The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1916-02-11
PROCEEDINGS OF THE COM
MISSION.


Owosso, February 9TH, 1915
Regular meeting o. the Commission, Mayor
Defoung presiding.
Members present, DeYoung, Hanscom, Rose.
wear ~
The minutes of the last regular meeting were
READ ana approved as printed.
PETITIONS
The following petition was presented and
referred TO the department OF public Improve.
ments
Petition No. 727
To the Commission OF the CITY OF Owosso.
Inc unaersi. NED interested property owners
respectfully petition your honorable body TO
cause sanitary sewer TO be constructed on
Cass street between Michigan avenue and
Shiawassee street.
Henry j. Sawyer and Others.
The following petition was presented and
referred to the department of public improve
ments
Petition No. 72s
To the Honorable Commission of the City of
Owosso.
Gentlemen:
We, the undersigned being property owners,
aputting upon Exchange street between Park
street and Dewey streets OF said City OF Owosso,
do hereby petition your honorable body to cause
q cement concrete curb and gutter 10 be con.
structed along each side of Exchange street
cause to be constructed In said street system
OF Two curps ana cutters enclosing parkway
IN the center OF the street, which would be ap-
proximateiy sixteen Q6) feet in width.
j. G. Shattuck and rs others.
COMMUNICATIONS
The following communication was presented
and on motion OF Mr.. Hanscom same was
received and referred to the city attorney:
Owosso January 81, 1916.
To the Honorable Commissioners OF the City OF
Owosso. Mich.
Gentlemen:
With reference to the resolution adopted by
your honorable body on October %, 1915, re-
qulring that all telephone telegraph and cleo
trlc light poles be removed from parts OF
certain streets in the City of Owosso by the
first day OF July, 1915.
We beg to submit the following plan, which
we trust will meet with your approval. The
Union Telephone Company hereby agrees to
remove during the year 1915 all poles now
maintained by 1t In the City OF Owosso, Michi-
street from the south line OF Mason street to
the north line OF jerome avenue. On Main
street from the west line of Park street
TO the Shiawassee River. This Company also
agrees to use the pole line OF the Consumers
Power Company on Washington street from
Jerome avenue southerly to Cute street, pro
viding arrangements Tor joint use can be made
and II the poles are high enough to permit OF
joint use. 1t will be necessary that we place
snort pole between tne poles OF the ROVER
Company where the spans are too long In
other words, the construction will be the same
as the construction followed out by this Com.
pany on its pole line on West Oliver street and
other portions of the City.
In addition to the above the Company agrees
before the end OF the year 1918 to remove all
poles that IL now owns and operates on Ex-
change street from the east line OF Water
street TO the west line Of Park street, and on
Ball street from the south line OF Mason street
to the north line OF Comatock street
The changes enumerated above will require
some additional pole lines on streets which we
do not use at present, and 1t will also be neces
sary to cross Washington street in several
require any poles on Washington street, as the
poles can be placed on the intersecting streets.
The removal of poles as outlined above is con-
tingent on the fact that we be given permission
City Of Owosso for distributing poles and a
conduit system.
This proposition Is made In recognition of the
police power OF regulation possessed by the
City OF Owosso as to where, upon the public
highways, streets, places and alleys In said
City that the undersigned may construct and
maintain its system Of poles, wires and tele-
phonic apparatus necessary in the enjoyment
OF its charter rights and its acceptance Is In no
sense to be regarded as consideration moving
to the undersigned for the enjoyment OF any OF
its existing franchise and charter rights.
We believe that the proposition as GU lined
above will be satisfactory to your honorable
body, and. IL agreeable, we hereby respectfully
request your honorable body 10 take such
action as is necessary to annul that portion OF
your resolution adopted at your regular session
OF October % 1915 that is In conflict with the
Respectfully submitted.
The Union Telephone Company
w. j. Melchers,
General Manager