The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1913-08-15

Council Room. City of Owosso.
August 18th, 1918.

Council Room, City OF Owosso.
August 18th, 1918.
Regular meeting OF Council. Mayor JohL Il.
BRANDED presiding.
Aldermen present 1T roll call, Reineke, Nc
Donald, Shuts, Springett, Palmer, Conant,
Chavey, WasDburn. Later, Stinson, Wright
The minutes OF the last regular meeting
were read and approved as printed
PETITIONS
Aid. Mcdonald presented the following pc
Petition No. 462
To the Honorable Mayor and Council Of the
City OF Owosso,
Gentlemen:
The undersigned citizens and tax payers of
the city Of Owosso respectfully protest against
before your honorable body providing for the
enforced installation OF sanitary closets and
the abandonment OF outdoor privy vaults, for
hardship on many people in m0derate' circum-
stances owning homes within the district
affected by the proposed regulation.
D. N. Smelson and 40 others.
COMMUNICATIONS
The following communications were present.
ed and on motion same Was received and filed:
Owosso, August 7th, 1918.
on Comsio"k street this city. i never signed
petition for such work and notify you that
will not pay any assessments for such purposes
In front OF my home 800 Comstock street.
A communication was presented from A.
Syverson. superintendent Of the Ann Arbor
X. promising to have the crossings on Gould
street planked soon. Received and fled.
PRESENTATION OF ACCOUNTS
Ala AonoraId vraoar, "A Tim c,oirrs and ar.
counts as noted below and on motion same
were referred TO the committee on claims and
accounts.
REPORTS FROM CITY OFFICERS
Aid. Washburn presented the report of the
Street Commiss Toner for the week ending Aug
9th and on motion same was received and
filed.
Tne following report was presented and on
motion received and filed:
To the Mayor and Common Council Of the
City OF Owosso.
Gentlemen:
Twas instructed by your honorable body at
sible, what the owners OF the building known
as the Reliance Motor Truck factory intended
to do about the operation OF the plant.
ger Of the factory up until recently, is away at
the present time and will not return, as
understand IL for about month. called W
the general ONCE OF the Geieral Motors Com
pany at Detroit upon the long distance tele.
phone and talked with the manager OF that
company. / attempted TO tell him as near as
possible what the desire OF your honorable
body was, and was informed by him that the
Reliance Motor Truck Company had with,
drawn from this city pnrely ss matter OF
business economy as the Board OF Directors
did not feel that they could profitably operate
two factories OF the same kind separated by so
wide distance. He, however, Informed me
that they regarded the Owosso property as
valuable property and expected to operate The
same In the near iuture. l requested That ne
write to the Council a letter stating as def
nitely as he was able just what they intended
10 do with the factory building In this city ano
when ana what kind OF plant was 10 replace
that of the Reliance Motor Truck Company.
This gentlemen informed me that he would do
so at once but have received no letter OF thst
character as yet. Ir / do not receive reply In
a few days will take the matter up personally
with the ma nagement OF the General Motors
Company, thai is mean by interviewing the
officials OF that company In person.
Yours truly,
Seth @. Pulver.
City Attorney.