The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1893-12-01

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WATER WORKS FUND.
! Z. p. Gilbert, sec'y S271 %
Aid Robbins presented following com
munlcation which was referred to city
attorney.
To the Honorable Mayor and Common
Council of the city Of OUosso:
Genttrmen.
| desire to suggest to your honorable body the
advsability of an ordinance for the licensing and
| regulating of the business or occupation of
| scavenger work In the city.
1 would suggest license be required; that a
fee for which shall be sufficiently large to make
| 1t certain that those who procure license mean
the faithful performance Of the work as instruct
| ed by the Board OF Health. Work to be done at
night: Said license to be issued by the Mayor,
| and bond approved by the Council. For the
| past year irresponsible parties have been doing
this work, and many complaints have been
Sas and rs4ass h
der the present state Of affairs. am gentle
| men Truly Yours,
Health Officer.
| OwOsSo, Mich, l1-27, '93.
The city attorney offered following re-
| port VIII lch"was accepted:
| To The Honorable the Mayor and Common
Council of the city of Owosso:
Gentlemen
Your attorney would respectfully report that
| the case of Mary j. Gardner had been continued
until next term of the circuit court.
| opEII CHAPMAN,
| City Attorney.
Upon recommendation of city attor
ney the Clerk was instructed to draw
an order for S7.99 in favor of Matthew
randall for overcharge on taxes.
| The Street comm ssioner's report for
two weeks was pre-. ented accepted and
| placed on file.
The committee on Claims and Accounts
reported favorable on accounts as above
presented Unanimous consent being
given, same were allowed, ayes Z, nays 0.
| Receipts for $500 from cry treasurer
were accented aud placed on file.
Aid. J. Freseke offered the following
report which was accepted, ayes I, nays0 0.
To the Honorable the Mayor and Common
Council of the city of OwosSo
Gentlemen
Your committee to whom the petition signed
by G.. L. Abrey praying to have certain streets
known as Glenw0od avenue, Lincoln avenue and
Oakdae avenue. in George Il. Abreys Wood
lawn Park addition to the city of Owosso, opened,
would most respectfully report favorable on the
same and recommend that the prayer of the
petitioner be granted
j. FRIESEKE,
5. LAMFROM.
Committee.
To the Honorable the Mayor and Common
Council Of the City of OUOSso:
Your committee to whom the petition asking
that certain streets in the NJ. Keyte addition
be vacated would most respectfully report favor
able on the same and recommend that the prayer
' j. FRIEsEKE
5. LAMFROM
Committee.
AID. Lamfrom offered following reso.
luton which was adopted ayes Z, nays 0.
Rssolced by this Council that the city marshal
be and is hereby instructed to see to 1t that all Dc
| linquent liquor taxes of all liquor dCalerS in
arrears be paid at once, and If not paid within "A
hours that he close cause to be closed, all such
places where liquor is sold and the liquor tax Is
then unpaid forthwith after the expiration of
said "a hours.
OwOssO, Nov %. 1893.
Upon motion committee consisting
of City Attorney Chapman, Aids. III.
Frieseee and J. Frieseke was appointed
10 draft an ordinance to provide for the
licensing the sale of merchandise in the
city,
Upon motion the matter of renovating
the city Jail was referred to the police
committee.
Aid. J. Frieseke offered following reso-
luton which was accepted aud adopted,
ayes 7,.navs Q.
Resolution to open Glenwood, Lin
coin and Parkdale avenues
Resolved by the Common Council of the city of
OwOsSO that 1t is hereby deemed necessary
public Improvement that GlenwOOd avenue Lin
coin avenue, and Parkdalc avenue be extended
and public streets laid ont, established and
opened as follows. viz:
Commencing at the SW corner OF block 20. run
ming thence to the S line of the d., g. III. 4 NJ.
Ry Co.'S right of way, thence 80 feet, thence
nOrtherly to the sc corner of block nineteen (19),
and commencing at the sw corner of block IL
running thence to the $ side of the aforesaid
railway company's right of way; running thence
GO feet. thence n to the sc corner of block 90,
and commencing at the point where the line
of Parkdale ave intersectS with the line of the
T., A. A. & n. M Ry Co.'S right of way, running
Co.'S right of way running thence 60 feet,
thence to the SO corner of block 20; all i'm Geo
T. Abreys addition to the city of 0wosso.
Resolved, That this Council deem 1t public
necessity to take the land above described for
| said streets.
And it is further ordered and declared that
said council win on the 10th day of January, 1894
at 10 o'clock In the forenoon, apply to the JUS
| tce court of Edgar Z. Byery. Esq, one of the
| justices of the peace for the city of OwOsso for
the drawing of a jury to ascertain the necessity
| for using the aforesaid land for such improve
ment and also the just damages to be paid to the
owner or owners of any, property so Intended to
be taken, or that may be damaged by said in
tended improvement and to award to such
owners such damages as the said jury shall deem
| just, and to appOrtlon and assess such damages
| upon all lots and lands that shall be benefited
| thereby. Resolved that n copy of these .resOlll-
tons, certified by the City Clerk, be published in
| The OwQsso Times and The Owosso Press, for
| four successive. weeks, the same being news
| papers published I'm the city of OwOss0.
And that the city marshal of said city give and
serve such other and further notice of these reso-
lutions as required by the charter of said city,
| ctrpptS known
| their names as above designated.
| l hereby certify that the foregoing is a true
| copy of the resolutions adopted by the Common
| Council Of the city Of Owosso. Nov. q, 1893.
| &. II. GRAHAME.
City Clerk.
Upon motion council adj ourned for two
weeks.
q. ii. G.AHAME,
1ity Clerk.