The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1890-05-02
Council Proceedings.
COMMON COUNCIL ROOM.
OwOsso, April %. 1890.


Regular meeting of the Common Council May.
O.: TOdd in the char.
Officers present at roll call Clerk Smith, City
Attorney Chapman, Marshal Evans Street Com
Goodwin, Aldermen Beebe, Clapp Gould, Helm,
Robbins, Ryan and Robinson.
Minutes of last meeting read and approved
Aid. Robbins presented the following petition
signed by John Brooks and four others which
was referred to Committee on Grading and Side.
walks:
TO the Honorable Mayor and Common Council
of the City of Owosso:
We the undersigned citizens and tax payers
most respectfully petition your Honorable body
10 cause sewer to be constructed on the west
side OF Cedar Street from the south line of Main
street thence running south to the City drain
otherwise known as Comstock Creek. The tile
OF said drain to be not less than inches in di-
ameter and drain not less than feet deep at the
starting point on Main Street
Alderman Robbins presented the following
resolution signed by T.. M. Brooks and five
others which was held over for one week. ask
ing that the City do not sprinkle Main Street
west of M. G. r. r. crossing
Alderman Robbins presented the following
r. s)ultions, The Draymen of the CITY, which
was upon motion referred to the City Attorney:
To the Honorable Mayor and Common Council
OF the City OF OwOSSO:
The undersigned respectfully petition your
Honorable body that you enact such ordinance
as you may deem proper, for the regulating and
licensing draymen and cartmen, and the bust
ness appertaining thereto, within this city, and
prescribe the payment by them of such reason.
able license as you may deem just. And your
petitioners will ever pray.
Alderman Gould offered the following resolu.
Eon signed by John Brooks, G. T.. Hershey and
nine Others which was referred to Committee
on Grading and Sidewalks:
To the Honorable Mayor and Common Council
Of the City of Owosso:
We the undersigned tax payers and citizens
OF the City OF Owosso, do petition that you cause
cross walk to be built on the west side of Cedar
street, crossing west Main street
Alderman Gould presented the following reso.
tuition from the Secretary of Owosso Business
IN
Committee on Grading and Sidewalks:
TO the Honorable Mayor and Common Council
afthe City of Owosso
Ara meeting of the Business Mems Associa-
ton April 18th a unanimous resolution was pass
ca that your honorable body be requested to see
TO 10 that this City will be supplied with two
water troughs for the purpose of watering horses
ana other animals.
Alderman Gould presented petition signed
by y: Is. Converse and five others. asking for the
grading OF Lansing street from Elizabeth street
10 River Street. Was upon motion ordered
placed on file by the City Clerk until the City
charter was reprinted.
Alderman Robinson presented the following
resolution signed by Frank II. Ever and ten
others was referred TO Committee ON Grading
and Sidewalks:
10 OF the ne Honorable lon, Mayor AND Common Council
We the undersigned residents of the Third
Ward OF the City OF Owosso, do petition your
nerta SIDE OF Grover Street from Oak Street to
10 Hickory and on the east side of Hickory
street from Grover street to ComstOck.
The following accounts were presented and re-
ierred To Committee on Claims and Accounts:
Morris Holmes, Settling with Treasurer, 10 90
Owosso Gaslight Co, lighting streets, 157 %
II: Il. Kohler Settling with Co Treasurer 20 90
Times Printing Co.. printing brief etc, go
HIGHWAY:
John Brown. Labor, "a
VIM. Cheals S7i9|
VIM. Douglass. F" 400
Daniel Moss so
Charles Bailey, Teaming 10 30
II. hoDatcher - 10 30
WATER WORKS:
Vim. X. Smith, Sec'y Water Works Com.
mission, to pay salaries TO Eng % 60
The Finance Committee reported favorable on
accounts as above presented. Unanimous con
sent was given and accounts allowed Ayes z
nays0.
Alderman Gould, chairman OF committee ON
Fire Department reported that the committee
with the City Attorney had prepared an ordi.
nance governing and regulating the Fire Depart
ment and would submit the same for the np-
prevail OF the council The report was accepted.
The bill OF Bell Telephone of $40 for rent of
telephone ~ pump house was by motion referred
back TO committee on Claims and Acc cunt with
power TO act on the same.