The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1911-04-28

New Business.
Aid. BRANDED moved that the vote on the &C
ceptanee of profile filed by II. W. Atwood
showing the proposed top rail elevation on
| Washington street for the Lansing a. North
eastern Ry., be reconsidered, which prevailed
ayes Reineke Mcdonald, Clark, BRANDED
Brown, Palmer, Conant, Chavey, Washburn
nays none. fsd
on the adoption OF Aid Washburn's motion to
accept the profile as noted above.
Aid. Washourn presented as a substitute
| motion that the profile be referred to the COM
| mittee on streets and alleys, the City Attorney
and the CITY Surveyor to report at an adjourn
cd meeting to be held April 26th, which motion
prevailed, ayes Reineke, Mcdonald Clark,
BRANDED, Brown. Palmer Conant. Chavey,
Aid. Mcdonald called attention to the necces.
sity for sprinkling petitions to be filed prompt
| ly.
AID Brown presented the following ordi.
nance and moved that IL be read the first and
second times by It's title. which prevaile1,
ayes 9, nays none. and IL was so read. Aid.
Brown moved that the ordinance be read the
| third time In full and placed on It's passage.
which prevailed, ayes nays none, and IL was
| read Ia full as follows:
An ordinance regulating the speed of trains
over certain street crossings In the City Of
| pwOSso.
The City of Owosso Ordains
section That hereafter IL shall be I'M
lawful for any engineer OF any locomotive upon
any railroad In this city or any conductor Ia
| charge OF any train being OPP rated upon any
Railroad in this CITY 10 propel or permit to be
prop lied any locomotive or train over or across
any OF he following streets IN tn, city of
lwosso al greater rate OF s reed than eight
miles per hour namely: Corunna Avenue, Oak
wood Avenue. Michigan Avenue, West Main
street. Shiawassee street AID South Chipman
street. 1t shall also be unlawful for auy engl-
neer In charge OF any locomotive or anv con.
ductor in charge of aay train tn propel or per-
nit TO be propelled any cars in ADVANCE OF
locomotive eng ne over or across either West
M an street. Suiawassee street Cedar street
or Michigan Avenue, unless member OF the
train crew Of said train is on advancing car OF
said train to warn persons desiring to cross
said railroad
Section g. AnyNconductor or engineer vic lat.
log the terms OF this ordinance shall upon
conviction be punished by fine not exceeding
s50.O0 or by Imprisonment in the county jail
not exceeding thirty days or by both such tine
AMI Imprisonment in the discretion of the
court.
Section g. This ordinance shall take effect
twenty days after its publication according to
law.
The vote on the passage Of the ordinance
being. "a es Reineke, Mcdonald, Clark, Bran
del, Brown. Palmer Conaut, Chavey. Wash
burn. nays none, the ordinance was adopted.
Aid. Palmer reported that tree obstructs
the highway at the coraer of Ridge and w atSOn
streets and moved that the street commits
sioner be instructed to remove the tree and
at Ssd In arh
Palmer, Conant. Chavey, Washburh: nays
none.
Aid Mcdonald presented the following reso.
luton which was on motion adopted:
Resolution No. 225
Resolved that the City Attorney investigate
as TO what fees collected by the City Clerk
should be turned into the City Treasury.
AID BRANDED moved that the committee on
sidewalks and crosswalks be instructed to
advertise for bids for cement In carload lots,
which prevailed.
DR.. A. M. Hume addressed the Council with
regard to the inconvenience caused by delay to
completion OF pavement on Ball street and
called attention to the fact that he had been
taxed about s43 in excess Of one fourth of the
assessed valuation OF his property on said
street Aid. Reineke moved that IL $3.50 Is all
that can be taxed against DIR. Hume's pro
perty the balance OF taxes be RENTED, which
prevailed, ayes Reineke, Mcdonald, Clark,
BRANDED, Brown, Palmer, Conant, Chavey,
Washburn, nays none.
Aid. Conant called attention to the fact that
the walks over West Main street bridge need
renewing and moved that the subject be re-
ferred to the committees on sidewalks and
crosswalks streets and alleys to report to the
Council, which prevailed.
Aid. BRANDED moved that the City Clerk be |
instructed to notify the city surveyor to make
survey OF South shiawassee street hill for |
grading which prevailed.
Aid. Reineke moved that the city surveyor |
Do instructed TO establish grace ana line Tor |
sidewalk on north side of jeanette street near |
Mulberry street, which prevail ed.
Aid. Conant reported that some Of the resi- |
dents on North Elm street desire a sewer con. |
structed aud moved that the CITY surveyor be |
to furnish estimate of cost OF con. |
structing a sewer on Elm street from River to |
Main street and also along the creex to Brad |
ley street, which motion prevailed ayes |
Mcdonald, Clark, BRANDED, Brown, |
Palmer, Conant Ohavey, Washburn, nays none.
Aid. Palmer moved that the question of
using the Sc yer on West Stewart street for |
sanitary purpOses to be connected with the |
Southeast Jwosso Trunk Sewer be referred to |
the Board OF Public Works, which prevailed.
Aid. Washburn moved that the street COM
be instructed to clean the rubbish off |
sidewalk near intersection of Lynn and South |
Cedar streets, which prevailed.
Aid Chavey moved that the committee on
public health be requested to make arrange
ments, IL possible, tor public dumping ground
The Mayor called President BRANDED to the
chair and named the following as members of |
the committee on Public LIBRARY, Aldermen
Clark Reineke, Conant. On motion the ap-
pointments we're unanimously confirmed.
On motion Council adjourned to April 25th,
OTTO L. 'SPRAGUE,
Mayor.
ARTHUR H. DUMoND