The Owosso times., 1913-06-20

Of OwOsso,
Gentlemen:
street between Michigan avenue and Green
streets hereby petition for the sprinkling of
said Genesee street between the streets named
during the season or 1918. We hereby several.
ly agree to reimburse the city Of Owosso for
the expense OF said sprfnkling at the close OF
the season and IN default Of payment that the
upon our property located in said sprinkhng
district
L. A. Sanderhor and others.
COMMUNICATIONS
The following communication was present
ed and on motion referred TO the Committee
on ways and means:
Owosso, June l2, 1918.
Gentlemen OF the Council,
Dear Sirs:
adding COST TO my taxes, lot blk 13 A & Is
y Williams addition to the city of Owosso.
'0"Vs ". .Eu'SI +. SSurnans.
June 18th, 1918.
TO tie Honorable Mayor and Common Council
Of the City OF Owosso,
Gentlemen:
Please take notice that I protest against
sprinl ling in front of my property at No. 100
N. Cedar street and also No. TAG Bradley and
.oS Bradley and will positively refuse to pay
for same.
! ours truly
Mrs. Sarah Mason.
The following communication was pres ented
and on motion referred TO the Mayor:
Mayor BRANDED,
Dear Sir:
When the train from the north on the Ann
ArbOr came In this evening l had TO pass
between fish poles and five great big lofers aud
q lot OF boys using all kinds OF bad language.
Is there no way that you can stop this fishing
on Washington street bridge ana give the
public the right o; way,
Mrs. II. Mack.
and on motion received and adopted:
Please pay to the Detroit Vitrificd Brick
Company all Gums due me on nv contract
with the city for the paving Of West Main
street which the City Engineer shall certify is
represented by brick furnished by said brick
company.
Dated June 10Th. 1913
Andrew Geek.
The following communication was presented
and on motion referred to the Board OF Public
Works super IN ie eudent TO devise some means
for water supply for sprinklng wagons:
June 10th, 1913.
To the Honorable Mayor and Council Of the
City Of OwOsso,
Gentlemen:
Owing to the shortage OF water during the
warm period and the increased demands upon
the supply, the Boerd at its session today
some provision for supplying the street fiusher
and sprinklipg wagons other than the water
works system.
Respectfully,
A. II. Dumond,
City Clerk.
The following communication was presented
and on motion OF Aid. Chavey the request
contained therein was granted:
To the Honorable, the Common Council of the
City OF Owosso:
having an electric fan for the use of the
municipal court.
Dated June l6, 1913.
Respectfully,
F. G. Friegel.
The following communication was presented
received and filed:
Honorable Mayor and Common Cou ncil
At q meeting of some forty business men of
the city including members of your honorable
body, as well as some members of the Board
TO snnRs sppon oO@
mittee from among the business men present
to make an Investigation Of the proposed
change In grade on Washington street affecting
the Grand Trunk grade on this street.
Mr.. Burke appointed w. e. Hall. e. o.
Dewey, James Osburn ST., Ira G. Curry and
d. NJ. Christian.
The committee visited the locality In COM
pany with the City Engineer and the Engineer
from the Grand Trunk II. r. and made an in
vestigation on the spot OF the entire stretch to
be affected by the proposed change They
met again the evening and concluded to recon-
the Grand Trunk track be left At It's present
hight The committee were Influenced In ar
irving at this conclusion by O consideration OF
the following:
The grade rs II has existed has met with
no particular opposition on the part OF anv
number OF property holders affected thereby.
A. change OF IL inches would not make any
noticeable change In the appearance OF the
highway.
An seem agreed that The street in many
places Is now too low and that the fall and
spring rains will make IL impossible.
The engineers state that this can be
remedied by paving the street but the city is
is not financially able to take up the paving
proposition at this time.
this grade did 80 without any understanding
that the grade would be lowered and are
therefore not affected as injurlously as they
would have been providing they had purchased
with the lowering of the grade In view. Your
committee was advised that the fact that they
would have TO I'LL In their lots was considered
by them in arranging the purchase price.
Further delay In the erection of the G. T.
depot is not desirable.
The reduction In the cost Of the depot to
meet the cost OF changing the grade is not
We respectfully submit the foregoing for
your consideration and sincerely hope that
IL will be accepted bv you In the spirit In
which IL was prepared and Is presented.
w. z. Hall,
Ira q. Curry,
ID. M. Christian,
II. o. Dewey,
James Osburn.
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