The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1911-07-07
COUNCIL PRoceEolNcs.
Council Room, City of owosso.

Council Room, City Of Owosso.
July 3rd, 1911.
8 Regular meeting of the Council. Mayor o. L.
Clark. Suthn. BRANDED, Brown, Palmer. Cna-
vey. Washburn. Later. Conant. Absent
The minutes or the last regular meeting
were approved as printed.
Petitions.
AID. Chavey presented the following petition
which was on motion referred TO the Board of
Public Works:
Petition No. 1Ss
To the Honorable Mayor and Common Council
OF the City OF Owosso.
We the undersigned hereby petition your
honorable body to cause sanitary sewer to be
constructed from Main street south on State
street to the Ann Arbor Railroad right Of way.
we being owners of property on said street
liable to ass essment for such sewer.
WI vanSice and others.
Aid. Conant presented the following petition
which was on motion refesred TO the Board OF
Public Works:
Petition No. 1874
To the Honorable Mayor and Common Council
OF the City OF Owosso,
Gentlemen:
We the undersigned citizens and tax payers
OF the street and city do demonstrate against
the laying OF sewer on State street believing
and knowing that there are many who would
be distressed financially and who are. unable
to pay for the same and your petitioners will
Mrs M Rourke and Others.
Aid. Palmer presented the following position
which was on motion referred to the Mayor.
City Attorney, and committee on streets and
alleys:
Petition No. 1855
To the Honorable Mayor and Council OF the
The undersigned property owners respectful
~ petition your honorabiy body to cause
Michigan avenue to be extended from Stewart
street northerly to the Grand Trunk Railway
II. F. Shellenbarger and % others.
Presentation of Accounts
Aid. washburn presented the claims and ac-
counts as noted below and on motion same
were referred TO the committee on claims and
accounts:
Reports from City Officers.
Aid. BRANDED presented the report OF the
street commissioners for the week ending July
LIST and on motion same was received and filed.
Street Commissioner Brewer reported that
AZ blocks have been taker from ]. s. Currey's
sprinkling district and added to 81. e. HOSES
district and asked for instructions as to change
II compensation for the Two men, On motion
the subject was referred to the committee on
ways and means with power to act.
Reports Of Standing Commit.
tees.
Aid. Reineke presented the plumbers bond
OF Chas. II. Jewell & Co., with the Federal
Union Surety Co., as surety and moved that
prevailed, ayes Reineke. Clark, Sutfin, Bran
del. Brown, Palmer, Conant, Chavey. Wash
burn.
Aid. Chavey presented the following report
and resolution. which were on motion accepted
and adopted, ayes Reineke, Clark, Sutfn.
BRANDED, Brown, Palmer. Conant Chavey,
Washburn, nays none:
To the Honorable Mayor and Common Council
OF the City OF Owosso.
Gentlemen:
do hereby most respectfully report, that IL Is q
necessary public Improvements that sidewalks
be laid down and constructed In the City of
OF the following described properly and Of the
ed:
CEMENT WALKS NINE FEET WIDE ON THE
EAST SIDE OF NORTH wAsHINGroN STREET
g L Dimmick lots and 3 and west one half
lots and 4, block i6, original plat. city of
Owosso except part sold for Elks' Temple.
Benevolent Protective Order OF Elks. Lodge
1853, west 100 feet lot 3 and west 100 feet of
south 20 8-l2 feet OF lot 2, block Is. original
plat. City Of Owosso.
Dated July, Bird 1911.
G; CHAvnY.
+. E. SUTF1N,
A PALMER,
Committee on Sidewalks and Crosswalks.
Resolved by the Common councii Of the City
necessary public improvement that sidewalks
be laid down constructed and built on the
different streets and In front of the property
d seDo %
Sidewalks and Cros6yyalks TO
be built and coustructed. accordine to. the
20 provide for the building, construction and
repair of sidewalks in the City OF Owosso"
passed and approved March 28th. 1910.
The Street Commissioner is hereby directed
premises above described that the same viii
be built under the direction Of the City in &C.
C9rdaISe with the terms Of said ordinance
prescribed Ia said ordinances.
Aid. Clark presented the following report,
which was on motion adopted, ayes Reineke,
Clark. Sutfn, BRANDED, Brown. Palmer, Conant,
Chavey, Washburn, nays none:
To the Honorable Mayor and Council:
Your committee TO whom were referred the
several claims and accounts would respectful
the unanimous consent of this council that
said claim. De allowed and the City Clerk in
structed to draw orders for the same.
FROM CONTINGENT FUND
Times Printing C0.......... .............. II ~
Union Transfer Co. ........................ so
Osburn & Sons. ................. %
Power Co.......................1 IA 75
Owosso Gas Light Co. .................... 2 81
McCsughna 4 Sanderhoff. ................. 20 so
b Root .............-.......... 20
Tom Turnbull. ....................... 20
Bartlett. ............... ..- 20
Chas Briggs. ....................:... 500
DID BapRhsrt,-.,.. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 20
Chas Briggs. .................... 70
jus Harrington. ,...................... 90
Turnbull. II 81
J ID Swarthout...... ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. II 40
b ID Root. ........... .................... sol
Tom Turnbuii Observation-Disclosures. ....... 30
K Bartlett. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. $50