The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-06-19

several claims and accounts would respectfully
report favorably on the following and ask the
| unanimous consent OF this council that said
claims be allowed and the City Clerk instructed
| 10 draw orders for the same.
FROM CONTINGENT FUND
Castree & Son, $3.50: Z S Brewer, $3.50; same
$3.50: same, sl.5o; Chas Lawrence, "a 49,
N Johnson, $500: Times Printing Co., 81 80.
FROM FIRE DEPT. FUND
John Brooks s. Son, 81 40; Jas Brown, s97. CO..
| Nelson Perica, S27 so; Ernest Cummin, S25 90:
Palmer Whiteomb, s25; Frank Marvin, 1900;
| Edward Martin. $40: VIM Beresford, Jr., sa0.S3;
Cass Ockerman, si17.
FROM POLICE FUND
Bert Hodes; SIS; George Denyes; ga; W Pat
| terson, Sl4: f A Brown, si4 Bert Hodges 81 3d.
FROM SIDEWALK FUND
Koch. sis; d Signs. sls; w Burton, Si2;
1890; Benkleman s. Mulhall Co., $3.50; same,
| e46 so.
FROM SECOND DISTRICT HIGHWAY FUND
| Rourke $500; Geo Erect. $500; Doug
lass 1913; King, 1882; Thos Atkinson. S.25;
VIM King, $40; Curry, s2i6o; Beckwith
| est, $3.50; Brewer, $500.
| FROM THIRD DISTRICT HIGHWAY FUND
Benkleman Mulhall Co., e24.s9; w Douglass
| $50; ID Clapp. $500; w King, 1920 shining
ton s2.62; d Fillmore, $40; W Cramer. IS 81; W
"
est 5000, E Brewer $3.50.
FROM FOURTH DISTRICT HIGHWAY FUND
Chas Skinner. s225: H Douglass, 1925; j S
| Curry, $3.50; Geo Erect, ga; Beckwith est.
$500.
FROM GENERAL HIGHWAY FUND
NIL Parker, $3.50: u Speck, $1,000; J Helt,
| $1,000: L Freass. sl0.50; W Scott, S6 90; A
Crane, $500.
FROM GENERAL SEWER FUND
sc Burbank. 800: Benkelman & Mulhall
| Co., SIS 80; Wesley Henne, 1913.
| FROM LIGHT FUND
Owosso Gas Light Co., 1851; A J VanEpps,
s7.l2.
| 7 FROM sPRINKLING FUND
| M L Parker. $50; same. S3.75 Richard
| Rourke, $50 81; E Hayes, sl4.37.
FROM CoMsToCK CREEK DRAIN FUND
Hesse. s525; f Whitehurst s5.25.
FROM PUBLIC BUILDING FUND
FW Pearce. 1917; E T Barnum :e1766.
FROM FIFTH DISTRICT HIGHWAY FUND
Hess, $3.50.
FROM MICHIGAN AVENUE IMPROVEMENT FUND
Smith Bros, Sl5360
Aid. washburn presented the following petit.
| ton:
To the Honorable Mayor aud Council of the
City OF Owosso.
we, the undersigned residents and taxpayers
express our choice for pavement |on Michigan
| avenue as shown below:
Signed: w Hall. brick block, asphalt filler;
H + Nusbaum, brick; b G Lemunyon brick
M Collier, asphalt, M d Corey. macadam
tared Bertha Wesener, asphalt; Chas Z Rig.
ley, Jr, asphalt, Nettie A Gardner: asphalt; Or
| II + Hemenway, asphalt; n T. Mckenzie, brick;
| L Hall, az phalt j Il Walsh, asphalt.
On motion the petition and the engineers
| estimate OF cost were referred back to the
| petitioners to get further expression Of the
| desire OF the people on the street.
Aid. Conant presented the following resolu-
| lion which motion adopted, ayes .. NAYS
Resolved by Common Council that the BID
| OF Public Works be requested to place stand
! pipe for the use OF sprinkling wagons at the
corner OF Adams and Kings street.
| Aid. Wren moved that the street commits
siouer be instructed to lower and tile drains on
| King and Main streets according to the profile
| prepared by the city engineer, the cost TO be
| paid from the contingent fund.
| Aid. Barrett moved as an amendment that
| the cost of the work be paid one half from the
second district highway fund and one half from
| the general sewer fund.- which amendment was
accepted by AID Wren.
| Aid. Perrigo moved that the question te laid
| on the table for one week, which prevailed,
| ayes Rundell, SturteYant, Conant Washburn
and Perrigo; nays "A,
Aid. Sturte want presented the following petit
| tion and resolution and moved that the prayers
OF the petitioners be granted and the resolution
adopted which prevailed, ayes 0, nays 0:
| To the Honorable Mayor and Common Council
OF the City OF OwoSso.
Gentlemen
Whereas the Owosso Improvement Associa-
| tion, has prepared plans and specifications for
| the erection OF factory building for the Re.
| lance Motor Truck Co, said building to be
erected on Blocks 10 and IL OF George Il. Abreys
| Woodlawn Park Addition, and the grounds
| occupied by said site will include part OF
| Blocks and in the same addition, and the
| factory building will be about $50 feet long and
| 1t is proposed TO erect said factory fronting on
the Railroad ground, and there is in said land
| so TO be occupied by said factory site, certain
| streets and alleys, and II will be necessary for
| the use of said property for factory site that
such streets and alleys be vacated and set
| aside by your honorable body.
| Now, Therefore we petition your honorable
| body to vacate and set aside said streets and
| alleys contained in the limits OF the following
described land, to wit: BLOCKS 10 and IL and lots
Block OF said Geo # Abreys Woodawn Park
Addition to the City OF Owosso, the streets
desired to be vacated being Railroad avenue
on the north of said land, Farr avenue included
In said land and Cleveland avenue running
through said property as far south as said lot
IL Block 9, and we petition your honorable body
to take this matter up as speedily as possibly
as the committee in charge of buildings pro.
pose TO construct said buildings as soon as the
land is in such condition that said buildings
can be erected on the above streets.
JAY M. TERBUsH,
whereas the Reliance Motor Truck Co, cor.
poration propose to erect factory building and
occupy the following described property for
factory site, to wit the land ard premises des.
cribed as lying between the Grand Trunk Rail
road on the north, Mcmillan avenue on the
west, and a south boundary line running from
Mcmillan avenue east along the south line OF
lots 10 and 81 in Block and IL in block to the
east corporation limits OF the said City OF Owes
So and thence running north to the Grand
Trunk Railroad, being in Geo Il Abreys Wood
lawn Park Addition. and whereas said factory
site Includes certain streets and alleys, There
fore
Be IL Resolved by this Council that such parts
OF Railroad avenue, Farr avenue and Cleveland
avenue with the alleys included In said land II
is deemed advisable to vacate, discontinue aud
abolish for the further use Of the public. ard
that this Common Council OF the City OF owes.
so will meet to hear objections IL any there be,
why such streets and alleys contained within
the boundaries of said land, should not be va.
Gated and set aside, on the goth OF July A ID.
1908 at o'clock In the evening OF said date al
the Council Chamber In the City Hall. in said
CITY OF Owosso, and be II further resolved that
notice OF such meeting be published in the
Owosso TIMES four weeks before the appoint
ed time And the said vacation, discontinu.
ance and adjustment Of said streets and alleys
is deemed by this Council public improve
ment.
Aid. Conant presented the following resolu-
ton, which was on motion adopted, ayes Q, nays
0:
Resolved, by the Council OF the city OF
Owosso, that 1t Is hereby determined by the
Council OF the city of Owosso, that IL is a nee.
fV.ntn ant md for