The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1890-11-14

Mayor Todd presided with six aldermen
present at the meeting Monday evening.
Aid. Gould presented a petition signed b,
Frank Ever and IL others for the GRADING
OF Hickory street between Comstock ant
Jerome Ave.
Accounts to the amount of $3.50 wer,
presented and allowed. Water works ac
count Sl49.45; election accounts S4s.
Aid. Robbins presented communication
from 3. +. Smith stating that he had claim
against the city which he thought could ''be
| adjusted upon fair and reasonable basis
without cost or expense" IL the council
would appoint committee to confer with
him. The matter was referred to the city
attorney.
The city attorney reported that he had
investigated the claims of Miss Mullen and
Rolin Pond for damages resulting from
their being thrown out of carriage OH
Main street, and found mo liability on the
part OF the city for this kind of an accident"
The report was accepted.
The ordinance granting the electric rail-
way franchise to Haines Bros for period
of 30 years was read i'm full and passed by a
unanimous vote.
The lighting committee presented the con-
tract with the Electric Co.
The committee appointed to contract for
street signs reported that Mr. Harris had
completed the work according to contract
and recommended that an order of $435 be
drawn in full payment.
Street Com. Goodwin and Surveyor Main
reported that work was progressing rapidly
on the COmstock Creek drain and recon-
mended that an order of sos be drawn to
the contractor, Mr.. Whited. Report adopted.
The special committee appointed to close
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niture factory offered the following report
and resolutions, all of which were accepted
and adopted.
Your special committee To whom was re-
ferred the matter of the bonus proposed to
be given to David nj. Estey for and i'm aid
OF a new furniture factory to be erected in
the City of Owosso, would mostrespectfully
report that said Estey proposed to your
committee to give q bond in the sum of ten
thousand dollars, signed by himself, James
IL. Calkins, Albert Todd and G. S. Williams
conditioned for the faithful performance of
his proposition to the Council, and i'm addi-
ton thereto assign to trustee for said city
ten thousand dollars in shares of the Estey
Manufacturing COmpany's stock, to be held
until the buildings proposed are erected,
which your committee consider sufficient
security for the protection of the city.
That said Estey desires the bonus of
SIS, 900, as in his last proposition to the
Council, payable as follows: SO, 900 January
LIST, 1891, and $1,000 August 1, 1892.
VIM. M. FITZPATRICK,
M. OsBURN,
f. A. GOULD,
j. Ii. ROBBINS.
Resolved, by the Common Council of the
City of OwOssO, That the bonus be and is
hereby granted to ID. M. Estey to aid in the
construction of new furniture factory in
the City of OwOsso in the sum of $4,000,
and that the matter be referred to the COM
mittee appointed at the last meeting of the
Council with instructions to receive the bond
offered by said Estey in the name of Ly-
man +. Woodland as trustee, and to take an
assignment of said stock of the Estey Manu-
featuring Company, proposed to be assign
ed to said city to some person to be desig-
mated by said committee, and the Clerk is
hereby authorized to draw the orders of said
city, payable as suggested in the report of
said committee, on receipt of a certificate
from the chairman of said committee stating
that the bond and stock have been received
and accepted by said committee.
Aid. Gould offered the following resOlu-
ton which was accepted and adopted. Ayes
6, nays 0.
Resolved, That the Clerk is hereby au-
thorized by this Council to draw the orders
for David nj. Estey as per the report of the
committee, on the receipt of certificates
from the chairman of the committee.
The following is certificate from d. M.
Estey to the City Clerk for Instructions to
draw the orders as per report of committee.
Frank Smith, Clerk-Mr. David M. Es-
tey having complied with the requirements
of the resolution of the Common Council
passed last night, in reference to bonus
for furniture factory, to the satisfaction of
the committee to whom it was referred,
you will therefore give Mr.. Estey the or
ders in accordance with said resolution.
Dated Nov. IL, 1890.
j. III. ROBBINS
Chairman of Committee.
The city clerk was instructed to cores
pond with the Lake Shore Foundry Co.
relative to payment of pipe used by w. r.
Coats & Co.
The marshal was instructed to notify
parties daming the river to stop at once.