The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-05-06

the course 10 pursue In making arrangements
for the care or assistance OF any relatives of the
members OF Co q, Sd Regt., NJ. N. c., and re
port TO the council at Its next meeting.
Aid. Dewey presented the following resolution
| Ayes Wiley, Dewey, COpas, Shaw, Harmon
Jordan. Palmer, Walsh, s; nays, Gould, /.
Resolved, by the common council of the city
OF Owosso that the ways and means committee
| De ana Is hereby efucted To sell the $35, 0C
paving bonds and 900 sewer bonds.
l. Aid Jordan pre- ted the following resolution
which was accepted and ordered placed on file;
ayes, Wiley. Dewey, Copas, Shaw, Harmon, Jor.
dan, Palmer, Walsh, 81 nays, Gould, 1.
| Resolved by the common council of the city OF
Owosso that the date for opening bids on paving
| contracts be and Is hereby designated Wednes-
| DAY. June LIST, O'Clock p. m, A. ID. 1898.
AID. Jordan presented the following petition
when upon motion was accepted and ordered
| placed on file; ayes, Wiley, Dewey, Copas, Shaw,
Harmon, Jordan, Palmer, Walsh, s; nays, Gould.
Resolved by the common council of the city of
| OWosso that the Board of Public Works be and
Is hereby instructed to advertise for bids for paw
Ing III the following districts: Washington street
| from Mason street to Shiawassee river bridge;
Exchange street from Park to Water, Main st.
from Washington to Park; and that the day of
nesday, June lst at ? O'Clock, A. ID. 1898. as des-
\ lgnated by the resolution of the common council
and the said Board of Public Works be directed
10 let the contract OF said paving to the lowest
responsible bidder and the necessary storm wa
| ter sewers and other structures as provided In
| the city charter
| Alu wiley pTeSenUeu tne 1OIlOWlDB
which upon motion was read first and second
| time by Its title; ayes 8, nays 0.
Moved and carried that 1t be read third time
In full and placed upon its passage; ayes nays o..
| 1t was then placed upon its passage and car
ried; ayes 8. naysO.
AN ORDINANCE
To license popcorn, peanut, candy and fruit
stands, or places where peanuts, popcorn, can
| dy and fruit are sold ON the public streets or
sidewalks of the city of Owosso.
Sec. First. The city of Owosso ordans that
hereafter 1t shall be unlawful for any person or
persons to maintain or keep any stand or other
or either of them are sold on the public streets
or sidewalks of the city of Owosso without
first having obtained u license as hereinafter
provided.
Sec. Second. That any person desiring to
obtain license TO maintain stand or other
place for the purpose of selling or Offering
for sale, peanuts, popcorn, candy or fruit shall
make application TO the chairman of the COM
mlttee on streets and sidewalks of the city Of
OWosso, In writing, stating the business he de
sires to conduct, and the particular place where
| he desires to conduct said business and the
time for which he desires said license.
sec. Thlrd. Upon approval OF said applica-
tion by the committee on streets and sidewalks
| of the city OF Owosso, or q majority of them,
endorsed upon said application. Said applicant
stand or place to sell the articles mentioned in
said application for the time and place therein
mentioned, upon his paying to the city clerk,
| Tor the use and benefit OF the city of Owosso,
the following sum or sums of money: For sell
| ing for three months or less, four dollars; for
SIX months, seven dollars for one year, ten
dollars.
Sec, Fourth. That upon application and ap-
proval, as hereinbefore provided, in this or
dlnance, the city clerk, upon payment of such
sum or money FOR licenses, as hereinbefore pro-
yded, shall issue TO such applicant the license,
duly signed by the mayor and city clerk, upon q
blank provided for such purposes keeping a
iull record or the same upon the stub of such
license book granting permission to the appli
cant 10 engage In the business, as applied for,
stating the particular kind of business, the
place where 1t is to be pursued, the time the
| license is TO continue in effect and the amount
paid for such license or permit.
Sec Fifth. Any persons violating any Of the
provisions or this ordinance shall, upon convic-
tlon thereof, pay fine not exceeding fifty dol
lars, or by Imprisonment in the county Jail in
Shlawassee county not exceeding sixty days,
or both such fine and Imprisonment, as the
court before whom such conviction shall be
had, may order.
Sec Sixth. All ordinances and parts of or
dinances inconsistent with the provisions of
this ordinance are hereby repealed.
Sec. Seventh. This ordinance shall take
effect ON the goth day of May, 1898.
Approved May I'd, 1898.
Thos. Kerwin, Mayor.
Attest, JOHN L. ASH, City Clerk.
Aid. Jordan presented the following ordinance
which upon motion was read first and second
| time by its title; ayes 0, nays 0.
Then moved 1t be read third time in full and
| placed upon lts passage; ayes, Wiley, Dewey,
8; nays, Gould, 1.
BY motion 1t was then placed upon its passage.
Dld not carry; ayes, Wiley, Dewey, COpas, Shaw,
Harmon, Jordan, Palmer Walsh, 8; nays, Gould,
l. Unanimous consent not being given for its
passage, 1t did not pass but was laid on the ia
cle for one week.
Aid. Jordan presented the following resolution
which was accepted and ordered placed on file.
Resolved Dh the common council of the city of
Owosso tnat the printing committee be and Is
hereby instructed to make contract with the low
est responsible bidder for 300 copies of paving
Specifications at once.
Aid. Walsh presented the following ordinance
which upon motion was read the first and second
times ay It's title, ayes 9, nays0.
III was then moved that IL be read the third In
fuii ana De put upon its passage; ayes 0, nays 0.
Moved that 1t be passed; ayes, Wiley Dewey,
CopaS, Shaw, Harmon, Jordan, Palmer and
walsh; nays, Gould, l.
Unanimous consent not being given for its pas
sage, 1t did not pass but was laid on the table for
one week.
The The mayor made the following appointments
III was moved and supported that he be con-
frmed, which was carried; ayes 9, nays o.
For chief of the fire department, Moses Keyte.
IL was moved and supported that he be confirm
For street commissioner, George Griffith. 1t
was moved and supported that he be confirmed,
which did not carry; ayes, Gould, Dewey, Jor-
9an, rainier ana walsh, b; nays, Wiley, Copas,
Shaw and Harmon, 4.
For city marshal. VIM. Beresford. 1t was
moved and supported that he be cOnfirmed ayes
For night police, j. 4. Cady. 1t was moved
and supported that he be confirmed,ay 9nays0.
For night police, John Hammond. 1t was
moved and supported that he be confirmed;
ayes 9, nays 0.
For member of Board of Public Works, Stan
ley +. Parkill: 1t was moved and supported
that he be confirmed; ayes 0, nays 0.
For city surveyor, III. g. Main. 1t was moved
and supported he be confirmed; ayes 8, nays 0.
For special assessor, ID. A. Barnum and A. W.
Curtis. 1t was moved and supported in each
case that nomination be confirmed; ayes 8, nays
%.
Aid. Dewey offered the following resolution
which was accepted and ordered placed on file,
ayes 8, nays 0.
Resolved by the common council of the city of
OwOsso, that in case of the bridge over the Shia-
wassce river on Main street be moved that IL be
placed across the Shiawassee river at some suit
able point, and that the committee on ways and
means be and is hereby instructed to receive
bids for the construction of a proper foundation
for the same. and the moving and placing of the
present structure; and that n special committee
OF three be appointed to determine the location
OF the present structure If moved
Aid. Gould presented the following resolution
which was accepted and ordered placed on file.
ayes 8, nays o.
Resolved that all bills against the city be hand
ed to the committee on claims and accounts at or
before noon OF the day on which the regular
council meeting shall convene.