The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-10-04

s. G. CHAvEY,
+. r. SUTFIN,
J.J. MCDONALD,
Committee on Sidewalks and Crosswalks.
Resolved by the Common Council OF the City
OF Owosso. that IL Is hereby determined to be q
necessary public improvement that sidewalks
be laid down, constructed and built on the
different streets and In front OF the property
above described and OF the material and di.
mansions mentioned In the above report OF the
Committee on Sidewalks and Crosswalks; to
be built and constructed according to the
terms OF an ordinance entitled, IAN ordinance
to provide for the building, construction and
repair OF sidewalks In the City OF Owosso,"
passed and approved March 2sth 1910.
The Street Commissioner is hereby directed
to notify the owners and occupants of the
premises above described that the same will
be built under the direction of the City in
accordance asS with the terms Of sald ordinance
prescribed in said ordinance.
New Business
The bill of Oak Hill Cemetery Co. for $40 for
services was presented and on motion OF Aid.
Chavey was ,eferred to the city attorney.
ton. which was on motion adopted, ayes Nc
Donald, Reineke, Sutfin, Mclaughlin, Brown,
Wright Palmer, Chavey; nays none:
Resolution No. 535
Resolved by the Common Council OF the
City of Owosso that the Board of Public
WOThs 10 anu 10 nereDy directed TO advertise
for bids for furnishing labor and material for
the construction OF the pavement upon West
Main street between the tracks of the Michi-
gan Central Railroad Company ana the right
OF way OF the Ann ArbOr Railroad Company,
according to the plans and specifications on
hle In the ONCE Of the City Clerk: said notice
shall provide that said work is to De completed
not later than June 15tn 1918; that the pro
posal OF each bidder shall be accompanied by q
certified check for two percent OF the amount
bid to be forfeited in case the bidder shall
hi lNa
accepted; that no bids shall be received after
the 2lst day OF October, 1919, at ten o'clock in
the forenoon.
Aid. Mcdonald presented the following
resolution which was on motion adopted, ayes
Mcdonald, Reineke Sutfn. cLaughlin Brown,
Wright. Palmer Chavey; nays none:
Resolution No. 536
Whereas, there remains balance in certain
funds At the close OF the fiscal year ending
September 30, 1912,
Be i resolved that Sc be transferred from
Department fund. and that 500 be transferred
from the Light fund to the Interest and Sink
ing fund.
Aid. Mcdonald presented the following reso-
luton, which was on motion adopted, ayes
Mcdonald. Reineke, Sutfin, Mclaughlin,
Brown. Wright, Palmer, Chavey, nays none:
Resolution No. 5s7.
Resolved by the Common Council of the City
Of Owosso that the quadrennial registration
OF the electors of the City Of Owosso to be held
upon Friday, Saturday and Monday the first.
o'clock In the forenoon until eigh O'Clock in the
afternoon on each day and that the places Of
registration for said electors be and is hereby
designated as follows:
FIRST ward, No. eli North Ball Street.
Second ward, Times Printing once. East
Main Street. Vt
Third ward. City Hall. East Main Street.
Fourth ward, Fourth ward voting booth.
Fifth ward, No. zoos West Main Street,.
The Oily Clerk is hereby directed to give
notice according to law of the meeting Of the
Board OF Registration as aforesaid. sths
Aid. Reineke presented the following reso-
luton, which was on motion adopted. ayes Mo
Wright, Palmer. ChAvey, nays none:
Resolution No. S3S. ...
Resolved that It be and Is hereby de-
termined bv the Common Council of the City
ofOwosso that the sewer known IS the North
Water Street LATERAL No. Q extension sewer
Commencing 500 feet north Of North Owosso
Trunk Sewer on the center line OF Water st. |;
thence north along said center line of Water
that fve-sixths Of the cost of said improve.
ment be paid by special assessment and the
remainder of the cost be paid from the general
land lying wsSip the district anu heei Gs Of
bounded and described be designated and de.
termined to be the district 10 be assessed for
said Improvement according to benefits de
rived therefrom that said district is bounded
as follows:
Commencing at the southw west corner OF Lot
6, Blk OF ii Lavorock's Addition to the City
OF Owosso thence east to southeast corner OF
Lot s, Blk. l thence north to .9alusha street,
thence west along south line OF Galusha
street to the north west corner of Lot 0. Block
Of said plat; thence south to the southwest
corner OF Block IL; thence east to point OF be.
gfnnings
The Board of Public Works is hereby di.
rected to advertise for two weeks in the Owos-
SO Times, one o. the newspapers of the City
OF Owosso. notice of said intended improve.
ment and that plans, diagrams, specifica tiOns
and estimate of cost therefor have been fled
In his ONCE and that the Council will meet of
It's regular session October 21st, 1919, at $50
p. M, and consider objections, II any, from
persons interested.
Aid. Reineke was excused from the sessio n
at this time.
Aid. Chavey moved that the street commits
sioner investigate with regard to sidewalk on
Water street being broken by motor truck
being driven over 1t. which prevailed.
On motion of Aid. SutHn the street commits.
sioner was instructed to notify Phillips and
Taylor to build cement driveway int their
garage on South Washington street or to re-
place the curb removed by them.
AID. Brown presented the following resolu.
ton, which was on motion adopted:
Resolution No. $50.
Resolved by the Council of the City OF
Ow0sso that Street Commissioner be- and is
hereby instructed to have n gutter made on
the north side OF Comstock St., between +
Wildermuths property and Oak St., also the
catch. basin be fixed on corner OF Oak and
C0mstock, also gutter be made on south
side Corunna Ave., between Huggins st. and
Woodlawn.
Aid. Sutfn reported for committee recon.
mending that the territory adjacent to Ryan
street drain be made q sewer district.
Aid. Brown moved that the sidewalk com
mttee be instructed to employ another side
walk gang. which prevailed, ayes INC Donald
Mclaughlin. Brown, Wright, Palmer, Chavey,
nays, Sutin.
The following communication was presented
October 1, 1yi2
To the Honorable Mayor and Common Couacil
Gentlemen:
At today's regular Tuesday noon day lunch.
con OF the business men, attended by some
twenty-five members OF the Owosso Improve
ment Association, the subject of train speed
within the city limits WAS discussed and 4,
vas decided unanimously TO ask the Common
Council to place the speed limit at 20 miles
per hour.
Respectfully,
Owosso Improvement Association,
W. A. Seegmiller, Sec'y,