The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-02-28
COMMON COUNCIL.

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Regular meeting Monday evening, Feb.
"a; Mayor Gould presided, with all the
aldermen present.
Accounts were presented and accepted
amounting to $3S9.19; of this amount,
$356.11 was for water works bills.
The committee reported favorably on
the plumbers bonds referred to it, and
recommended that the same be approved.
Report accepted.
Aid. White moved that ordinances Nos.
II, ~, Is, IA, 10 and Is be read the third
time and placed on their passage; carried.
An ordinance to provide for the licens-
ing of carriages and the owners thereof; a
license of $500 per year is charged for
each and every carriage. Laid on the
table.
An ordinance relative to public decen-
cy; passed.
An ordinance to provide for the .licens-
ing of opera house in the sum of $25 per
year; passed.
An ordinance to provide for the use of
streets and keeping the same clean; also,
keeping sidewalks free from snow and
| ice laid on the table.
An ordinance to provide for the licens-
ing of shows, menageries, circuses, etc.
The license for circus and menagerie is
500 per day; merry-go-rounds $500 per
| day or $500 per week. Passed.
An ordinance regulating the running
at large of dogs and the muzzling of same
| during the months of July, August, Sep
| TENDER and October. Dogs found run
ming at large during these months with
| out muzzles shall be impounded in the
city pound, the same to be sold within
| 4S hours after each impoundment, unless
the owner shall identify the same and
pay the expense thereof, which is 81 90
for males and 81 90 for females; passed.
Aid. Lingle moved that the ordinance
granting a franchise to the Caledonia
Electric Light, Heat & Power Co., be read
| the first and second times by its title; car
ried.
Moved that the ordinance be read the
third time in full and placed on its pass
| age.
Aid. 1amfrom said he would not vote
| for the ordinance unless an amendment
or section five was added thereto, as fol-
| lows: Sec. 5. Said company to commence
| work within period of six months from
the passage of this ordinance, and shall
have the same completed within two
years; and the use of the following streets
| for the erection of poles and stringing of
wires-W Washington street from Corunna
Avenue to Mason; Main from Washing
| ton to State; Exchange from Park to
Water. Said work to be under the super
vision of the committee on streets and
| sidewalks and approved by the council.
| Also extensions NAV be granted from
| time to time as may be deemed proper.
The ordinance passed by unanimous
vote with section five added thereto.
| The following bonds were approved:
Plumbers bonds of John Comerford, with
| with j. III. Laverock and d. j. Gerow,
sureties, and of Spaul & McGuinn, with
l. H. Keller and II. G. Frieseke, sureties.
| City Clerk Edwards bond with Stearns
f. Smith and Chas. H. Gale, sureties
An assessment of 500 having been made
on the property of the Salem Lutheran
church, and as church property is ex-
empt from taxation, resolution was pre-
sented and passed instructing the clerk
to draw an order for 800 in favor of the
trustees of said church.
! The plumbers bond OF II. Robbins d
Son with VIM. Saver and ]. III. Laverock
as sureties, was presented and referred
| Aid. Lamfrom.
| A communication was presented from
the executive committee of the Business
Mems Association stating that it had re-
ceived proposition for building flour
ing mill in this city from Lowe, Jarvis &
Co., of Corunna, with capacity of rs
barrels per day, the same to be complet
ed on or before the 1st of August next,
on a suitable site, the city to, pay said
company the sum of $1,000 on the COM
pletion of the same.
| Moved and carried that the above be
referred to a special committee appointed
by the mayor, who thereupon appointed
Aids. Curry, Parker and Post as such
committee.
Aid. Parker stated that the council had
contract with the Argus Publishing Co.
for publishing the council proceedings,
and it seemed to him that they should be
published before the Monday following
the council meeting, to give the aldermen
chance to look them over
A resolution was presented and passed
instructed the committee on printing to-
gether with the city attorney and clerk
to have all ordinances printed in book
form. Adjourned for two weeks.
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