. Joslin G. w. Loring, Joseph
Walton, special assessors OF the city OF Owosso,
not interested in any of the property on the
above named street and not akin to any person
owning any of said property, are hereby desig-
mated as commissioners ana directed TO make
an on a o pa OF Gs
Michigan Central railroad tracks east TO the
west line Of Lansing stree, AT the sum OF three
dollars and twenty five cents l3.2S) per lineal
foot, the sum being the estimated cost per
ineal foot frontage of said improvement and
$3.50 be assessed 10 the city at large.
Ald.vanSice offered following resolution which
was upon motion adopted; ayes, Wiley, Brown
Ketcham, Jordan, Eensm0re. Washburn, Van
Size; nays, Pierp0nt Nichols.
Resolved BY the Common Council of the city
OF Owosso, that II Is u necessary public improve.
ment that Main street from the east line OF
Lansing street east TO the west line OF Cedar
street be paved with brick. The estimated
cost OF the same is two thousand two hundred
and ninety six dollars (S2,296 In order to de-
that L. Joslin G. w. Loring, Joseph Walton,
special assessors of the city OF Owosso not In
terested in any OF the property on The above
named street ana not akin to any person own
ing any OF said properly, are hereby designated
as commissioners and directed TO make an as
sessment on all lots and parts OF lots fronting
on either side Of Main street from the east line
of Lansing street east TO west line of Cedar
street, at the sum of three dol ars and twenty
five cents (s3.25) per lineal foot, the sum being
the estimated cost per Iineal foot frontage OF
said improyemeut. and f5Sl be assessed to the
city at large.
Aid Van Size offered following resolution
which was upon motion adopted,ayes 3, nays z:
Resolved, by the Common Council of the city
of Owosso, that it is a necessary public inn
provement that the intersection on Main and
Lansing street, be paved with brick; the esti,
ninety-eght dollars. and siXty-seven cents,
(69S.60 the cost of same shall be charged
against the city at large.
Aid. Pierpont tffered following resolution
which was upon motion adopted; ayes. PierpOnt
Wiley, Nichols, Brown, Ketcham, Jordan, Dens
more, VanSice; nays, Washburn.
Resolved. that the sidewalk committee adver.
tise for bids for the completion of sidewalks for
which the filling Is already laid; and for bids foT
wa ks for the city of Owosso where necessary
Such contractors to furnish bond as provided
by ordinance Bids to be sealed and received by
council tor approval.
AID PierpOnt offered following resolution which
was upon motion adopted; ayes Q, nayso.
Resolved, by the common council of the city OF
OvO ssO that the committee on ways and means
be and are hereby instructed to borrow the sum
Of 500 90 and place the same to the credit OF the
sidewalk fund with interest not to exceed five per
cent due Jan. ~. 1908, In anticipation of special
assessment.
TWAS moved and supported that no more
work be dOne on the sidewalks until the council
receives bids for doing the work, which motion
did not prevail; ayes, Pierpont. Nichols. ketcb'
am. Jordan; nays, Wiley, Brown, Densmore,
WaShburn, VanSice.