The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1914-08-14
PROCEEDINGS OF THE COM
MISSION.

owosso. August 10th, 1914.
Regular meeting Of the Commission,
Mayor DeYoung presiding.
| Members present, DeYoung, Hanscom,
Rosevear.
The minutes Of the last regular meeting
were read and approved as printed.
at- PETITIONS
| The following petition was presented aud on
motion referred to the City Attorney to report
| at the next meeting:
Petition SIS
To the Honorable Commission OF the City OF
| Owosso,
| Your petitioners being residents on and
owning property along Chapman street, from
Main street north TO the Michigan Central
Railroad crossing In the City Of Owosso Michi-
gan, do respectfully show to your honorable
body.
| /. That ON or about June eth, 1918, q resolu /.
| ton as passed py the common council OF the
Of some Of your petitioners. resolving that a
| curb be constructed upon each side OF Chip
| man street. from the north line OF Main street
Michigan I Central Il Railroad s Company, at an
estimated cost Of $S0s.0s That In said resolu.
| tion the City Assessor was instructed to make
Of said curb levied against the lands abu.tinE
| upon the street.
2. Yeur petitioners further show that they
are informed and believe that said special as
| sessment was prepared and was approved by
the Common Council. ana was placed in the
| hands of the City Treasurer for collection.
That your petitioners did not pay said special
snd believe That said Special s has
| been returned by the said treasurer to the
County Clerk Of the County of Shiawassee, rs
| unpaid taxes, a. d charged against the pro-
perty OF your petitioners
g. Your petitioners further show that no
| curb has been constructed along said street !;
| that your petitioners and none OF the residents
or S owners OF the property along said street.
| Is no public necessity for such curb.
4. Wherefore, your petitioners pray that
| the Commission may take such action as is
necessary to vacate said action OF the common
council In ordering said curb to be built and
may take such action as Is necessary to vacate
said special assessment and TO discharge the
lien OF the same against the property Of your
And your petitioners will ever pray
August 9Th, 1914.
Owosso Mfg. Co. and 10 others.
Mr.. Hanscom recommended that the curb
| above mentioned be not constructed.
The following petition was presented and
/ referred to the department of Public Improve.
| ments:
Petition No. 574
To the Commission OF the City OF Owosso.
We the undersigned residents OF Corunna
street between smith and Higgins streets
hereby petition for the sprinkling OF said Co.
| runna street between the streets named DUR
| Ing the season OF 1914. We hereby severally
| sRree to reimburse the city of Owosso for the
| expense OF said sprinkling at the close OF the
| season and In default of payment that the
| amount may be placed as a special assessment
upon our property located In said sprinkling
district.
Mrs. Fred Tick and others.
COMMUNICATION
The following communication was presented
and filed:
Mr. Hanscom, Commissioner OF Utilities.
Dear Sir:
I hereby protest against the sprnkling OF
stewart street In front OF my two houses 755
| and 731.
Respectfully yours.
e. j Russell.
Owosso. Aug. 9th. 1914.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
The matter OF refund ordered paid TO NJ Il.
Black for sidewalk tax error was presented bv
the clerk and on motion OF Mr. Hanscom II was
ordered that the amount, 81 30 10 be paid from
the general sidewalk fund. ayes DeYoung,
Hanscom, Rosevsar.
NEW BUSINESS
The following resolution was presented and
on motion adopted, ayes DeYoung, Hanscom,
Rosevear:
Resolution No. ISL
Whereas, the City Clerk has, in accordance
City OF Owosso, provided and kept fund in