The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1907-08-23
Common Council.
Common Council Chamber,

Common Council.
Common Council Chamber,
Owosso, Mich, Aug. 10, 1907.
Regular meeting OF the common council May.
or Dryden IL. Lamb. presiding.
Aldermen present at roll CALL Rundell,
Lamtrom, Townsend, Brown, Rlgley, Conant,
Lynch Wren and Washburn.
Aid. Wren presented The following petition
which was on motion referred to the ways ana
means committee with power TO act.
Owosso. Mich Aug. l5 1907
To the Honorable Mayor and Common Council
We, the undersigned resident taxpayers re-
specfully request that King street from Water
to Adams be included in sprinkling district.
In explanation would state the spriDkling
wagon now passes over that portion Of the
street without spripkling.
O. l.. Spragne. Geo. c. Reineke, r. G.
Berner
Aid. Lynch presented the following petition
which was on motion referred TO the street
committee.
To the Honorable Mayor and Common Council
OF the City Of Owosso:
We, the undersigned citizens OF Owosso be
TO ask your honorable body 10 cause a small
amount OF repairs on few bad places, to be
m ade on the following Streets
Washington street, north to city line thence
west TO Mulberry street. thence south to Main
street, west on Main (west OF NJ c r RI to Chip
man street, south on Chipman to Stewart
street, east on Stewart to Washington street,
making belt line of travel
With small expenditure OF money on few
bad places on these streets. they can be made
comfortable roads Tor both business and pleas
ure.
Chapman and Stewart streets, thanks to the
aldermen from that part OF the city, are very
nice roads and need but little repair.
Trusting that this will meet your approba-
ton, we are
Most respectfully yours,
James Osburn, r. A. Gould, Is. S. Knaup. +.
Gemmell, E. Q. Dewey. A. E. Palmer, Parker
Palmer. M. Miner. II. b. Peterson. A. Geek,
w. D. Murray. s: T Van Dusen. Robt. Cheal,
T. o, Christian, j. H. Robbins, Fred B. Wood.
ard, Perrie Corcoran, d. L. Densmore, w. II.
Quayle. c. NJ. Miller L. D. q Underwood, Owosso
Groe. Co., G. L. Taylor. 7. II. Bonsor; J.. F.
Wildermuth, e. l.. Devereaux, j. r. Vieley,
w. D. Burke, A. j. VanEpps. Ira G. Curry. j.
G. Shattuck l. II. Keller, G. L. Dimmlck A.
f. Hollis, H. Perrigo.
The clerk presented a communication from
Mr.. sam Amspoker complaining OF unsanitarv
condition due to sewage being discharged too
near the shore of river near his house on N.
ferred to the Board OF PUBLIC Works
A communication was presented from Turner
& Turner OF Muskegon regar ding damage claim
| OF Thomas Hansen against the City OF Owosso
and same was on motion received and placed
on file.
The following communication was presented
and on motion received and placed on file:
Owosso. Mich, Aug. 10 1907.
| To the Honorable Mayor and Common Council
of the City OF Owosso:
| Gentlemen:
Az the meeting OF the BOARD or PuDl1c WORKS
| this date motion was passed that inasmuch
as the residents of Michigan avenue did not
| wish 10 have improvement made on their street
as per recomu endation of this Board, they
would respectfully refer your Instructions 10
| advertise for bids on such pavement back to
| you without action.
Respectfully,
4. H. DUMoND.
Secretary.
The following communication was presented
and on motion received and placed on file:
Owosso. Mich, Aug 10, 1907.
To the Honorable Mayor and Common Council
of the CITY OF Owosso:
| Gentlemen
AT meeting OF the Board OF Public Works a
motion was adopted that the attention of your
honorable body be called to the fact that no re-
| pairs to pavement had as yet beer made and
that you be requested 10 ask the paving COM
| pany 10 make said repairs at once.
Respectfully.
A. IA. DuMoND
Secretary.
| A communication from the Owosso g. Corunna
| Electric Co. was presented making a PROPOSE
| ton for street lights and on motioa same was
| referred to the lighting committee.
| Aid. Wren presented the following resolu-
ton which was on motion adopted, ayes 10,
nays0:
| the common council OF the City OF Owosso
| that 1T is a necessary public improvement and
| necessary for the public health that the exteu-
| sion OF the Bell drain in said city commencing
| on Washington street and running to and along
| Hickory street to the Bell drain. as particu.
| larry described in the survey, diagram, map
and plat made by the city engineer and on file
| in the city clerks Office be cleaned out aud re-
| paired according to said plans and the same is
| hereby determined TO be made AID that the
| costs and expense thereof shall be paid by
| special assessment according to the benefits
| accruing to each piece or parcel OF land bene-
| fitted in the following district hereby declared
| to be the assessment district for the Bell drain
| extension, number one, and the city clerk is di-
| rected to record the same, described as fol
lows: Out lots 49, II, IS, 49, and the east half Of
blocks 2, B. A, 5. G, z, ~ 8, 9, TO- H. in Jannete
Kellys addition to said city, and lots l, 2 3, L.
5, z, s. o. TO- IL and II In block one, l, 2 8, A. g.
6, rs. 9, 10 ID and ID in block two l,2S,4 8. 8,
| subdivision OF out lots II and IL OF said plat
| and addition, also blocks /, and OF Struber's
| subdivision OF out lots l2 and 10 OF said addition.
and the special assessors OF said city are hereby
| directed TO assess the sum OF sllls0 on the
| land and premises described In said district
| and on each piece and parcel thereof such rela.
| tive portion OF said sum as shall be proportion
| ate to the estimated benefit resulting to the
| same from said improvement and report such
asses sment to this council.
| The city clerk Is directed to give the proper
| notice by publication of said determination,
| improvement and district and the time when
| the council will meet to consider objections
| thereto The estimate of the costs and ex
penses of said Improvement being less than
| $4,000 the same is referred to the Board of
Public Works TO make such improvement &C.
| cordiug 10 said plan In such manner as they
| may deem proper
The mayor appointed Neil r. Walsh to act as
special assessor to fill place left vacant by fail
ure OF Geo. Swarthout to qualify 1t was
moved and supported that the appointment be
confirmed. which was carried, ayes 10 nays o.
Aid. Rigey presented the following claims
and accounts which were on motion referred
to the committee On claims and accounts.
CLAIMS AND ACCOUNTS.
Council Room City OF Owosso.
Aug. 10, 1907.
To the Honorable Mayor ald Common Council
If the City OF Owosso:
Yonr committee to whom was referred the
several claims and accounts would respectfully
report favorablv 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
d M Christian, s3.47 Sturtevant e. Blood,
So SO; Benkelman a. Mulhall Co, Sl44; same,
50 10; Harrington, $3.50; + Hayes, S5.25; ID
Speck Si0.50; j Helt, Sl0.50; l. Freass, SiC5O;
A Crane, $500; A II Dumond, OF. so; Jesse
Clark, 8 10; N johnson, $500; q wells, Sl9.44;
Times Pig Co. Sli.20; s Y VanDusen, s 20; w
4 Collins a. Co, s495; Il S Brewer Si0O; same,
f7.C0; same. 1855; came, $500: same, 1915;
same, $50: same, 800; r H Could $3.50: A
Holmes, s6s06: Jas Lynch, 800; 5 Wat.
son ~ O0 Q II Durham, ~ 90; W e Washburn,
eln0; ~ Fuller, 1900: Stevenson. 800;
G Cough, $1,000; Rgling, 1915; Robt Ander-