The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1889-05-03

council or the city OF OwOSS0: Your COM
mittee to whom was referred the petitions
for the grading of Mulberry street from
oliver street north to the city limits, also
Genesee street from Michigan Avenue to
Elm street, would report favorable ON both
petitions and recommend that the PRAYERS
of the petitioners be granted. O. Wells, M.
Keyte, o. Helm, committee.
Committee on ways and means made the
following report which was accepted and
adopted
To the Mayor and Common Council of
Owosso: Your committee 10 whom was re-
ferred the matter of prohibiting animals be-
ing tied on the streets of Owosso for the
purpose of pasturing would report favorably
on the same and ask the council to instruct
the city attorney to draw an ordinance for
the same. All of which is respectfully sub
mitted. Morris Holmes.
The liquor bond of Award E. Willover
was presented and on motion the same was
accepted and suretles approved. Ayes I.
nays 0. The druggist bond of G.. p. Park
i'll Il Son was presented and on motion was
accepted and sureties approved, ayes z, nays
| 0. The liquor bond of John Vinkle, Alonzo
b. Sargent and Charles Steadman sureties,
was presented; motion that the bond be
accepted and sureties approved was lost by
the following vote: Ayes, Aid. Helm and
Robbins, nays, Aid. Gould, Holmes.
Keyte, Fitzpatrick and Wells--5. The drug
gist bond Of Theo. A. Laubengayer was pre-
sented and on motion was accepted and
sureties approved, ages z, nays o. Drug
gist bond OF John w. Kirkland was present.
ed and and OH motion was accepted and
sureties approved. The druggist bond of
Charles +. Haight and Stephen b. Pitts was
presented and on motion was accepted and
sureties approved, ayes Z, nays 0. Liquor
bond OF Albert VanGiesOn was presented
and on motion was accepted and sureties
approved, ayes 7, nays 0. Liquor bond of
Frank b. Gates was presented and ON mo-
ton was accepted and sureties approved,
ayes z, nays 0. On motion of Aid. Wells |
the liquor bond of Charles Gabriel was taken |
from the table; on motion was accepted and |
sureties approved, ayes Z, nays O.
Aid. Wells presented an ordinance to pro- |
vide for the grading of Genesee street from |
Mich. Ave. to Elm st. The ordinance was
ordered read the first and second times by |
its title, unanimous consent was given, the |
ordinance ordered read in full, placed upon !
its passage and passed, ayes Z, nays 0.
Aid. Gould moved that A committee of |
three Dc appointed by the Mayor to pur-
chase nag Tor :. lie city hall to be owned by |
.lc Guy Motion was accepted. Ayes z,
nav 0. Mayor appointed as such committee
Aid. Gould, Fitzpatrick and Wells.
Aid. Wells introduced the following ordi-
nances, which upon motion were ordered
read the first and second times by their
titles. An ordinance to provide for the
sprinkling of Main street from the river
bridge to the west line of State street. An
ordinance to provide for the sprinkling of
Main street from Washington street to the
west line of Ball street. An ordinance to
provide for the sprinkling of Washington
street from Mason street to south line of lots
owned by G. f. Thomas. An ordinance to
provide for the sprinklng of Exchange
street from Park street to the west line of
Water street. An ordinance to provide for
the grading of Mulberry street from Oliver
street north to city limits. Ordinance to
provide for the construction of a sidewalk on
the west side of Mulberry street from Oliver
street to King street.
Aid. Fitzpatrick moved that the question
of adopting Rule 35, which was laid on the
table at the last meeting, be taken from the
table, which motion prevailed. Aid. Rob
bins moved to amend, having rule 35 read
Unanimous consent" instead of ''twO-
thirds which motion was lost by the follow
ing vote: Ayes, Gould, Fitzpatrick and Rob-
bins; navs, Helm, Holmes, Keyte and
Wells Aid. Fitzpatrick moved that rule
35 be amended so as to read two thirds of
the members elect, lost by the following
vote: Ayes, Aid. Gould, Fitzpatrick, Rob
bins-3; nays, Helm, Holmes, Keyte and
Wells. Aid Wells moved that the rules
governing the old Council be adopted by
the new, which motion prevailed: Ayes,
AID Helm, Holmes, Keyte, Fitzpatrick and
Weiss; nays, Gould, Robbins.
On motion of AID Fitzpatrick the city
marshall was instructed to remove the dirt
from the cellar next to THE TINES build
ing.
Council adjourned.
FRANK w. SMITH,
City Clerk.