The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-09-09

which was:upon motion adopted ayes o nays o
Resolved by the Common Council of the City
OF Owosso that the Special Assessors be and
are hereby instructed to spread On the Special
Assessment roll to cost Of the construction
and cleaning out OF Comstock creek drain,
and prepare The roll and file the same with the
City Clerk for review upon such property as
may be benefited by ecleaning out Of such
drain.
Aid Lsmfrom reported that the Board of
Public Works had requested him to bring up
the matter Of the Chapman sewer, and asked
that the City Attorney. confer with the County
Drain Commissioner and ascertain how much
possible a right of way along the side of the
ditch instead of in the bed of the drain and on
straight line
Aid Lamfrom reported that the Street Com.
ed West King street and had found that the
city was occupying about thirteen feet of Ed
ward Carr's land and that he requested them
veltherefrom, that he offered to sell to the
city one rod OF the land along the street for
purchase one rod of land off Mr. Carr's pro.
perty for street purposes for $128OO which was
carried, ayes nays Brown and Rigley
Aid Heyer, offered following resolution,
which was upon motion adopted, ayes nays O
Resolved that the collection of the assess
ment OF che sewer tax for the costs OF the ex-
pense OF construction Of the Comstock, Dewey
Oliver and Mason street sewer as spread upon
and that the assessor is hereby instructed to
spread one third OF such tax upon the rolls
for collection this year and one third
for the ,o vera 1903 and the remainder for
the year lgo6. the same to draw five per cent
interest after this year
Aid Washburn offered following resolution,
which was upon motion adopted, ayes nays
Copas
Resolved, that the Ways and Means Com.
mittee be and are hereby instructed to adyer-
tise for bids and let job to lowest bidder for
deepening Comstock creek drain, said Job to
be done in accordance with the profiles of the
CITY surveyor now on file in the City Clerks
Office.
which was upon motion adopted, ayes 8 nays
Sturtevant
Resolved, by the Common Council of the
City OF Owosso that the Board of Pubic Works
mains on X r and Alger ave, Glenwood ave,
Corunna ave and East Comstock street. Michi-
gan ave and Stewart street as repeatedly Pc
titioned for.
was upon motion adopted. aye nays0
10 the honorable Mayor and Common Coun-
Gil Of the City OF Owosso:
Gentlemen: Your Committee on Sidewalks
and Crosswalks do hereby most respectfully
report that 1t is a necessary public improve
ment that certain sidewalks in the City of
City o. Owosso on the following streets and in
front OF the following described property, and
OF the material and deminsions hereinafter
Cement Walks
woodlawn Park Addition
Frank Kennedy lot blk 20, Marion Brown
q lts2l ~ blk TO- Rogers lots % s u 2l-la IS
blk 20 Geo Abrey lots 1917 blk 20, L H Nor
ton lots 1870 blk 10, Capitol Building 81 Loan
Association Lots 1894 blk is, e L Deyeraux LOT
82 blk 10, Lovett lots 29.3O 81 blk Is, "a J
Corey loft; lots "a 25-2e.27 blk l5 J Hstey lot
% blk 10 B Sturtevant lot 20 20 It "a blk Is,
Elmer Harvey lots 10-11 IL blk Is, Otto Linder,
lots i,2y blk 10, Abrey, lots 40 blk Is, lot "a
big IT, Josephine Collier lot II so IT lot 10 blk
win Q " lot IL blk o Frank Trask Com at se Cor
out lot IA jeanette II Kelleys ad n rods w 8 rds
s4rd !. ct to beginning Lstewart Go lot
Woodlawn Park Addition
Aid Copas offered following resolution which
was upon motion adopted ay es nays
Resolved, That the Common Council Of the City
OF Owosso, do determine and ordain, that
IL Is necessary public improvement that side
walks be laid down, constructed and built, on
the different streets and In front Of the differ
ent descriptions or property and of the material
q. dimensions mentioned in the above report
OF the committee on sidewalks and crosswalk q
OF said city, and In accordance with said report
winch report Is hereto attached and made O
part OF this resolution. The same to be built
and constructed according to the terms and
provisions OF an ordin ance entitled IAN Ordi
nance TO provide for the building, rebuilding
and construction OF stone, artificial stone and
tar sidewalks ana cross walks In the city Of
OWoSso, ana TOT the purpose OF keeping the
same clear from snow and ice and other NUS
ances as the Common Council may deem neces.
sary from time to time by resolution" Passed
ana approved April 2lst. 1902, as amended by
ordnance OF said city passed and approved
April goth, 1908
Dated, Aug. 20, 1904.
JAMES H. CoPAs.
Aid Brandell offered following resolution
which was upon motion adopted, ayes Sturte-
want, Brandell, Heyer, Rigley, Washburn,
Nays Nichols, Lamfrom, Copas
Cnlef House cane before the council and
stated that there had been great deal OF
trouble with the fire alarm line caused from
tne Electric Light lines coming in contact with
the same and that they had burned ont three
boxes, and as these were all private boxes ask.
| ef what the city wished to do regarding the
replacing of the magnets
The City CLERK reported that there was an
arrangements made with these parties that IL
| they would place their boxes on the outside
80 tnat people could use them that the CITY
agreed TO keep the same in repair
III was moved and supported that the CITY
CLERK be instructed to purchase these maen cts
wnich was carried ayes naysO
AID RiRley called the attention of the council
70 the fact that the Opera House people had
neglected to place fire escape on the same
10 was moved and supported that the City
maIsnsl De instructed to collect the license
nays0 ~" ' - %
weeks
FRED EDWARDS,
Citv Clerk