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

for the purposes OF getting wood coal or other
necessities Into said buildings, there being now
driveway onto said premises from said Green
street.
(b) They would be deprived OF the right to
enoroaoh on the street; temporarily or other
wise In front OF the said property.
s. They would be deprived OF the right to
have the street remain open; unobstructed and
used by the public for public purposes. and
ingress and esress TO and from SAID property
owned and controlled by them along said
street.
RhOda Ann Carpenter.
L A. Sanderhon
Administrator with the will
annexed of the estate of
Chillis Carpenter.
Dated, Sept TENDER 9th, 1912.
Aid. COnant m owed that the communication
| be received and prayer OF petitioner be granted
which prevailed. ayes Mcdonald, Reineke,
Sutfin, Brown, Wright, Conant, Palmer, Cha
vey; nays none.
The following communication was presented
| and on motion OF Aid. Brown the same was
received and prayers gra 1teo. ayes Mcdonald,
Reineke, Suthn, Brown, Wright, Conant, Pal
mer, Chavey; nays none:
To the honorable Mayor and Common Council
OF the City OF Owosso, Michigan.
| Gentlemen:
The Undersigned being a widow with child.
ren and the owner and occupant. as u home.
| OF the following described property, viz: Lot
one, block eleven. as laid down on the record
plat OF A l. Williams addition to the village
or Owosso, now city OF Owosso, Mich, said
property beginning at the south side OF Cass
| street and extending along the east line OF
Green street in a southerly direction to the
| intersection OF the Ann Arbor Railroad Com
pany's right of way, hereby objects to the
vacatlng. abolishing and disseminating OF said
street, as provided for in q resolution OF your
Honorable Body under date OF August 7th.
1912, and hereby requests your Honorable
| Body to refuse and deny said request for the
| following reasons.
| I. For the reason that said street was open
| ed, recognized, used and controlled by the
public and the city OF Sosso for a period OF
~ years and upwards previous 10 this date.
.. For the reason that as owner of said real
estate In said plat along said street, so decided
| TO he by the owners thereof, according TO said
plat N. Ia 1900 ana auiy recorded, she claims to
| which Is property right, OF which she cannot
be deprived without due process Of law, which
sSs snS G Ss mean by
pensation, based upon purely public purpose
and not private one over which the public
have no control.
| g. For the reason that the closing of said
street would not be public improvement. as
provided for In such cases by law, but is initia
ted and fostered by private interests and for
public has no control. and under the conditions
| herein set forth the closing OF SAID street for
any such purpose Is In violation OF the law
AID the constitutional provision authorizing
the takiIg OF property for pubic purposes
only after condemnation and the payment OF
just compensation.
greatly de preciated In value bv the closing OF
said street, In that she could not build q house
on the rear portion OF said lot as she intends
TO do soon, and she will be deprived OF the rents
and profits arising from the use OF said land
and any building thereon, and she woulc also
be deprived from using any portion OF the
| en- nf land for n driD
said Green street which IL Is necessary for her
| to do, and she would be deprived OF the right
to encroach on said street, temp ,rarily or
otherwise for any purpose in front OF her said
property, and she would likewise suffer other
variety OF injuries not suffered by the public In
general
5. The undersigned would be deprived OF her
right TO have the street remain open. I'M
obstructsd and used by the public for public
OF ingrtss TO and from her property upon and
along said street.
Mrs. Lille Byrne.
Dated, September. 9Th, 1912.
The following communication was pre- Sc nted
and on motion OF AID Suthn was received and
prayer OF petitioner granted. ayes McDor
aid. Reineke, Sutfn, Brown, Wright, Conant,
Palmer, Chavey; nays none.
To the Mayor and Common Council OF the
City of Owosso,
| Gentlemen
The undersigned hereby protests agrlnst the
ment OF that part OF Green street In the CITY OF
Owosso lyns between the north Of Howard
street and the south line OF Cass street.
The undersigned com pany has certain water
mains and gas mains In said street which have
been laid there by virtue OF It's franchise from
the VI of Ow JssO aud II said street wers va.
G cd they would then be upon private pro
pcrty. The undersigned questions the right OF
citv TO thus deprive COPPER alton or Individual
| OF vested property rights obtained ia such a
manner However. outside OF any such con-
sideration as The foregoing the undersigned Is
| OF the q; mi IN that the proposed action OF the
council 10 entirely I'm necessary.
| Yours respectfully,
| Owosso las Light Company.
nv A. II. Blrk Gen. Mgr.
Aid. Conant moved III the nv Clerk b..
| Au huiiZrd 20 attend annual ven ion VI City
q "a Association 1t Grand Rapids Ssrt. " u
n'd IL n. bi- expenses ~ DO paiu oy the cny.
| viii IN prevailed.
| On motion OF Aid Co 1ant the board of health
| waS iust,u cted to take Fps to abate q nut
81 nee AZ 2Us Nor h ShiAwaSsee str. ct.
Aid. R.ineke requested the City Attorney
| TO prepare an ordInah e p'ohtht Ing pedes-
| trians ana o hers from cutting corners and in
| J iring curb lawns.
On motion Council adjourned.
| GEO. w. CLARK,
Mayor.
| ARTHUR H. DUMoND,
| CITY Clerk.