The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-05-14
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Council Proceedings.


Regular meeting of the Council. Mayor Wal
lace d. Burke presiding.
Aldermen present at roll call, Sturtevant,
BRANDED. Brown, Palmer, Conant, Perrigo,
Washburn. Later Mcdonald. Barrett, Wren.
The minutes OF the last regular meeting May
3rd and the adjourned meeting May 4th were
read and approved.
Aid Conant presented the following petition
which was on motion referred to the Board Of
Public Works with request TO furnish an esti'
mate.
Owosso, May 8, 1909
To the Honorable Mayor and City Council Of the
City OF OwOsso,
Dear Slrs: We, as Taxpayers and Manufac
turers Of the City OF Owosso pray your honor
able body to secure US Sewer privileges to our
Canning Factory.
We employ about one hundred people during
the canning season and II Is almost impossible
for US to make extensive improvements, which
we wish to do to increase our business until
we get sewer connections. Trusting you may
grant US this favor, we are,
Yours respectfully,
Owosso CANNING Co.
Aid. Wren presented the following petition
and moved that the Mayor appoint q committee
OF three, including the street commissioner. to
investigate the subject. which prevailed; the
Mayor appointed Aid. Wren and Perrgo.
To the Honorable Mayor and Common Council
OF the City of Owosso:
We, the undersigned residents and tax. payers
on Oak, Dewey, Oliver and Williams streets In
In the neighborhood of Bell Drain, respectfully
petition your honorable body to cause the tile
TO be removed that run along the side OF The
residence OF Alonzo Crane on Dewey street, as
said tile cause the water to overflow our prop
erty, filling our cellars and damaging our prop
erty
NICHOLAS JOHNSON and others.
The following communication was presented
and on motion received and filed:
Owosso Mich, May 10th, 1909
To The Hon. Mayor and Council OF City OF
Uwosso.
Gentlemen:
At meeting OF the Board OF Public Works
May 9th the retiton for sewer on Williams
street from Dewey to Oak street was taken up
and IL was decided to recommended to your
honorable body that the sewer be constructed
to go TO Oak street, which is the proper outlet,
instead OF discharging into Dewey street. Oak
street sewer is only built to Exchange street,
but plans, profiles ETC., are on file for It's con-
struction to Oliver street. BY extending Oak
street sewer to Williams street 1t would furnish
All outlet for the district petitioned for and
would also give the people from Exchange
north TO Williams sewerage. 1t would extend
Oak street sewer about 500 feet at cost OF
$1,000 90 and make a 500 IT, sewer on Williams
street at a cost OF $4,000
Respectfully submitted
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
A. II. DUMUND,
Secretary
The following communication was presented
and on motion received and filed.
Owosso Mich, May 10th. 1909
To the honorable Mayor and Council OF the City
of Owosso:
Gentlemen:
Alta meeting of the Board OF Public Works
Nav 9th the matter of the several proposed
water main extensions was taken up and IT
was decided to recommend to the Council as
follows:
Regarding Water street extension it is re-
commended that the main be extended from
Elizabeth to Galusha on Water street, west on
Galusha TO Adams street, thence south to the
main on Adams street, ll44 feet, estimated
cost S2520O0. II main Is only extended to Ga
lusha street; estimated cost is sl;H200
In the petition for main from Oliver TO
williams on Mulberry thence east to Pine st.
IL is recommended that prayers or petitioners
be granted. the estimated cost Is tSS2.UO.
In the petition for main on Fletcher street,
recommended that petition be returned to
Council for further information regarding petit.
tiOn and number or water taKers EStlmated
cost, s256l o.
In the matter of main on Stewart street
from Watsoa to Michigan avenue, recommend
ed that same be constructed. Estimated cost
s9650O
In the petition for main from River to Brad
lev on Shiawassee street, recommend that
prayers be granted. Estimated cost, $4,000.
The total cost OF all OF the above proposed
mains as estimated is s72ls.00. The total cost
OF those recommended Is Si65IOO
presented by l.. II. Norton. has been laid on
on the taoie and is not included In this esti'
mate.
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
A. II. DUMUND,
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 Washburn presented the report OF the
street commissioner for The week ending May
an and on motion same was received and
He'd
AID Conant presented tho following reports
which we're on motion received and ordered
printed:
Owosso, Mich, Nav 3rd 1909
To the Hon. Mayor and Council, Of the City OF
bwossO;
Below Is a balance sheet OF the Board OF
Publjc Works for the month OF April, lpOs 40
balance on hand April list, lsOy elfHl IN