The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1907-06-21
Common Council.
Common Council Chamber,
OWOSSn Mich lime IL 1Qn-

Common Council.
| Common Council Chamber,
| Owosso Mich, June II. 1907.
| Regular meeting ofthe common council, May
| or Dryden II. Lamb, presiding.
| Aldermen present at roll call, Rundell Lam
| from, Brown, Conant, Lynch and Washburn.
The minutes OF the last regular meeting wer
| read and approved.
| Aid. Lynch presented the following petition
| which was upon motion referred to the way
| and means committee with power to act.
To the Honorable Common Council OF tn
| city of Owosso.
Gentlemen:
| Your petitioners and tax payers on Wash
| ms ton St. would most respectfully ask tina
you cause to be sprinkled the following dis
trict. beginning at the bridge on Washington
St., thence South to the Grand Trunk tracks
also beginning at washington st. and Howard
and running one block West, and your petit
BpOs A T ever co., S
5. Willis, American Farm Prod. Co, Amer
lean Tire Co.
Aid. Lynch presented the following petition
which upon motion was referred TO the ways
and means committee with power 10 act.
To the Honorable Common Council OF the
city OF Owosso.
Gentlemen:
Your petitioners along Washington ST. would
most respectfully ask that you cause the fol
iOWluR ulbJTlCb W W Uc spTInkleO beginning al
the North end of the paved district. and run
ming thence North on Washington St.. To
North side Of King St., and your petitioners
Will ever Sq,I pray W. L; Parker, A. w: Holmes
g. L. Osborn, II. c. Howard F. E. Hartshorn,
Martin Howe: M; A: Buckminster, Frank C.
Greenman: Mr.. p: Stratton, Mrs A. Nc
Peterson Ed Struber.
The following communication was presented
and on motion received and filed. =.
State OF Michigan Y
In the circuit court for the county OF Shiawas
In the matter of petition to vacste part OF
the plat of A. L. Williams addition to the vii.
lage (now city, OF Owosso.
To whom IT may concern:
Notice is hereby given that a petition was
fled in said court on the 10th day of June, A.
ID. 1907 praying for an order OF the said court
vacating part OF the plat OF A. L. Williams ad
ditioD TO the village, now city, OF Owosso. made
and recorded In the Office OF the Register OF
Deeds for said county, in Liber OF deeds at
page 800, on the 22d day OF October, 1855. being
that part of said plat described as block one
0) in said addition with the alleys therein.
said petition being made and filed by the Owes
so Casket Company Mary A. Matlock. and
Charles w. Jennings who will bring tad petit
tion on to be heard before said court and APP ply
for an order granting the prayer of said petit
ton and vacating part OF said plat and addi-
ton as above Get forth, on the 5th day OF Au-
gust. A. d. 1907 at the court house In the city OF
Corunna In said county. at 10 O'Clock In the
forenoon OF said day, the part OF said plat OF
said addition to be vacated being described as
block enc ID with the alleys therein, lying
south OF Main street, west OF Michigan Ave.
nue.. north OF Clinton street and east OF South
Shiawassee street, IN the City OF Owosso, said
county and State.
Dated this 18th day OF June. A. ID. 1907
Owosso CAsKET COMPANY.
BY FRED q WoODARD Pres.
CHARLES w. JENNINGS,
MARY A. MATLoCK,
FITZPATRICK & PIERPoNT.
Attorneys for said petitioners,
Owosso, Mich.
phe following communication was received
and on motion referred TO the City Attorney.
EXHIBITA
To the Honorable Mayor and Common Council
OF the city OF OwOsso, Michigan:
The undersigned claimant, Stephen G., John
son. deposes and says, that on Wednesday
evening. june o. 1907, at about the hour ofeye-
thirty O'Clock. as said claimant was riding
along north ward on his bicycle on the sidewalk
alongside OF and adjoining on the west size the
building at the corner OF West Exchange and
Ball streets, in the City of Owosso, same being
the building now occupied by the government
pest ONCE for said city and as he was about to
pass two persons at or near the opening TO the
stairway leading to the basement OF said build.
i0g. said stairway and opening being about half
way between the front and rear of said build.
ing. and In said sidewalk he was precipitated
headlong into said opening unavoidably and
manent bodily injuries.
The manner in which said accident and In.
juries occurred was by claimant riding along
on said walk in the usual and ordinary manner,
and with due care and caution, and when at
tempting TO pass two persons who were walk
ing southward on said walk. this claimant
while exercising due care and caution, and
without any fault or negligence on his part was
unable to pass by said persons with safety be-
cause the said ope ming and stairway taking up
a large portion Of said sidewalk and the street
ehAa 1nN AnA
opening in said sidewalk to persons passing
there along, claimant was suddenly and with
great force precipitated into said opening as
aforesaid: that because OF said unguarded
opening In said walk said street. beirg North
Ball street, and said sidewalk, were in an IN.
safe and unfit condition and not reasonably
safe and fit for public travel.
The extent OF claimants injuries so far as
the same have become known up TO this time
are az follows; claimants nose was cut and
broken two ribs on the right side were brok-
en-; the left side Of his face severely bruised
and three deep cuts over the left eye his right
shocked; as q result Of which injuries his right
lung became cOpgested and hemorrage of the
throat and a resulting high fever continuing
for several days; that he has been since said
injury under the care and treatment of physi.
clan and has been put TO great expense on &C.
count thereof In and about attempting to cure
said Injuries, and has and does continue, since
said accident and injury. 70 sustain and suffer
bodily and mental pain and anguish, and has
Claimant further alIfges that because of his
said injuries as above alleged he in'ends TO
hold said city of Owosso liable for damages
IND hereby claims damages In the sum of Five