The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1897-07-30
Common Council.
Common Council Room.

OwossO, Mich, July 90, 1897.
Regular meeting of Common Council, Mayor
Edwin A. Gould presiding. ,,
| Zimmerman, Shaw, Jordan. Watson, Walsh,
Minutes of last meeting read and approved; =
| Aid. Wiley presented following petition which
was referred to the committee on ways and
means
| To the Mayor and Common Council of the City
We the undersigned residents and taxpayers
| of Owosso would respectfully petition you to APP
propriate two hundred dollars to help defray tne
expenses of Labor Day celebration In TINS city
Sept: 9th, 1897 with this understanding IN view M
any moneys left In their hands after paying all
expenses of the celebration, said balance shall
be paid back to the city treasureT not 70 eaceea
& Gerow and 337 others.
Following claims and accounts were presented
and referred to the committee on claims and ac-
counts.
From Contingent Fund-A. X. Giles 600, Jno
Ashford 1900, Jas. III. Laverock 1000, G. A.
Baldwin 20.o0, A. j. Patterson 300, Fred Ill.
Gould 300, A. II, NorthWay $50, VIM. Raln o
j. 4. Cady 22.0O, Mich. Telephone Co. SOC. John
Turnbell 900, Thomas Dynes 1000, VIM. Rumsey,
100, John L.Curtis 1000, Mr:Sprague 24o5, Metro,
From Highway Fund-wm Ball 900. Jos.
Thomas 900, David Moss 1900. James Doyle 3sc,
From Water Works Fund-Henry Bailey i.25.
j. s. Hunt $50. Chas Jackson 1850; Chas Beebe
1850, Floyd Bloomer 1850, Chas. Cossitt 1900, A.
Committee on claims and accounts reported
favorable on accounts as above presented, unan-
imous consent being given same was allowed;
ayes 9, naysO.
Aid. Zimmerman presented following report
which was adopted; ayes 9, naysO. =,
To the Honorable Mayor and Common Council
GentIemen1Your 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 ain
sidewalks in the city of Owosso be repaired and
made safe for public travel, and tnat certain
sidewalks be built In said city of Owosso, on
certain streets In said city, and In front OF Ger
tain lands AUDITING on said street, as follows to-
wit:
Lands owned by A, l.. Williams. lots SO, block
10, except east % feet. Reserye2.
Dated July cote, 1897.
G. F. Zimmerman, J. H. C0pas., V. NJ. White.
committee on streets and sidewalks.
1t was moved and supported that the Mayor
appoint Charles Beatty. assistant teamster.
1t was moved and supported that this matter
be laid over for one week, which was carried,
ayes o, uayS y.
Aid Zimmerman offered following resolution
which was adopted, ayes 8, nays0.
Resolved, that the common council of the city
of Owosso do determine and ordai1 that 1t Is a
necessary public improvement that a sidewalk
be repaired, built, laid out and constructed on
the different streets in accordance with the re-
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 enti-
lied, IAN 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 OwosSO, and for the payment
and collection of the costs and expense of the
{, objection thereof" approved August 10, 1891.
And said walks repaired according to the terms
and provisions of an ordinance entitled IAN or
dlnance providing for the repairing of sidewalks
and the assessment and collection of the cost and
expense thereof, within the city of Owosso."
Approved September lst, 1891.
Dated Owosso, July 26, 1897.
Aid Walsh presented following report which
was adopted; ayes 9, nays o.
Owosso, Mich, July 26, 1897.
To the Honorable Mayor and Common Council
of the City OF Ow0sso
fGentemen-Your ways and means committee
appointed in the matter of apprOpriating $500
for the expense of Labor Day celebration In our
city, would report as follows 1t seems to be
the wish of a large number of the taxpayers of
the city that the appropriation be made, as a
very large petition has been signed and present
ed asking for the same. therefore we would rec
ommend that $500 be appropriated and that the
clerk be instructed to draw an order for that
amount in favor of the financial secretary of the
association, and that any part of the amount not
being used for that purpose shall be returned to
the city treasurer John I. Walsh, G. j. Shaw.
committee.
Aid. White offered following resolution which
was adopted Ayes. Perrigo, Wiley .Copas,
White, Jordan, Watson. Walsh. Nays, thinner
Resolved by the Common Council of the city of
Owosso: that the City Attorney be and is hereby
instructed by this council to draft an ordinance
creating the office and appointment of a sealer
of weights and measures constructing each Sec
ton of said ordinance to cover all deficiencies as
noted In our mayors suspention of the last Ordi-
nance passed.
Aid. Jordan offered following resolution which
was adope ayes 0, nays o.
Resolved. by the Common Council OF the City
of OwossO, that we hereby agree to pay to any
person or persons the sum of csc per head for all
dogs delivered to the city dog pound that is not
licensed and registered In the city clerks office.
The same to be paid out OF the dog fund before
the same Is paid into the city treasurer, or out Of
the contingent fund.
Aid. Copas offered following resolution, 1t was
moved AID supported that same be adopted,
which motion did not prevail: ayes Wiley, Copas
Zimmerman, Shaw, White, Jordan, Watson,
Resolved, by the Common Council of the city
OF Ow0ssO that the Board of Public Works be
and are hereby instructed to build sewer from
Washington street on Mason street to west side
OF Arm0ry, at the eX ,ense OF said city, so as to
enable the ArmOry to connect Herewith.
Supervisor Parker reported to the Council that
the weeds, etc. on Fletcher street were so thick
that it was almost impossible to walk along the
sidewalk. The Street Commissioner was upon
motion instructed to see that the same were cut.
The Mayor reported that several parties had
come W MIN nnu asked permission 10 take the
top dirt off from the gravel at the city pit In ord
er to fill their yards.
IL was moved and supported that parties wish
ing to take such dirt from the gravel pit might
have the right to do So under the supervision of
he Street commissioner, which was carried.
Aid. White presented following resolution,
1t was moved and supported that the same be
a opted. which did not prevail, ayes, White,
nays Perrlgo, Wiley, Copas, Zimmerman. Shaw
Jordan, Watson, Walsh
Resolved, by the Common Council of the city
of Ow0sso, that the committee on streets and
alleys be and Is hereby instru ted to employ no
man TO labor upon the streets or sidewalks of
municipality.
Upon motion Council Adjourned.
Fred Edwards, City Clerk.
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