The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1889-11-15

to committee on claims and accounts:
o. Wells, labor OO
w. Douglass rs
w. Douglass, labor ------------- %
S. A. Crane, salary ----------- Q 90
4. Martin, city teamster- ---------- 90
w. Cheal, labor --------------- 1 25
Geo. b. Hughes, juryman on Oak st. 4 OO
w. StanhOpe, labor ---- 1 %
M. Osburn, Oak st. opening ------- 2 0C
w. Barresford, night watch % 90
M. Osburn, jury surveyor 9 0O
j. E. Cady, night watch 20 0O
l.. +. Woodland, sidewalk material PAS 81
Chas. Baldwin, opening Oak ST. 90
OwossO Coal 81 Lumber Co., sidewalk
material 142 81
Haight q Pitts, disinfectant for b.
of ------- 45
Clark Drown order of b. of H. so
James II. Calkins, telegrahing for
fire department ---- 1 81
VIM. Fitzpatrick, negotiating sale of
w. bonds ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS so
VIM. Fitzpatrick, expenses to Lansing, Is 90
j. ii. Calkins, gear for feed pump,
fire department - 8 so
WATER WORKS ACCOUNT.
E. w. Blatchford q Co., II, 155 lbs.
pig lead 90 -$451 rs
Salisbury Bros, rubber boots As 20
Calvin Valve & Hydrant Co.. six
inch Calvin Imp. gates GO $11.00,
$500; seven 4 in. Calvin Imp.
gates 90 $500, $41.65; seven 4 in.
water gates 60 $500, $41.65 139 40
j. b. Davis, civil engineer, of Ann
Arbor, examining water works and
expenses ---3 3 90
ID. NJ. Christian, 2 balls of bags 80 90
ID. M. Christian, 90 90 /" 10 rs
The Gordan Steam Pump Co. 1858 90
The water works committee recon-
mended the drawing of orders as
follows: Chas. Owens, $11; Walker
Merell, $11; E. Martin, $3.50; f.
Smith, So 20 so
Work on Main and Washington Sts.,
river crossings, &. S. Williams,
services to Nov. 1, as Asst Eng'r, 1O1 81
Greenville Water Works 10 90
A. Lee Williams, Sec'y w. w. Com.
pay roll 1000 90
Freight due ID. & M. r. r. -237 70
Street commissioners report was presented
and on motion was accepted and ordered
placed on file.
The committee on fire department made
the following report, which upon motion,
was accepted and adopted-Ayes 5; nays 1.
TO the Honorable Mayor and Common
Council of the city of OwosSo:
Your committee, to whom was referred
the petition for the purchasing of horse
hose cart, would report favorable and recon-
mend that the prayers of the petitioners be
granted, and the committee ON fire depart
ment be instructed to purchase the same
Aid. Fitzpatrick reported that he had eX-
amined the records and advised the council
that it would be necessary to make survey
to find the south line Of King street. Upon
motion the city marshal was instructed to
secure the services of a surveyor to find the
south of King street Hickory street.
Committee on claims and accounts report
ed favorably on accounts as above presented,
unanimous consent was given, and accounts
allOwed-ayes z; nays 0.
The matter of electric light was. upon
motion, referred to city attorney and Aid.
Wells, with instructions to draw an ordi
nance governing the placing of poles and
stringing of wires.
EX-MayOrs Estey and Calkins, members
of water works committee, called the coun-
ellis attention to the necessity of taking inn
mediate action of licensing of plumbers for
tapping water mains for domestic use.
Aid. Robbins, Fitzpatrick, and the Mayor
were appointed as a committee to act in