The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-06-19
Common Council.
Common Council Room,
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Owosso June 10, 1896.
Regular meeting OF common council, Mayo
| Ira e. Curry, presiding.
Aldermen present at roll call: Smith, Lam
irom Llngle, zimmerman, Parker.
Minutes of last meeting read and approved
AID Lingle presented the following petition
which was referred TO the committee on street
and sidewalks:
To the Common Council of the city of Owosso
we, the undersigned, residents and freehold
ers OF Woodlawn Park addition to the city o
Owosso do hereby petition your honorable bod!
10 cause the construction OF sidewalk on tn,
south side of Adah avenue, commencing at the
east side OF Alger avenue and extending ives
TO Broadway street.
A X. Malcomson and others
The following claims and accounts were pre-
sented and referred To the committee on claims
and accounts
From contingent fund.- f. Woodland 1921 23
II. Robbins & Son $3.50, John Ashford So 90. a.
X. Giles $1,000, w. II. Bigelow 81 90, Jonah Hal
81 co. F.. w Smith $3.50, John Turnben 5000
Edward Martin $1,000.
From highway fund-M Tanner 81. so, j. Doyle
% %, Q. Bailey Sl.25 S. Pearsoll Sll.25, o. Wells
S195, w. Douglass S795, Dave Moss $780, S.
Clark $500, W. Brewster $3.50. S. G.. Burbank
$50, d. Dwight $500, Pratt Lille 1915, b.
From water works fund-Bourbon Copper g.
brass Works $4,000, James B. Glow Sons
SOB j. 5. Hunt $3.50, II. Robbins & Son $40 SO,
Fred Edwards, stamps, 81. 90.
The committee on claims and accounts report
ed favorable on accounts as above presented,
unanimous consent being given same were al
lowed Ayes 8, nays0.
Aid. Lamfrom offered the following report,
which was adopted, Ayes 5, nays o.
TO the Hon Mayor and Common Council of the
city Of Owosso:
Your committee to whom was referred the
petition to cause culvert TO be constructed on
the south end of Robbins street through the D..
u, III. " nj, X. X. company's grade and under
said company's track near said south end Of
Robbins street, would respectfully report that
same is public necessity and that the city at
torney be and is hereby instructed to notify
SAID railroad company to construct said culvert
within reasonable time.
S. Lamfrom, NJ. L. Parker, G.. F. Zimmerman,
committee.
Aid Lamfrom presented an ordinance to pro-
VIDE for the grading of Division street, between
Corunna avenue and Huron street. which upon
motion was read first and second time by its
TITLE Ayes 5, nays 0.
Aid Zimmerman offered the following resolu-
ton, which was adopted. Ayes g. nays0.
Resolved by the Common Council for the city
of Owosso, that the Chief of Fire Department
be and is hereby authorized to offer $4,000 re-
ward for any Information leading to the arrest
ana conviction of the person tampering with the
fire alarm and sending in false alarms.
Aid Parker presented the following report,
which was adopted. Ayes 8, nays 0.
To the Hon. Mayor and Common Councils
Gentlemen-Your committee TO whom the pc
the corner OF Ada and Lee Streets would re-
spectfully report unfavorabe on the same and
would recommend that further lighting the city
be dispensed with for the present.
M. L. Parker, w. II. Lingle
Aid Parker offered the following resolution,
which was adopted. Ayes 5, nays o.
Resolved by this Council that the city attorney
be and is hereby instructed to take up the mat
ter or Suppressing any violation of the state
liquor law within the city Of Owosso.
1t was moved and supported that the city at
torney De instructed to draw an ordinance re-
gard1ng the building of a sewer on west Main
street.
Aid. Zimmerman offered the following resolu
tion, which was adopted. Ayes D. nays 0.
Resolved by the Common Council for the city
of Owosso, that the Board of Public Works be
and are hereby requested to make proper sani-
tary connections with the city building, in &C
cordance with ordinance passed by said Com
mon Council.
The plans and specifications for repairing the
new reservoir, as drawn by Mr.. Perrigo. we're
presented by Supt. Cossitt and explained to the
Council, as Mr.. PerrigO was unable TO be pres
ent.
AID Parker offered the following resolution
which was adopted. Ayes :, nays o.
Resolved by this Council that Mr.. Perrigo be
and is hereby authorized to commence the COM
pletion of the reservoir bottom according to
plans exhibited by him, the compensation of
experimenting the same not to exceed five dol
lars per day, and to employ only citizens of the
city, Supt. Cossitt to purchase all materials for
the same,
Upon motion the Council adjourned.
FRED EDWARDS, City Clerk.