The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-02-07
COMMON COUNCIL.

Regular meeting Monday evening, Feb.
3, Mayor Gould presiding with all the
alderment present.
A petition was presented signed by "A
taxpayers protesting against the appoint
ment of a city assessor.
A communication was presented from
the Owosso d Corunna Traction Co., ac-
cepting the ordinance recently passed,
granting it permission to lay tracks on
Smith Avenue.
Accounts were presented and passed
amounting to $27.7S; water works bills,
$46.50.
A report was presented from Justice
Baldwin of fines collected by him for the
past two months amounting to $l4.S0.
A report was presented from the board
of public works stating that $34. SO had
been collected from water rates from Jan.
13 to Feb. 3d.
An ordinance was presented, read in
full and ordered printed, authorizing the
Caledonia Electric Light & Power Co. to
erect poles in the streets and alleys of
this city for the purpose of supplying
light, power and heat TO it's people.
A resolution was presented and passed
repeating an ordinance passed Oct. %
last, granting a franchise to the Phoenix
Telephone & Construction Co., the said
company having failed to comply with
the requirements of such ordinance.
Moved and carried that the ordinance
relative to the appointment of city as
SCISSOR laid on the table one week ago be
taken therefrom.
Aid. Lamfrom said in his Judgment
city assessor was goood thing, but he
had talked with number of his constit-
uents and found out that they were not
in favor of an assessor. AS he represent
ed the people from his ward and not
himself personally, he would have to vote
against it.
Aid. Curry stated that he had been in
favor of an assessor until he had convers-
ed with number of citizens, and found
out that majority of them was opposed
to an assessor. He thought that by an
other year the people at large would
think differently, and he felt that he
would have to vote against it.
Aid. White was opposed to it from start
to finish.
Aid. Parker thought that the supervis-
ors would give better satisfaction, and
therefore would vote against the ordi-
nance.
Aid. Post would vote against it, as he
had found out that the petitions circulate
ed and signed were very largely opposed
to an assessor.
Aids. Lingle, Mackey and Smith said
that city assessor was good idea, and
in their judgment when the people got
used to an assessor they would not go
back to the old way. They were in favor
of the ordinance and would vote for it.
A vote was then taken which resulted
as follows: Ayes, Aid. Lingle, Mackey,
Smith; nays, Aid. Lamfrom, Curry, Post,
Parker, White.
An ordinance to provide for the sala-
ries of city officers was presented and re-
ferred to the ways and means committee.
The clerk was instructed to draw an
order in favor of the Wayne County Saw
ings Bank for 1876 to pay interest on
bonds due Feb. l.
Mr.. Traver, of the Owosso Cooperage
Co., asked permission to use part of
Cass street for time while his timber
was being drawn in. The same was re-
ferred to a special committee consisting
of Aids. White, Parker and Lingle.
The matter of a Waterman being con-
stantly at the Washington street crossing
of the Ann Arbor Railroad was referred
to Aid. Lingle.
Adjourned till Thursday evening, Feb.
18th