The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1890-06-06
City Fathers.

| The aldermen were all In attendance al
the session Monday evening, Aid. Gould
presiding in the absence of Mayor Todd.
| The following petitions were presented
and referred to the proper committees: For
street lamps at the following points in the
fourth ward: Corner of Cedar and Fletcher
Sts., corner Cedar and Stewart Sts., at the
west end of Fletcher street and Thomas
alley; for sidewalk on the north side of
| King street from Saginaw to Washington
street; for the sprinkling of Main street west
| to the west side of Chapman street.
Accounts to the amount of $3.50 were pre-
| scented, of which 1925 was for sidewalk
lumber, $500 for making assessments i'm the
| first district and SITS i'm the second district.
| The regular monthly statement of the water
| board showed receipts to be S679.27; dis
| bursments $557.02, with outstanding ac-
counts amounting to 1913. 11-leavng a de-
| felt of $190.S6, for which an order was
| asked. The receipts showed $7466 for
water rates and $3.50 for permits; the ex-
penditures $349.47 for tapping, STA for
coal and about $50 for supplies; of the I'M
paid bills S160 were for plumbing, and $l24
for salaries of superintendent and engineers
The report of the street commissioner was
presented, also receipt for $3.50 for mate
rial for fire alarm; both placed OH file. The
son, of ST. Charles, offering to furnish hem
lock plank and scantling for side and cross
walks in carload lots at the depot in Owosso
for SIC, 90 per thousand. Referred to side
walk committee.
The committee OH streets reported favor
ably on the petition for sewer on the west
side of Cedar street running from Main
street south to the city drain. Report ac-
cepted and adopted.
The committee on ways and means re-
ported on petition presented at the last
meeting to purchase strip of land for the
extension of Hickory street, that the charter
did not give the council power to do so ex-
cept in cases where awards had been made
by a jury. A favorable report was present
ed from the street committee on the petit
tions to have Washington and Main streets
sprinkled. Both reports were adopted.
The recommendation of the Business
Mems association to locate and establish
watering troughs was referred to the mar
shall and street commissioner for investiga-
ton.
Aid. Robbins presented an estimate from
the water board as to the cost of LAYING
water main to the buildings of Todd a
Roper.
The City Clerk presented the druggists
bond of j. c. johnson and j. M. Hender-
son with ID. Burhans and j. Thompson as
sureties. Also the liquor bond of A. NJ.
VanGeison and j. ii. Hawley. with Wash
ingtOn Davis and John Conley as sureties;
accepted and sureties approved.
Aid. Robbins presented the following
ordinances: To provide for the sprinkling
of Washington street from Mason street
to south line of lot owned by Geo. Thomas:
to provide for the sprinkling of Main street
from Washington street west to river bridge;
to regulate and restrain peddlers and hawk
ers; to regulate drays and draymen. The
same were all adopted by unanimous votes
The plumbers bond of Washington q
Comeford was laid on the table one week.
City Treasurer KOhlers report for the
month of May showed balance on hand of
S231.5S; orders paid during the month: high
way, S464.43; contingent, S14O3.39; water
works, $957.74.