The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1897-04-02
Common Council.
COMMON COUNCIL ROOM,
OWosro. Mich. March 20. lSy7


which was referred TO the committee on streets
ana sidewalks:
To the Hon Mayor and Common Council OF the
city OF Owosso:
The undersigned would petition your honor
able body To cause crosswa to be built on
west side Chapman street across Main street, AS
petitioners will ever pray.
j. H. Ockerman and 3others.
Aid Parker presented the following petition,
which Was referred 10 the committee on streets
and sidewalks:
To the Hon. Mayor and Common Council OF the
city OF . ,osso;
Z, the citizens and tax payers OF the firth
waid would respectfully ask your honoraUle
Douy 10 build or cause TO be built "a sidewalk on
Lyon street, commencing ON west side OF sJ eco
~ the creek, running south To Grace street,
hence wet To Chapman street on south side OF
Grace street.
u. LaHaine and 12 others.
AID Copas presented the following petition
which was referred TO committee on streets and
sidewalks:
To the Hon. Mayor ana Common Council OF the
city OF Owosso:
We, the undersigned, respectfully petition
your honorable body that you cause the dra,n
running across Jannett street, Keily's addition
to the city OF Owosso, to be cleaned uuL and
opened so rs TO carry away the surface water,
as said drain has become stopped up anu the
water ills the cellars aud otherwise d images
properly adjacent 10 said drain, anu your peli
TONERS Will ever pray.
Dated March ~. 1897.
Henry . Hadsall and 43 others.
Aid Parker presented the following petition,
which was referred 10 the committee on public
lighting:
TO the Honorable Mayor and Common Council
OF the city OF Owosso:
We, the Undersigned residents and tax pa, ers
OF The city oil Owosso respectfully petition your
honorable body 10 cause an electric street light
10 be placed at the corner OF Fred, rick and Mel
son streets, Stewart Il Co.'s addition 10 the city
of Owosso.
George w. Smith and 10 others.
hn I'm N U cln
sented ana referred 10 the committee on Gia ms
ana accounts:
From Contingent Fund--G. r. Black & son
S2.tO, II. Y. Main -, j. u. Caay Ss2, John Ham
mond s22, Times printing 90 8, John Ashford
SIS, William sarrsford IA, A. X. Giles SO, Ira
u Curry, Mayor, salary $50, Geo. Perrigo, AL
derman, salary 800, r. Smith, Aid. sa.a SO )
Lanlirom, Ala. salary $50, j Ii. topas, Ala. sal
airy $50, w. II. Lingle, AID salary $40 tled Zim-
mt rman, Aid. salary 500 NJ. l.. Parker, Ala.
salary $50, v. NJ. White, Aid. salary soO, Cnarles
Beattie 1880.
From Highway Fund-James Doyle So u3, >
G. burbank Si.5J, ID. opeck SOB o. Satpnin s.,
q. M Young s., A Il Shoup So4I, VIM. II Ls on
W ii. ID Parker S6.57, y. Sutphin 300, AiDerC
Wrneseke II.
From Water Works Fund-Charles Bacom
S0.35, j. ) Hunt ST. 20. Chas jackson Si6 So Ch4s
Beebe 30, Floyd Boomer 800 ChAs H. Cos
slit $75.
The bill of j. f. Wildermuth for 2, dinners of
Corunna hremen on Dec o. was preSenLe !, ana
upon motion the clerk was Instructed To presunJ
the same TO the Estey Manufacturing Co 1Ur
payment, which was carried. Ayes Z, nays
The CITY Attorney made verbal report GA
the ordinance which was referred To him Icil-
tive to the Street Commissioner term OF ONCE
commencing July first instead of May ST. that
he did not think that 1t was the intent and mean
ing OF the charter To have IL in that way and
that he did not think this could be doLe In this
way
The committee on Claims and accounts re-
ported favorably on accounts as above present
ed, unanimous consent being given, same was
allowed AYES 3, nays U.
Aid. Lamfrom presented the following report
which was adopted Ayes g. ndysO:
To the Hon. Mayor and Common Council OF the
city of OwoSSu:
would respectfully report that ths City Clerk
has received due legal notice from j W. Seden,
Dept. Sec'y "i State ..Michigan, that the State
Legislature has passed an act which was ap
proved March 10th and was filed at his office
March llth, 1897, describing the territory OF the
new wa, and TO be known and designated as
the Filth Ward of the city OF Owosso, which
shall constitute the following territory, VIZ: AL
thai portion OF the fourth ward west of line
drawn from Nam street in said city sou h
| through the center of Cedar street to the south
line of said city and south Of MAN street, and
that portion OF territory OF the first ward south
and west of Shiawassee river which lies west of
a line drawn north ana south through the cen
ter of Cedar street, commencing at Main street
| and extending north to the Shiawassee river in
said city.
S. Lamfrom, NJ. L Parker. G. F.. Zimmerman,
committee
The committee on fire department made o
verbal report thai the city would not be oDl.geC
to purchase new work harnes, iCr the new
TEAM as the one now used on the bay team Was
all right; hut as To a hose wagon thsy were not
rtaoy TO make a report as there were some that
would cost InOre than estimated by the commit.
Jee Dut as 10 the hose they had got figures Oh
good quality Of hose and that would come inside
OF the estimate OF 10 cents per foot; as To the
site in west town they had looked the matter up
very thoroughly ana that they could geta build
| ing and lot on Main street complete for not 10
4 ~ fha ffnns nf r Aa hr
| the committees: that If the council saw fit to
| purchase this that it could be completed IN
| three weeks time.
william Lyon came before the council al d
! asked permission To work the land owned by tue
city adjoining the gravel pit on Johnson's addt
ton, winch matter was upon motion referred 10
the committee on public grounds and buildings
ALI. Parker presented the following resolu.
| ton, which was upon motion adopted. Ayes d,
nays @:
Resolved, by the council that the City Clerk
| be and is hereby authorized to draw orders To
| assist in memorial exercises TO the amount not
| TO exceed fifty dollars.
Aid. Parker presented the following resolu-
| ton, which was by the Mayor declared carried.
| Ayes, Smith, Perrigo Lamfrom, Lingle, Zlm.
mermaD Parker, White; nays, Copas:
Resolved, by this council that tie committee
on fire department be and Is hereby Instructed
| to purchase sprinkling wagon.
Aid Parker presented the following resolu
! ton, which was adopted. Ayes s, naysU:
| Resolved by this council that the committee
| on public buildings be and are hereby. inst
| ed 10 purchase one more desk and tw0chairs IN
| order TO accommodate the two new aldermen to
| be elected.
| Aid Ijngle presented the following resolu-
ton, which was adopted. Ayes 5, naysU:
OwosSo, March 20, 1897
| BY the Common Council Tor the city of owes
! so, be 1t resolved, that by the death of Street
Commissioners ID svid Dwight this city has LOST a
good citizen ana u faithful servant, and that we
| the Common Council for said city, take this op-
| portunity of expressing tn his family our sincere
| sympathy in this their hour Of trial.
BE IL further resolved, that copy of this reso-
! luton be delivered 10 Mrs Dwight by the City
Clerk.
| Aid White offered the following resolution
! which was adopted. Ayes s, nays .:
| Resolved, by the Common Council of the city
! OF Owosso that there snail be set apart in the
| treasury Of the city of Owosso the following
! amounts which are required to make compensa.
ton " the owners ana persons interested IN the
! privutC property taken as awarded by the jury
/ ia the widening OF Martin street in the city Of
! Owosso Cd The 9th day Of Junuary 1871: Fred
! erica Herman IS, Emil Theide a. Emil TheIde
/ 80 Ludwig Gerbie ~ Ludwig Gerble 81 William
( Bandkau ti5 Harriet Campbell ST. William and
! Katherine kuester 81 Aug ust and Mary Griep
! IS August Ihcide and Charles II. Thelde a.
] Fredercl Stetiinaa aud Charles Sttadman 81
WilueiliuA Martin ana JOuu Martin 81, Eutn.
I oriuU huffman ~ Charles aud charlotte Meter
or 90. HCugJ w. CnSr 81 , Mary o. O@Duru 81
/ and 10 10 resolved by The Common council 81
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