The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1893-06-23
J..H. ROBBINS,
A. E. HARTSHoRN,
Committee.
WATER WORKS FUND

WATER WORKS FUND.
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The street commissioners report for week
was presented and accepted.
Aid. Robbins presented communication
| from M. l.. Stewart Il Co. stating that ac-
count of city was overdrawn So, 900 and ask
ing settlement and upon motion the matter
was referred to Finance committee for adj
justment.
A notice from County Treasurer, stating
that he had paid to City Treasurer city and
liquor taxes amounting to $3,01S.21, was
presented and placed on file.
Aid. Lamfrom offered the following re-
port which was accepted
To the Hon Mayor and Common Council of the
City of OwoSSo:
Your committee on sewers would respectfully
report that owing to that so few Of our citizens
and tax payers understand the method of con-
structing a system of sewerage and the condi-
ton we are in to place the same, your committee
would respectfully recommend that an article
be drawn up and published in our several
papers, enlightening our citizens how and in
what manner such system can be constructed
:. LAMFROM.
A. Il. HARTsHoRN,
Committee.
The committee on claims and accounts re-
ported favorable OH accounts as above pre-
scented. Unanimous consent being given
Upon motion committee was instructed
to make arrangements for sprinkling West
Main street, same as last season, ayes Z,
nays 1.
Aid. Curry offered the following report
which was accepted:
To the Hon. Mayor and Common Council:
Your committee to which was referred the Pc
tition for sprinkling Washington street from
Mason street to Oliver street, would respect
fully report favorably on same and ask that tn
prayer of the petitioners be granted.
IRA c. CURRY,
j. II. ROBBINS,
A. T.. HARTsHoRN,
Committee
Aid. j. Frieseke presented an ordinance
to provide for the grading of Ada street
from Oliver ST. to King ST., and Lee street
from Mulberry st. to west line of block
three, which was read 1st and I'd time by
its title. Unanimous consent being given
same was read Sd time in full and placed on
its passage and passed, ayes s, nays 0.
AN ORDINANCE
To provide for the grading of Ada street from
Ciyer street to King street and Lee street from
Mulberry street to west line OF Block 8 in the
City of Owosso.
SEC /. The Common Council of the City of
Owosso determine and ordain that 1t is q neces-
sary public improvement, that that portion of
Ada street, from Oliver street to King street,
and that portion Of Lee street from Mulberry
street to the west line OF BLOCK . be graded and
that the estimated expense, thereof Is the sum
OF one hundred dollars and that said sum of one
hundred dollars be assessed upon all lots and
parts of lots fronting on said portion of said Ada
and Lee street herein aforesaid, that being the
portion OF said city deemed to be benefited by
said Improvement.
SEC. B. Said grading shall be done under the
direction and supervision OF the Committee of
said Common Council on streets and sidewalks.
SEC. 3. r. j. Horsman, w. II. Smith and s.
A. Crane being resident free holders of said city
Interested DrODertV DenettCd
by said improvement, nor of kin to any person
interested, are hereby designated as commits
sioners and directed to make an assessment
upon such lots and parts OF lots as herein afore
designated OF said sum of one hundred dollars In
proportion, as nearly as may be to the advantage
which each shall by said commissioners be
deemed to acquire by the making of said i'm
provement.
Approved June, 1898.
EDWIN A. GOULD,
G. III. GRAHAME, City Clerk.
Aid. Hartshorn presented communica-
ton from Saginaw regarding aid for fire
sufferers which was received.
Aid. Robbins offered the following resolu.
tons which were adopted, ayes Z, nays o.
COMMON COUNCIL Room,
OwOSsO, June 10, 1893
RESOLVED by the Common Council of tho
City OF Owosso, that there be borrowed on the
faith and credit of the said city, the sum of
twenty thousand dollars Goo 00O) TO purchase
ment for, additional apparatus for supplying
the said city with with water for extinguishment
OF fires and for other purposes and that the
bonds OF said city be issued In the sum, and TO
the amount of such loan, made payable to the
person or persons from whom such money is re-
ceived, their order or to bearer, and to become
due and payable thirty years from and after. the
date OF the Issue thereof, with interest thereon
not to exceed the rate of per cent per annum