The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-10-22
Council Proceedings.


Council Room, City OF Owosso
October. 18th, 1909.
Regular meeting OF the Council. Mayor Wal
lace ~. BurRe presiding.
Aldermen present at roll call, Sturtevant,
MCDONALD, wren, BRANDED, Brown, Conant
Perrlgo, Washburn. Absent, Barrett, Palmer
The minutes OF the last regular meeting were
READ anu approved.
petition when was On motion referred To the
city surveyor:
To The Honorable Mayor and Common Council
OF The Clly vi OwossO:
We are lniornea and believe that the
material being useo In the construction OF the
paving on Ohver aha Washington streets is Of
an inferior quality ana defective ana not up TO
The samples ana specifications provided Tor by
Int coLIract ana We ASK your honorable Dody
10 tahe the negtssary steps AZ once so that the
Terms OF The contract may Do fulfilled; and
tnat The engineer and inspector be lnstruc ted
10 make the necessary tesIs 70 determine the
above ana report MS innings To the Council !;
ana In justice 70 thu contractors ano property
owners, we wish 10 serve notice that unless
this 10 done al once u formal protest will be-
made and presented:
Slgneo:-J II Copas, Jr, Warren Pierpont,
A ID bearosley, T Christian and 81 others.
Aid. Conant presented the claims and &C
counts as noted below and Oh motion same were
referred TO The committee on claims and &C
counts.
street commissioner tor the week ending
OCTOBER lbth AID on mouon some was receiver
ana nlea.
Aid. Perrigo presented the following re.
port which Was on motion adopted, ayes 3,
nays0.
REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON CLAIMS AND
ACCOUNTS
Louacil room. City OF Owosso.
OCT. i8tn, lyOv.
To the Honorable Mayor aud Council:
Your committee " whom WAC referred the
several cIalLuo anu accounts would respectfully
report IavoraDiy on me following ana ASK tne
UNANIMOUS oohsent OF TINS council that said
claims DC allowed anu the Cay Clerk Instruct
ed 70 draw uruers IOr tho Same.
FROM CUNrINGENT FUND
Times Printing 20, y4.v5 Lake Ice Fuel
Go, So.O5; Mtcnls al SLxto leiopnone Co, sU.oo;
> 4 VanDusen, 8I.U; L. A Poster, SU.aO, n n
Dimond, cierk, S.Oo.
FROM POLICE DEPT FUND
Bert Hodges, Si50O; Geo Denyes, Sl4OO; w
Patterson, Si4 10; r A Brown, 8la.v0; Sowers'
by, 5000.
FROM SIDEWALK FUND
Benkclman Mulnall GO, $1,000; W Burton.
So y olgus, o.; BennetL. 81.2; keIley,
10; Dynes, Sl3 10; beckwith estate, $3.50.
FROM GENERAL HIGHWAY FUND
d Speck, SlO.5O; l. Freass. 500; j Heit,
Si06O; W Scott, slL; Geo shaw, ~; a Crane
Si6.OO; ID douglas. $3.50; W Douglas, Sl2o; "A
Steggall 81 rs.
FROM sPRINKLING FUND
Kebler S26 %; Il Rourke. $500.
FROM FIRE DEPARTMENT FUND
A H Dumond, clerk, 8i6.O6; Mrs q Warten
berg, $40; VIM King, Si.O; Nm Ross, $1.UO;
ID Priest, 81 w.
From Water Works Fund.
M L Parker, 8lOJ; VIM TuDDs. ga; S 9
Ir...k anlx al e. Mar NAfA =
Diamond clerk, S,SO; Mich Central K Co,
SyS 80; o Henderson,, $40; l. z Butler, $1,000
Owosso Paint g. Nall Paper Co, S5.lo; Men
State Telephone Co. Sl.so.
FROM SECOND DISTRICT HIGHWAY FUND -
W Douglas. s2lO; H Douglas, $3.50.
FROM THIRD DISTRICT HIGHWAY FUND
Dynes. $3.50.
FROM FOURTH DISTRICT HIGHWAY FUND
Beckwith est, SIS 81; Il smith, sl2; las
Harrington IS rs, 0 Bailey, Sll.5O: Leopard,
$1,000; u Marshall, 81; e Marvin. %; Oynes,
$3.50; Watson. 20; Geo Erect, sl2; M l.
Parker, Si2; w l. Parker, 8li.60.
FROM FIFTH DISTRICT HIGHWAY FUND
Benkelmau & Mulhall Co. 1850; Beckwith
est, $3.50, Geo Erect. 81 81; M l. Parker,
Sll.33; Il Watson, Sl1.33; L. Parker, 1888
o Bailey, %; j HerringLon, 8t55. =
FROM GENERAL SEWER FUND
American Technical Society. Gil. 90.
FROM OLIVER AND WASHINGTON STREET PAVE
MENT FUND
G Stuart, $500
Aid Wren presented the following report
and resolution which we're on motion accepted
and adopted, ayes y. nays0:
To the honorable Mayor and Council OF the
City OF Owosso.
Your committee on sidewalks and Cross
walks do hereby most respectfully report that
IL is a necessary public improvement that
certain sidewalks In the city OF Owosso be laid
down and constructed In frort OF the following
described property and OF the material and
dimensions hereinafter described;
CEMENT WALK FOUR FEET WIDE
Geek lots 80 and a. block o, Maple Ridge
Park re- ubdivision OF Kytes addition to the
city OF Owosst.~
Resolved that the Council Of the City of
Owosso do determine and ordan that IL is a
necessary public i'm provement that sidewalks
be laid down, constructed and built In front of
the different descriptions Of property and OF
the material and dimensions men ttOned in the
and crosswalks OF said city and In accordance
with said report, which report is hereto
attached and made part OF tins resolution.
The same to be built and constructed accord
ing to the terms and provisions of an ordin
ance entitled AN ordinance to provide for the
building, rebuilding and construction OF stone.
artificial stone and tar sidewalks and cross.
walks In the City OF OwossO and for the
purpose OF keeping the same free from snow
and ice and other nuisanoes as the Council
may deem necessary from time to time by
resolution" passed and approved April 2lst,
1902, as amended by ordinance of said city
passed and approved April 2Oth. 1903, also as
amended by an ordinance OF said city passed
and approved April 22nd, 1907.
Dated October 18th, 1909.
w. WREN
H. PERRIGo,
Committee.