The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-07-17
Council Proceedings.
Council Room, City OF Owosso
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July 18th, zoos.
Regular meeting of the Council, Mayor Wal.
lace d. Burke presiding.
AL ermen present at roll CALL Sturtevant,
" rem, BRANDED, Conant. Palmer and Perrigo.
Later. Brown and Washburn.
The minutes OF the last regular meeting were
read and approved.
The following petition was presented and on
motion received and hled:
To the Honorable Mayor and Common Council
of the City OF Owosso.
Gentlemen:
Power Co. respectfully represents to your
honorable BODY that IL is Incorporated under
the laws OF the state of Michigan; that It's
principal office and majority Of It's stockhold-
ers are located within the county OF Shiawas.
see: and that your petitioner is conducting the
business OF producing and supplying electricity
Gus OF engaging in the business of the trans
mission of such electricity for such purpose 10
all those within the city OF Owosso having
occasion TO use such electricity; and that IL is
necessary for such purpose to construct and
main tain lines Of poles and wires In, along and
across the public streets and alleys and waters
provisions Of Act 2s4 of the TGbiic Acts of 1905,
which said act provides that the poles and
wires so constructed and maintained shall not
injuriously interft re with other public uses OF
such streets, alleys and waters, and that the
designation and location OF all lines of poles
and wires shall be subject to the regulation.
direction and approval OF your honorable
common council.
Your petitioner further represents that 1t is
Its Interest TO promote the growth, convenience
and prosperity Of your city, and that whatever
will be the best interests OF your city will also
be those OF your petitioner.
Your petitioner further represents that IL is
DESTROYS, for the purpose OF transmitting and
supplying such electricity to maintain lines OF
poles and wires within such streets of your city
as you shall designate, from the intersection
OF Railro ad Avenue ard Glenwood Street to
the Intersection Of Park Street and the Ann
Arbor railroad.
The Supreme Court OF our state, in the case
Harbor, l2i Mich. Ole, In which the charter pro.
visions are practically the same as section 1886
OF the Compiled Laws OF 1897, and in which
occupy streets and highways with its poles and
wires Is materially the same as provided in
Act 264 OF the Public Acts Of 1905, held that IL
| DESTROYS of so erecting and maintaining its
poles and wires should obtain from the common
council reasonable regulations for the erection
OF such poles ana the stretching OF such wires
previous TO the construction of the same.
Wherefore your petitioner prays that your
honorable body appoint committee to confer
with the officers Of your petitioner for the pur:
pose OF designating the location OF all lines OF
wires and poles OF your petitioner to be con.
structed. erected and maintained in the streets
OF your city, and to determine what regulations
aforesaid.
Your petitioner also prays that your honor
able body shall within reasonable time. by
ordinance or resolution as may seem best do
all things necessary and proper for the purpose
OF designating the location OF such poles and
wires to be so erected and maintained by your
petitioner.
Your petitioner further requests that your
honorable body proceed with all convenient
speed In said matter, that the work Of. con.
STRUGGLING and erecting such lines OF poles and
wires may be expedited, and that many persons
and firms OF your city DESTROYS Of being furnish.
ed with electricity by your petitioner may be
thus Accommodated.
Corunna, Mich, July. 1908
Very respectfully,
Shiawassee Light & Power Co,
BY r. j. COLBY,
President,
II. A. SPRAGUE.
Secretary.
Aid BRANDED presented the following petit.
ton, which was on motion referred to the ways
and means committee with instructions to
advertise for bids:
July 18th, 1905.
To the Honorable Mayor and Common Council
We the undo rsigned property owners re.
specially petition your honorable body to
cause Corunna avenue to be sprinkled from
and paved district south on Washington street
to Corunna avenue and your petitioners will
Signed F H Chapel, d Ball, Mrs NJ Slant.
on, Mrs G A Russell, d Howard and 80 others.
The following communication was presented
and on motion received and fled:
July lotn. lvUS
To the Honorable Mayor and Council of the
City OF Owosso,
Gentlemen:
At meeting OF the Board OF Public Works
this date the following resolution was adopted
Resolved by the Board of Public Works Of
the City OF Owosso,
That it is a necessary public improvement
and necessary for the public health that a
public sewer be constructed on Lynn street
from the center Of Bradley street north to the
Shiawassee river, and
Tbat hfQ
ton OF said sewer according to the plans, da
grams and specifications made therefor by the
city engineer and on file in the office of the
city clerk.
The estimated cost OF said sewer Is 1913 2S
and the following lands in the opinion OF the
Board will be benefited by the construction of
said sewer. Lots IL and 10 and west 10 It Of lot
II, block Is; lots s. q, 10, II. IL. 10, Ia block g.
and all OF east one half of block s. A L s. 3 o
Williams addition to the city OF Owosso.
Very respectfully,
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS,
ARTHUR II. DUMoND,
Secretary.
The Mayor presented the following commun.
ication which was on motion received and filed:
Owosso, July l3, 08.
Mayor Burke and the Common Council of the
City Of OwoSsO.
Gentlemen:-Somet time ago l very kindly
asked YOU to vacate nv lot No 49, and there
has be en- no steps taken to grant my request.
Therefore shall fence plough and plant Vt
and after Tuesday, July IA, forbid any person
or persons IreSpaSSlnB on lou 10, In DOCK 4 or
Stewards Bird addition to the city of Owosso as
recorded in the recorded plat.
Hastily,
Mrs. Clara Diamond
Aid. Conant presented the claims and
accounts as noted below and on motion same
we're referred to the committee on claims and
accounts.
Aid Conant presented the following report
and on motion same was received and ordered
printed:
REPORT OF CITY TREASURER FOR MONTH OF
JUNE 1908
Owosso, Mich June LIST, 1908
Gentlemen
The following is the report of the City Treas.
urer for the month OF June 1908.
1908
RECEIPTS
June I Cash on hand 1920 90
- State Sav'g Blk, CT
Sidewalk fund loan
due Feb 49, 90 $500 90
% Owosso SavgBk crs
Sprinkling fund
loan due Feb Is, 90 500 90
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