The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1907-07-12

To the Honorable Mayor and Common Council
OF the City OF Owosso
Gentlemen;
We, the Undersigned hereby demonstrate
against the construction OF the sewer on Shia.
wassee street, from Clinton street to Howard
street, and against being assessed for the same
as thls sewer does not benefit US. j N. Kline,
Chas. Skinner r. p. Carr, e. Ketchum, A.
Palmer, E. q. Beebe, H. G. Mccall, AS. Goodwin
Jno. I. Martin. F. M Hodge. M. r, Cook, VIM
A. j. ketchapaw. Lynn Grow, f. M Rohra.
bacher, J b. Fielding. ]. C. Smith, e. s. Hall,
M. D. Grow, J; B. Bennett, Y. b. Bennett
F. Mler, F. e. Beebe, S. z. Watson. Guy
Beardslee. August Grief, jr Christian Trie.
lon. Bert Rood, Harry Cook, William Baker,
s BAKER smi R0v Rust
Lewis, o. T. Graham, F. A. Lepior, j. w.
Schneider
The following communication and contract
were presented and on motion the contract was
approved. ayes 9, nays0.
Owosso, Mich. July sth, 1907.
To the Honorable Mayor and Common Council
of the CITY OF Owosso:
Gentlemen:
The attached contract entered into this day
with the VIM. H. Cater Contracting Company
is respectfully referred TO your honorable body
for confirmation.
Respectfully
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS,
A. Ii. DUMOND, Secretary.
This agreement. made this 9Th day OF July,
1917, by and between VIM II. Cater Contract
ing Company corporation Of Chicago ILL.,,
party OF the first part, and the City of Owosso,
Michigan. by It's Board of Public Works party
OF the second part, witnesseth as follows:
The. party OF the first part agrees for the
consideration hereinafter stated to sink six
inch wells for the supply of water for the
water works for said city at places directed by
said Board of Public Works and continuously
and diligently carry on said work to completion
commencement that said
may have the benefit thereof the present sea-
son, using and providing at least two machines
in said work and three, If required for the pur
pose aforesaid, for the sum OF two dollars
$1,000 per foot, which shall irclude placing all
necessary casing, piping, and strainers for said
wells, and said first party will furnish and en-
ploy a competent man who will be in charge OF
said work ut all times and give advice when re-
quested TO said second party, as t0the connec
tion OF said wells with its water works, which
service shall be incluoe ed in said price per foot,
which shall be considered a perpendicular foot.
In consideration OF the premises, the said
second party agrees TO employ said first party
to sink said wells and paw to it therefor two
dollars tS2C0) for every perpendicular foot
thereof so sunk, and to furnish therefor when
required all necessary pipes, shoe, fuel, water
and stratners for use as required in said work
on location OF the work, payment TO be so made
in full on completion OF each well therefor, but
the minimum amount OF work shall be at least
fifteen hundred dollars (Sl6OO, the price OF
$500 per foot to include all necessary pumping
10 test wells to the extent OF one days work on
each well sunk, III LnOught necessary by second
party. measurement TO be made from the bot
tom OF the strainer to the top OF pipe in all
rainer wells.
1t is understood that the places where said
wells are directed 10 be sunk shall be places
which shall be suitable for placing OF the first
party's machinery. and this contract is made
subject to unavoidable accidents, delays to
shipments incurred by either party.
Said work is TO be commenced within ten
days after the execution OF this contract 1t is
understood that the water to be furnished by
a Ia n
for the use OF the first party in it's boilers aud
for slushing. and when the second party de-
sires, only, for flushing purposes.
WIN. Fl. CATER CONTRACTING CO.,
VIM. II. CATER, President.
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS,
d. M. CHRISTIAN, President.
ARTHUR II. DUMoND. Secretary.
Ratified by common council OF the City of
Owosso, this 8th day OF July, 1907.
DRYDEN II. LAMB, Mayor.
ARTHUR II. DUMoND, City Clerk.
report and on motion the same was received
and adopted:
To the Honorable Mayor and Common Council
OF the city OF Ow0sso, Michigan
In response to your inquiry, rs the street
car company liable under Its charter to repair
the pavement Of the bridges over which II runs
between it's tracks when necessary"
MY opioion isY that 1t is so certainly liable,
and for IS inches outside of the tracks.
The franchise seems to have expired by limi
tation. It was amenoed by extend ng 1t on con-
dition the line was completed 10 Durand In
1906. 1t was not so extended and the condition
OF the extension failed.
The amended ordinance does not seem to
have been approved, or signed by the mayor, or
the charter, nor have iron or steel posts been
erected as required by the franchise first
granted.
July ., 1907
Yours respectfully,
g. X. LYON, City Attorney.
The following communication was presented
and on motion same was received and adopted:
Owosso. Mich July s, 1907.
To the Honorable Mayor and Common Council
OF the City OF Owosso;
At the meeting OF the Board OF Public Works
July Sth the following resolution was adopted
and is respectfully submitted to you:
Resolved by the Board of Public Works OF
the City OF Owosso That II Is necessary pub.
lilo Improvement and necessary for the public
health, that public sewer be constructed on
Cedar street in said city from the public
sewer In the center OF Main street south 10 the
center OF CLINTON street, and the construction
OF such sewer according to the plans, diagrams,
specifications made therefore by the city en-.
gineer and heretofore filed In the office OF city
clerk, under the direction Of this board is rec
commended.
The estimated cost OF said sewer is tho sum
OF s423.5O, and the following lands. in tue opln
ion OF the board, will be benefited by the con-
structi0n OF said sewer:
Lots one ID, two (2), thirty one (3D. thirty
two (5O, thirty three tsSl thlrty-four go.
thirty.five (35), In Erastus Barnes addition 10
INC lily OF OWOSsO, ana lou nVe ND In a. IL duu
Is. o. Williams addition TO the City OF Owosso.
Respectfully submitted,
vr BOAHD,oF PUBLIC WORKS.
A. II. Dumond, Secretary.
Aid. Rigley presented the following claims
and accounts and on motion same were referred
to the committee on claims and accounts:
CLAIMS AND ACCOUNTS.
Council Room, City OF Owosso,
July 3, 1907.
To the Honorable Mayor and Common Council
ri the'Gity OF Owosso:
Your committee 10 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
N. johnson, $500; Owosso Cas- Light Co,
ei.so: T. b. willoughhy & Son. $3.50; Il. s.
si.so; same, $500; A w. Holmes $3.50; Even |