The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1897-03-19
Common Council,
COMMON COUNCIL ROOM,
OWosso. Mich, March ID, lSy7


Regular meeting OF Comm N Council. Mayor
Ira q. Curry preslding Aldermen present at
roll call, smith, PerrlgO, Lamfrom. thinner
man, Parker, White.
Minu,es OF last meeting read and approved.
The following claims ana accounts were pre-
scented and referred To the committee on claims
and accounts:
From Contingent Fund-H. S. Hadsall S).S5,
John shfoTd $500, "A. X. Giles sic o. j. T..
Cady $780, John Hammond $500, VIM Bar
riStord 1l.00, Kalamazoo Pub. Co. $500.
From Highway Fund "A Shelp s. 90, g. NJ.
Young $lsO, 5 q. Burbank " W, ID. Speek S>OO,
j. Doyle Is 20, j. Parker Sl.S5. ID. Dwight $40.
The committee on claims and accounts re-
polLed faVorably on accounts as above present.
ed, unanimous consent being given, same was
allowed Ayes ], naysO D.
AID. Lau from offered the following resolu-
ton, which was adopted. Ayes Z, n?ysO
Resolved by this CUu lcil. that the City Clerk
be and Is hereby instructed TO procure 70 copies
OF the McCracken Michig IN Election Laws of
1915.
Aid Smith offered the following resolution,
which was adopted Ayes 7, naysO:
Resolved by The Common Council of the city
OF Owosso, that the pol lug places OF the sew
eral wards for the annual city election TO be
held Monday, A grill 8, 1897, will be as follows:
First ward, Fred Gould S store on north Wash
ingtOn street; Second war;, Times Prin Ing Of
ice, east Main street: Third ward, City Hall,
east Main street; Fourth ward Pattersons
store, west Main street; Fifth ward, hose house,
Lansing street.
Aid. smith offered the following resolution,
which was adopted AyesS, naysO U:
Resolved by the Common Council of the city
of Owosso, that BOARDS OF Registration OF the
held April 8, 1897, viii meet at the following
named places: LIST ward, Knapp ~ miths fur
niture store; ID ward, /. u. Curry's hardware
store: I'd ward, City Hall 4th ward, Patterson's
store, west Main street; 5th ward, Hose house,
Lansing street. That the registration board of
the fifth ward shall be held on Friday Aprll2,
and Saturday, April 3.
Aid Lingle presented the following report,
which was adopted. Ayes 3, naysO:
Owosso. Mich, March IL, 1897.
To the Honorable Mayor ana Common Council
Tor the city of Owosso:
Gentleiaen-Your committee fire depart.
meut TO whom was referred the petition from
residents and tax payers OF our city asking that
better fire protection be secured for the resi-
dents and factories Of west Owosso, by the city
owning a team TO be kept at that end OF the city
TO be in readiness TO reach tire in that vicinity
before 1T had gained Roadway, would report
and recommend that We have considered the
matter from every standpoint and would recon-
mend that the prayers of the petitioners be
granted inasmuch as the work this team would
be able TO do would make them almost, If not
wholly, self supporting, as they could De used
TO sprinkle west Main street i'll summer etc.
and considering the present low price of horses
your committee feel That we are not justified in
refusing to make this Recommendation, mas
much as should we have fire in the business
portion of east town while our only hose wagon
was worse than mile away with horses tired
out and our nose al I'D cat our citizens would
havo nothing bL 90, sure Tor thir o"rpcI Tor
not III proving this o,lortulIty To c ~ vest
part of the city adequate fire protect Ia.
w. H. Lingle, Geo. Perrigo, G. Il. thinner
man.
Aid. Smith offered the following resolution.
which was adopted. Ayes s, naysO:
Resolved by the Common Council of the city
of Owosso, that the following named persons be
appointed election inspectors Of the several
wards for the annual spring election TO be held
April 8, 1871: LIST ward, Percy Edwards; I'd
ward u. w. Waters; Sd ward, Fred Walton;
4th ward, A. j. Paterson, 5. r. Van Tif1iin; 9th
ward, Miles Parker, james Haggart, f.. E.
Brooks, J. T. Walsh.
Aid Smith oneredathe following resolution,
which was adopted Ayes 8, nays U:
Resolved by the Com boa Council of the city
OF Owosso, That The following nained persons be
appointed as q registration board Tor the new
9Th ward for the annual spring election TO be
held April g. 1897: Nj. L. Parker, j. L. Walsh.
Aid. Parker offered the following resolution,
which was adopted. Ayes 3, nays U:
Resolved by this Council that the committee
on fire department be and is hereby instructed
to use their discretion in and are hereby au-
thorized TO purchase such team for use OF city
in west Owosso as they deem desirable, and
that the clerk be and is hereby instructed to
draw an order for payment OF such tesm on
order OF the above committee.
1t was moved and supported that the Mayor
appoint a committee to settle with the treasurer,
which was carried.
., Aid. Copas offered the following resolution
which was upon motion laid on the table for one
week:
Resolved by this Council, that the ordinance
for the compensation Of city officers passed
and approved April 49, 1896, section where il
now reads: "that the salary of the Treasurer
which shall be in full for ali services performed
by him for and in behalf OF he city of Owosso,
shall be in the sum OF six hundred dollars per
shall be amended as to strike out the
800. 90 and insert instead the sum four hundred
ln N A AL.
1897, with the incoming treasurer.
Owosso, March l5 1891.
The Mayor appointed Aid. Lingle, Perrigo
and Parker as the committee TO settle with the
treasurer.
Upon motion Council adjourned for one week
FRED EDWARDS, City CLERK.