The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1889-04-12

Present, Aid, Frieseke, Gould, Holmes,
Keyte, Fitzpatrick, Robbins and Wells.
Minutes of last meeting dispensed with.
The following accounts were presented
and referred to the Committee on Finance:
VIM. Barresford, nightwatch s44 90
j. +. Cady, - 40 90
Dewey 81 Stewart, gravel so 90
s. s. c. Phippen, health officer 100 90
c. s. Gilbert, member Board Health 35 90
Bigel0w and Hume 50 35 90
III. l.. Lewis, - 35 90
Owosso Gas Light Co, street lamps III 65
Foster Il Human, labor water works 2 so
William Douglas, :" 25
VIM. Cheal, 4" 25
William Cheal, labor 25
Rev. II. II. Davies addressed few re-
marks to the Council i'm regard to taking
proper action in celebrating the 30th of
April. On motion of Aid. Fitzpatrick a
special committee consisting of Aid.
| Frieseke, Wells and Keyte were appointed
| to take action on same.
The city attorney presented an ordinance
permitting the Toledo, Ann ArbOr & North
ern Michigan Railway Co. to lay sidetrack
| on portion of Cass street. The ordinance
was ordered read the first and second times
| by its title, unanimous consent was given,
| the ordinance ordered read i'm full, placed
upon its passage and passed, ayes 5. nays O..
The Committee OH Finance reported fav-
| orably on accounts as above presented, the
report was accepted, unanimous consent
| was givOn and the accounts allowed, ayes
6, nays o.
The chairman of the Committee OH Streets
and Sidewalks presented the following re-
port which was accepted and adopted.
To the Mayor and Common Council of the
city of OwOssO,
would respectfully report that l have es-
tablshed the grade of the sidewalk on Main
street east from Washington street east to
Park street, by your order as follows:
The sidewalk on the north side of Main
street shall commence at the southwest cor
ner of block No. 81, at the level of the walk
as established October %, 1886, which is five
inches below the plinth of McHardy's block
at said corner, and shall continue east on a
true level grade to the southeast corner Of
of said blocked.
The sidewalk on the south side of the
street opposite shall commence at the grade
established and extend east on true grade
to the level of the walk in front Of the city
hall. Subject to your approval.
April g, 1889. IL. G. MAIN,
Surveyor.
The City Clerk presented the following
report from the Board of Health. Upon
motion of Aid. Fitzpatrick the same was re-
ceived and ordered printed.
To the Honorable Mayor and Common COun-
Gil of the city of Owosso,
The Board of Health of the city of Owes
so beg leave to submit this, their annual re-
port:
Regular and special meetings held by the
Board, 10; written complaints made to the
Board As; verbal complaints not possible to
estimate; privy vaults cleaned and recon-
structed by order board, 80; dead horses re-
moved and buried by order OF board, 2; dead
dogs removed and buried by order of board,
9; feeding dogs and hens on dead animals
prohibited, 3; pig stys cleaned, 3;barn yards
cleaned, 4; pond filled totally by L. & A. A.
II. r., L; cost to city for abating said nui-
sances, $500. There have been reported to
this Board "a cases of infectious diseases, of
which 16 were scarlet fever, IL diphtheria
and 26 measles No deaths occurred from
any of these diseases. Cases of scarlet fever:
Aug. 1, Oct. l. Dec. 1, Jan. A. Feb. 5, Mch.
9, April 1. Diphtheria: July 4, Aug. 3,
Dec. 1, Jan. 9, Feb. 1, Mich. !. Measles:
May 8, June 5, July 1, Meh. 9, April 8.
The houses in which scarlet fever and
diphtheria occurred have been pla-carded by
and disinfected under the supervision of the
Board of Health, and whenever 1t has been
possible the patients have been isolated
| from other members of the family.
The Superintendent of the schools has
has been notified of all these cases, and all
children of the different families have been
excluded from the schools until the houses
and clothing had been properly disenfected,
and until there was no danger of the patients
or any other member of the family c0mmu-
nicating the disease to others.
In January last the Board was apprised OF
the fact that there were two families in the
city who had been exposed to the smallpox
at Azalia, Mich. One of the families was
induced to return to AZalia and stay until
all danger of their communicating the dis
ease was past The other family were kept
under surveillance by the board until the
danger was past, thus preventing the out
break of this lOathsOme disease among us.
BY the recommendation of the Board OF
Health the Common Council has constructed
upon its grounds building every way suit
able for the quarantining of any person or
persons that may be taken down with any
infectious disease among us.
| All of which is respectfully submitted,
| Attest: Board of Health, city of Owosso
| III. l.. LEWIS,
| Clerk.
| Upon motion of Aid. Robbins the Com
mittee on Streets and Sidewalks were in