The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1919-08-15

Inc Ioliowing communication from Mr. Pier.
poht was presented which was upon motion
received and filed:
Owosso. Mich, June 10, 1919
no the Commission Of the City Of Owosso,
Last year and for msny years on the east side
oi north Park street there stood a beautiful
elm tree This tree was about on n line he.
s tween or IN front OF lots ~ and IS of Strubers
SUP DIVISION block 2. Early this spr ng this
tree was cut down and destroyed. and as am
told by order OF the City Commission.
This tree was valuable for ornamental pur.
pos pos , ara for shade, and materially added to
the value OF the abutting lots for resident pur.
poses, IL was the only tree of any value for
Suen purposes .on the east side or the street
t mrSrH ~ STOOD ana the cutting of the tree ma
terlaliy damaged lot IL.
Will you please inves igate and advise me
why such trees are cut In the city, and espec.
,y TINS particular tree. Trees OF this kind
take years TO mature and should be safe
guarded by the Commission instead of de-
stroyed by their order.
Yours truly,
WAKREN PIERPoNT.
- The following communication from the Mich
received and filed:
Jackson, Michigan July 81, 1919
The Honorable Commission of the City Of
Owosso,
Gentlemen =
Complying with your request on behalf OF the
Michigan United Rail ways Company, am
writing you In confirm alton OF d scussion bad
with you relative to Curunna Avenue improve
ment in your city.
The necessity OF the matter being handled in
This way was as discussed with you, due to the
financial condition OF the Company there be.
ing no funds available with which to pay the
necessary expenditures involved In the i'm
provement
At the conference referred to, it was sug-
ReSte0 a m
one OF the following ways:
1. That the Improvement on Corunna Ave.
nue. nue. be he d in allegiance until such time that
the Company would be In position to have the
necessary funds to cooperate.
q That the City of Owosso advance the nee
essary funos to cover the expenditures neces |
sary to be made bv the Company in connection |
with the Improvement and such funds to be |
repaid by the Company to the city at such time |
as the Company had the funds available. or by |
reason OF changed conditions could finance |
such expenditures. |
g. That the City OF Owosso perform the work |
and provide the materials and labor necessary |
for the Company to provide, and that the Com |
pany pay the amount expended in connection |
Herewith to the City with interest thereon, at |
such time as the Company had the funds avail |
able or by reason OF changed conditions could |
finance the amount OF said expenditures
- 4. That in order to enable the city to make |
the improvement TO the street in question, that |
the Company remove its tracks and abandon
the service.
IL was further discussed that In connection
with tn S improvement In the City of Owosso,
that a somewhat similar plan should be made
with the Township OF Caledonia, and the City |
of Corunna, so that service would be main L
tanned between Owosso and Corunna,. other
wise the expenditures in your city would be
useless.
1t was further understood that in the event
that the city should elect to do the work its II,
or to advance the mon eS necessary for the
Company to do the work, that the Company
contI ibute such an amount AZ the time the work
is done as would be NC ssary for the Company
to espend in the removal OF the tracks in ques
tion, as stat d in the fourth proposal said
amount so paid to apply rs fl st payment on
any mooies advanced or paid out by the city,
II you will advise me as to which one of the
plans you wish carried out, shall be very glad
to have the Company at once take the steps
necessary to coo crate with you.
Very truly yours,
MICHIGAN UNITED RAILWAYS co.
BY j. II. COLLINS,
Vice President and General Manager.