The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1911-05-26
COUNCIL PRocEEDINcs.


Clark BRANDED Brown, Palmer Conant Chavey
Washburn. Later, Reineke, Suthn.
On motion the minutes OF the meeting of May
| 18th were corrected In second column of page
| 4S hne Is, by adding the words (which motion
was supported" The minutes as corrected
were approved ss printed.
Petitions.
| Aid Clark presented the following petition
which was on motion referred to the commit
tee on ways and means;
Petition No. l7s
To the Mayor and Common Council OF the City
OF Ow0sso.
Gentlemen:
street between Williams and Oliver Street
her by petition for the sprinkling of said Sagi-
nav street between the streets named during
the season of 1911. We hereby severally agree
to reimburse the city OF Owosso for the ex.
pense Of said sprink.ing at the close of the
season and In default OF payment that the
upon our property located in said sprinkling
district.
d Chase and others.
Aid BRANDED presented the following petit
ton, which was on motion referred to the
commit e on ways and means:
Petition No. TIA
To the Mayor and Common Council Of the City
of OwoSso,
Gentlemen:
We the undersigned residents of Shiawassee
street between Bradley and River streets here
by petition for the sprinkling OF said Shiawas-
see street between the streets named during
the season OF 1911. We hereby severally agree
to reimburse the city OF Owosso foe the ex.
pense OF said sprinkling 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.
Stockwell and others.
Aid. Brown pre- sented the following petit.
ton. which was on motion referred to the
Board OF Public Works;
Petition No. IT'S
To the Honorable Mayor and Council of the
City Of Owosso.
Gentlemen:
We the undersigned residents and taxpayers
BODY To cause q sewer to be built on said
street from the present sewer on Stewart
street $50 feet south and your petitioners will
ever pray.
Harry Lampman and others.
Aid Conant presented the following petition
which was on motion referred to the commit
tee on Sidewalks and croSswalkS with request
that favorable action be taken; ayes 7, nays
Blown.
Petition No. l76
Owosso, May %, 1911
To the Honorable Mayor and Council OF the
City of Owosso.
Gentlemen
hereby protest against the construction of
a sidewalk in front OF LOTT, block 10, A L & b o
the east side OF Elm street for the reason that
consider IL useless expense for the number
of people to be benefited, There are no
named except myself, and do not see neces-
sity OF putting in this walk, az 1t would only
add Dig expense and burden to me. and no
particular benefit to anyone.
william Feindt.
and moved that the prayer OF the petitioners
be granted:
Petition No. 1T
To the Honorable Mayor and Council of the
City OF Ow0Sso:
The undersigned tar payers and those resid
ing In the northern portion OF the vicinity OF
the proposed dumping ground for garbage de-
sire TO remonstrate az Anst the establishing OF
q dumping grou in the neighb0rhood OF our
residences where the prevailing winds will
carry into our houses the offensive odors that
will certainly arise from such a dumping place.
Your attention Is respectfully called To the
fact that those In the immediate neighborhood
are obliged to get their water supply from
SHALLOW wells that would be likely TO become
contaminated
F H Gould and 100 others.
Aid. Mcdonald offered as an amendment
LudU Tue ptLlllOu Dt Ttl6ETeu OdCk 10 the COIL
mittee on health and city engineer. The vote
on the motion being ayes keineke, Mcdonald,
Clark, Suthn Brown, nays BranLel, Palmer,
Conatt Chavey, Wa3hburn, the Mayor de-
clared the motion lost. The original motion
10 grant the prayers OF the petitioners prevail
ed, ayes Reineke, Mcdonald Clark, Suttn,
BRANDED, Brown, Palmer, Conant, Chavey,
Washburn, nays none.
Mayor Sprague called attentiod to the con.
tract with Friscke for lease OF garbage dump
ing grounds. Aid. BRANDED moved that the
vote TO confirm said contract be reconsdered,
which prevailed, ayes Reineke McDonald,
Clark, Su,fn, BRANDED, Brown, Palmer, Con-
ant, Chavey. Washburn nays none.
The question being on the motion to confirm
not prevail, ayes none, nays Reineke, Nc
Donald Clark. Sutfn. BRANDED, Brown, Pal
mer, Conant CLavey, Washburn.
Aid. Washburn presented the following
petition which was on motion referred to the
committee on ways and means:
Petition No. i7s
To the Mayor and Common Council OF the City
OF Owosso:
Gentlemen.
We the undersigned residents of Bradley be.
tween Cedar and Lans Ing streets, hereby petit
tion for the sprinkng OF said Bradley street
between the streets named during the season
of 1911. We hereby Severally agree TO REIN.
burse 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 a special assessment upon our pro
perty located In said spriuklng district.
A L Arnold and 1 other.
munications.
The following communication was presented