The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1897-05-14
by the making OF said public Improvement.
Passed and approved May 10, 1897.
H. A Gould Mavor

by the making OF said public Improvement.
Passed ana approved May 10, 1897
Il. A. Gould, Mayor.
Fred Edwards, City Clerk.
IL was moved and supported that the ordin.
ance as read be passed, which was carried.
Ayes 10 naysO
The committee on ways and means was, upon
motion. granted further time In which to make
q report in regard 10 the purchasingof the Shia-
wassee agricultural society's grounds.
Aid. Copas presented an ttemized statement
of the cost of.repairingi the fire alarm system
caused by an electric light wire dropping on the
fire alarm line on Oct. 10, 1896.
1t was moved and supported that the bill be
presented TO Mr.. Ralph for payment. which was
carried Ayes, Perrigo, Wiley, Copas, Dewey,
Shaw, White, Jordan, Watson Walsh; nays,
Zimmerman.
Aid. Perrigo offered the following resolution.
II was moved and supported that II be adopted,
which motion did not prevail. Ayes, Perrigo,
Wiley, Dewey: zimmerman, Shaw, White, Jor-
dan, Watson, Walsh; nays, Copas.
Owosso, May 10, 1897.
To the Hon Mayor and Common Council of the
CITY of OWosso:
Resolved, That the committee on fire depart
ment be and are hereby instructed TO purchase
site for fire department In west part this city,
and the clerk be Instructed to draw an order for
payment of same; said site TO be that recon
mended by the committee on fire department.
described as east % feet oflot 10, OF land known
as the Bell property on west Main street.
The clerk presented a contract heretofore
adopted by the council between the Board OF
Public Works and the Detroit, Grand Haven
& Milwaukee Railway Company asking that il
be changed by erasing the words land for the
suppression of fire on the lands of the company
or in their immediate neighbornood" 1t was
moved and supported that the contract as
amended be adopted, which was carried. Ayes
10, nays o.
The following communication was presented.
read, and upon motion was referred TO the com.
mittee on nuisances;
Fred Edwards, City Clerk, Owosso Mich
Dear Sir-At irregular meeting OF the Board
HEALTH held Friday evening. May 9TH, in the
city OF Owosso, Mich, was Instructed TO ask
the city council TO designate and furnish a suit
able place for city scavengers to dump night
soil and garbage Please attend to this at once.
Yours very truly,
A. H. Northway, secy.
Aid. Jordan presented the following resolu-
ton, which upon motion was referred TO the
committee on ways and means:
Resolved. BY the Bo ,rd OF Public Works of
the city OF Owosso that the common council of
said city be and are hereby requested to consid
er the question and take such action as they
may deem advisable in relation to the matter
OF paving with brick pavement the following
portions of the following streets OF said citv
viz: That portion OF Washington street between
the north line OF Mason street and the south
line OF Comstock street; that portion of Elk.
change street between Washington street and
the east line OF Water street: that portion of
Main street between the east line OF Park street
and the east end OF the bridge over the Shia-
wassee river In case OF objection Of the own
ers OF frontage on any of the above mentioned
ment, then to provide for the paving of the por-
ton of street where such objection Is made with
block pavement. We are informed that con
tracts have been let in the city OF Detroit for
brick pavement at the price of 81. SO per square
at which rate the above mentioned brick pa We
ment would cost about S25 per lot front To
pay the expense in the first instance OF such
paving. bonds might be issued to become due in
say three, four and five years, which at rate
OF interest OF five per cent. could be sold at par
thus making ii easier to defray the cost OF paw
ing, the city paying the cost OF paving all cross
ings, which would amount to about one third of
the cost, the balance of the cost to be assessed
upon frontage and abutting property.
Aid. Dewey presented an ordinance relative
to licensing OF dogs. 1t was moved and sup.
ported that 1t be read the first and second time
by its title, which was carried, Ayes TO- nays o.
1t was moved and supported that 1t be re-
ferred to the committee on police and the city
attorney which was carried. Ayes 10, nays o.
Liquor bond of William Sturtevant, with
Nicholas Goodyear and Hiram AFFORD, was pre-
sented. 1t was moved and supported that the
bond be accepted and sureties approved. Ayes
10, nays o.
Aid. Dewey presented report OF the street
commissioner for the month of April, which was
received and ordered placed on file.
The clerk appointed Frank w. Smith. deputy
clerk 1t was moved and supported that the
appointment be confirmed. Ayes 10, naysO
that Aid. Wiley be elected President of the
council, which was carried. Ayes g. nays 0.
Aid. Wiley reported that numerous complaints
had been made to him in regard to persons
dumping garbage on the fair grounds which
was referred to the committee on nuisances.
Upon motion the council adjourned.
FRED EDWARDS, City Clerk.