The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1897-08-27
Common Council.
Common Council Room,
OvVOsSo- Mich Auo % 1907

AOillIIlou SOuHSi.
Common Council Room,
Owosso, Mich, Aug 23, 1897.
Regular meeting of Common Council, Mayor
e. A. Gould, presiding.
Alderman present at roll call, Perrigo. Copas
zimmerman Shaw, White, Jordan, Watson
Walsh.
Minutes of last meeting read and approved.
Aid. Shaw presented the following petition
which was referred to committee on public
Lighting;
Owosso, Aug. 90, '97.
To the Hon. Mayor and common Council of the
We, the undersigned residents and property
owners of West Oliver street. do most earnestly
remonstrate and protest against the removal OF
the electric light now located at Third street.
Signed by @. s. Williams and others.
Aid. White presented the following petition,
which was referred TO committee on streets and
sidewalks:
TO the Hon Mayor and Common Council of the
city OF Owosso:
Gentlemen-We, the undersigned tax payers
and residents of the city of Owosso do most
humbly petition your honorable body to cause a
sidewalk to be built on the west side Of Chip
man street, commencing at the north end.of
sidewalk now built on west side of Chapman
street to the Michigan Central Ry., and extend.
ing said walk north on said Chapman steeet on
the west side to the corner Of Chapman and
King streets, or to within rods of the south
east corner Of the John Stewart farm and your
petitioners will ever pray.
Signed by FL L. McCreedy and 16 others.
The following claims and accounts were pre-.
sented and referred TO committee on claims and
accounts:
From Contingent Fund,-Owosso fire depart.
ment $44. 80, John Ashford 1900, John Hammond
$500, ]; e, Cady 240o William Barrisford q. 90,
Il. B. Tubbs 1855, American Pub. Co.. 2.29, John
Turnbell, GEO. Thomas Dynes 1000, HI. G. Main
500 d. A. Barnum 500, +. j. Mcdaniel 500, L.
Cheney 200, G. F.. Robson soo John Wolver-
ton 300. John Schlickemeyer 200, William
Small $50, V. M. White 6 90, G. f. Zimmerman
14;5o, Chas. Beatie ZOO Percy Edwards, $50.
From Highway Fund-G. A. Cole $40. "a, H. ID.
nal Rnt hiatt
43S S. G.. Burbank 375, David Moss 10 90, S. p.
Sewell 100, William Ball 90s, Joseph Thomas
90S, John NJ Chapman $50, f. O. Brown, ABS,
Frank Sidman S75 A. M. Hurlbut 1915, l.. e.
Woodland BAGS.
From Water Works Fund.-. S. Hunt $3.50,
Fl. Robbins a. Son ID Ia
The bill of r. Ii. Tubbs of So o. for hay was
held over by committee one week
Finance committee reported fovorably on ac-
counts as above presented, and unanimous con-
cent being given same were allowed
Aid zimmerman offered the following reports,
which was accepted and ordered placed on file !:
Your committee on public buildings and
grounds would beg leave to report that the
sheds for road scrapers and paving blocks have
been built in rear OF city hall
j.. w. Jordan, G. F. Zimmerman.
Your committee on streets and sidewalks to
whom was referred the moving of the block
shed would respectfully beg leave to report that
the shed and all contents have been removed
rear OF city hail.
G. +. Zimmerman, ]. II. Copas, V. M White
Aid. Jordan offered the following report,
which was accepted and adopted, ayes 9, nays o.:
To the Hon. Mayor:
Your committee to whom the law in regard to
registry OF deaths was referred to- with the
health board has left the same in the hands of
the health board TO appoint register, and see
that the law is enforced.
]. W. Jordan, G. F. Zimmerman.
Aid. Shaw offered the following resolution,
which on motion was lost; ayes Perrigo and
Shaw; nays, Copas, Zimmerman, White, Jor-
dan, Watson, Walsh:
TO the Hon. Mayor and Common Council of the
Gentlemen-Your committee to whom was
referred the petition and remonstrance against
the removal OF the electric light on West Oliver
street, In front OF Mr.. Vests place, would re-
port favorable and recommend that resolution
passed Aug. 10th be reconsidered.
Aid. Copas offered the following:
That the chairman OF electric light commit
tee instruct the Electric Light & Power Com
pany to remove the light In front Of Albert
Vests to the corner of Oliver and Chapman
streets; ayes, Copas, Zimmerman, Shaw, White,
Jordan, Watson; nays, Perrigo and Walsh.
Aid. Perrigo presented the following con-
tract, which on motion was accepted and con-
frmed, ayes 8, nayso: 49,
This contract, made and entered into by and
between the city of Owosso, Michigan, OF the
first part, and Arthur Steggall Of the same
Whereas, said party Of the first part is desir-
GUS OF having the hose cart remodeled and built
over again, and DESTROYS Of employing said
party OF the second part to perform such SER
vices, and whereas, said party OF the second
part Is DESTROYS of performing said services,
therefore II Is agreed that said second party
may use such parts or portions OF the old hose
wagon now belonging to first party, as he may
desire, providing the same Is In first class con.
dition; and is to build good, strong and service
Said wagon is to have q box eleven feet long
and not less than eighteen inches high with
drivers seat and foot rest, and good strong
brake. The wagon Is to be four feet nine inches
wide, with mud tenders for front and rear
wheels on both sides, tool box In center Of
wagon between front and rear wheels; also
tool box at the rear end, forming q part Of the
two steps which are to be built behind; o brass
rail on top of the box ~ inches In diameter out
side, held to place by at least five posts or
bearings on each side, and sufficient steps In
front for the driver to climb up and down to
drivers seat, good cushion for drivers seat
and gong In center OF foot board said box Is to
be double braced on outside and heavy straps
on the inside running through bottom with burs
to hold them. All iron must be Norway iron.
All timber used I'm rebuilding said hose wagon
must be the very best white oak or white ash.
Said wagon must be painted In a frst-class
manner, with at least five coats OF paint on new
part and two coats on old part.
And IL Is further agreed by the party of the
second part that all work shall be done In q
thorough and workmanlike manner, and that
ell materials used shall be hrst-class and the
said wagon when completed. shall be equally as
good In every respect as first.class hose wagons
are, used in the city of Detroit, Michigan.