The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-06-26
Common Council.
Common Council Room.

Aldermen present at roll call. Perrlgo, Lam
from, Lingle. Zimmerman, Parker.
Minutes OF last meeting read and approved.
Aid LamfrOm presented the following petition
which was referred to the committee on opening
streets and alleys.
| To the Honorable the Common Council of the
City of OwOSsO.
Conference.-The undersigned interested prop
erty owners respectfully petition for the opening
or Lincoln and Oakdale avenues across the De-
troit, Grand Haven and Milwaukee and the Ann
Ar5or railways nOrtherly from the north line OF
Adah avenue to intersect with Lincoln and
Parkdale avenues respectively.
Your petitioner represents that former pc
titon for the opening of said streets has been
fayorably acted upon by the council, but that no
action was taken by the city attorney and he
has therefore decided to present this second pc
titon trusting that early action of your honor
able body will assist in the much needed i'm
provement. Yours, etc., George L. Abrey.
Aid. Lamfrom presented following petition
which upon motion was referred to the Board
Of Public Works. Ayes 8, nays0.
for the city of Owosso.
The undersigned tax payers and petitioners
come before you praying that you take into CON
sideration the necessity of lowering the Hickory
street ditch two feet or more and put In tile sufii-
ciently large enough to carry of all the water
without obstruction, the open ditch is q nuisance
as It's, the water becomes stagnant and produces
malaria. and an unhealthy condition of things, 1t
will be public Improvement for the good of all
the community, as sanitary necessity, the ex-
pense to be paid out of the highway fund.
j. V. Bayer and 30 others.
Aid. Zimmerman presented following petition
which was referred to committee on streets and
sidewalks.
To the Honorable the Common Council of the
City of OwOsS0.
Gentlemen-We the undersigned taxpayers
and property owners respectfully petition your
honorable body for a sidewalk on both sides of
Glenwood avenue from the south line OF Adah
avenue to the north line of Farr avenue. The
said walk to be four feet in width and construct
ed of material similar to the walk heretofore
ordered by your body on Alger avenue between
the above named streets. l.. ii. Norton and IL
others.
The following claims and accounts were pre-
sented and referred to committee on claims and
accounts:
From contingent fund.-. L. Cady 300; VIM.
1885, L. b. Tubbs 2.49 Minnie Smith $50; John
Turnbell 900; Edwin Martin 1000.
From highway fund.-. Tickive 300; Il. Weller
500; +. Sutphin 800; Il. Dye 800; w. Fortress
G.25; III. Shelp 800; ID. Mass 1000; G. G. Burbank
$50; j. Monroe 300; A. Haynes 6.SS; S. Clark
3,75; A. Drown 2 90; III. Nethaway 3 20; o. SUIT
Douglass 1915; o. Wells $40; D. Mooney 4.3S;
j. Doyle 6.sS; A. Hanes $50; J. Fowler 100 c.
Wheeler LES; II: Snyder 1,25; @. Drown 5.6S; J.
Odell $50; T. Willer $50; +. T.. Reynolds 225; e.
Hayes 375; Il. Mack 6.25; ii. Swarthout 500; A.
Smith 625; w. Brewster 500; NJ Tanner 6,25 p.
Lille 1915; b. Kimbell lbs; g. Nicholson $50;
From water works fund-Fred Jackson 1875;
H. Robbins Il Son 1856; George Wilkes 1.sS; j. 5.
Hunt 7.5O; A. Todd &! Co 64.OO; Ann Arbor II: II.
35c, 10 a. $50, 5Sc; Charles Balloon 7.3l.
Aid. LamirOm presented receipt for $1,000
from Treasurer received for grading Ada street.
which was received and ordered placed on file.
1.-The City Attorney called the Councils atten-
ton to the fact that the charter provided that all
claims and accounts should be certified to by
some officer of the council, or sworn to by the
1t was moved and supported that the City At
torney be instructed to draw up a form to be
used where claims are presented to the council
for payment in compliance with the charter.
The committee on claims and accounts report
ed favorable on accounts as above presented;
unanimous consent being given same was allow
Aid. Lingle presented following report which
was adopted; ayes 2, nays0
TO the Honorable Mayor and Common Council
of the City of OwOSSO.
Gentlemen-Your committee to whom was re-
ferred the matter of placing a fire alarm box at
corner of Cass and Michigan avenue would re-
port fayOrably on same and recommend that the
prayer of petitioners be granted. w. III. Lingle,
G. +. Zimmerman, Geo. Perrlgo.
Aid. Lamfrom presented following report
which was adopted. ayes nays 0.
To the Honorable Mayor and Com mon Council
of the City of OwOssO.
Your committee on streets and sidewalks
would respectfully report that they have graded
Ada street between King and Janette streets by
voluntary payment of $1,000 by the property
owners abutting said street, therefore said Ada
street between King and Janette streets Is here
after to be taken care of by the city. Committee
s. Lamfrom, M. l.. Parker, G. +. Zimmerman:
=, Following ordinance was presented; read the
third time In full and placed upon It's passage
and passed. Ayes 7, nays0.
An ordinance to provide for the grading of d.
vision street between Corunna avenue and How
ard streets.
Sec. 1. The Common Council for and of the
city of OwosSO Ordains that II Is necessary
public Improvement that said Division street be-
tween COrunna avenue and Howard street be
graded, and that the estimated expense for said
street is twenty two dollars, and that said sum
of twenty-five dollars for said street TO be graded
InfC nNdn EfC nf
ing on said Division street that being portion
of said city claimed to be benefited by said grad
Ing.
direction and supervision of the Committee on
streets and sidewalks of said common council.
Sec. g. The Board of Special Assessors of the
city of Owoss0, are hereby directed to make as
sessments upon all such lots and parts of lots
fronting on said portion of division street herein
before designated of said sum OF twenty-five dol
lars for said street In proportion as near as may
be to the advantage which each shall by said
Board of special assessors be deemed to acquire
by the grading of said street and Improvement
thereof
Sec 4. Should any member of said board of
assessors be directly interested In said improve
ment then 1t shall be the duty of such assessor
persons to act In his or their stead in making
the assessment and who for the purpose of said
assessment shall be member or members OF
the board,
Approved Owosso, June 22d 1885,
IRA G.. CURRY, Mayor
Attest Fred Edwards, City Clerk,
Aid. Parker offered following resolution which
was adopted. Ayes Smith, Perrigo, Parker
nays Lingle, Zimmerman, AID White and Lam
| from refusing TO vote.
| In view of the disgraceful occurrence that tran
| spired at what Is known as Gute's Hill on the
| Sabbath of June II, 1896, no doubt caused by
selling beer, which If the party or parties en-
gagged In the same had paid their license, were
doing business in direct violation of the liquor
| law.
Therefore be II resolved by this Council that
| the city clerk be instructed to serve notice on
| the Arbelters Society who are propretors of the
above named place that hereafter they mus
] comply with the law.
| Aid. Zimmerman offered following resolution
which was adopted. Ayes z, nays0,
| Resolved by the Common Council for the city
| of Owosso, that the Chief of fire department be
| and is hereby authorized TO buy the necessary
| amount of insulated wire to make the necessary
crossings of streets of said wires Of electric fire
alarm secure, and to place the same In as soor
| as possible.
| AID Lingle offered following resolution which
| was adopted. Ayes 7, nays o.
Resolved by the Common Council OF the city
/ of OwossO that the committee on fire department
/ be and are hereby instructed to purchase one
| fire alarm box for corner Of Cass and Michigan
avenue.
Aid. PerrIgo stated that II would be impossible
| for him TO give his whole time and attention Il
the repairing OF the reservoir, but that II he