The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1897-05-07
COMMON N
Common Council Room.

n1l Owosso. Mich, May 3, 1897.
Regular meeting of Common Council, Mayor
Edwin A Gould presiding.
Aldermen present at roll call, Perrigo, Dew
ey, Zimmerman, Shaw, White, Jordan, wat
son, Walsh.
Minutes of last meeting read and approved.
%Ald Zimmerman. presented following petition;
which was referred to committee on streets and
sidewalks.
Owosso. Mich, April 80, 1897.
To the Honorable Mayor and Comma Council
.aof the city of OwoSso.
1--WE the undersigned taxpayers of the city OF
Owosso do hereby petition and ask that you will
proceed to construct or complete a sidewalk four
feet wide on the east side of Gilbert street from
Mason to Oliver streets. Signed, HI. Northrup
and 4 others.
Aid. Wiley presented following petition, which
was referred to the committee on streets and
sidewalks.
To the Honorable Mayor and Common Council
of the city of Owosso:
We the undersigned taxpayers of the city OF
Owosso do respectfully ask that a sidewalk be
built on Ball street from oliver street north To
King street. Il. p. Gilbert and Is others. 49,,
Aid. Jordan presented following petition when
was referred to the committee on public lighting,
TO the Honorable Mayor and Common Council
of thescity of OwOssO:
We the undersigned, deeming 1t a public ne
cessity for the safety of people riding or driving
on Ball street that you cause an electric light to
be placed on the corner Of Main and Ball streets,
and your petitioners will ever pray. Hall Bros
and ID others.
Aid. Jordan presented following petition which
was referred to committee on ways and means.
To the Honorable Mayor and common Council oil
the city of OwOSS0:
sprnikling of Main street from the river east to
Park street. and Ball street from Main north to
Exchange street, from May list to as late In the
fall as will be necessary. Hall Bros. and ID
others. s~u-r
Aid. Walsh presented following petition which
was referred to the Board of Public Works.
To the Honorable Mayor and Common Council
of the city of OwOSSO:
Gentlemen-We the undersigned residents
and taxpayers of West Main street, do petition
your honorable body to construct or cause to be
mencing at or near the Michigan Central depot,
running thence east on Main street as far rs
practicable, and your petitioners will ever pray.
Il. 5. Knapp and IL others.
Aid. Dewey presented following petition which
was referred TO the committee on streets and
sidewalks.
Owosso, April 3Oth, 1897.
To the Hon. Mayor and Aldermen of the City OF
Gentlemen-I beg to ask of your honorable
body the privilege OF allowing my messenger who
makes the delivery Of special delivery letters on
his wheel to use the sidewalks for this purpose,
as he can make the delivery much quicker, and
very often time Is of great consequence to the
parties receiving the letter.
Most respectfully,
G. LAWRENCE, Postmaster.
Following claims and accounts were presented
and referred to the committee on claims and ac
counts.
From Contingent Fund-Caledonia Electric
| Light Il Power Co., S362.50; same, IL .60; A. X.
| Giles. 1000; John Ashford, is 90; Owosso fire
| department., 27.o0; same, 7.50; National Express
Co., .s5; e.. b. Tubbs, $50; Times Printing Co.,
| 1900; M. A. Sprague, 100; Al Arnold, 10000;
| Edgar P.B yerly. 1900; Frank Peacock. f.15; Ira
| q. Curry, SO; David II. Blair, 100; Cook 4 Mel
yin. l.7o; same, 2.i5; p. ii. Gray, 1.5O; j. +. VIII
dermuth. $40.
From Highway Fund.-. Kidd, 6.25; j. Thorn.
| as, 8 %; VIM. Gilbert, 6.25; ID. A. Neff, 6.25; viii
| Der Van Doren, 300; y. Il. Sewell, 4.sS; N. G.
Boughart. 4.ss; d.. Speck, 6.25; Egbert Mott. 565;
| j. Doyle, 6.25; M. q. Whited, $40; David Long
| 6.25; S. q. Burbank, $50: Frank Bailey, $50; r.
/ Hayes, 11.25; Hiram Weatherby, $50; ii. b. By
| erly, 1000; Geo. Cheet, 1858; VIM. Brandahl
| 1i.0O; 4. Dye, 1i.90; V. Fulkerson, II, rs; Frank
| Mack, 1000; ID. Nichols, 1925; @. Bailey, 1880
| O. Sutrhin. 1925; j. Turnbell, 1925: l.. Johnston
| 1928; Frank Campbell, 1l.75; j. ii. Monroe
| 1900; ID. Smith, 1900; ID. Moss, 1880; Guy A, Cole
| 2t. rs; M. s. Tanner, 7.25; VIM. Ball, 900: VIM
| Douglass, 900; Ira g. Curry, 8.33; II. M. Post, go
| Lyman Il. Woodland, 1857; same, 2.41.
The following suspension of an ordinance wa.
| presented, read and ordered placed on file.
! tt Fred Edwards, City Clerk, Owosso, Mich.
\ Slr-I hereby suspend the ordinance passed by
| the common council of the city of Owosso, at {