The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1907-06-28
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Sam. Clark S2.0O
LIGHT FUND.
Owosso g. Corunna Flee. Co. 1851 Co.,
Chas E Rigley Jr
T. Conant
Aid. Lynch presented the following petition
ana on notloa same was referred 10 The ways
and means committee:
To the Honorable Mayor and Common Cour Gil
OF the CITY OF OwossO
We the UNDERSIGNED. residents OF Adams St
humbly petition your honorable body TO sprin.
kle Adams St. FROM Williams To Oliver St and
we Will ever pray
Signed:
Albert West, H. C. McGuiueas, c. II. Sapp.
@. Carpenter.
Dated, Owosso, Mich, June 90 1907.
The following report from the City Attorney
was presented and on motion same was re-
ceived and filed and ordered printed:
TO the Honorable Mayor and Common Council
OF the city OF Owosso, Michigan:
1 respectfully report concerning the claim OF
Stephe en- q. Johnson:
That from his statement filed the accident
seems TO have occurred on account of his own
negligence He says owing to the stairway in
the walk he could not pass persons on the
walk with safety. AS the stairway was plain
to be seen IL was his duty not TO try TO pass
until he got by the stairway.
There are of course other important ques
lions In the matter:-
lst-The right of the property owners to
maintain stairway to the basement.
Znu-lI 80 an open entrance.
3rd-The right OF person TO ride a bicycle
on the SIDE walk under the city ordinance.
4th-The right to so ride without an Ordi-
nance, as side walks are presumed to be made
to walk on and the street is the appropriate
place for vehicles. II a bicycle may be run on
side walk why not an auton oble or traction
engine.
6th-The right of the city to recover the
amount OF any judgment obtained against it
from the owner OF the premises as the city did
not build the stairway or the sidewalk.
N NV nnii Al abr ttld ha a1IN
ed
June "a. 1907. q. r. Lyon,
City Atty,
Aid. Appleton presented the following petit.
tion and on motion same was received and
filed:
To the Honorable Mayor and Common Council
of the City OF Owosso;
Gentlemen:
We understand hat your honorable body
by resolution ordered sidewalk to be built on
from the North line of the Horace Main prop
erty to the North line OF City without petit
tion for such walk being made to you. There
are fourteen owners OF property interested,
We have looked up the matter and find that
majority are not In favor OF building the walk.
The present walk is good gravel walk per
fectly dry and hard most of the year, salts
factory to our present needs, safe and the iii.
natfon Is 80 far out from the center of the City
that no one would be Accommodated by or inter
ested in the building of a new walk but our.
selves. And as the expense OF a new walk
would be burdensome without a sufficient re.
compense we would respectfully demonstrate
and protest against the building of the same.
Respectfully submitted:
Horace Hayt, Anna M. Wallace, Julian
butcher, Ed Hayes, Nina Ortwine, W. F.
Bush Bush L E Bradley Wiliism Teller, F. H.
q The report OF the City Attorney on the mat
ter OF repairs to pavement as follows was pre-
sented and on motion the report was adopted
and filed and the City Attorney instructed to
w oil
the lines suggested in his report, ayes g. nays 0.
To the Honorable Mayor and Common Coun-
ell of the City Of Owosso:
I respectfully report that have examined
The contracts with the paving companies as to
city pavements. With regard to the time
which the Warren & Scharf Asphalt Company
Are to repair the contract for paving In 1888
Is dated september 8, 1898.
The work was not completed until December
Z. 1898, owing to delay on account OF the street
fair asked by Board OF works.
Presumably the work could not be as well
done in an Indictment season. 1t was not &C.
cepted but an inspection vas mutually agreed
to, to be made in the spring following. and 1t
was not made till August 1899. Report dated
Aug. II.
The reconstruction contract was dated Nav
IS, 1900 and by 1t the company agreed to re.
construct at any time requested by the Board
in eight years beginning August % 1899
The Surety Company agreed to the extension
but that the guaranty should only hold them
years from August %, 1892 Although the
run from the completion OF the work, which
was not fully carried out until 1903, l am
constrained to conclude however that both
parties meant by the complete OF TIE WORK.
the work as done taken In connection with
the new contract, secured by the Surety Com.
pany. with It's guarantee for years after
August % 1899, because the Board of Works
passed the following resolutions:
I'm accordance with the report OF Engineer
Riggs we recommend the acceptance OF the
pavement laid In 1899 provided the W. s. A.
COmD0Qy COmnlcte renaira therein
ed and we recommend the payment to the w.
S. A. Paving Co. of the balance due them on
pIeted and approved oy our engineer, and we
recommend that the guarantee contract com.
mence August %, 1885," which the council
adopted
This In connection with the Surety Compan-
les limitation also of the guarantee contract
to that time. which was not objected to by the
ested understood the time as so extended
year alike, and the engineer seems to think
that the proceedings and resolution Of the
the city to take until this spring to examine
the work finally.
am of the opinion the guarantee contract
should be informed that on the satisfactory
completion of the work this year as provided |
by the contract, the company will be released. |
G. r. Lyon,
City Attorney.
Aid. Appleton presented the street commits
sioner's report for week ending June ~ and on |
m0t1On same was accepted ana filed.
Aid. Conant presented the claims and ac
counts as shown above and unanimous consent
being granted same were approved and the
clerk instructed to draw orders for same
Ayes Q, nays 0.
Aid Townsend presented bids for work on
city jail and enlarging doors. on east front
entrance and the bid of Thomas Watson
being the lowest (t259 20) the contract was on
on motion awarded to him and tho City Attor.
ney was requested to provide suitable contract |
Ayes o, nays o.
Aid. Conant presented report of auditing
committee regarding claim of Jerry King for
extra pay for work while working on Bell
Drain, amount 8i6, recommended that the
amount be paid and the clerk instructed to
draw an order for same, which report and rec
ommendation we're on motion adopted, ayes Q,
nays0.
Aid. Washburn presented the following re-
port and resolution, which were upon motion
adopted. Ayes o, nays Q.
To THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND COMMON
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF OwossO:
GENTLEMEN:-Your Committee on Side
walks and Crosswalks do hereby most respect
fully report, that IL is necessary public I'm.
provement that certain sidewalks in the City |
of Owosso be laid down and constructed In said |
City OF Owosso on the following streets and In |
front OF the following described property, and |
OF the material and dimensions hereinafter
described:
CEMENT WALKS FOUR FEET WIDE
Jacob Thowe, lots I. is, IL, blk Q, NJ L.
Stewart Co. IS End add.
Owosso Casket Co. lot I3, blk 0, some add
J; G. Nm. j. Shelp, lots H. 10, blk 9, same |