The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-11-27
Common Council.
Common Council ROOM. !
OWoSSO. Mich. Nov. %. 1896. [

FRA e. Curry presiding.
Aldermen present at roll CALL Smith, Perrigo
Lamirom, Lingle, Zimmerman.
Minutes of last meeting read and approved.
The following claims and accounts were pre-
sented aud referred to committee on claims and
accounts:
From Contingent Fund-Kaamazoo Pub Co.
$1,000; OwOsso Fire Dept 100; Edger L. Dyer
y, 900; Z. B. T9bbs,. ~; g. "; Lorng I;So;
rlsford. 24.OO; j. +. Cady, s4.00 John Hammond
22OO; VIM. b. Gibson, Hoo; National Express
6SsyWyer G sperc isS
Cuyler Young. 80; +. II. Gould, 500; Frank w.
Smith, for fire dept, IS 90; Police telephone and
From Highway Fund-Ira G.. Curry, 7.S6; w.
Douglass 1890; H. Trayer, 7.65; d. Dwight, Is 90;
A. Sutphin, 1.65; s. Il. Burbank, LEO; A. Lingle,
From Water Works Fund-Fred Jackson 2 30;
Ann Arbor Ry. Co, II; VIM. ball. $40; j. S.
Hunt, 1900 Floyd Boomer, $780, II. Robbins &
| Son, 50. Charles Jackson, 45.00 Charles Beebe,
$500; Chas II; Cossitt, 1890; A, +. Hollis. 1891
Owosso Press Pub. Co., %; II. G. Ramsperger
& Co., $50; Ira G.. Curry. 1910; Fred Morton,
AID Lingle offered following resolution which
1 was adopted, ayes 8, nayS0.
| Resolved by the common council that the city
clerk be and is hereby instructed to draw an
| order for the amount Of $l1l.45. and one for
$3.50. for to pay for the grading. construction
| of sidewalks, etc, across Detroit, Grand Haven
| and Milwaukee Ry, and Ann Arbor Ry. on street
known as GlenwoOd Avenue and place the same
| l. the hands of the city treasurer and that the
city attorney be instructed to notify the railroad
companies.
Following receipts were present d, read and
] ordered placed on file.
$500: 0wosso, Nov. 49, 1896. Received of VIM.
Barrisford, five dollars. billiard table, Trip.
Otto l.. Sprague, by G.. w. =.
| $500. Owosso, Nov. 20, 1885, Reviewed of VIM
Barrlsford, five dollars, billiard table, VIM Blan-
chard Otto l.. Spr ague, by G.. w. p.
S76.39 OwOsso, Nov. g. 1896 Received of ID
Dwight seyenty-six and 3s-iO0 dollars-.Jas. Gray
G.7j, III. G.. Gale, AL; j. Monroe, 124S; /. ID. III.
Ralph, 46 90; +. Ii. Gould, 54s; o. Sharpstene'
Lao. o. l.. Sprague, City Treas.
S61.6S. Owosso. Nov. H. 1896. Received of d.
Dwight, sxty-one and e9-lOO dollars, G. ID. Stew
arts walk. Otto L. Sprague, City Treas
Street commissioners report for month of Oc-
tober was presented, read and ordered placed on
| file.
The committee on claims and accounts report
| ed favorable on accounts as above presented;
| unanimous consent being given same was allow
ed, ayes D. nays O.
which was accepted and adopted. ayes nays 0.
To the Honorable Mayor and Common Council
of the city of Owosso.
Gentlemen Your committee on streets and
sidewalks do hereby most respectfully report
and recommend to this common council that 1t
Is necessary public Improvement that certain
sidewalks In the city of Owosso be repaired and
made safe for public travel, on certain
streets in said city, and in front of certain
lands abutting on said street, as follows tO-wit;
Florence Cherry, lots Ia and IS, blk g. i. Stru-
bers subdivision of outots II and IL.
Alvin Evans, west part of north part of VIZ of
neA -, T. 2, except land sold to Cramer and 9th
ers.
John Hammond, com on north line of sec 10,
10 rods east Of post in center of said section,
east 16 rods to west line of fair grounds south 10
rods, west 10 rods. north 10 rods to place of beg.
j. G. Branch. on wy of ned of sec l3, z, 2, COM
mencing 20 91k-100 chains south and 30 links east
of nj post of said section, east 100 chs south
G5l0O chs, west 7-lO0 chains, north to beg
Dated Owosso, Nov. %, 1896.
or q Ia INN milf on
Street and Sidewalks.
Aid. Lamfrom offered following resolution
which was adopted ayes 8, nayso.
Resolved by this council that the city clerk Is
hereby Instructed to draw order In favor of l..
A. Gould for four thousand dollars ($4,O00.OO) to
be dated from. November l9th 1896, due in one
year from said date, with interest at 6K per cent
per annum. Further that he take up the order
cancelled for said amount now held by said E. A.
Gould due and payable Nov. 10Th, 96: Further
that he draw an order for one hundred and thr-
ty dollars (S13O.00) In favor of said E. A. Gould,
to pay interest from May 10th to Now 18th, 49, 90,
on said $4,000 order now held by him and due this
Nov. 10th.
Aid Lamfrom offered following resolution,
which was adopted ayes 8, nays0.
Resolved, that the common council of the city
OF Owosso do determine and Ordain that 1t Is
necessary public Pile, improvement that sidewalk
the different streets in accordance with the re-
port of the committee on streets and sidewalks
of said city of OwossO, 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-
ton and manner and time of construction of
sidewalks hereafter to be built or constructed
within the city of 0wosso, and for the payment
and collection OF the cost and expense of the
construction thereof" approved Aug. 10, 1891.
And said walks repaired according to the terms
on an o Sa en Or
and the assessment and collection of the cost and
expense thereof, within the city of Owosso."
Approved September LIST, 1891.
Dated Nov. %, 1896.
Aid. Lingle offered following resolution which
was adopted, ayes 8, nays 0.
Resolved by the common council OF the city of
Owosso, that the mayor Is hereby requested to
appoint a committee of this council to ascertain
what portion of the costs of tile opening of
GlenwOod Avenue across the Ann Arbor and
Detroit. Grand Haven and Milwaukee railway
companies right of way should be assessed upon
the property benefited, and what portion of the
city at large, and report TO this council at the
next meeting.
The Mayor appointed as such committee, Aid.
Llngle, Perrigo and Smith.
Following report from chief of fire department
was presented, read and ordered placed on file.
To w. II. Lingle, Chairman of Fire Committee
TO the Hon. Mayor and Common Council:
Dear Sr-Pursuant TO instructions from you
relative to repairs on fire alarm caused by COM
Ing In contact with the west circuit OF the COM
mercial lights operated by Caledonia Electric
Light Co., this city at the crossing Of the ID M.
X. X. on Washington street southon the evening
OF Oct. 10Th 1896.
On investigating we found as follows:
X. M. In Indicator at pump house burned.
II. M. In Excelsior gong In boys room.
TheiWorchester Lightning afrestor and switch
board at city hall.
K. M. and coils burned in box No. IL.
New wires.
No. Is, bad order necessltated reviewing.
No. IA, X. M. and switch board burned.
No. is, needed reviewing.
No. Ie, o. X, No, ~, reviewing, No. 40 Il. M.
burned and needed new wires.
No. A, o. X. No. 43 Il. M. burned and wires.
No. ~, K. M. wires and switchboard burned.
No. Al needed new wires.