The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1913-05-16

season and in default OF payment that the
amount may be placed as q 81 ecial assessmen,
upon our property located In said sprinkling
district.
L. s. Goodsle and others
Aid. stinson presented the following petit
lions which were on motion referred to the
committee on ways and means:
Petition No. 4O6
To the Honorable Mayor and Council,
We the undersigned residents of Hickory
street between Oliver and Mason streets here
by petition for the sprinklirg of said Hickory
| street between the streets named during the
season OF 1913. We hereby severally agree to
reimburse the city of Owosso for the expense
OF satd sprlnkling at the close OF the season
and In default OF payment that the amount may
placed as . gpecial assessment upon our pro-
perty located In said sprinhling district.
j. M. Peru and IL others.
Petition No 4O7
To the Mayor and Common Council OF the City
| of Owosso,
| Gentlemen:
| We the undersigned residents of z. Main
| ct between Hickory and Dewey streets
hereby petition for the sprlnkling of said Main
| street between the streets named during the
season OF 1913. We hereby severaily agree to
reimburse the city OF Owosso for the expense
OF SAID sprinkling at the close OF the season
and in default of payment that tho amount
| raw be placed as a special assessment upon
our property located In said sprinkling district.
Geo. w. Mcclellan and 20 others.
Aid Conant presented the folio wing petition
and moved that the same be received and
| referred to the City Attorney to prepare an
amendment TO the ordinance referred to which
prevailed:
Petition No. 4Os
Honorable Mayor and the Common Council of
the City OF Owosso,
We the undersigned petition your honorable
BODY for the repeal OF an ordinance entitled
l. Because many Of US have quite sum
invested In our self measuring tanss.
.. Because we are not under the fire ordi-
nance entitled to carry gasoline inside OF our
building.
And YOUR petitioners will ever pray.
w. Z Hall & Son and 80 others.
COMMUNICATIONS.
The following comm uuic ations were present.
ed and on motion referred to the committee
on ways and means
owosso, May s. 1918
AS there has been no petition circulated for
the sprinkling OF John and Bradley street or
lW. Exchange for the season Of 1913, now !
positively refuse " paw for w. Exchange
formerly Bradley Now Mr. City Clerk
please present this before the council at the
mex. meeting.
Respectfully yours,
Mrs. Sarah Livingston,
III John Street.
owosso, May 10, 1918
To the Oommcn Council,
l hereby pro,es against the payment o. a
spriLkling TAX On Mulberry street / am will
ing to pay be ne6t on KiLg street aud have
signed petition for sprinkling on that street
but do not believe that I should be made to
pay for two benefits on one half lot.
Mrs. Elizabeth 'Dingwall.
The following communication was presented
and on motion referred to to the committee on
ways and means:
May 18th, 1918
TIC the Honorable Mayor and Council OF the
Ivy OF Owosso,
Gentlemen:
The Boa'd OF Public Works voted TODAY to
call your attention To the indiscriminate use of
ii, e ~ me oarS OF sprink
the MIGRANTS to be used for filling tanks be
designated SO that valves can be placed on
them also urtb-r recommends that each man
on sprins ling job be required to deposit Sc to
guarantee the return OF hydrant wrenches In
the fall.
Respectfully,
A. H Dumond,
The following communication was presented
and on motion referred to the aldermen In the |
fourth ward.
Owosso, May 10th. 1918
Gentlemen: |
We wish to call your attention to the condi. |
tion OF 5enesee street from Michigan avenue |
to Green street, Cass street from Michigan |
avenue to Green street and Green street. |
It is nearly i'm possible for the milk haulers to |
draw their loads through these streets when IL |
Is muddy. We are hsulipg about $4,000 pounds |
milk over these roads twice day and would |
appreciate 1t very much IL these Streets could |
be graded and graveled.
Trusting that this will be looked after at
once, we wish TO remain,
Yours truly,
Detroit Creamery Co.
Per c. II. Oingman.
The clerk presented a communication from
the Studebaker Co. and the cities OF Flint and |
Lansing with regard to street fiushers and on |
motion same were received and fled,
PRESENTATION OF ACCOUNTS
Aid. Mcdonald presented the claims and &C.
counts as noted below and on motion same |
accounts.
REPORTS FROM CITY OFFICERS
Aid. washburn presented the report Of the
adopted.
The following report WAS presented and on
motion received and ordered printed:
Owosso, Mich.. May 10th, 1918
To the Honorable Mayor and Council of the
City OF Owosso.
Gentlemen:
Below is brief report of the fire department.
for the year ending April LIST, 1918, with state.
ment OF cost OF department, list of material
on hand, and such recommendations as have
been deemed proper to make at this time:
. The department has responded to 4s calls as
follows:
Box alarms, IS.
Telephone alarms, 80.
Still alarms, 2.
OF the calls responded to 81 were between
the hours of q. m. and 8 p. m, and 70 between
the hours OF p. m and q. m.
The following apparatus has been used when
to these various alarms:
% $50 feet of hose.
1856 feet OF ladder.
431 gallons of chemical
Largest quantity Of hose used for one Ere,
1900 feet.
Causes Of ores were as follows;
Gas pipe
on end gasoline stove explosions
oyerheated stove or pipe 10
Lightning
Defective chimney
Fire crackers /,
Lantern explosion
Chimney burning out
C1garetts
False alarms. unknown and miscei- l.