The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1907-09-13
Common Council.
Common Council Chamber:

ton and moved that the prayers OF the petit
TONERS be granted, which motion prevailed
Owosso, Mich Aug. 20. 1907.
To the Honorable Mayor and Common Council
OF the City of Owosso:
We, the undersigned. residing on King street
between Water and Pine Streets do petition
your honorable body to pass resolution auth
orizing the street commissioner to remove the
five oak trees near the center OF the street
between Water and Pine streets on King
street for the following reasons:
First: The street between the sidew abs Is
only about three rods.
second: 1t would leave the street in much
better condition TO grade:
Third: One of the trees is nearly dead and
there Is DANGER from falling limbs.
Fourth: There are plenty OF shade without
the oak trees, and they retard the growth o.
the naples.
All OF which is
Respectfully submitted,
GEO. c. REINEKE and others.
The following communication was presented
Owosso Mich, Sept. 9, 1907.
To the Honorable Mayor and Common Council
OF the CITY OF Owosso:
Gentlemen:
The Board OF Public Works at recent meet
ing instructed the superintendent OF the water
works and the city engineer TO supervise the
work OF repairs TO pavement.
AT meeting OF the Board this date the fol
lowing copy OF letter served on the paving
company was presented anu on motion referred
10 the council for action, the paving company
having SO far failed to comply In full with the
requirements of said letter.
Respectfully,
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS,
f A. II. DUMoND,
Secretary.
Owosso, Mich Sept. 3, 1907.
The Barber Asphalt Co.. or its Superintendent
Mr.. Brady, or its Foreman, Mr.. Jas. Mack
now repairing the asphalt paving on Wash
ington, Exchange. Maia and Ball streets
City OF Owosso:
Gentlemen:
we desire tn have the renort Of the en-
gineer Ia charge OF the pavement when con
structed, also his inspection of May 1876 anC
which was submitted to the Board of Public
Works and is now in possession OF the city
clerk at his ONCE, complied with and the wori
done as guaranteed by the Warren Schar
Asphalt Paving Co. as shown by contract
relative to the clause that rs per cent OF the
asphalt shall be had at the end OF the guaran
tee period, VIZ, eight years, also that the curt
shall be In good condition and free from cracks
and broken pieces Also that portion of the
paving abutting on Main street bridge on rtghI
bank which Is settled and forms a basin fol
water, owing to construction being defective.
Paving Co that all the work be repaired tina,
the contract provides for.
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
Per c. II. CossITT,
Superintendent.
e. s. BREWER,
Egnineer.
On motion the report was received, placed or
file and adopted. ayes 10, payso.
letter from the superintendent OF the
Northeastern Fair at Flint was presented ask
Ing that one OF the fire department teams and
members OF fire department be permitted to
attend the races at said fair, the association &c
pay all expenses incurred by such attendance
On motion the subject was referred to the fire
department committee.
motion referred to the committee on claims
and accounts ayes 10, nays o:
CLAIMS AND ACCOUNTS.
Council Room. City OF Owosso,
Sept. Q, 1907.
To the Honorable Mayor and Common Council:
Your committee to whom was referred the
several claims and accounts would respectfully
report favorably on the following and ask unan-
imous consent OF this council that said claims
be allowed and the city clerk instructed to draw
orders for the same:
FROM CONTINGENT FUND
Times Printing Co, Si3. 90: Benkelrnan g. Null
hall Co, 1870; l. Freass. SO 30; d Speck $3.50;
8 Crane, $500; Belt. 5000; Owosso Press
oughby s. Son, s4S5; H H FRAN, ST 90; Rich.
mond g. Backus Co, $3.50; e Brewer. S4.1e
same, "a so; sane, 460; same. $500; same,
$50; Geo Mcdowell, 22s; W Holmes,
FROM FIRE DEPT. FUND
VIM Beresford Jr., $1,000 Ed Martin, $40 90;
Mrs Wartenberg. $3.50; F w Pearce, 81 "a I;
same, 9 II; same, sl.Si; Sprague g. Co, $40.
FROM POLICE FUND
w Wright, sl4.oO; w Patterson, sl4OO; r A
Hodges, $500.
FROM WATER WORKS FUND
University of Michigan. $1,000; II H Frain,
$3 rs; Geo Veirs, 1912; r f butcher, G.O,;
VIM Morris, s192; S @ Burbanks, 81 go; G II
Cossitt, Q 40; Benkelman & Muihali co. sio3;
same, 81 A; National Meter Co. SIC. 80; Albert
Todd Co, sl.S5: Ann AIbor X Co, s60Ss;
C Gas re- = Son $SslS VIM Cater Contract
Geek, S72.4l.
FROM SIDEWALK FUND
e Koch. $50; H Brandahl, IS 30; M Kreiger.
$40; Dean, IS so; Hesse, ei3. ~; w Ballou,
IS so; J RUSSELL. $500; F oberly, e5 20; W Bur.
] Coston, $40; M Ham, $40: II Shelp, s525
J Sproule, $3.50; FL Ward. IS 20; M Campbell,
% =; Tho g Dynes, $sls; 9 Bailey sIo;So; E
Beckwith Est 5000; Willis Land g. Timber
Go, so; Sturtevant & Blood, S2l.96 Barrett.
Porter Co, s4s9s; F w Pearce. s5.67; j
FROM GENERAL SEWER FUND
J s H Frieseke, sH.6o; Andrew Geeck
FROM FIRST WARD HIGHWAY FUND
H Douglass, $3.50; butcher, s7.42; w
Douglass, $50; o Bailey, $3.50.
FROM THIRD WARD HIGHWAY FUND
Thos. Dynes 1902; Rourke. s96!; M
Campbell; Gs7; ! sproSle, se;Is z Remskie.
King, 81. 90; NJ Brodrick, s4e0.
FROM FOURTH WARD HIGHWAY FUND
Bailey, ss.32
FROM FIFTH WARD HIGHWAY FUND
Jas Helt, SOD.
FROM sPRINKLING FUND
M L Parker, $4,000.
Committee.
Aid. Lamfrom presented the report OF the
treet commissioner for the week ending sept.
tn and on motion same was received and
'laced on file. -
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Owosso. Mich, Sept. Q, 1907.
20 the Honorable Mayor and Common Council
OF the City OF Owosso:
'entlemen:
beg to report that after claims and accounts
re paid tonight the contingent and water
here Is but $50 os remaining in the sprinkiing
nnd 70 meet bills to the amount Of 1l65.00 on |