The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-05-21
Council Proceedings.
Council Room, City of Owosso,

COUNCIL proceedings.
Council Room, City OF Owosso,
May nth. 1909.
Regular meeting Of the Council, Mayor Wal
lace ID. Burke presiding.
Aldermen present at roll call, Sturtevant
Barrett Wren, BRANDED, Brown, Palmer Con.
ant, Perrigo and Wasburn. Later, Mcdonald.
The minutes OF the last regular meeting were
Aid. Palmer presented the following petition
mittee:
To the Honorable Mayor and Common Coun.
Gil OF the City Of owosso:
OF the City of Owosso, humblv petition your
Honorable body to cause street lamp to be
'front.' Of nronsrty owns sre hv VI I Rs,thnIe ~
and your petitioners will ever pray.
J b. Warner and IL others.
Aid. BRANDED presented the following petition
which was on motion referred to the sidewalk
committee:
Owosso, April 2srd, 1902
To the Honorable Mayor and City Council OF
the City Of Owosso.
We. the undersigned resident tax payers Of
the City OF Owosso, petition your Honorable
side of Division street beginning at the south
side OF lot No. 20, block No. 5, then running
north TO Franklin street and your petitioners
will s ssss pray John Henderson
Duane Q. Cooper
Aid. BRANDED presented the following petition
which was upon motion referred TO the side
walk committed
Owosso, Mich. April 49, 1902
To the Honorable Mayor and Common Coun
Gil Of the City OF Owosso.
We, the undersigned tax payers of the City
OF Owosso, humbly petition your Honorable
Body to cause sidewalk to be laid on the west
side OF lakewood. beginning at the north end OF
the bridge and running north to the South side
OF East Main street. And your petitioners
will ever pray.
Signed w. Hart and II others
Aid. Wren presented the following petition
which was on motion referred to the sidewalk
To the Honorable Mayor and Council OF the
City of Owosso:
The undersigned residents and tax payers
cause sidewalk to be constructed on the east
side OF Mul Derry street from the bridge to the
south side OF Williams street, thence east on
the south side OF Williams street to Pine street.
Signed: VIM. Ross
N Virgins
AID. Conant presented the following petition
Public Works. with request to furnish estimate
as soon as possible:
Owosso Mich. May II, 1909.
To the Hon. Mayor and Council, Of the City of
Owosso:
We the undersigned residents and tax payers
residing on South Shiawassee Street, would
respectfully petition your Honorable body to
cause to be be constructed an extension OF the
Genesee street, for which your petitioners
would ever pray. etc.
Thomas A. Bowling, els So. Shiawassee ST.
Mary E. Downing, 209 -
Mary l.. Lewis 206 " I"
A communication was presented from the
loads Of crushed stone at 3 cents load which
was referred to the street commissioner with
power TO act
The following communication was presented
and on motion referred to the city attorney:
To the Honorable Mayor and Council OF the City
OF Owosso:
Gentlemen:
You are hereby notified that on the 10th day
OF March, A. d. 1909 at about the hour of half
past three O'Clock In the afternoon Of said day,
was seriously and permanently injured and
disabled by falling into hole on the south side
OF Corunna Avenue. at point near the inter.
Corunns Avenue in the City Of oWosso, SAID hole
being at point between the sidewalk on the
south side OF said Corunna Avenue, and the
Corunna Avenue, that said injury and dis.
ability were caused by a defect In said
street at the point designated and that
was passing from the sidewalk on the south
SIDE OF Corunna Avenue on the crossing running
TO said Garfield Avenue, to the street car then
standing and being on CorunDa Avenue at
point where said Garfield Avenue intersects
said Corunna Avenue as aforesaid on the west,
using all due care aud caution and without any
showing very hard, and enough snow had fallen
at this time 90 that the surface Of the ground
on and along the said highway where was
walking seemed TO be all on q level. aud l being
almoss stranger in the City, and without any
fault on my part, and without knowing that
there was a hole on said highway at the point
Indicated. and there being ing at sucn point
to indicate any hole In said highway at such
point, stepped into said hole and fell on my
right elbow and shoulder, resulting In a fracture
OF my right arm just below che shoulder blade
also the dislocation OF my shoulder and general
shook to my nervous system, In consequence Of
which said various injuries, 1 was for three
weeks conined to my bed, and have been and
am still as result OF said injuries so sustain
ed by me. under the care OF physician, and
am unable to do any work OF any kind to this
day, during all OF which time 4 have suffered
great bodily pain as we'll as mental suffering.
You are further hereby notified that have
been advised by my Physicians, that the in
juries so sustained by me Is OF q permanent
nature, which Information so received by me
from my said Physicians believe, and you are
further hereby notified that l intend to hold
the City OF Owosso. Michigan, liable for such
damages as may have been sustained by me,
by reason OF such injury so sustained by me as
aforesaid, and you are further hereby notified
that claim to have suffered damages by reason
Of such injury to me as aforesaid In the sum OF
Five Thousand Dollars.
Date May 9Th, 1909.
HARRIETT |Xl " HJ1I.ETT