The Owosso times., 1898-04-15

plete. IL rubber coats In good and In bad shape,
2 cooper hose jackets, combination wrenches,
hose coupler. 4.sOo pounds OF hay, rs bu oats, SO
lbs bran, 900 lbs engine coal, 30 feet Ain hose
10 feet steam hose. water pail curry combs,
2 brushes, tail brushes, 2 tail combs, fly ne Is,
3 pitchforks. schOOp shOyes, halter bridles'
2 coal scuttles. 3bushel baskets, 5000 lbs soft
coal, $500 hard coal. soft coal stoves, ~ It
step ladder, l wise, bench, l hammer, cans
polish, 10 IT lin rope and pulley 6-gal OIL can,
smoke protectors, 1856 acid bottles for BabcOcks
(empty), gallon cylinder oil and can, sprnk-
ling pot, a gal lard oil and can, monkey
waste.
In Department Room---l hard coal stove, bath
or, secretary, table. chairs, 4 cots. mat
tresses, white spreads, 4quilts. pillows, S
blankets, sheets, Spillow cases. 2 speaking
trumpets ! clock, wardrobe, ~ yds linoleum, .
yds Oilcl0th, towels.
Fire Alarm System-2l fire alarm boxes, I6 I'm
good order, In bad shape, one Gamewell box
being burned out, and the Detroit boxes are not
to be relied upon. The cost of keeping these
boxes in any kind Of working order would
amount TO almost what new ones would cost In a
year. 10 miles of wire, 81 battery cells In work
Ing order, Indicators, small bells, 800 lbs blue
vitrio 3S zines ~ cOppers, l Taper, a galva-
nOmeter, switchboard, fuse blocks, 200 It in
sulated wire 100 II base wire, Is side brackets,
lS pin brackets, IL insulat0r glasses, porcelain
knobs, splicing clamp, pr splicing clamps,
pr cutting pliers, wire stretcher, battery
syringe.
The department has at all times during the
past year responded promptly to all calls, and
also have found the engineers at pumping sta
The department. Is short one iron bound wag-
on box, TO which 1t has before called the atten-
ton of the council for which 1t has needs for the
exercise wagon. The chairman of the fire COM
mittee, J.J. Mackey lent this box to Ned Martin
some TWO or three years ago, and II has never
been returned This matter should have prompt
attention.
Thanking your honorable body for cOurtesies
extended TO your fire department the past year,
we submit this report pboy for your our approval: PpN
Frank House, Secy. NJ Keyte, Chief
Aid. White presented following report which
was upon motion received and ordered printed.
To the Honorable Mayor and Common Council
of the city OF OwOssO.
Gentlemen-ln the case of Edward Ryan vs.
William Baresford, which was tried In the JUS
tice's court and afterwards appealed to the Cir
cult Court, which was directed by your honor
able body TO defend for the city marshal, beg
leave to report that the same came on for trial
in the Circuit for the county of Shiawassee and
lasted day and a half, and that the jury, after
listening to the evidence and arguments of the
counsel, and charge of the court, rendered
verdict in favor OF Mr.. Baresford for no cause
of action, thus reversing the decision of the
lower court and fully generating Marshal Bar
esford. 3. >. MINER, City Attorney.
Aid. Shaw presented following report, which
was upon motion received and ordered placed on
file.
To the Honorable Mayor and Common Council
Gentlemen-The bills of Mr.. G. Il. thinner.
man and John L. Walsh, which have been re-
ferred to me, have been duly considered. ! find
that section 80 on page 25 gives the council the
right to fix the salary not exceeding fifty dollars.
Section Is on page 2S provides that no member
Of the council shall receive any compensation for
his services, either as alderman, committeeman
or otherwise, except as herein provided.
AS Understand Mr. Walsh and Mr.. thinner
man were appointed committee by the com
mon council under section 26, page SO, for the
purpose of auditing and settling the accounts of
the city treasurer, and unless there Is some spe
cial provision In the charter which gives them
pay for that special service, they would come
under section 10, page %, before mentioned.
have examined the charter with great deal
of care and i regret very much that am unable
to find any provision which will entitle them to
pay for the services performed Therefore in
my opinion, their bill would not be legal claim
against the city. ). S. MINER, CITY Attorney.
Aid. Copas presented following report which
was upon motion received and ordered placed
on file.
To the Honorable Mayor and Common Council
of the city of OwOSSO:
Gentlemen-YOur honorable body having re-
ferred TO me the several bills of Il. 5. Knapp, A.
ii. Northway, c. A. Osborn and s. 5. c. Phppen
/ have taken the same under consideration and
given the same that examination which am en-
abled to with nothing but the city charter to
The matter is not without some doubt but the
council having voted the board of health a GER
tain salary, to be paid Semi-annually, and only
| one-half of said salary having been paid, 1t
would seem that the balance would be due at
their termination or office: and In my opinion,
the same are legal claims against the city, and
must be paid. =. S. MINER, City Attorney.
Aid. Dewey presented following report, which
was upon motion received and ordered printed.
0wOsso, Mich., April lst, 1898.
Board of Public works
Gentlemen-BelOw submit statement showing
number gallons water pumped at pumping sta
ton as shown by the indicator, also estimate of
coal consumed together with oil, packing, waste,
| etc, used at the pump house, for the year end
| ing March 3lst. 1898. also water mains and sew
ers constructed, under the control OF the board,
| fnr tba