The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-06-05
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
Council Room, City OF owosso.
June LIST, 1908.

Aid Perrigo presented the following
petition which was on motion referred
to the Board of Public Works.
Owosso, May 27, 1908
Hon Mayor and Common Council OF the
City of Owosso
We, the undersigned property owners,
cause a sewer to be built on Clinton
street from Shiawassee street east to
the alley in the rear of lots facing on
Michigan avenue, and your petitioners
will ever pray.
Signed-Owosso Caskett Company. ].
II. Laverack and Spencer j. Corey.
Aid. Conant presented the following
petitions and on motion same were re-
ferred to the ways and means commit
tee:
To the Honorable Mayor and Common
Council of Owosso, Michigan
Gentlemen:
We, the undersigned do hereby petit
ton your honorable body to have East
Mason street sprinkled from Washington
street to Oak street.
Signed by j. c. Johnson and fifteen
others.
To the Honorable Mayor and Common
Council of Owosso, Michigan,
Gentlemen:-
We, the undersigned do hereby petition
your honorable body to have Water street
sprinkled from Exchange street to Will
liams street
Signed by F. W. Pearce and ten others.
accounts noted below and on motion
same We're referred to the committee on
claims and accounts.
Street Commissioner Crane asked If the
city should pay the cost of establishing
grade for sidewalk after owner had been
notified by the city to construct walk
and then constructs the walk himself.
The city attorney stated that the city
should stand the cost of establishing the
grade.
Aid. Perrigo presented the following
report and on motion same was adopt
ed, ayes 10, nays o.
REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON CLAIMS
AND ACCOUNTS.
To the Honorable Mayor and Common
Council:
Your committee, to whom was referred
the several claims and accounts would
respectfully report favorably on the fol-
lowing and ask the unanimous consen. of
this council that said claims be allowed
ders for the same.
From Contingent Fund.
d. c. Cooper, $50; George Perrigo, $l4
l.. Webb, $l4; George M. Dewey, $l4; A.
A. Sutterby, s14; M. d. Corey, $14; Geo.
Sos censra city s'y Book Bindery o ss5
h. NJ. Miller, 1928; G. l.. Dimmick, $36;
$. II; VanDusen, $o.55; Times Printing
Co, $22.60; Evening Argus, 1928; A. II.
Benkleman & Mulhall Co., $1.SS; E. Koch,
$2.7O; ]. Coston, $1.S0; Ira G. Curry, SAL
&C. VIM. Beresford, Sr., $54.14; Owosso
Press Pub. Co.. 1913 N. Johnson, 50;
From Fire Department Fund
Mrs. c. Wartenberg, IS. rs; Jas. Brown,
$50; Nelson Perica, S27.50; Ernest Cum
min $25; Palmer WhitcOmb $25; Frank
Marvin, $25; William Beresford, Jr:, S25;
Edward Martin, 500; Charles Beattie, SO;
Will Ross, SO; Will King, SO; j. ID. Priest,
So; Il. Thompson, $3.50.
From Police Fund
Bert Hodges SIS; George Denyes, s14;
W. Patterson, $14; F. A. Brown, ,l4 Ii.
Rubelman, 81; S. G. Burbank, 81.
From Water Works Fund.
f. F. butcher, $5.25; Owosso & Corun-
ma electric Co, So; Sunday Creek Co.,
Du.lond, clerk, $3.50.
rom First District Highway Fund
L. Hayes, $3.50; George Erect, $1.75.
IRON Second District Highway Fund.
W. Douglass, SO; II. Douglass, SO; Thos.
Atkinson, 81; A. U. Countryman, IS; K. s.
Brewer Sc.
From Third District Highway Fund.
George Erect. 1910; VIM. Douglass.
$l.O5; H. Douglass, $1.O5; J. Simmington,
SS.4S; ID. Fillmore, $6.4S; ID. Clapp, $3.50;
w. Cramer, $3.50; M. Roe, $4.7Z; George
Cramer, $4.72; III. 1rafford, sS.05; e. s.
Brewer, "a.
From Fourth District Highway Fund.
George Erect, $S.O5; j. S. Curry, s3.15;
Benkleman & Mulhan Co., $3.43.
From Fifth District Highway Fund.
James Virgins, $3.50; S. c. Chavey,
$3.50; Benkelman & Mulhall Co., $685..
From General Highway Fund.
d. Speck, $1,000; J.. Helt, s1O50; l..
Freass, $1,000; VIM. Scott, So; s. A.
Crane, SIS; j. Young, $2.25; J. Pardee,
$2.25; George Erect so.25; M. l.. Parker.
81; Louis Freass, $12.
From General Sewer Fund.
King, $1L1O; J. King, $6.4S; Geo. Clark,
$0.26; Wesley Henne, $5.25.
From Sidewalk Fund.
]. S. Curry, Sc; j. s. Curry, s14S5 e.
Koch, $1,000; j. Coston, 81; ID. Signs 81;
VIM. Burton, $3.50 Benkelman Il Null
hall Co, $79s; John Brooks Son, $l2;
Il. s. Brewer, 81; f. S. Brewer, 81.
From Sprinkling Fund.
M. l.. Parker, $19.25.
From Light Fund.
Owosso q Corunna e. Co., $641.73.
From Public Building Fund.
A II. Dumond, clerk, $3.50.
Aid. Brown presented the reports of the |
municipal justice Of fees and fines col |
lected during May and on motion the
same were received and filed.
Aid. Rundell presented the report of |
the street Commissioner for the week |
ending May 80, and on motion same was
received and filed.
Aid. Wren presented the following re- |
port and resolution which were on mo-
ton adopted, ayes 10, nays 0:
To the Honorable Mayor and Council of
the City of ,Owosso,
Gentlemen:-Your committee on Side
walks and Crosswalks, do hereby most
respectfully report that ii a necessary
public Improvement that certain side
walks be laid down and constructed in
said city of Owosso in front of the fol-
lowing described property and of the ma
terial and dimensions hereinafter des-
cribed:
CEMENT WALKS FOUR FEET WIDE |
Charles A. Rhodes, CON- on w line of
lot 10, block 2S, rods S of line of Com |
stock street, rods, lis rods w |
rods, n to beginning, city of Owosso. |
Ann Arbor X. II. Co. at their crossing
at intersection of Parkdale avenue and
Corunna avenue, south side of Corunna |
avenue.
CEMENT WALKS FIVE FEET WIDE. |
Ann Arbor r. II. Co. at their crossing |
at intersection of Smith avenue WITH Cor
unna avenue, south side of Corunna av- |
enue
Resolved That the Council of the civ
OF OwosSo do determine and ordain that
II is a necessary public Improvement |
that sidewalks be laid down. constructed
and built in front of the different des-
criptions OF property and of the material |
u st..taa.