The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1911-09-01
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
Council Room, City of Owosso.

Council Room, City OF Owosso.
August %, 1911.
Regular meeting OF the Council, President
Brown presiding.
Aldermen present at roll call: Reineke.
Nc Donald. Clark. Sutfn. BRANDED Brown,
Palmer, Conant Chavey, Washburn.
The minutes OF the last regular meeting
were approved as printed.
Petitions.
Aid. Chavey presented the following petition
and moved that same be accepted and ap-
proved, which prevailed.
Petition No. 2O6
To the Honorable Mayor and Common Council
OF the City OF OwOsso
Gentlemen:
We the undersigned residents and tax payers
on West Main street between Elliot street and
the Ann Arbor r r crossing hereby petition
your honorable body to cause q sanitary sewer
to be constructed between the two points
above specified and your petitioners will ever
Arthur Moyses and others.
Aid. Chavey presented the following petition
which was on motion referred to the committee
on sidewalks and crosswalks:
Petition No. 2O7
To the Honorable Mayor and Council of the
City OF OwoSso,
The undersigned owners OF property abut-
tween Park and Washington streets and resi-
dents Of that vicinity respectfully petition
your honorable body to cause q sidewalk to be
constructed on the south side of Osburn street
between the streets nam'd
Nv Pearce and others.
Aid. Chsvey presented the following petit
ton, which was on motion referred to the com
mittee on sidewalks and crosswalks:
Petition No POS
To the Honorable Mayor and Council OF the
City OF Owosso,
Gentlemen:
The undersigned residents and tax PAYERS of
the city residing in the vicinity of the street
named below respectfully petition your honor
able body to cause q sidewalk to be construct
ed on the south side of Henry street between
Richard W Harnisch
Communicates
The following communication was presented
and on motion received and placed on file:
li.:..4.-. Owosso, Aug. 20, 1911.
To the Honorable May or and Common Council
of the City OF Owosso,
Relative to q resolution passed BY your
water mains on Glenwood, Aiger aud wood
lawn avenues. I am obliged to report that
after writing letters to all the prominens pipe
at less than 90 days delivery, the 10 rket being
short on the sizes In and In water main. and
even 1T 90 DAYS delivery the present price Is
1925 per ton over that of May 1911 delivery.
This will probably hold the matter up until
next year, which will give the opportunity TO
purchase At the former price of s23 rs per ton.
sion on Woodlawn avenue as directed. I used
pipe purchased for King, Ada and Jeanette
streets which will hold portion OF that main
over.
This is to be regretted as the people on those
streets have been very anxious for and have
repeatedly petitioued for water and should be
accommodates, especially as ane north I OwossS
pipe was purchased but the extra amount used
has defeated that project. Am attaching let
from 81 hs p9s
Il Cossitt.
Presentation of Accounts
Aid. Washburn presented the claims and
accounts as noted below and on motion same
were referred to the committee on claims and
accounts.
Reports from City Officers.
Aid. washburn presented the following re.
port
Owosso. August 2sth, 1911.
To the Honorable Mayor and Council,
beg to report that the First District High
way fund lacks $500 of having sufficient funds
to pay the claims on the claim sheet for this
week,
Respectfully submitted,
A. III. DUMoND.
City Clerk.
Aid. BRANDED presented the report OF the
street commissioner for the week ending Aug
ust goth AM on motion same was received and
hled.
The following report was presented and on
motion adopted and filed:
Owosso, Aug. 28, 1911.
To the Honorable Mayor ami Common Council
of the City OF Owosso,
beg to report that the following areaways
are In q dangerous aud unsightly condition.
The west side OF Park street In front OF lot
blook 81 and the north side of Main street in
front OF lot block II OF original plat OF City Of
City OF Owosso
e. S. Brewer 8. c.
The following report was presented and on
motion laid on the table and referred TO a
special committee to report in one week:
Estimates OF Sewer for Gas Company:
Deep sewer about Is feet deep
436k feet OF ~ in Sewer 90 Sl.40
including 100 feet Din Iron Pipe 900 20
Manhole at $50 90 so 20
6Y Branches extra "a 43c 25s
ess %
Ten per cent err cheering etc. 90 %
s72s 81
For Shallow Sewer:
80 Feet OF 8 in sewer a SIC sos on
Flush Tank az $1,000 80 %
sly Branches extra a. S5c 10
1888 10
Ten per cent engineering etc. 35 81
stot 81
e. s. Brewer, :. @.