The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1903-05-22
AN ORDINANCE.

| and three, OF an ordinace entitled
An ordinance tocprovlde for the building. re-
pairing and constructing OF stone, artificial stone,
! brick and tar sidewalks and cross walks in the
| city 81 Owosso. and for The purpose of keeping
the same clean from snow and Ice and other nut
| sances, as the common council may deem neces-
| sary 10 remove from fine to time by resolution.
The City of Owosso Ordains-
| Section shall read as follows: That all side
walks, crosswalks hereafter shall be built and
constructed OF stone or artificial stone COMMONLY
| called cement walks and by tar or concrete, by
| and with the consent Of the comm ttee on side
walks and crosswalks Of said city.
section2. Section three shall read as follows:
All sidewalks hereafter built, shall be built al
| the expense Of the property owner under the
| supervision OF the common council Of the city
] OF Owosso and when such walks sidewalks are
built under the supervision Of the common coun-
| Gil shall forever be maintained and repaired at
the expense v the city at large, And all such
sidewalks shall be built or constructed OF stone
or artificial stone commonly called cement side
walks. and the cost of the same To the property
owner shall not exceed the sum of eight cents
per square foot aud of tar and concrete by and
with the consent of the committee on side walks
| and cross walks of said city. But property own
ers may contract for the building OF their own
| sidewalks of cement or tar and concrete by con-
sent of said committee as aforesaid but tile said
walks shall be built to the grade given to them
Dy the street commissioner, but walks built by
property owners shall not hereafter be main
| tanned or repaired by the city at large.
| Before any walks are built the street commits
sioner shall serve notice on toe property owner,
| or leave such notice with the occup ants of the
| said property that the council intends building
| said sidewalk at the cost of the property owner
! as mentioned In this section. but this section
| does not mean TO furnish 'I beams or areals
over arches excavdted between property lines
and curb lines mentioned In section five (5) of
this ordinance; such expense must be borne by
the property owners.
Sec. 8. This ordinance shall take immediate
effect.
Passed and Approved May 18th, 1903:
FRED EDWARDS, A. l.. ARNOLD,
CITY Clerk. MayOr.
Ald.Detwiler offered following resolution which
was upon motion adopted; ayes 10. nays0
Resolved by the common council of the city of
Owosso thatthe committee on ways and means
be and are hereby instructed TO borrow the sum
of enc thOusa and dollars until July 1st 1903, at
the lowest rate of interest obtainabl and place
the same to the credit of the board of health
fund
Aid. Detwier offered following resolution
which was upon motion adopted; ayes 10, nays 0.
Resolved by the common council of the city of
Owosso, that the committee on ways and
the sum of $4,000 at the lowest rate of interest
obtainable and place the same to the credit OF
the sprinkliug fund, same to be due and payable
January lst A. ID. 1904.
Aid. Detwiler offered following resolution
which was upon motion adopted: ayes 10, nays 0
Resolved by the common council of the city of
Owosso that the city clerk be and Is hereby IN.
structed to draw an order for the sum of 5000.
80 against the 1899 paving fund In favor of the
city treasurer, and that the city treasurer be and
is neT6Dy INSTRUCTED 10 pldc6 Tie same 10 the |
credit of the contingent fund.
Aid. Detwiler offered following resolution. |!
which was upon motion adopted; ayes, 10, nays |
Resolved that the city clerk notify the Owosso |
q Corunna hlectr.c Company as follows:
Owosso. Mich, May 18th, 1908,
To the OwoSSG 4 Corunna Electric Co
OwossO, Mich
Gentlemen-You are hereby notified that the |
city Of Owosso are now ready to pave West |
Main street in said city from the bridge over the
Shiawassee river west 10 the Michigan Central |
Railroad Company's tracks. and Washington |
street from the bridge over the Shiawassee riv- |
or south to the south line of Howard street with
bituminous macadam. as shown by the specif- |
cations hereto attached, and you are hereby no |
lifted to Immediately proceed to pave your tracks |
and eighteen inches outside of each rail in ac-
cordance Herewith as required by your fran |
chise from said city,
You are further notified, that in default of |
your preparing and paving said streets as afore- !
said, the city OF Owosso will proceed 10 and /
your failure to perform the things lncumben on |
you under your franchise, aud collect from you !
all expense of paving said streets.
FRED EDWARDS.
Aid. washburn offered following resolution !
which was upon motion adopted ayes 10, nays 0. /
Resolved that the city clerk notify the d., G. g. |
M Ry. Co that Is necessary that said company
lower Its cuvert under its tracks In Comstock |
creek drain TO conform to the level OF said drain |
and that said railway company are required TO |
Mr.. Webster came before the council and ask
ed that committee from the council be ap-
pointed to act with the & A. II. committee rela- /
tive to observing Decoration Day.
1t was moved and supported that committee
of three be appointed by the mayor to act with |
the G.. A X. ttee, and that the city pay |
bills up 10 the amount of $50 for the expenses OF
such services, which was carried ;ayes 10, nays o.
Aid Brown reported that 1t would cost be
tween S45 and $50 10 have the hook. and ladder
painted up In good shape.
1t was moved and supported that the fire COM
mittee be instructed TO have the same done by |
the day, which was carried; ayes 10, nays0.
Messrs. Fillmore and Scheibner, a committee
from the Central Labor Union, came before the |
that the city grant the team drivers their request
OF a nine hour day and $3.50.
Mayor made the following appointments:
Extra Police George Denyes. 1t was moved
and supported that the appointment be confirm
ed, which was carried; ayes 10, nays0.
Health officer, DR.. T. b. Scott. 1t was moved
and supported that the app0intm. mt be confirm
cd, which was carried; ayes TO- naysO.
Member of the board of health, Theo. Kebler.
1t was moved and supported that the appoint
ment be confirmed, which was carried ayes 10,
nays0.
Member Of the board Of health T.. j. Sheldon.
1t was moved and supported that the appoint |
ment be confirmed, which was carried; ayes Q,
nays I.
1t was moved and supported that the appoint !
ment be confirmed. which was carried; ayes 10, i
nays0.
Board of special assessors. Charles M Ham
per aud Harry X. Tooley. 1t was moved and
that the appointments be confirmed,
which was carried; ayes TO- nays 0.
Upon motion council adjourned.
FRED EDWARDS. City Clerk. |