The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1897-11-05

ior work upon the construction of new sew
ers In the city. Order No. 543 being to ma,
Tor 70 hours work painting the scraper use;
on the streets of the city.
mat said alderman, V. M. White. ba,
presented bills for service and received or
aers on the city treasurer therefor, contrary
10 the charter. as above stated, as follows.
tO-wit:
June 30, 1897, Order No. 5ss. IS CO. WORK
on pubic building. Jan. IL, 1897, Order
No. ISL, $4.9O, labor on hose cart and civ
jail. Aug. 16, 1897, Order No. ATS. Sc 90
three days labor on city sheds. Aug. 30
1897, Order No. SIG, $3.IO. All of said
amounts have been paid by the council and
received by said alderman, contrary tn tbe
provisions of the city charter
we therefore ask that the council do not
allow or pay any bills presented against the
city from any alderman, except as provided
py the charter, and that the council demand
OF said aldermen Zimmerman and White the
return to the City Treasurer of all moneys
SO Illegally drawn therefrom for any and
al services, except the services allowed by
tne charter to be charged for. and in case
salu moneys are not returned that said aid
ermen be removed from office.
Dated Oct. 80, 1897
B. S. KNAPP, M. ID.
). 5. Q. PHIPPEN,
Q. A. OSBORN,
A. ID. NORTHwAY.
we desire to endorse and emphasize the
Following editorial utterances from the
owosso Press and the Argus concerning the
matter:
A protest signed by taxpayers of the citv.
protesting against the city continuing to nav
aldermen for services, In direct contrayen.
ZION 10 the expressed provisions of the chart. |
81, and calling for the refundlng of the
money already Illegally paid to certain aid |
6rmen' or the removal Of the latter from Of |
nee, was presented to the council Monday
ana unanimously refused acceptance. Does
the council think that its illegal actions will
Dc tolerated by the taxpayers inde6niteIvp
does the council think that by refusing tn
receive protest, signed by reputable fax-
payers, against the illegal expenditure of
tnelr money, 1t can successfully and perma-
nently stop all attempts to force the counciI
20 comply with the provisions of the chart.
or! The taxpayers who presented the nro.
Test Monday evening, which was contemn.
tuousiy ignored by the council. are on the
Ignt trail and II they follow II up, which il
noped Will De the case, II were far better for
me mempers OF the council IL they had not ,
Ieceivoo put complied with the request of
- - $1,000 Asc PAoCtiC6 vi D8V1A0 mom- i
bers of the council contrary TO the chs s.ar
e not new, nevertheless Its age does not la'
yalize the business and 1t Is high time that
i should stop. II II cannot be stopped nv : {
protest there are other measures which can
. used and which will not be lightly ignor-
"a Dy the counciI.--Owosso Press.
We publish in our report Of the counc,, .
proceedings today, the remonstrance from !,
he board of health rooer1y,,r, a. .----. | II
q extra salaries 10 aldermen. contrsrv ~
be charter. The remcnstrance, singuIsriy '
nougn, was not even received by the coun- n
y. who apparently arc not satisfied with :
ding what they know to be contrary to the u
n ..sr governing tne city, but when their l
stem to a remonstrance. CertainIv nat, :
'rs have come to pretty pass when su cl = =
ate OF things exist. Whether rsoo',ns II
al De had to higher powers. we are not in. OF
'rmed. The Argus. "o' II" ~