The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1897-04-16
All OF which is respectfully submitted.
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS,
Fred Edwards Sec'

rreu EuWarus, Secy.
The Clerk presented summons which had
been served on Guy A. Cole, street commits.
sioner, In the case OF Jacob Shaub vs. Guy A.
Cole, which is returnable April 2ist, at o O'Clock
u. IN. before Edgar r. Byery justice of the
peace, which on ruotion was referred TO the com.
mittee on ways and means and the City AT
Aid. White presented the following petition.
which was referred to the board OF public works:
OF the city OF OwOsso:
Gentlemen-We the undersigned residents
ana property owners residing on Water street,
hereby petition your honorable body TO cause
a sewer 10 be constructed, beginning as tar
hortn on SAID street as Is practicable, and to
connect with the sewer on Main street as laid
Out on the sewer map, or south to Oliver street
and west to Adams street to connect with sewer
as laid, and your petitioners will ever pray.
Hart z. Wolaver and Is others.
Aid Dewey offered the following resolution,
winch was adopted, ayes 10, nays o:
Resolved, BY the Common Council OF the city
OF Owoss0, that the amount of the bonds that
the liquor dealers in the city of Owosso are re-
CURED TO give be and is hereby fixed at the sum
q Tour thousand GA, 0O0( dollars that the amount
OF tne DonuS the druggists are required to give
be and is hereby fixed at two thousand dollars
gs2OOO); that the amount of the bond the ity
treasurer Is required to give be and is hereby
nAeu at hfty Thousand dollars $3.50 000) that the
amount OF the bond the City Clerk is required
10 give be and Is hereby fixed at the sum OF two
t thousand dollars $4,000 that the amount of
the DondS the ConstableS are required to give
be and is hereby fixed at five hundred dollars
$4,000.
The Clerk presented the annual report of the
n I,r department IL was moved and supported
that the report OF the fire department be re
ceived and considered read and that it be not
printed, which was carried, ayes ~, nays0 0.
The liquor bond of A. T.. Willover with A. J
Patterson and NJ Keyete as sureties was pre-
sented and referred to the committee on bonds
,,, Inc liquor bond OF Wallace d. Burke and
william Haarar, with j. f. Wildermuth and
George Il. Symes as sureties, was presented and
referred to the committee on bonds.
me treasurer bond OF Stephen b. Pitts, with
Isaac IL, Keller, Albert Todd, Willis Il. Hall,
Martin g. Dawes James w Simmons Herman
Z. f'rleseke, Matthias l.. Stewart, M ID. Grow,
ana William IL. Bigelow, as sureties, was pre-.
scented and referred 10 committee on bonds
Inc bond OF the city clerk, with Stearns f
smith ana Charles w. Gale, as suretieS, was
presented and referred to the committee on
bonds
The bond of Hiram Monroe, as constable,
with Granville f. North and Byron S. Knapp,
as sureties, was presented and upon motion
was referred TO commute on bonds.
Aid. zimmerman presented following report,
which was adopted; ayes 10, nays o:
Owosso, April Z, 1897
Hon. Mayor and Councilmen of the city Of
Owosso
Gentlemen-I have the honor to report the
following as regards the health of the city Of
Owosso for the year. April 10, 1896 TO April Z,
1897: No. of cases of diphtheria reported, 49,
No. OF cases of diphtheria that died, 4; No of
cases OF scarlet fever reported was "a; no
deaths. No. of cases of typhoid fever reported
was 20; No of deaths was 3. Whooping cough, g.
There has been an epidemic of measels during
the winter, OF which there were reported S64; ;
estimated cases not reported, l75, total No. of
cases, 539 In former reports IL has been shown
that typhoid fever occurred almost exclusively
with those using well water and only two cases
| among those using city water this year. While
no seriously fatal disease has visited our city
the vast year, desire to call attention to the
necessity of extending the sewers to other parts
of the city; also TO more generously extend the
water MAINS that those unable TO obtain it,
may be supplied with city water. Duty com
Is 70 na11 tytn In.
The heart of the city, which at some time are
very likely to breed pestilence in the city and
ought to be abated by an ordinance requiring
all owners of property abuting Washington and
Main streets, to make sewer connections, this
doing away with the privies in said locality.
desire also to mention the condition OF the
armory, which is used as public building.
Priyey seats are placed in 1t, but the recepta
cles below are open barrels unlocked, all open,
not often cleaned and acknowledgements sug
gest sewer be, early this spring, built so the
foul spot can be thoroughly renovated. In my
opinion the principal sources OF danger to life
and health To the people OF the city of Owosso
is want of general system of sewers and a
more general extending OF the citys supply of
pure water TO all parts of the city.
am Very Truly,
c. A. OSBORN,
Health Officer.
City Clerk presented the following reslgna-
tion, which upon motion was accepted Ayes
TO the Honorable Mayor and Common Council
OF the city OF Owosso:
as a member OF the Board OF Public Works OF
Yours truly, JOHN WALSH.
Dated at Owosso Mich, April IL, 1897.
Aid. Dewey presented an ordinance regulat-
ing the salaries OF city officers. IL was moved
and supported that IL be read the first and sec
ond time by its title. Ayes 10 nays O. .,.
The committee on bonds reported favorably
on the bond OF the City treasurer, and upon
motion same was approved. Ayes TO- nays 0.
Thecommittee on bonds reported favorably
on the bond OF Fred Edwards, City Clerk, and
upon motion same was approved Ayes ~,
naysO. 80.
time In which to make report on the other
bonds which we're referred TO II.
Aid. Zimmerman offered the following resolu
ton which was adopted. Ayes TO- nays o:
Resolved, by the Common Council for and or
the city OF Owosso, that the city attorney be
and is hereby requested to draw up an ordi
nance governing the licensing OF dogs.
1t was moved and supported that the action
of council In regard to the report OF the fire de
partment be re considered, which was carried.
Ayes 10, nays0
OF the fire department be printed, which was
carried. Ayes 10, nays0:
1.-THE report will be published next week.
1t was moved and supported that the city
clerk be instructed TO purchase an invoice book,
which was carried. Ayes 10, naysO.
Upon motion council adjourned.
FRED EDWARDS, City Clerk.