The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1895-05-03
Common Council.


April 20, Mayor Gould presiding, with
seven aldermen present.
Accounts were presented amounting
to $S5.46, and water works bills amount
ing to 377.55; all of which were accepted.
The following petitions for sprinkling
were presented by Aid. Lamfrom and re-
ferred to proper committees: Washing
ton street from Mason street south to the
river bridge; Washington street from Ma
son street north to Oliver; Main street
from Washington east to Park; Exchange
street from Water east to Park; Main
street from Washington west to the river
bridge.
A petition was also presented for q
sidewalk on the south side of Williams
street between Park and Saginaw
From Hiram e. Oliver asking permits
sion to put in public scales on Jerome
Avenue just east of Washington street.
The street commissioners report for
the past two weeks was presented and
accepted. Total amount expended for
labor and material, $109.33.
Aid. Lamfrom Of the committee on
printing presented the contract made be-
tween the committee and the Argus Pub
fishing Co., said company to publish the
council proceedings, ordinances, street
opening, registration and election notices
for 500 per year from April %, 1895, to
April 20, 1896. The contract was accept.
ed, Notwithstanding THE Owosso PRESS
and the Times had put in a much lower
bid.
Aid. Lamfrom presented resolution
that b. F. Darling be presented with $40
by the city because the council had re-
fused to ratify the contract the printing
committee had made with him; laid over
for one week.
Aid. Parker presented resolution that
@. w. Parker, j. S. Haggart and G. G.
Gregory act as election commissioners at
the special election to be held in the
4th ward, next Monday, May 6; passed.
A resolution was presented and passed
that the city attorney be instructed to Pc
tition the circuit court to have the tracks
of the street railway properly raised and
repaired in West Owosso.
The committee on public buildings
was instructed to have the necessary re-
pairs made in the living rooms of city
teamster Giles.
f. w. Smith was appointed and con-
firmed as deputy city clerk.
The committee on fire department was
instructed to have necessary repairs
made on the Silsby steamer.
The committee on WAYS and means was
instructed to receive bids for sprinkling
Main street from the river bridge west
to Brooks street.
mittee to confer with the water board
relative to a new reservoir Aids. Curry,
Lamfrom, Post.
Tho p,ovor ,NroonnfaJ 4Lo g. II
pointments which were confirmed:
Fire warden-lst district, j. L. Ash; I'd
district, Geo. w. Loring.
Deputy marshal-M f. Miller.
The following liquor and druggists
bonds were presented and accepted, the
first named being the principal and the
two following being sureties:
Bond of j. S. Haggart, with Mason
Wood and Alfred J.. Arnold.
Bond of Otto f. Helm, with Jacob F.
Wildermuth and Fred Aberle.
Bond of Chas. +. Reinburg with Geo.
Carpenter and VIM. +. Payne.
Bond of W. f. & III. A. Stedman with
John Frawley and Reuben DeArmon.
Bond OF Will r.. Collins IL Co., with M.
L. Stewart and M. D. Grow.
Bond of Johnson q Henderson, with
bttliiCi DuiH ditS anu VI. w. IOTlDS.
Bond of Otis. Gould, with Chas. F. Race
and julius Frieseke.
Bond of M. A. Sprague & Co, with w.
E. Hall and Albert Todd.
Bond of Frederick Bartells, with Geo.
B. Symes and VIM. ii. Lyon.
Bond of Andrew Green, with John
Kiefer and VIM. Green
A resolution was presented and passed
that the sum of 81, 900 be borrowed from
Nj. l.. Stewart & Co. for term of 90 days
from April "a, at per cent interest.
A resolution was presented and passed
that the city attorney draft an ordinance
that all railroads entering the city must
reduce their speed to six miles per hour
within the city limits.
A communication was received from
the mayor of Mt. Pleasant thanking our
fire department for responding to their
call for help in their recent fire; our help
however, not being required, as was after
wards learned. Adjourned.