The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-09-11
Common Council,

| Curry presiding Aldermen present at roll call:
| Perrigo, Lamfrom, Lingle, Zimmerman, White.
Minutes OF last meeting read and approved,
Aid. Lamfrom presented the following COM
munication, which was referred the committee
| on streets and sidewalks:
Gil: Having contemplated the shipment of a
| Champion steel rock crusher to your city,
would suggest that II you will furnish the stone
| and the help necessary TO crush them / will
crush sufficient quantity to enable you to de-
termine whether the material of this class is of
sufficient superiority to the ordinary gravel to
warrant the use of 1t for repairing your streets.
| No charges will be made for getting the crusher
here or for the use OF II. II Is hoped you will
| give this proposition due consideration and let
us know OF your decision at your earliest con-
venience. Very respectfully yours AL Jeffries.
Following claims and accounts were presented
and referred TO committee on claims and
Co., 1858 80; johnson & Henderson, SO 10; John
Turnbell, 80; A Giles, $40; John Ashford, SIC;
II Wooda ard 3 s7 q g " Parker. ssi H
Tanner 1g $685. EsG Moss sa5os IT Doyle $751;
OssR PG Ss s s I ITaysF 81 ~ p
Water works fund Owosso Electric Co., $500;
STANDARD r1o on OIL Co. Sos, $o2S Hunt Sso;
com, $50; Fred Edwards 81
Aid. Lamfrom presented the following re-
ports which were received and ordered placed
on file; Owosso, Mich, Sept. 7, 1896.
TO the Honorable Mayor and Common Council
of the city of Owosso, Gentlemen: The follow
| ing is statement OF the board OF public works
| for August: Receipts. From water rates from
Aug. TO Sept. !, Sal 10; from service permits,
| Sl5; total, Sl56I9. Which amount has been
| turned over to the city treasurer, we holding
| his receipt therefor Expenditures: To city
| orders Nos. 306 to 80 inclusive, S5l419 262 81
7051, 1892, 1878; total. Si,299.94. Pump S9l
co. engineers salary $297, coal Sl24.42, oil $46S
| general expense al.75 supt.'s salary $3.50, re-
pairs SlS.98, office $3.50. new reservoir S55i.76,
construction $50 tapping S26.65; total, $l239 o.
| All of which is respectfully submitted. Board
of Public Works. Fred Edwards, Sec,y. ,oo,
| To the Honorable Mayor and Common Council
| Of the City Of Owosso, Gentlemen: The follow
| ing is the number OF arrests made by me during
| the month OF August, and the deposition made
| of the same: Andrew Simmington, disordery
marshal's fees, sl;so; Maud Morrison, larceny,
| 80 days county jail; Walter Ashton, drunk, fine
| So and cost. VIM. Barresford, city marshal.
| To the Mayor and Common Council Gentle
| men: herewith render my report as justice of
the peace for the month ending Aug. 81, 1896 for
| fines and costs collected and the amount COW
cred into the city treasury and receipt for same
| Aug. 81, William Ashton, drunk, fine So, costs
s2.7O. Very respectfully, Edgar p. Byerly, JUS
To the Honorable Mayor and Common Coun-
Gill; city OF Owosso, Gentlemen: The following is
| the number of arrests made by me during the
| month OF August and the deposition made OF
| same: Aug. /, arrested John Ross, (drunkness),
fined $40, paid county L. Byerly; Aug. T. arrest
ed Maud Barker, (drunkness), 30 days county
Jail, county, N Baldwin. John Hammond
Receipts from City Treasurer Sprague to John
Hammond, Sl..20 cost; 10 VIM. Barresford 81 20
arrest. to Fred Edwards SIS, paid by NJ
Bentley for repairing fire alarm and Sl027l
check given by Q ID Stewart, balance from 18th
| OF Jnly celebration, were presented and ordered
placed on file. The committe on claims and
accounts reported favorably on accounts as pre-
| sented, unanimous consent being given, same
were allowed, ayes Z, nays 0.
| Aid. White offered the following resolutions
which were adopted, ayes T. nays o:
Resolved, BY the Common Council of the city
of Owosso, that for the purpose of raising by
tax the sum of three hundred and nine lS3O9,OO)
street in said city OF Owosso from Oliver street
north to King street for the time commencing
May 18th, 1886, and ending October 10Th 1896, as
| provided by ordinance and approved May 18th,
1896 that the said Common Council do hereby
levy and assess the sum OF four dollars and
twenty cents (sLeOl on each and every occupied
| Washington street within the boundaries afore-
| said and described as follows to-wit: Lotto blk
So lots and blk 81 and lot DIX 81 except t 63
49, original plat lot IL blk 81 lot 16 blk 80 lot II
blk 49, lot 20 blk 49, lot 81 blk 32 lot 10 and fri lot
10 blk 80 original plat lot IL DIX 81, north OF
| i3 and north of lot l2), blk 80, j Horsman;
lot II and south = Of lot IL blk 3D. lots and ~
blk 49, lots and blk 81, lot blk 80 lot blk 49,
| OLIVER STREET sPRINKLlNG RESOLUTION.
| Resolved by the Common Council of the city
| of Owosso that for the purpose of raising by
| tax the sum of three hundred and nine (S3O9)
dollars to pay for the sprihking OF Oliver street
/
| north and south as place of beginning west to
west line of First street for the term commenc-
| ing May, 1896, and that the said common coun-
| Gil do levy and assess the sum Of four dollars
| and twenty cents (S4.20) on each and every &C.
| cupied lot and part of lot situated and fronting
on said Oliver street within ninth the boundaries
Lots IL, and 10, and 8, and and 8, and and g.
L. A. Gould's subdivision OF out lot a lot II, blk
3, A; L. and b. O. Williams sub out lot 3; lot 80
lots and 3, blk O, G. l.. Goodhues sub of out
lot 2; lot /, blk q, G. H. Goodhues sub Of out lot
q; u Of blk 30 except land Sold lot ], blk 30;
south of blk and blk 81 lot 2, blk Z; lot I, blk
q lots 2 and a of lot 3, blk 6; lots and 4
blk 81 lots g. 4 blk Ks 80; east y Of block s 81
lot g. blk 4; lots and 4, blk 4; south 16 rods of
west II of blk "a lots ard 3, blk B; lots and
IA and Is feet off north side of blk 81 lots and
| and north \ Of 6, blk q east y of lots and
and north 4 of east u Of 3, blk 2; lots and 6,
blk Sc; lots 40-42an d., L. A. Gould's subdiv of
out lot south y of lot 10, L.A.Gould's subdiv of
out lot ! south y of lot and IS, L. A; Goulds
subdiv of out lot least X of lot 10, L. A. Goulds
subdiv of out lot /; east of lot 2, blk 1; west y
of lot2, blk lot blk lot blk A; L. and BIO.
liams' add; lot 3, blk A. A. L. and b. o. Williams
add east X of lot /, blk 3, A. l.. and b. o. viii
hams add; west of lot blk 3, A. and Il.
o. Williams add east part of lot 4, blk l, A. l..
and b. o. Williams add; west part OF lot and
easl part of lot 5, blk 4, A. l.. and B. 0. Will
liams' add; west 319 rods Of lot 5, blk 4, A. l..
WASHINGTON STREET SPR1NKLING RESOLUTION.
Resolved by the Common Council Of the city
OF Owosso that for the purpose of raising by
tax, the sum of three hundred and siXty.four
(S364) dollars TO pay for the sprinkling OF Wash
ington street, in the said city Of Owosso from
Oliver street on the north to Washington street
bridge on thesouth for the time commencing
May 10, 1896 and ending Oct 10, 1896, as provided
by an ordinance and approved May IL, 1896 the
said common council do hereby levy and assess
the sum of two dollars and fifty two cents (S2.52)
on each and every occupied lot and part OF lot
situated and fronting on said Washington
street within the boundaries aforesaid and de-
scribed as follows, to.wit:
Lots and 6, blk 3; south 4 of lot 5, blk 5; lot
blk5, lot 4, blk ~ Except No. 10 It J; lot Band
% feet OF lot 8, blk 49, lots 3, and IL, Except
% feet of side lot 8, blk l2); 20 IT of go It of
lot l. blk 10; center Il of lot /, blk IS; piece of
land In block 49, beginning "a II south of Mason
street, thence south 25 1.6 IT, occupied by DC
burn g. Sons; piece of land on block Is, be
ginning SO l @ IT Of Mason street, thence south
25 16 fl TO west line of lots and d. in said block
10, occupied by Osburn g. Sons; lot in blk Is.
commencing 9315 II OF line OF Mason street,
south rs sig II W 100 II II to line of lot
80 S12 IT TO beginning; east 100 IT of II It of
of lot 4, blk 10, and 100 IT of IL It of lot 8,
blk 10; 100 IT % II OF n "A Of lot blk Is; u
of lot blk 10; north q of lot blk IS; 90 II of
middle Il of lot blk 10; 22 70 OF lot blk 49,
20 # of lot blk %; center % IT of lot blk 22;
80 IT OF lot blk 20; % It of lot blk 22; cen
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