The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1897-09-24
Common Council.

Common Council.
Common Council Room,
Owosso, Mich, Sept. 20, 1897.
Regular meeting essslS,0 Of Common Council Mayor
Aldermen present at roll CALL Wiley, Shaw,
Zimmerman, Perrigo, Copas White, Jordan.
Walsh
Minutes of last meeting read and approved
Aid. Wiley presented following petition which
was upon motion referred to the committee on
Owosso Mich. Sept. 90, 's7.
The Honorable Mayor and Common Council OF
Gentlemen-I expect soon to install two new
boilers at my factory, corner of Main and Water
street, but find cannot arrange the matter sat
+ iSfactOriy without either encr0achiDg upon Wa
ter street or having change made In the west
erly line of Water street
Therefore petition your honorable body to
cause the lines of Water street to be removed 40
feet easterly from point where they now inter-
sect Main street. running thence south at right
angles With Main street, 90 feet 70 the original
Trusting the matter win receive the favorable
consideration of your honorable body, remain,
Dict. by i s. f. respectfully L.. Woodland.
Following claims aad accounts were presented
and referred to the committee on claims and ac-
counts
snider 90, d. Butts 8 90, F. Webster 4 2s, VIM.
Santhony %, @. Snow 5 90, Dell Clark co., j.
Moriarlty 8 co. VIM. Walker 90. ID. j. Worden
500 M. Mcdowell AZ, q. l.. Comstock 81, Ray
White 2 CO., ID. Clotty o., A. Fowler 75, o.
Wells rs, d. Walker IS, VIM: Van Doren %,
@. Greenwood 70, Fred Alyea %, Fred Bagley
an u.s. F. l.. Brewer $780, H. Parker 375, w.
Brendahl 3 75, H. Frain 90. G. +. Zimmerman
900, Fred Byerly 70 John Kritz so, Jas. Far
rell 2 so, George Wilkes 81, Jerome Beadle 3d.
W. G. Coon 20, s. W. Denyes 2 So j. s. Hunt
s00 Ed Hunt so, Haynes S5, O. Sherman 49,
VIM. Hast l Is, H. Eggert 25, Z. Byerly l as,
Hs o. st q BO re- a9sPpAns AcSey Is
Sh0up I 20, Frank Howe 25 L. Haun $40,
Gwosso fire dept 90, Hazen q Van DeVeer &c.
press AS, johnson & Henderson co. 4. B. Tubbs
: So Hale Harness & Fire Supply Co. 1000, HID.
Haines 80, Thos. Dynes 10 90, Ida Burgess Q 90.
From Highway Fund-David Moss IL so, 10
seph Thomas 65, VIM. Ball so, Percy Edwards
Z60, j. Dodge & Sons "a. f. @. Achard TO- LIE.
Woodland IS 10, Fox & Mason "a 49,.
From Water Works Fund-Hall Bros IS, L. (.
woodland 81, Hugh Douglas so, VIM. Douglas
225, " M. White 90, A. F. Hollis 8 26, same
926, same 20, same 10 So, O. Balcom 75c. - -
The claim of John T. Mitchell for damagea
claimed to have been sustained by falling upon
motion referred to the city attorney.
Aid. Zimmerman presented following report,
which was upon motion adopted, ayes 9: nays 0.
Your committee on streets and sidewalks
would respectfully report favorable on petition
referred to them asking for the grading of South
farm be graded, and that the special assessors
make a roll of the same. j. ii. Copas, V. M.
White G. f. Zimmerman.
Committee on claims and accounts reported
favorable on accounts as above presented, unan-
imous consent being given same was allowed;
ayes 8, nays 0.
Aid. Oopas offered following resolution, which
was adopted; ayes 8, nays 0.
Resolved that this Council instruct the CITY
clerk TO purchase one car five inch cedar paving
blocks and draw an order for same.
Aid. Jordan offered following resolution which
was adopted, ayes 8, nays 0.
Resolved by the common council of the city of
0wosso that the Board of Public Works be and
Is hereby Instructed to begin the work of con-
structing the water mains on Williams street, be-
ginning at Hickory street, thence running east
0n.Williams to Dewey street; also the water
main on Clinton street, beginning at Elm street,
thence running west on Clinton west to Cedar at
once.
1t was moved and supported that the council
proceed to review the special assessment roll for
and Oliver streets. There being no objection,
it was moved and supported that the assessment
roll as reviewed be adopted, which was carried.
ayes 8, nays 0.
Mr.. Bayer came before the council and asked
to have the drain on Hickory street repaired so
that 1t will carry off the water In that section,
which was upon, motion referred to committee
Aid. Walsh presented following receipt which
was received and ordered placed on file; ,oo.
Received of Guy A. Cole, twelve and 1900 dol
lars, repairing sidewalk and old plank Sold
s. Ii. Pitts, Treas.
Aid. Copas reported that the street commits
uais, and that there had been no report of same,
and requested that the commissioner be requir-
ed TO make report of the work done and mate
rial furnished for different people so that It could
Aid. Copas presented following report, which
was adopted ayes 8. nays 0.
The committee to whom was referred the mat
ter of removing the right of way As feet to the
east. as by petition of L. e. Woodland as offered,
do report favorably on same, providing said
Woodland leave said new street In as good c0ndi-
ton as the old, and that the necessary transfer
Of title of same be given the city of OwOss0 and
accepted by the committee on opening streets
and alleys. j. II. COpas, &. II. Zimmerman.
Aid. Copas presented following communication
which was upon motion received, and rererred
70 special committee appointed by the mayor.
The mayor appointed as such committee Aid.
Copas, Wiley and Shaw.
To the Honorable Mayor and Common Council
of the city of Ow0ss0:
business in the city of Owosso, and make the
following proposition: II the city Of Owosso will
appropriate $4,000 for the purchase Of a sulta-
BILE building site, the money to be expended I'M
der the supervision Of the COMM tee from your
honorable body, hereby agree 70 build at once,
modern, up-to-date Touring mill Of from 70 to
complete Touring and grist mill with machinery
for making buckwheat flour, feed, and so forth
The above described mill will cost me to erect
and properly equip. 100000 will give bond
10 I'LL my part Of lie contract, and complete the
mill and have II ready for operation by January
1 1898, provided site Is furnished Immediately.
Respectfully, r.: N. Parshall.
Williamson, Mich.
AID Jordan offered following resolution which
was adopted ayes q. nays o..
Resolved BY the common council of the city of
OwossO that that portion of Water street In the
city OF Owosso be vacated which Is described as
follows Commencing at the southwest corner Of
Water and Main street In said city thence rum
ming east 45 feet thence south sixty feet, thence
northwest to the place OF beginning; and that
the common council room An the city OF Owosso
on the 1sth day Of October next at 8 pm, to hear
any objections thereto, and that a. copy Of
THIS resolution be published in one Of the city
papers. 90
Upon motion council adjourned.
FRED EDWARDS, City Clerk.
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