The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1897-11-26
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OWOsSO FRIDAY. NOV. s6. 1897.
Common Council.
Common Council Room,
OWoSsO. Mich, Nov. 90, '97,

Common Council Room,
Owosso, Mich, Nov. 22, ~.
Regular meeting of Common Council, Mayor
Aldermen present at roll call, Perrigo. Wiley,
Zimmerman, White, Jordan, Watson, Walsh.
Minutes of last meeting read and approved.
Following claims and accounts were present
ed and referred to the committee on claims and
accounts.
From Contingent Fund-H D Edwards Co
IS so, National Express Co o. William Barris
ford 22 co. John Hammond % 90, John Ashford
s 90, Charles Beattie 16 co. E b Tubbs So S
Ingersoll 20 co. j and H. Frieseke 40 80.
From Highway Fund.-N Janette 81 90, A r
Farr 8 SO, William Ball IS, Charles Bailey 0 90,
Percy Edwards IS, David Moss 10 %.
From Water Works Fund-A f Hollis St02 40,
Chas Balloon 10, t Walsh Q 50, M Young
IT'S, G F zimmerman 900, Young 7s, Geo
Wilkes T5, M Hunt 2 So Hunt So
Thomas 25 A Curtis 2 63, Geo Wilkes 375, M
Mcdowell - Crosty SS George gorge smith Nth
Miller 81, M Shoup 49, Thomas Atkinson So
VIM Gilbert rs, A Fowler 81, + Sewell "a,
Thomas Matthews 20 Monroe ss 90, F. Aiy e;
M p Hunt 3 70, w Coon 275, Rossman
2 Sc, H Omsted 1 81, d Clark o. J S Hunt so,
VIM M Micsle 3D. Charles a. SNOW D ID, aspeIge
Brown IS, H Parker 10, + W Doake 81, II
Haynes SO, A Montague 81, II McClintock
eg2 Geo Lorimer g., ea Gomstoc n 81 M y;
A Shelp GO, A Young 13, j Young H.
II III Frain 40 Adam Auiler 0 IS, Ben Matthews
/ 80, Kalamazoo Bargain Store ST. Ii Robbins
Sewer Connections Parker 0 so. G r
zimmerman So j M Young "a. A Young a.
II Parker 22i, L Brown . 81, G thinner
man 20.
Aid Perrgo presented the following receipt
which was received and ordered placed on file:
1895 Owosso, Mich, Nov: %, 1897
Received of Guy A. Cole fifteen aud 95-100 dol
lars. repairing and building Sidewalk. ~
No. 90 S. b. Pitts, Treas
Aid White presented the following report,
which was adopted, ayes Q, nays o:
Your committee on streets and sidewalks to
whom was referred petition praying for o
three.foot sidewalk on north side of Laverock
street, beg leave to report favorable on the
same
g. f. Zimmerman, v. M. White, j. H. Copas
The committee on claims and accounts re
ported favorable on accounts as above present
ed, unanimous consent being given, same was
allowed, ayes 3, naysO.
Aid. White presented the following report
which was adopted, ayes o. nays0:
Your committee on streets and sidewalks to
whom was referred petition praying for block
crosswalk on Corunna avenue at the corner or
Higgins street, beg leave to report favorable
on the same.
G. l.. Zimmerman, v. M. White, ], H. Copas.
Clerk presented notice of claim filed by
Watson & Chapman for Minnie Alderman,
claiming ~, 900 damages for falling upon defec.
tive sidewalk on Stewart street. IL was moved
and supported that the same be referred to the
Aid Perrigo, Walsh and Zimmerman, which
was carried. Ayes Wiley, Copas, White. Jor-
dan, Watson; nays Pcrrgo, Zimmerman, Shaw,
Walsh.
Aid. White presented the following report,
which was adopted, ayes 8. nays 0:
To the Hon. Mayor and Common Council of the
city of Owosso
Gentlemen-Your committee on streets and
sidewalks do hereby most Respectfully report ana
recommend to this common council that IL Is a
necessary public improvement that certain side
walks In the city of Ow0sso be repaired ana
made safe for public travel and that certain side
walks be built In said city OF Ow0sso, on certain
streets In said city, and in front of certain lands
AUDITING on said street. as follows, to-wit
On north side of Laverock alley, In the city OF
Owosso, State of Michigan; said walk TO be 3 II;
lot 49, Laverock SUBJ of out lot 8: Andrew Stew.
ems the east part Of lot IF, Laverock sub. OF out
lot5.
committee on streets and sidewalks
Aid. White offered the following resolution,
which was adopted, ayes Q, nays o.:
Resolved, that the common council OF the city
Of OwOsso do determine and ordain that 1t is a
necessary public Improvement that a sidewalk
be repaired built, laid out and constructed on
the IN % sn T Sidewalks
of said city of OwossO, which said report Is here
to attached and made part OF this resolution
The same to be built and constructed according
to the terms and provisions of an ordinance ent-
lied IAN ordinance to provide for the construc.
ton and manner and time of construction, OF
sidewalks hereafter to be built or constructed
within the city of OwossO, and for the payment
and collection of the costs and expense OF the
construction thereof" approved August ~, 1891
And said walks repaired according TO the terms
and provisions of an ordinance entitled, IAN or
dlnance providing for the repairing OF sidewalks
and the assessment and collection OF the cost and
expense thereof, within the city OF Owosso."
Approved September 1st, 1891.
AID White offered the following resolution,
which was adopted, ayes o. nays 0:
Resolved by the Common Council ot the city
q Owosso, That the committee 9ppointed by
the Mayor to find a market place and other mat
ters pertaining thereto, be discouraged and
new committee appointed In Their stead
The mayor appointed as such committee AID
watson Zimmerman, Shaw.
Upon motion Council adjourned.
FRED EDWARDS. City Clerk