The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1907-11-08
OWUsbU INU1s
To the Honorable Mayor and Common Council


To the Honorable Mayor and Common Council
OF the City OF Owosso:
We, the undersigned, residents OF GleEwood
avenue and vicinity would respectfully petition
your honorable oody aud ask that you remove
or cause TO be removed the electric light now
on GREENWOOD avenue at the d.. g. III. n nj.
crossing and give us In exchange four smaller
lights OF the same aggregate candle power.
one TO be placed at the north end of Alger ave
nue., one at the site OF the present light and the
other two south on Glennwood at such points
as Will light the entire south END OF the street.
Hoping you give this petition your i'm mediate
and favorable consideration we win ever pray,
b X. Van Tiffiin and II others.
Aid. Conant presented the following petition
ana on motion same was referred 10 the light
ing committee with power TO act, ayes Q,
nays0:
TO the Common Council of the City OF owosso:
we, the undersigned, taxpayers of Stewart
street. DO hereby petition your honorable body
TO erect small light on the corner OF Stewart
ana walnut streets, and your petitioners will
ever pray. Edward ID. Seeper and 10 others.
Aid. Wren presented the following petition
and on motion the lights as petitoned for were
ordered placed, ayes 0, nays U:
Owosso. Mich. Nov /, 1907.
To the Honorable Mayor and Common Council
OF the City of Owosso:
Gentlemen:
The undersigned property owners and tax.
payers OF the second ward In said CITY OF
Owosso would respectfully petition your hon
orable body to cause Jour smaller electric
lights to be substituted for the arc light at the
corner OF Mason and Oak streets in said G w
OF Owosso, sald smaller lights to be located as
follows wit; one at the corner OF Mason and
OAK streets. one at the corner OF Mason and
Hickory streets. one at the corner OF Williams
ana OAK streets and one at the corner OF Ex-
change and Oak streets in said City Of Owosso.
GEO. Is. MCCAUGHNA and 10 others.
Aid. Rigley presented the followi'g claims
and accounts and on motion same were referred
10 the committee on claims and accounts:
CLAIMS AND ACCOUNTS.
Council Room, City OF Owosso,
November 4, 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 unau-
imOus consent OF this council that said claims
be allowed and the city clerk instructed to draw
orders for the same:
FROM CONTINGENT FUND
Owosso Gas Light Co. sl.s6; Dumond,
. 80; A DumOnd, express. s so; Geo b
McCaughna, 49, 6; Frank Rush. IS is; A w
Holmes. S22.55; Winfield Co, $40 IS: same
$S.54; same, SSs.69; L VanDusen, .S5; A
SS.15.
FROM POLICE FUND
f Il Munro S2.00 Nelson Perca, Sl2 90: Guy
Cole, el4 90; Harry Cole, So 90; Wiley Smith,
W 20; Bert Hodges. $500; T. A Brown, &l4.00; w
Patterson, sii.CO; Geo Denyes. Sl400.
FROM FIRE DEPT. FUND
&c Martin. $1,000; VIM Beresford, Jr.. $1,000:
al
Priest 800; owosso Fire Dept, ssl5O; H
Dumond, hay and carrots, SIS 90; Hoover Bros
s 70; G Barrett, . SO.
FROM WATER FUND
Hoover Bros, 8 30: w H Lyon. S2i.OO;
Owosso Mfg Co, $l.30; A II Dumond, stamps,
Casu ee & Son, $500.
FROM SIDEWALK FUND
w Burton, $1,000; Bennett, $1,000 H Bran.
dahl, $500; Oberly, $1,000; M Ham, $500; j
Russell sl5 90; M Kreiger, 90; e Koch. $500;
Odel $3.50; Barrett.Perter Co Sf42l; Benkei.
man & Mulhall Co, 1916; same, $3.50; same.
S4.4.
FROM GENERAL HIGHWAY FUND
d speck. slO.5o; Jas Helt, sIO.5O L Freass,
BIO so; 5 A Crane, 1890; III Douglass. S1.75.
tFRoM SECOND WARD HIGHWAY FUND
w Douglass. $1,000; Douglass, $3.50; ]
butcher, $lO5O; Lockwood, s rs; e Hayes,
So. 55: r Rourke $l7.l0; s M Campbell, &8.10
M L Parker, 1910; VIM Scott $500; Beckwith
estate, 1910.
FROM FOURTH WARD HIGHWAY FUND
Jas Odel, 1920; Beckwith estate, si.e0; Ben
kelman &.Mulhall Co, Sl.0S.
FROM FIFTH WARD HIGHWAY FUND
H Douglass, $3.50; E Hayes, s2.7O r Rourke,
$3.50; s M Campbell, s5.iO M L Parker. 1895 !;
o Bailey. $7.4o; Fowler, $500; Beckwith
estate, 1910.
FROM LIGHTING FUND
owosso Gas Co, t6.75; o & G E Co, s564t9;
same, S1.60.
FROM MAIN STREET BRIDGE FUND
Thos Watson. $500; F Eldrioge, 5000; b
Carr, s2i.bO; Brandle, si75o; II Watson,
$1,000; f Harvey, vl5 25; o Bailey, $500; w
kear. $500; j. Stinebour, $1,000: L Luce.
sl5 rs; Joe May, $3.50: w Sprout, $500; N
$3.50; w H Lindsey. sis 25 Wolley. $685.;
w Eldridge. $500; E Hesse, si4.Oo; w Ballou,
8l40O; c M Carpenter. 1925; Smith, $500; b
. Ma.
ss75; NJ Loux. sio75; " Iitkorn, SO IS; a
Perry. 1925; e Hayes, So 30; II Rourke. S11.70:
M l. Parker, $780, Campbell. $40; Burl
Me co. ow ss Gas L Mne e. 49, sa WsS
Epps $40 IS; A + Hollis, 829.7O; same. 1874;
Benkelman g. Mulhall Co, S3Oi.2s; A Van
Epps, $780,
Aid. Lamfrom presented the report of the
street commissioner for the week ending No
vember End and on motion same was received
and placed file.
Aid. Conant presented the claims and ac-
counts as noted above and unanimous consent
being given same were allowed and the clerk
instructed to draw orders for the same, ayes
}, nays o.
Justice in criminal and civil cases
md on motion same were received and placed
On file
Aid. Rigley presented the bill CT l.. A. Sander.
noff municipal constable for Sits for salary
and expenses and on motion same was allowed,
ayes 9, nays
Alu. bTOWu presented tne following reSO.
ution and on motion same was adopted, ayes
!, NAYS 0, Aid. Townsend and Conant having
been excused.
Resolved by the Common Council of the City
)f Owosso, that the lighting committee be In.
'tructed to have placed a small light on the
corner OF Gould and Main streets, Oakwo God
md Main, and Dewey and Main.
Aid. Lynch presented the following resolu.
ion and on motion same was ad opted, ayes 7,
nays O:
Owosso, Mich, Nov. 4, 1907.
Resolved, by the Common Council OF the
Jity OF Owosso, that the special assessors OF
his city be and are hereby Instructed to make
! special assessment OF the cost for street
,prinklipg on the following district and the
sum designated for that district. No. one ID.
The sum OF S4l915 in equal amounts on all
occupied lois and parts OF lots on lands includ-
ID in hrst district being In the paved district.
sirst districs, being washington street from
Toward TO Mason street. Howard street from
Washington street to one and one half blocks
Exchange street from Park to Water street,
Main street from Park street to Main street
ridge.
Aid. Lynch presented the following reso-
ution and on motion same was adopted ayes 7.
ays0:
Owosso, Mich, Nov. 9TH. 1907.
Resolved by the Common Council OF the City
4 Owosso, that the special assessors OF this
fty be and are hereby Instructed to make q
pecial assessment OF the cost for street
prfnkltng on the following districts and the
um designated for that district. No two (e)
The sum OF SS6i.88 in equal amounts on all
coupled lots on lands included Is second dis.
riot comprising Main street from east side Of
ridge to Brooks street. Michigan avenue from
lain street to the Grand Trunk Railroad.
Aid Lynch presented the following reso-
ittOn and on motion same was adopted, ayes Z,