The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1913-09-19
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.


COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
Council Room, City OF Owosso.
September 10, 1918.
Regular meeting OF Council, Mayor John a.
BRANDED presiding.
Aldermen present at roll call, Reineke,
Mcdonald, Shuts, Springett, Palmer. Conant,
Chavey Wasbburn. Later, Stinson, Wright,
The minutes OF the last regular meeting
we're read and approved as printed.
COMMUNICATIONS
The following communication was presented
and on motion OF Aid. Chavey same was &C.
cepted and adopted
To the Mayor and Common Council OF the
City OF Owosso
Gentlemen:
The Board OF Public Works voted today to
pavement and curb on West Main street pave
ment just completed and to recommend that
immediate steps be taken to remedy this
Respectfully,
A. II. Dumond,
City Clerk.
The clerk presented a communication from
J. M. Bentley representing the Travellers In.
ployers' liability insurance. On motion OF
Aid. Reineke the subject was referred to the
ways and means committee and city clerk.
The following communication was presented
and on motion of Aid Conant the subject was
laid on the table for week:
Mr.. S. @. Pulver.
City ATTORNEY.
Owosso, Mich.
Dear Sir:
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concerning the installation of q crossing flag
man by the Ann Arbor Company at Shiawas-
see street, beg to advise that we made q close
count OF the traffic over this crossing from 600
a. m to 900 p m. for seven days, also the num-
Der OF trails and switch engines passing over
this crossing. and we found that 1t does not
warrant the installation OF crossing fagman
for the following reasons:
The average number Of trains passing over
1t does not exceed ten per day and the switch
engine movements do not exceed eight per day.
Al the time that this crossing Is used the most
for trafnc, between the hours of six and seven
p. m eleven q. m. to one p. m. and from five
to six p. m. between the hours OF six and seven
a. M. there are no trains passing over IT,
Between eleven a. m. and one p. m. there 49,
ordinarily, one train. Between five and six p.
M there Is one train. BY this you can readily
Ing fagman.
We are willing to reduce the speed of our
trains to eight miles per hour over IL, and will
see that this speed Is enforced. A train run
ming at this speed can readily stop within q
few feet and there is no question whatever
but that this Is better as safe guard than
crossing f1agman.
hope that the matter can be reconsidered
and that we will not be required to maintain o
fagman at this point. We do not In any way,
compare with the crossing OF the Grand Trunk
Ry. at Shiawassee street, by reason OF the fact
that they have four tracks crossing IL, and
they do the bulk Of their city switching over
It,
hope with this explanation that the matter
will be dropped. II would not be to the interest
OF the Ann Arbor Company to oppose putting
on crossing fagman at any point that is
hazardous. as an accident would cost US more
money good many times over. than the flag
man, and we do not deem one necessary ut this
point.
Yours truly,
A. Syverson.
The following communication was presented !:
Owosso, Sept 18th, 1eI3
To the Honorable Mayor and Common Council
OF the City OF Ow0sso.
Gentlemen:
Inasmuch as my best efforts to bring about
SO rare deal and just settlement for everybody
concerned In the Perica matter was not con-
sidered worthy OF any consideration, and be-
lieving that It is the sense Of the council 10
drop the matter where 1t is, and IS / am not
DESTROYS Of being connected In any manner
with such methods OF doing business l hereby
tender my resignation as chairman OF the Fire
DepaI tment Committee OF this city, same to
take immediate effect.
PRESENTATION OF ACCOUNTS
Aid Mcdonald presented the claims and &C.
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 Commissioner for the week ending Sept
18th, and on motion same was received and
filed.
Aid Conant presented the following report
which was on motion received:
Sept. 10, 1918.
To the Honorable Mayor and Council OF the
City of Owosso,
Gentlemen:
beg to submit the following report:
Borrowing capacity al banks,
Owosso Savings Bank 105 60
Citizens Savings Bank COS GO
State Savings Bank e2e 05
1887 II
Balance in sidewalk fund ss22.S7, enough for
a little over one week.
Short in sprinklirg fund tonight 1882 30.
Assessment for Ball street curb ty3744
Amount of notes at banks 10 be paid In
October about $500.
The sidewalk work and sprinking cannot be
ontinued and the Ball street curb constructed
~ 'N' W. a. H. Dpmond
City Clerk.
Aid washburn moved that no more curbs be
CONSTRUCTED until the taxes are in the treasury
for the payment for same, which prevailed,
ayes Reineke, Mcdonald, Shuts. Stipson
Wright Springett, Palmer, Conant, Chavey,
Washburn; nays none.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES
Aid. Mcdonald presented the following re.
port. which was on motion adopted, ayes Rein