The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-09-13
Mayor
City Clerk.

Aid. Brown moved that the subject OF paving
west Main street from the bridge to the M q
n oe TAKEN from the table, which prevailed.
The clerk presented the following communi.
cation:
0wosso Michigan Sept. Q, 1912.
To the Honorable Mo or and Common (,ounc, 4
CT the City Of Owosso:
Gentlemen:
In the event OF your letting the ron ,ract NJ
West Main street TO me, l hereby guaran tee
TO complete all the work as far as the amount
subscribed may reach and guarantee to vour
Honorable Body that curing the constructiCn
OF SAID work WI wi at no time obstruct traffic
on one side Of said street
further agree TO pave from the bridge up to
the Michigan c, ntral Railway on West Main
Street. and from thence from the Michige n
Central Railroad { asst n the other side OF sa id
street from the N. z. Railroad easterlv to-
preparation will go to cover my present bid as
per yardagt approximately to Howell street
OF beyond sad street rs far as the present
estimate will allow US. on the basis OF our bid
rs per yardage.
also guarantee that in the process OF said
work that a. no time shall said street be block.
AIDED or traffic suspended on one side of said
street, nor any distractions caused by place
msnt OF material or any other cause on said
street.
also agree that the entire amount of said
appropriation shall be completed on or before
the 2sth day OF Nov mber. 1918.
In connection with the above, the Detroit
Vttrifed Brick Com pany hereby agree. and ar g
with me hereby JOINT signers that they will
guarantee all brick delivered on said street
laid On said sire, shall At the end Of ii We years
be In AZ good coLdi ION ss when originally
laid, less reasonable wear ami tear: said we ar
and tear 10 De determined BY your Honorable
Bods and furthet that ring tho sa,d pc riod
should any bricks become defective, that upon
hfteen days notice from your Honorable Body,
that said Detroit Vitrlfieu Brick Com pany IA
immediately replace all defective brick AS
snown within said period.
Yours truly,
DETROIT vITRIFIED BRICK co
~ r. M. Adams,
Andrew Geek
Contractor.
AID. Melon Aid presented the following rpso
luJ on, which WA on ruo 10 adopted. AYES Nc
Uon.,d KEN, Ike, Sutnu. B'orn Hrght. Con.
ATT, Palmer. hsvrS nays none:
Resoiu' ion No. 5zs
Resolved oy tho Common ,uncll OF the CITY
of Owosso hat tn. report Of the hoard OF
pupiic WORKS relative To the Did OF Andrew
Geek for pacing Of w -st iatu street b, ac.
cepted ana adopted aud that the Mayor and
City Clerk DE aud are hereby authorized and
Instructed e. en- ~ into q con ract with sad
Andrew Geeck according 10 tie basis VI said
report.
lions TO opening henry street. opportunity was
offered for OBJ scti ms to bs of ,red None were
presented.
This being the night set for hearing objec
tions to cons truction Ut q sewer on Watson
street, Opportunity was given for objections.
None were offered.
This being the night set for objections to the
closing vf Green street from Howard street to
Cass street, opportunity was given for objec.
lions. The following communication was pre-.
sented:
To the Honorable Mayor and Common Council
OF the City OF Owosso, Michigan,
Gen tlomen:
now resides on and has life interest In the
following described property. and l.. A. San
derhof, as administrator with the will an nexed
owner OF said property, which estate Is now
under course OF ADMINISTRATION In the Probate
Court for Shiawassee Couaty, Mich. which
said properly is described as follows: Lot 10
OF b ock 10 as laid down on the recorded plat OF
A. l.. Williams addition to the village now
city OF Owosso: Mich, and extends along the
west side OF Green street from Cass street
south to the Intersection OF the Ann Arbor
Railroad Companys right OF way. hereby
obi set TO the vacating. abolishing or oiscon-
resolution OF your Honorable Body under date
Of August, 9TH, 1912 and we hereby request
your honorable body to refuse and deny said
request for the following reasons.
!. For the reason that said street was open.
ed, recognized, used and controlled by the
public aud the city OF Owosso for period
OF % years ana upwards previous to this date.
g. For the reason that as owners OF real
estate In said plat aud along said street they
have an Easement In aid street, which Is a
property right OF which they cannot be de.
prived without due process Of law. which Ia
'Lhs instance would mean condemnation and
j ust compensation, based upon public and not
private purpose over which the public have
no control.
For the reason that the clos sing OF said
street would not be q public Improvement, rs
provided for In such cases by the statute. but
Is initiated and fostered by private interests
ahd for the purpose OF private gain over which
The pub 10 we no control, and the closing OF
said street for any such purpose Is in direct
violttion or the statute aud the constitutional
provision authorizing the taking OF proper v
for public purposes only after condemnation
and just compensation.
4. The property OF the DIRECTORS would be
greatly depreci Ated In value by the closing Of
said street for the 70 lowing reasons, viz:
Gay There Is now on the rear portion OF said
lot q building which they intended TO soon
convert into dwelling house, and the only
feasible access To same would be from said
street IL Is their intention 10 use q certain
portion OF said laad betwee the house on the
north end of said lot and the pr posed house on
the south end for q driveway from said Green