The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1905-07-28
Common Council.
Common Council Chamber
OWosso. Mich. luly ~. IQ(


Aid Rigley presented following petition,
which was upon motion referred 10 the Light.
ing committee
To the Honorable Mayor and Common Council
OF the City OF Owosso. Gentlemen:-We, the
undersigned, residents OF the City OF Owosso,
respectfully petition your honorable body TO
cause an electriciight to be placed at the cor
ner OF Harrison and Prindle streets. And your
petitioners will ever pray. j. b. Warner apd
80 others
CLERK presented following notices OF suspen.
sions
To the City Clerk and Aldermen of the City of
Owosso;-l hereby suspend the operation Of
the resolution instructlng the street commit
tee to place street light on the corner OF Will
liams and Pine street.
hereby suspend the operation OF the resolu.
ton ordering The Board or Public Works TO
construct water mains on Glenwood Ave.
l hereby suspend the operation OF the resou-
tion ord ering the Board of works TO construct
water mains on Stewart street and Michigan
Ave
July II, 'o5 STANLEY e. PARKILI,
Mayor.
Clerk presented the following mayors rea-
To the Aldermen and City Clerk Of the City of
Owosso Gentlemen:-I have suspended the
operation OF the resolution ordering the Board
OF works TO lay water mains on Stewart street
and Michigan Ave.
have vetoed two resolutions similar to this
one, ordering mains OH this street, and have FL
cd In these vetoes my reasons for disapprov-
1 have suspended the operation of the resolu-
tion ordering the board of works TO lay water
mains on Glenwood Ave.
have filed vetoes on two resolutions order.
Ing mains on this avenue aid have stated there
in my reasons for disappearing the same. The
taxpayers refused to sanction these large out
la of money to put in water mains. They
want and should have respite from the high
taxation of previous years.
Aldermen in introducing these water main
resolutions openly bid for votes from other aid
any water mains other aldermen might want.
most unbusinessltke and unwarranted sub
barteriDg one job for another job and so spend.
ing hundreds OF dollars OF the City's money,
instead OF voting on every measure presented
to the council on its merits and on its merits
alone.
1 have suspended the operation ofthe resolu-
ton ordering street light placed at the corner
OF William and Pine streets.
lights. The characterization for The coming YEAR
covers the expense of the lights now installed.
There is no provision for the payment OF add
tional lights.
Owosso, July II, 'o5 STANLEY E. PARK1LL,
Mayor.
All. BRANDED presented following protest
which was upon motion received ana ordered
placed on file:
We, the undersigned residents and taxpayers
residing on or in the vicinity of Glenwood here
by most heartily protest against the arbitrary
stand the Mayor Of the City of Owosso has
on Glenwood Ave.
We wish to commend the Aldermen of the
several WARDS who have looked up and into
this proposition and stood for everything that is
right in the matter.
We are surprised and panied to learn that
the Mayor considers that he should be the
qualifications of the honorable gentlemen elect.
ed by us TO protect our interests in the city
council.
Signed j. r. Ketchum and 40 others
Following claims and accounts were present.
ed and upon motion referred 10 the committee
on claims and accounts.
FROM CONTINGENT FUND.
o Dewey, stamps, 50 60, Michigan Tele-
son so, N Johnson 9 90. Fred Edwards IS,
Richmond & Backus Co &c So Ira G Curry 90,
Argus Publishing Co 525 fred Edwards,
IN co. Owosso Press Pub Co 10 60, Thomas
Kerwin IL 81. Clara Btrnes 10 81, Fred Edwards
66 81 George hunt al bI.
SIDEWALK FUND.
w Burton II 60, A Miller II so, Miller II so,
ham II so. NJ Tanner ID ST. f Koch % co. Fred
Fowler 10 So James Odell Ga So. Beckw,th Est
8 0O. Woodland Lumber Co 1874 90, Ira G Curry
3 20.
FROM HIGHWAY FUND.
Fred Fowler IS 90, George Erect 03, The
Austin Western Co % 90, James Odell ~ Is,
Beckwith Est 3 10, j Van Dusen rs, C Mat
thews rs, Thomas Atkinson rs. Il Hayes 10 so,
~
lass 80, d Speck 20 CO. James Helt 20 90, Louis
Freass 20 90, w wertenberg IS. e Fuller IS,
w b Russey So, Fred Fowler 90, Woodland
Lumber Co 10 81, Ira Curry 80.
sPRINKLING FUND.
Robert Smith % 90, VIM May 30 co, f HAYES
IS 90, Franklin Fowler 20 on.
FIRE DEPARTMENT..
w Robertson 20 90, e Martin 90 co. Owosso
Casket Co c. Ii Wise 3 so, A Steggall 10,
Nelson Perrica s %, Ira G Curry 4 %.
CONTINGENT FUND.
M Van Buren, 2 SO, A Van Wagner so.
POLICE FUND.
] e Cady 30 60, Bert Hodgest28 co. George
Welte Is 90, George Denyes rs w. Jennings Eos
ter & Co ZOO
CoMsTocK CREEK DRAIN.
Joslin g. brewer 10 So
Aid. Lamfrom presented the street commits
sioner's report for the two weeks ending July
~ which was upon motion received and order
ed placed on file.
Crtv attorney prese nted a quit claim deed
from the Vigoro Health Food Co., Ltd. to the
City of Owosso, of a piece of land s feet wide on
the west side of their plant for street purposes
and to build sidewalk on.
1t was moved and supported that the same be
accepted and recorded, which was carried, ayes
TO- naysU.
City. attorney presented following communi.
cation. also copies of notices served upon the
Grand Trunk and M. G. r. r. companies. 1t was
moved and supported that the notices be plac-
ed on file and the communication printed,
which was carried.
July ~, 1905.
Mr. Warren Pierpont, City Attorney. owosso.
Mich.
Dear sir:-Enclosed please find certified
copies OF orders requiring the Michigan Central
Railroad company to install ON alarm bell at
north Chapman street crossing OF its line. and
the Grand Trunk Railway company to install
alarm bells at Grand Avenue and Ct the street
north OF Grand Ave. 1t has also been agreed
by the Michigan Central Railroad Company
OF south Chapman street, and by the Ann Arbor
railroad company that IL will not permit cars
to stand on its old line at the point where IL
parallels the tracks OF the Grand Trunk Rail
way Company. trust that this disposition OF
the question may prove satisfactory to your
people and that ample protection may be pro-
vided.
Very respectfully yours.
ID. HEALEY CLARK,
Deputy Commissioner OF Railroads.
OAld. Watson presented following report,
which was upon motion ADOPTED, ayes o, nays
Nichols
The special committee appointed to report
on bridges on Oliver, King, Dewey Gilbert and
Randolph streets on the Bell Drain beg leave
to submit the following.
We recommend the construction OF cement
culverts or bridges on said drain on the various
streets as follows.
On Randolph street, culvert six feetwlde, Az
feet high, and twenty. Ave feet long, with walls
IS inch, at the base and IL inches at top, with
gradual slope, foundations to be one foot Ito
inches below the bottom OF the drain on this
and all other culverts.
On Gilbert street. culvert six feet wide, AZ
feet high. sidewalks sixtysix feet long, with u
twenty five foot top, and FIVE feet wide over
sidewalk.