The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1897-02-19
COMMON COUNCIL.
Common Council Room.
OWOSSO. Mich. Feb. Is. 1897.

Ow0sso, Mich, Feb. Is, 1897.
Regular meeting of Common Council, Mayor
Ira G. Curry presiding.
Aldermen present at roll call, Perrigo, Lam
| from, zimmerman, Parker White,
Minutes of last meeting read and approved.
The following claims and accounts were pre-
| sented and referred to committee on claims and
accounts
From Contingent Fund-Hazen and Van DE
We're, 3.95; Minnie i. Smith. 375.
From Highway Funds. &. Burbank, LEO; Il.
Die LEO; G. M. Young, 200; +. Sutphin, 200; w.
III. Lyon. $40.
Aid Zimmerman presented tax receipt given
to Stephen DOnderO. and upon which he had paid
taxes upon $500 bank stock when he should have
only been assessed upon 500, which motion was
referred to the committee on claims and accounts.
Aid. Parker presented following report, which
was adopted; ayes Smith, PerrigO LamfrOm,
LingIe, zimmerman. Parker; nays, White.
To the Honorable Common Council of the City
of OwOsso.
conference.-the committee who was appoint
ed by your honorable mayor to consider the ad-
visibility OF having new ward created from the
iirst and fourth wards OF the city of Ow0sso, beg
Feb. 18th, all of said committee except Alderman
Lingle met at the office of the City Attorney
Miner and took into to consideration the advlsa-
biity OF creating new ward. The matter was
carefully considered, and said committee unani-
mousiy agreed that 1t Is for the rest interests or
the city that new ward be formed out of the fol-
lowing territory:
Being all that portion of the fourth ward west
of the line drawn from Main street south
through the center of Cedar street, extending to
the southern boundary of the city, and south of
Main street, and including all that territory of
the first ward south and west of the Shawassee
river and west of line drawn north and south
through the center of Cedar street extending to
the Shiawassee river. That the first ward shall
include all of that territory east and north of the
Shiawassee river that lies north of Main street,
which Is now included in the first ward. The
fourth ward shall be all of the fourth ward lying
east of Cedar street and all of the first ward lying
south and west of the Shiawassee river and east
OF Cedar street.
The committee further reports that they would
recommend said ward be designated as the fifth
ward of the city of OwOsso. and that the city at
tOrney be directed to draw up bill for the pur-
pose of creating the fifth ward and changing the
boundaries of the first and fourth wards as above
designated and present the same to Senator Had.
sail with the request that he Introduce bill In
the Senate In conformity with the above recon-
mend. Il. .. DEWEY,
5. LAMFROM,
y. 3. MINER,
w. ii. Jingle.
The committee on claims and accounts report
ed favorable on accounts as above presented;
unanimous consent being given same were al.
lowed, ayes ., nays O.
Aid. Lamfrom presented following report
which was adopted.
TO the Honorable Mayor and Common Coun-
Gil OF the city OF Ow0SSO;
Your committee on claims and accounts would
respectfully submit 30 interest coupons for S12.5O
each Nos. Al TO 20 inclusive, same being interest
Dist, 1890, and would recommend that Aid. Peril
go be instructed to destroy the same.
5. LamfrOm, Chairman Committee.
Aid. Lamfrom offered following resolution
which was adopted; ayes Smith, Perrigo, Lam,
FROM Lingle. Zimmerman White; nays Parker.
Resolved by this council that the ordinance for
the compensation of city officers, passed and APP
proved Feb Q, 1896, Sec. I, where 1t now reads:-
THAT the salary Of the city clerk which shall be
In full for all services performed by him for and
Ia behalf OF said city Of Owoss0, shall be In the
sum of one Thousand dollars per annum, " shall
be so amended as to erase the sum of 81 900 90
and insert instead the sum of $780, co. this amend
ment to take effect on and after the second Mon.
day IN April, 1897, with the incom ng city clerk
Owosso, Feb =, 1897.
Aid Lamfrom offered following resolution,
which was adopted; ayes 7. naysO.
Resolved by the common council of this city
that the mayor appoint two persons In each ward
to take complete census of the city.
Aid. Perrlgo presented the following report,
which was adopted, ayes naysO.
Feb. is, 1897.
Tosthe Honorable Mayor and Common Council
OF OwossO-I would report that have destroyed
coupons by burning same. Geo. PerriCO
Upon M 1ton council adjourned for two weeks.
FRED EDWARDS. City Clerk