The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1911-09-22
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.

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Council Room, City Of owosso,
September Is. 1911.
Regular meeting of the Council, Mayor o.
L. sprague presiding.
Aldermen present at roll call: Reineke
Clark. Sutfn, BRANDED, Brown. Palmer, Con.
ant Chsvey; Absent, Mcdonald. Washburn
The minutes OF the last regular meeting
were approved az printed.
-k Commu MIC ations.
Inc Following communication was presented
owosso, Sept. 10, 1911.
Owosso, Mich.
Yours CT Sept. 9th addressed to
the Owosso and Corunna Electric Co., has been
Company doing business on the street car line
AT the present time 1t is being managed
under the name OF the Owosso and Corunna
AS to the fixing OF the track. which you
mention with plank the Charter calls for
While the Common Council have the right to
regulate, they cannot demand things beyond
tne Cbarter. Also the Common Council must
ACT reasonably. They cannot make orders nor
organizations or resolutions that will legislate
man out OF business because such legislation
Is held by the Courts to be confiscatory. 1t is
main line wherein the switch rail operates. as
such filling would prevent the operation of the
switch. This the Council cannot compel 70 be
this main line of switches where you mention,
TO such an extent that 1t would prevent the
proper operation OF the switch, we shall hold
the city liable and all persons connected there
with personally liable.
Yours ETC.,
ODELL CHAPMAN,
Attorney for The Owosso and
Corunna Railway
Aid. BRANDED moved that the communication
be returned to the writer with request for
review which prevailed. ayes Clark, Suthn.
BRANDED. Brown Palmer, Conant, Chavey; nays
Reineke. .
The Clerk presented letters from Mayor
Stewart OF Saginaw. and the secretary OF the
League of Michigan Municipalities with regard
to the meeting OF said League at Saginaw
Sept 20. 81 and % and on motion same were
received and filed.
Presentation of Accounts
Aid. Reineke 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.
The following reports were presented and on
motion received and adopted:
Estimate OF macadam and ourbing of sagi-
nav street from north line of Goodhue street
to south line OF King street:
$40 Linear feet Of macadam 10 feet
In width a Si.t0 $40 90
Catch Basins and laterals "a $500 80 10
1889 90
4 8 Brewer, s G..
Estimate Of Water Street m scadam from
north line OF Main street to south line OF King
street
257l Linear feet OF macadam 10 feet
In width a 91 90 per foot 1874 90
5148 feet of curb and gutter 1901 80
Catch Basins "a SIS 90 200 90
4575 90
s Brewer. sc
Estimates Of cost of the East Comstock
street sewer:
400 feet OF In Sewer a CSC $50 90
Flush Tank a go 90 20 90
Ten per cent engineering etc. % 90
26S 90
Els Brewer, sc
Aid. BRANDED presented the report Of the
Street Commissioner for the week ending
Sept 18th and on motion Same WAS received
and filed.
Ala. Reineke presented the following report
which was ON motion received and ordered
printed: tit..r O."
Report of owosso City Treasurer for August
To the Honorable Mayor and Council of
Owosso,
Gentlemen:
Below is statement of the receipts and dis
bursements of the City Treesurer's Once for
the month VI August 1911, with detailed state
ment OF balances In various funds September
1st 1911: