The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-07-02

Perrigo.
The minutes of the last regular meeting were
read and approved.
Aid. BRANDED presented the following petition
which was on motion referred TO the Com
mlttee on ways and means:
To the Mayor and Common Council of the
City OF Owosso:
Gentlemen:
We. the undersigned residents OF Corunna
street, between Smith snc A. A. r. r. Streets,
hereby petition for the sprinkling OF said Co.
runna street between the streets named during
TO reimburse the city of Owosso for the ex.
pense OF said sprinkling at the close OF the
season and in default OF payment that the
upon. our property located in said sprinkling
district.
Mrs. Fred Tick and &c others.
Aid. BRANDED presented the following petition
which was on motion referred TO the commit
tee on sidewalks and crosswalks:
To the Honorable Mayor and members OF the
Common Council Of the City of Owosso:
we, taxpayers on Garfield Avenue request
the west side OF Garfield Ave. from Corunna
Ave. to Lott.
F. ID. Hale and others,
Aid. Conant presented the following petitions
which were on motion referred to the commit
tee on ways and means:
To the Mayor and Common Council of the
City OF Owosso:
Gentlemen:
Street between Mason :and Exchange streets,
hereby petition for the sprinkling of said HicR-
DRY 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 sprnkling at the close OF the season
and in default of payment that the amount may
be placed as a special assessment upon our
property located In said sprinkling district.
c. II. Nc Gillvra and others.
To the Mayor and Common Council Of the City
OF Owosso:
Gentlemen:
We, the undersigned residents Of Washing
ton street between Mason and Howard streets
and Main street between Park street and
West Main street bridge, Exchange street be-
tween Water and Park, Ball street between
Exchange and Main, hereby petition for the
sprinkling Of said streets between the streets
named during the season Of 1909. We hereby
severally agree TO reimburse the city OF Owes
so for the expense of said sprinkhng at the
close Of the season and in default of payment
assessment upon our property located in said
sprinkling district. All the paved district
east OF Main street bridget
Owosso Grocery Co., and q others.
To the Honorable Mayor and the Common
Council OF the City Of OwOsso, Mich.
We, the undersigned citizens OF West Owes
so, Mich. do hereby petition your honorable
body to sprinkle West Main street in said
City OF Owosso as has been done other years
as heretofore. We pray you give this matter
immediate action.
Julius Kebler and 81 others.
To the Honorable Mayor and Common Council
of the City or Owosso:
Gentlemen:
We residents and tax payers of the City OF
Owosso humbly petition your honorable body
TO cause John street from Main street to River
street, River street from John street to Shia
wassee street, Elm street from River street
to Main street, Bradley street from Elm street
to west line of Mr.. Darlings property to be
sprinkled for the season OF 1909 and your
petitioners will ever pray.
Harry r. Tooley and 10 others.
To the Mayor and Common Council of the
City OF Owosso:
Gentlemen:
We, the undersigned residents OF Hickory
street. between Oliver and Williams Streets
hereby petition for the Sprinkling of said
Hickory street between the st, eets named dur
ing the season OF 1909 We hereby severaly
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 assess
ment upon our property located in said sprink
ling district.
w. f. Mckenzie and others.
The following communication was presented;
June 49, 1909
To the Honorable Mayor and Common Council
OF the City OF Owosso
Gentlemen:
hereby tender my resignation as City Engi.
neer for the City of Owosso I wish TO state
that my resignation Is due entirely to the fact
that / consider IL to my best interests to
take up another line of business at this time.
So far as / am concerned my relations with
the City Council have been more than salts.
factory to me and / wish to heartily thank
you one and all for your kind cooperation
am absolutely sure that no City Engineer has
ever had fairer or more reasonable council
OF men to deal with. With many regrets /
heartily thank you gentlemen.
Very respectfully yours,
E. S. BREWER.
The Mayor requested that any persons hay.
ing any objections to offer with regard TO the
construction of the Oliver and Washington
street pavements present them at this time,
this being the date set for the hearing OF OBJ
jections to such pavement No objections
were offered.
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 commissioners for the week ending June
goth and on motion same was received and
filed.
Aid. Washburn presented communication
from the M. G. r. X. regarding culvert under
their tracks and on motion same was received
and filed.
Aid. BRANDED presented the following report
for the special committee appointed on the
claim OF tl79 OF DR.. Cramer and on motion the
report was accepted:
Your committee TO whom was referred the
matter of DR.. Cramer's bill beg leave to report
that we do not feel like allowing this said bill
owing to the fact that we cannot legally do so.
Signed,
j. II. BRANDED
W. WREN.
On request OF Aid. Wren the committee on
ordinance governing draymen was given further
time.
Aid Washburn presented the following re-
port which was on motion adopted, ayes nays
0:
REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON CLAIMS AND
ACCOUNTS
Council Room, City OF Owosso,
June, 2S 1909.
To the Honorable Mayor and Councl:
Your committee to whom was referred the
several claims and accounts would respectfully
report favorably on the following and ask the
consent OF this council that said
claims be allowed and the City Clerk instruct.
ed TO draw orders for the same.
FROM CONTINGENT FUND
Times Printing Co. Sii.75; Sprague & Co. 800;
Geo. H. Bedford so rs A. j. VanEpps e44 80; N.
Johnson S3 100; ID. G. Cooper $1,000; Thos. NJ.
Wiley LOT; A. II. Dumond s66.67; Mary X.
Dumond Sl667; Seth @. Pulver 1913 SO i; c. o. Lor
ing So. So e. s, Brewer $780, f.. s. Brewer
$500; Owosso & Corunna Elec. Go. $500.