The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1895-06-21
Common Council.

At the regular meeting Monday evening,
aldermen present
A petition was presented, asking for the
extension OF the water main on Elizabeth
street; referred to water board.
Accounts were presented and accepted
amounting TO $209.41: water works bills,
$140.37.
The regular monthly report from Justice
Byerly's office was presented and placed on
file; amount received from fines, 1910.
The committee to whom was referred the
petition for grading Ada street reported,
recommending that said street be graded
eight rods north.
The committee ON sidewalks presented
the following report for the construction
and repairing OF sidewalks:
New walks-C.F. BrOckway, q. l.. Good
hue, M. Campbell, Ira Merell estate, John
Carr, j. S. Colby, f. IL. Gould, Warehouse
& Burk, ID. Burhans.
Walks repaired-S. Pitts, d. Burhans;
report accepted.
A minority report was presented from the
committee on the petition for the sprinkling
of Oliver street street from First to Oak
street. Alderman Lamfr0m Of this COM
mittee stated that there are 81 occupied lots
between those two points on said street, and
as the charter required that two thirds of
the residents residing on a street should
sign a petition, and as but 80 had signed
this petition, (which should be 34) he
claimed the same weuld not comply with
the ordinance.
q. s. Williams claimed that there were
but AZ occupied lots and that majority of
the tax payers on said street had signed the
lpetition. Aid. Lamfrom's minority report
was not accepted. The majority report
from the same committee was presented,
recommending that said street be sprinkled;
report accepted.
A resolution was presented and passed
/. for the construction and repairing of side
walks in different parts of the city.
A resolution presented by Aid. Lingle,
changing the hours for sprinkling was lost.
The following sprinklng resolution was
presented and passed:
Washington street tax, $4,000; $3.50 per
lot
West Main street, tax $4,000; So. so per
lot.
East Main street, tax $3.50, So so per
lot.
Exchange street, tax $3.50; So SO per
lot.
A resolution was presented and lost that
special committee be appointed to confer
with MIR. Human, relative to the purchase
of three acres of land ror gravel purposes.
The special committee reported in regard
to another storage tank at the water works
pump house, that they had received prop
OsitiOn from Detroit firm to build steel
tank, 33 feet wide by 100 feet long, capacity
100000 gallons, without foundations, ETC.,
for SO, 625, all complete, they to furnish and
do everything necessary for $4,000; would
have the same completed within sixty days.
The water board thought that the first prop
Osition would be the best for the city.
resolution was presented and passed
that this special committee together with
the water board be instructed and empow-
cred to prospect for more water on the city's
land, adjoining the pump house, also ad-
vertse for bids for all kinds of storage
tanks, said expense not to exceed $50.
1ne Ways and Means committee were in
structed to advertise for bids for sprinkling
Oliver street till October LIST, next.
Tie committee reported favorabIy on the
petliion for grading Cass street from Wat
son street to the river; report accepted.
A resolution was presented and passed
that the clerk be instructed to draw an Or
der for $500 in favor of w. w. Harris q
Co., N. Y, to pay interest on water works
bonds, due July 1st, next.
resolution was presented and passed
that the city defray half the expense of the
new uniforms OF our policemen; the total
cost of the uniforms is about 5000.
The city attorney was instructed to draft
Lew ordinance governing the license of
hawkers and peddlers in this city.
Adjourned.