The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1897-10-08

Common Council.
Common Council Room.
Owosso. Mich, Oct. 4, 1897.
Regular meeting of Common Council. Mayor
e. A. Gould. presiding. ~
Aldermen present at roll call, Wiley. Shaw,
zimmerman, Copas, White, Jordan, Watson,
Minutes of last meeting read and approved.
Subject TO call of the Mayor the BOARD of Pub
TIC works meet In Joint meeting with the COM
mon council 10 discuss the matter of hiring CIV
II engineer for the making Of plans and specifi-
Ga rs for paving the streets heretofore propo
The clerk presented following proposition
from II; K. Riggs; O. T., which was read and or
dered placed on file.
| Ow0sso, Mich, Sept. 90, 1897.
To the Board of Public Works, Ow0ss0, Mich.
Gentlemen-In accordance with your request,
submit proposition as follows:
(a) VIII make surveys and Will prepare
plans for paving work, on mounted white paper.
In form for binding; said plans to consist OF
of sidewalk grade lines, cross sections. detail
plans OF paving. intersections, ETC., and necessa-
~ drawings showing street railway tracks, paw,
and complete. and TO be submitted to the Board
and Council before final linking IN for change or
amendment. j will also prepare and submit a
typewritten copy OF a proper contract, bond
form of advertisement, Schedule and specihca-
lions covering all workmanship and material
The above work will do for the sum of two
| hundred and eighty-6ve (S2S5.00) dollars, paya-
BILE on the complete and satisfactory perform
| ance OF the work.
(b) will make all necessary and desirable
tests of brick. cement, etc., will act as consult
ing engineer for your Board between the accep-
lance Of plans and award of contracts, in al
| matters pertaining to the construction of the
paving or any other work to be done In the dis.
trict to be paved, and win be present on date of
| award of contract, tabulate BIDS and aid you In
/ forming
award, for the sum OF one hundred and ten dol
lars $4,000.
(c) will stake out all work for the contractor
on award of contract will inspect material as 1t
is delivered and will keep In close tough with
| construction work by spending one day In each
week. (f any trouble arises, will spend as
| much time as may be necessary to insure proper
| progress.) Will prepare all estimates and at
| tend all board meetings at which estimates are
be considered and such other meetings. n as sae
| and report after checking all grades and doing
| all work necessary TO satisfy the board that the
work has been fully executed as per plan and
will do the above for the sum of (s255.oo) two
hundred and ffty-five dollars.
(d) will furnish skilled, experienced and
| honest Inspector who Will be on the work at all
times and for whose acts will be responsible for
| the sum Offour (S400) dollars per day for time
| actually employed.
| make the above proposition with the under
standing that the Board may accept any or all of
| the sections of the same as they may elect. All
| payments to be made on satisfactory execution
II. E. RIGGS.
Aid. Dewey offered following resolution which
was adopted; ayes 10, nays0.
Resolved by the common council of the city Of
OwossO, that the Board of Public Works be and
Is hereby instructed to hire an engineer to make
plans for pavement on Main street from Park
from Oliver street to the ID. & M. railway track,
Exchange street from Park to Water street,
Michigan Avenue from Main street to the ID. q
M depot, Ball street from Exchange street to
Main, or such district as the Board of Public
Works deems advisable.
Following claims and accounts were presented
and referred to the committee on claims and ac-
counts.
From Contingent Fund-Ida M Burgess 1900,
Thomas Dynes 1000, Mcintosh & Holden 7.32,
Kalamazoo Pub. Co. $50, Michigan Telephone
Co. 400, Fred Edwards s33i, Marshall Shaup
O.3s. J Hunt 20, George Wilkes $50, George
Gurnwood ESQ, w @ Vanderbeck $50, Dell
Clark $50. F zimmerman 300, Caledonia
Electric Light Co. 80, 3 Tubbs ESQ, Il M
Wiley 375, ID HI Blair 975 Owosso fire depart
ment $3.50, Henry Nudge 0.75.
From Highway Fund-Thomas Simmington
| IS 90, David Moss 1870, Thomas ESQ, Percy
Edwards 7O5, VIM Ball $40, Argus Publishing
Co O.5a, Owosso Press Pub Co 275, L e Wood
ard 1850.
From Water Works Fund-Michgan Tele-
phone Co Sl450, Ira G Curry 8l6 Argus Pub
Co 1.34 Owosso Press Pub Co. ZOO, Marshall
Shaupp .25, A Hollis 32. 81, Caledonia Electric
Light B Power Co 800, owosso Coal Mining
Park Street sewer-J Hunt SO 75 Edward
Hunt 100, VIM Vanderbeck 49l, ii Frain 1.S0,
G r Zimmerman 500, Fred Alyea 4:9l, Frank
Fowler 3.75 w Coone 491, M Mcdowell 4.91,
osn 4 ~ Snow s PsaPssr
f Kellogg 437, George Ross 4.s1, Dell Butts
4si, jerome Beadle a.9l, w Schaup 49l, VIM
Shay 4.37, Frank Thomas 250 VIM Runyan
437 Fred Bagley 3.75, H Baker 491 f L Brown
437, A Ackey $40, William Cady $40. William
Gilbert $50, Edward Corcoran 4yl, Ham 4S7,
Wilkes 81, j M Young 4q1, A Young 4.91, A
M Hulburt 4S7, Wells 49l G Schuman 4.si,
WT Potter y Si2 1--WE VIM Douglass Ss Rayi6
49, H Haines 2 90, q L Comstock $50 Frank
6G Rpmse vi Mnf 6sSyes $50 saye
LIS, M Burns $50, j M Treadwell 25O Frank
Howe 250 VIM Hubert So VIM Hurst ABB, f
Byerly l.s7, d. Gully $50, d J Warden $50, ID
Ball AZ, E l. Devereaux 100, w Hunt O.60,
Cyrus Reimer 247, Ed Hayes $685. L z Wood
ard 0.4, M l. Parker 25.60, John Brooks g. Son
1900, Hartshorn & Son LIE, j and II Frieseke
24Y26, II Q Main 1900, Castree g. Shaw 81 .06,
Charles Balloon 100, j and II Frieseke $3.50,
VIM Van Dorm 400.
Committee on claims and accounts reported
favorable on accounts as above presented, unan-
imOus consent being given same was allowed;
ayes 10, naysO.
James Osburn presented a check from the La
Dor Day committee for 800. 70, which was recelv-
ed and ordered turned over to the city treasurer.
Aid. Wiley presented following report which
was received and ordered placed on fe.
Owosso, Oct. 4, 1897.
The Owosso Sewer Board to Park st. sewer, DIR.
+: L. Deyereaux, oil, 80
w. s. Hunt, pals. ........-.... 80
Cyrus Reimer, 38 round ron... 2 AZ
Ed Hayes, sand ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. So
l.. E. Woodland, ile......................... "a
M. l.. Parker, 20 so
Brooks Il Son, 10 90
j. & ii. Frieseke. sewer pipe...............24S 26
Hartshorn Il Son, pipe. 76
j. & III. Frieseke, go so
Pacific Flush Tank Co., syphon.............. 81 90
Freight on same........ .................,... rs
II. G. Main, surveying. t6 90
Labor $3.50 90
L. K. Woodland, cement. ...... ............. 2S 20
Castree & Shaw Co. castings ............... 81 O6
Charles Balloon, carriage 1 90
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