The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-06-18
Council Proceeding.
Council Room, City OF Ow


mittee on streets and alleys:
Owosso June IA. 1909
To the Honorable, the Mayor and Common
Council OF the City OF OwOsso:
We, the undersigned do humbly petition your
honorable BODY for an Improvement to property
and highway on south side OF Chapman Street,
% Of ditch %h aSs s
your petitioners will ever pray.
Robert Evans and 10 others.
Aid. Palmer presented the following petition
which was on motion referred to the Board OF
Public Works:
To the Honorable Mayor and Common Council
Of the city OF Owosso:
We, the undersigned residents and taxpayers
Of the City OF Owosso do hereby petition your
Honorable Body to cause Hydrant to be
placed about 10 feet north OF Ann Arbor Rail,
road Turn-table. In the City OF Owosso, and
your petitioners Will ever pray; so,
General Foreman
AID Conaut presented the following petition
which was on motion referred to the ways and
means committee
To the Committee on Ways ara Means:
Gentlemen: We the residents and taxpayers
along the line of sprinkling district No. g woul
ask you to let said contract to M. l.. Parker for
the coming season II 1t is possible. Said work
last year was done well by him and we would
like repetition OF the same.
H. M. Post and 81 others.
Aid. Brown presented the following petition
which was on motion referie ed to the special
committee regarding armory SITE
The Owosse City Council:
of Owosso, do humbly solicit the favorable con.
sideration for an Armory site in the City OF
Owosso In compliance with the proposition now
before the council introduced by Capt. j. o.
Geo. c. Reineke and 1891 others.
AID Brown presented the following petition
which was on motion referred TO the commit
tee on ways and means:
To the Honorable Mayor and Common Coun
Gil of the City OF Owosso:
Gentlemen:
Street, between Williams and Exchange
Streets, hereby petition for the sprinkling OF
said Water street between the streets named
during the season of 1909. We hereby severally
agree to reimburse the city OF Owosso for the
expense OF said sprinkling at the close OF the
season and In default OF payment that the
amount may be placed as special assessment
upon our property located In said sprlnKilng
F. W. Pearce and 10 others.
Aid. Brown presented the following petition
on ways and means.
Owosso, May "A, 1909
To the Honorable Mayor and City Council:
spectfuiiy remonstrate against sprinkling Co.
runna Avenue from Smith Avenue where the
O. 8 G. e. Power House is located) west TO
Washington street. for which favor we Will
C. G. Elton and IL others.
The following petition was presented and on
motion the prayers OF petitioners were granted
Owosso June 10, 1909.
The undersigned owners and tenants of the
properties on King street of the first block
west of washington. petition the council to
authorize Mr. Murdoch to cut and remove from
posite the west end of Underwood's grocery.
Thomas fowler and others.
The following communication was presented
and on motion referred to the city attorney:
HnnOrable Common Council
Please take notice that on to wit: the 9TH day
OF Main st. west near the store of Merrick Blair
/ fell through hole In the sidewalk caused by
the rotten and decayed condition of the walk.
from which fall sustained severe injuries and
for which intend to hold the City of Owosso
liable and make claim for damages for the
same.
Owosso, Mich, June 1909
The clerk reported that the profile, plans
and estimates OF Shiawassee street sewer and
Clerks ONCE. On motion the same were re-
ceived and ordered filed.
Aid Conant presented the following com.
munication which was on motion referred to
the committee on public buildings and grounds:
June i4th, 1909.
Gentlemen:
beg to call your attention to the fact that a
large portion OF the books and records OF the
city are OF necessity stored in such manner
as to have no protection in case Of fire. There
are at present enough records and books stored
outside the vault to nearly I'LL another vault
now sf1 iied to With records S Which it
Is essential to preserve but which 1t will be
necessary to remove to some other storage
place. Many records, more or less valuable,
are at present stored in the garnet of the CITY
hall.
Very respectfully submitted,
ARTHUR Fl. DUMOND,
City Clerk.
Aid. Washburn presented the report OF the
street com missioner for the week ending June
18th and on motion same was received and filed.
Aid. Wren presented the following report
and resolution which were on motion adopted,
ayes nays0:
To the Honorable Mayor and Council OF the
City OF Owosso:
Gentlemen:
your committee on sidewalks and crosswalks
necessary public Improvement that certain
sidewalks In the City OF Owosso be laid down
and constructed In said City OF Owosso on the
described property, and OF the material and
dimensions hereinafter described.
CEMENT WALKS FIVE FEET WIDE
Reliance Truck Co, bounded on by Wash
ington street g by D. n. M. r. X right of
Michigan avenue. by Howard street con.
tanning reserve 8 and and blocks II. 1915, A.
X. Williams addition to the Village OF Owos-
so, Mich.
CEMENT WALKS FOUR FEET WIDE
Dennis Kildea. lot /, block 8, A. L. & b. o.
Williams addition to the City OF Owosso.
II. b. Collins, lot IA, block Q, A. L. 81 b. o.
Williams addition to the City OF Owosso.
Thomas ". Virgins. W rods OF reserve /,
except part sold, block 81, original plat.
VIM Ross W rods OF W rods OF reserve
block 81, original plat.
Della G. Lyon, piece OF land on reserve l
and 2, block 81, original plat, bounded on east
by west line block 2, running to Shiawassee
river, on the west by center line north aud
south OF block 1, running to the river north
by Williams street, south by the Shiawassee
river,
Albert Chapman lots 10, IA, is, block ID, City
Assessors Plat No g.
Resolved that the council OF the City OF
Owosso do determine and ordain that 1t Is a
necessary public improvement that sidewalks
be laid down, constructed and built in front
of the different descriptions of property and
OF the material and dimensions mentioned In
the above report OF the committee on side
walks and crosswalks OF said city and In &C.
cordance with said report. which report Ia
hereto attached and made "a part OF this reso
luton. The same to be b nit and constructed
according to the terms and provisions OF an or.
dinauce entitled IAN ordinance to provide for
the building. rebuilding and construction OF
stone artificial stone and tar sidewalks and
crosswalks in city OF Owosso and for the pur-
pose of keeping the same clear from snow and
Ice and other nuisances as the Council may