The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-07-31
Common Council.
Common Council Room,


Owosso, July 81, 1896.
Regular meeting of common council, Mayor
Ira G.. Curry, presiding.
Aldermen present at roll CALL Smith, Perr1go,
Lamfrom, Lingle, Zimmerman.
Minutes of last meeting read and approved.
Aid. Lamfrom presented following petition,
which was referred TO the committee on open
10 the Honorable Common Council of the city
of Owosso, Michigan: We, the undersigned
resident freeholders of the city of OwoSso dc
hereby petition your honorable body to vacate
that portion of Chapman street. in the city OF
Owosso, which is hereinafter described.
Commencing at the southwest corner of LOT
II, block II, in A. l.. and B. o. Williams add
ton to the city of Owosso; thence west 10 feet;
thence north parallel to west line OF said block
II to Jackson, Lansing q Saginaw railroad
right of way, being strip of land 10 feet wide,
of the east side OF said street, from commenc-
ing point, north to said railroad, and parallel 10
west line of said block IL.
Lutte Elwell, and others.
Following claims and accounts were presented
and referred to the committee on claims and ac'
counts:
Postal Telegraph Co., S1.00; Metropolitan Elec-
trio Co., $685. Charles Beatty, $500; John
Ashford $1,000; A. X. Giles, SIG 90; Shiawassee
owosso Fire Department, $1,000 e. b. Tubbs,
81 100; T. Martin, $1,000; Ira G. Curry, S1O4; John
Turnbell, 300: Ira G.. Curry, S705; Argus Pub
From Highway Fund-M. Tanner, Sc 25; w.
Ball, $500; ID. Speck 1923; s. G.. Burbank, $3.50
G. Bailey, $3.50; ID. Moss, si2 80; d. Dwight,
$500.
From Water Works Fund-American Express
Co., as; Frank Willard, $3.50: j. s Hunt, ~ so;
John Wueselxe, S61 so; Fred Ahrends, .25; Res
ervoir Construction, $1,000; Ira @. Curry,
SIPS; George Perrigo S57 so; Bert Reynolds,
$3.50; e. Josenhans, $5l.0O.
Aid Lamfrom presented following report,
which was received and ordered placed on file
OwOsso, MICH, July ~ '96.
To the Honorable Mayor and Gentlemen of
the Council, of the city Of Owosso, Mich.
Conference.-The undersigned as delegates TO
the annual conference of the health officers OF
Michigan held at Ann Arbor, on the 10th and
nth inst, begs leave to report having attended
said conference on the dates named; also sub
Conference met at the laboratory of Hygiene
on the Campus, at 2pm., 10Th was called 10 or,
der by Hon. Frank Wells, OF the State Board OF
The first address was that OF Prof. Novy, on
toxines and anti-toxines-said in part, that
bacteria we're scavengers OF nature, dissolying
ed into two classes, disease and non.disease
producing, etc. The address was full OF in
struction and interest. DR.. V. @. Vaughn then
products. He said that milk was one OF the
deadlest of poisons. About one-eighth OF all the
children born, die before reaching the age OF
Milk was of two classes: First, IL might be i'm
pure as IL comes from the COW; second, milk In
which impure germs are formed, afterwards
impurities were termed specific and non SPECIFIC
germs Milk should always be sterilized or
Pasteurized. DR.. Baker read q paper on in
fantile mortality and its cause, which was dis
cussed by DIR. Gray, q member OF the State
Board Of Health. Prof Clinton Q. Smith, OF
the Agricultural College, presented paper al
the evening session, on the sterilizing and Pas
teurizing OF milk at which session Dr. Duffield,
of Detroit, Judge A. McAlvay, OF Manistee;
Prof. j. @. Knowlton, Law Faculty, ana others
taking part in the discussion. All the speakers
were very earnest in urging that means be Sc
cured to Insure supply OF pure milk for our
cities throughout the state
The I7th was spent In the reading Of papers
on diphtheria presentation. Methods OF treat
ment and use OF anti.toxines; also the necessity
of having hospitals for the treatment OF con
tagious diseases In all cities of TO 10 thousand
inhabitants.
Committees were appointed to secure legis
tation, etc.
The conference was practical and beneficial