The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-09-17
Council Proceedings.

| Barrett. Palmer. Conant, Perrlgo, Washburn
Later, Wren. BRANDED, Brown. Absent Nc
| Donald.
the minutes Of the last regular meeting were
| read and approved.
Aid Conant presented the following petition
which was on motion referred to the Board OF
| Public Works with the request that they Law
the main this fall If possible:
| Owosso, Mich, Sept, 10, 1909.
| To the Honorable Mayor and Common Council
| OF the City OF Owosso.
Gentlemen:
| We residents and property owners residing
| on Cass street humbly petition your honorable
| body to cause water mains TO be laid on Cass
| Street from Michigan avenue to Shiawassee
streets and your petitioners will ever pray.
Julia Dwyer and Others
The clerk presented the following petition
which was on motion referred TO the city at.
torney:
To the Honorable Mayor and Common Council
OF the City OF Owosso, Michigan.
Your petitioner Mary p. Ament by her At
torneys, Walsh & Pardee, represents that lots
10 IL, and l3of block five, of Geo. Thomas
second addition to the city OF Owosso, Michi-
gan, is delinquent for the taxes for the wear
1905. In the sum of sSS48 ard interest and for
subsequent years and now stands on the state
tax list unredeemed Your petitioner further
represents that the original title is in the estate
OF VIM. 5: Ament, OF which your petitioner is
the eXecutrix.
Your petitioner prays that inasmuch as the
tax liens amount to more than the true value
of said property that same will not be redeem.
ed by your petitioner or any other person for
the reason stated. and that your body redeem
said property for the state and county tax and
re'instate same on the assessment roll for this
city.
Mary P. Ament.
BY Walsh g. Pardee.
Her Attorneys.
Sept. 18th, A. ID. 1909.
The clerk presented a declaration in the
claim of Frances Meng, damages for alleged
isjuries, from Walsh g. Pardee, her ATTORNEYS,
and on motion same was referred to the city
attorney.
The following communication was presented
and on motion received and fled
Sept. 18th, 1909.
To the Honorable Mayor and Council
At a meeting of the Board OF Public Works
Sept 9th 1t was decided to recommend to your
honorable body that the pavement in alley be.
tween Main ana Exchange street in block 81 of !,
the original plat be constructed as. petition.
ed for.
Respectfully submitted,
BOARD OF PUBLIC Works.
A. II. DUMoND,
Secretary
The following communication was presented |
and on motion received and fled
Sept 18th, 1909.
Gentlemen;
AT a meeting OF the Board of Public Works
sept. 9th 1t was decided to recommend to your
honorable body that the proposed alterations
adopted, deepening the sewer and putting in IL
inch pipe from Clinton street to Howard Street,
the add tlonal cost OF same to be paid from the
South Owosso Trunk Sewer fund
Respectfully submitted,
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS,
A. H. DUMoND,
Secretary.
The following communication was presented
and on motion received and filed and the &C.
bill referred to the committee on
claims and accounts:
Sept. 18th, 1909
Gentlemen:
The attached bill of C. S. Williams, Jr., for
sewer plans, amount $500 was referred by the |
Board of Public Works back to the Council |
without recommendation.
Very respectfully,
A. H. DUMoND,
Secretary.
Aid. Conant presented the claims and &C.
counts as noted below and on motion same
were referred TO the committee on claims and |
accounts
Aid. Washburu presented the report of the |
street commissioners for the week ending Sept. |
1lth, and on motion same was received and |
filed.
City Attorney Pulver reported that he had in |
his possession statement OF taxes due from |
railroads remaining unpaid; that the right of |
way OF railway cannot be sold to satisfy taxes |
and recommended that the council give him |
authority to commence suit for that portion OF |
the taxes which are collectlble. The city at.
torney also presented contract prepared for |
street lighting.
Aid. Conant presented the following reports |
which were on motion received and ordered |
printed
REPORT OF CITY TREASURER FOR MONTH OF |
AUGUST 1909.
To the Honorable. Mayor and Common Coun- |
Gil OF the City OF Owosso.
Gentlemen:
The following is the report Of the City Treas.
urer for the month OF August 1909:
Aug. l Cash on hand S2bs70 40 |
Aug 10 Loan from