The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-07-24
OwOssO, FRIDAY, JULY "a, 1896.
Common Council.
Common Council Room,
nwoeeo Mich .Iuly %. 1896.

OwOSs0, Mlcn., July ~, 1890:
Regular meeting of Common Council, Mayor
Aldermen nfay present. rsst al roll CALL PerrIgo Lam
from, Smith, Copas, zimmerman.
Minutes of last meetn read ana approved.
AID Lamfrom presented following cOmmuni-
cation. which was upon motion referred to the
board of public works.
To the Honorable Mayor and Common Council
of the City of Ow0ssO, Mich.
Gentlemen-I beg to call the attention OF your
honorable body to the need of additional ny
drants for the protection OF property In this local
lily. The hydrants In the near vicinity OF our
factory that would be available In event OF nre
would not afford us adequate fire protection: L
respectfully request that you have the matter
investigated, believing that 1t will be round that
additional MIGRANTS are necessary. Hoping ior
Yours respectfully, L.E. Woodland.
The following claims and accounts were pre-.
sented and referred to committee on claims and
accounts:
From Contingent Fund-L.E. Woodland, 500. OF,
Edward Martin, 1000; A. X. Giles, oats 2S.4o;
2a.oo; j. e. 6addy, 200; John Hammond, 22.oO;
Owosso Press Pub. Co., 1875, M; A. Sprague,
ESQ; A Stanton, .7o John Luchenbill, 800:
From Highway Fund-W. Douglass, 5.55; ..
TraV s; 1.o5; W. Bali $685. S. G.. Burbank. SIS;
%a S S MdsHys SUI Fd p sPsSSf
sec'y, reservoir, 1886; Paris & Son, 30; A. Bal
com, .S5; Fred Edwards, sec'y, Ann Arbor con-,
1926 John Wrisske 300 Albert Todd Co.
as; M. Wood & CO., loo; Fred Ahrnds, .25; q.
w. Loring, 20; Owoss0 Press Pub. Co., 4.5O; Jno.
Brooks Son, $500.
Aid. Lamfrom presented following receipt,
which was received and ordered placed on , ilIe.
Received of ID. Dwight three and 16-1OO dollars
to bal following sidewalk collections: Mrs. Her
shey, $s4.7s; X. Haarer, 1888; Mrs Brewer,
7.OO-8S.l6. BY cash 65OO-3.l6. o. L. Sprague.
Aid, Lamfrom presented following report
which was adopted, ayes nays0
TO the Honorable Mayor and Common Council
of the City of Owosso.
Your committee to whom was referred the in
vestigation of deed of l. M. Chapman to the city
Of Owosso, being strip of land three rods wide
a ina
owned by him In said locality, and further that
said road is a short road and can never be ex-
tended more than two blocks, hence your COM
mittee considers said road of ample width and
recommend the acceptance of same and that the
city clerk be hereby instructed to place said deed
on record. Committee, s. Lamfrom, G. f. Zim-
norman.
Aid. Lamfrom presented following report
which was adopted; ayes 9, nays2.
To the Honorable Mayor and Common Council
OF the city OF Owosso:
Your committee on claims and accounts would
respectfully submit 20 interest coupons cancelled
each for $25. co. being numbers 70 to 95 incusive;
same being interest on water works bonds No
rigO is hereby instructed to destroy the same.
Committee, s. Lamfrom, Geo. Perrigo.
Aid. Lamfrom presented following report
which was adopted; ayes 9, nays0.
Gentemen-Your committee on streets and
sidewalks do hereby most respectfully report
and recommend to this common council that 1t
Is a necessary public Improvement that certain
made safe for public travel, and that certain
sidewalks be built In said city of Owosso, on GER
tain streets In said city, and In front of certain
lands AUDITING on said street, as follows t0-wit:
J. E. Cady, south u of lots 10 and 10, L. A. G..
sub div of OutlOt 4.
j. II. Laverock. north lOf of west n of lot ls,
and south 80 IT of lot 10, j. H. Laverocks sub div
L. r. Doolitte, west 45 # of lot 16, j. H. LAYER
ock's sub div of outlot 8.
sub sub div iHu Of Su rHos 81 b.
j. w. Odds, 40 # off west u of lot 49, j. II.
Laverocks sub div of 0utlot5
Hiram K. Oliver, lot blk 2S.
Ann Arbor Railroad, on north side of Corunna
Ave, 20 IT east and 20 It west of their track.
IF. Yates, lots 6, and 8, blk o, Lucy Com
Mrs. o. Sharpsteen, lot blk4.
j. III. Laver0ck, lots and 8, blk 10.
w. White, lot blk 20, A. L: & b. 0: WIS add.
Thomas Morton lot m blk Sa y, except east of
Repairing gutter-Mrs. j. Hutchins center %
s. LamfrOm, G. f. Zimmerman, Committee.
The committee on claims and accounts report
ed favorable on accounts as above presented;
unanimous consent being given same was allow
Aid. LamfrOm offered following resolution
which was adopted, ayes nays 0.
Resolved, that the common council of the city
of OwOss0 do determine and Ordain that IL issa
necessary public improvement that sidewalk
be repaired, built laid out and constructed on
the different streets In accordance with the re-
port of the committee on streets and sidewalks
of said city of Owoss0 which said report is here
to attached and made part Of this resolution.
The same to be built and constructed according
to the terms and provisions Of an ordinance en-
titled, "An ordinance to provide for the cOnstruc-
ton and manner and time of construction of
sidewalks hereafter to be built or constructed
within the city OF Ow0sso, and for the payment
and collection of the cost and expense of the
construction thereof" approved Aug. 10, 1891.
And said waSs TO me
dinance providing for the repairing of sidewalks
and the assessment and collection of the cost and
expense thereof, within the city of OwOsso."
Approved September LIST, 1891.
Dated July 20, 1896.
Aid Perrigo presented following report which
To the Honorable Mayor ' and Common Council.
report that 1 have destroyed coupons by
burning same. Geo. Perrigo.
Aid. LamfrOm offered following resolution
which was adopted Ayes 6, nays o,
Resolved by this council that the committee on
claims and accounts Is hereby Instructed to ne
gotiate city order for six thousand dollars for
term Of 5k months at the rate Of interest not ex-
ceedng per cent per annum, and that the city
clerk is hereby Instructed to draw order for same
at request of said committee.
AAy Ai4evA gOA" Dsiss.Aoo VIII oooa
Terrill and VIM. II. Lyon as suIeties was pre-
sented, and upon motion referred to the COM
mittee on bonds.
1t was moved and supported that the superin-
tendent of the water works be instructed to pro-
cure pinch machine for tapping the water
main, In order TO make larger taps for the stand
pipes for sprinkling purposes, to hire one from
some other city.
Aid Lamfrom presented following resolution,
which was adopted; ayes 8, nays0.
Whereas, It Is DESTROYS that Glenwood Avenue
In the city of Owosso, Mich, be extended across
the Toledo, Ann Arbor and North Michigan rail-
road right Of way and across the Detroit, Grand
Haven and Milwaukee railway right of way and
across Adah street, therefore, resolved, that said
public Improvement Is necessary, and that the
improvement Is for the use or benefit of the peo-
Pile, and we deem It necessary to take the follow
Ing private property for such public improve
ment commencing at the southwesterly corner
Of Adah and Glenw00d Avenue In the city of
Owosso, Mich, running thence n0rtherly to the
intersection of the west line of Glenwo0d Ave-
nue. with the northerly line of the Ann Arbor
railroad right of way, thence In a southeasterly
direction along said right OF way to Its intersec-
ton with the westerly line Of Glenw0od Avenue,
to the southeast corner of Adah and Glenwood
Avenue, thence to place of beginning; and that
the city attorney Of the city OF Owosso, Mich,
be and Is hereby directed to institute the neces-
sary proceedings In behalf of the city of Owosso
before Edgar p. Byerly, a justice Of the peace In
and for said city, to carry out the object Of this