The Owosso times., 1898-04-15
COMMON COUNCIL.
Common Council Room,
OWosso, Mich, April Q, 1875.

IOmmON NOONNAL.
Common Council Room,
Owosso, Mich, April z, 1895
Regular meeting of Common Council, Mayor
f. A. Gould presiding; aldermen present ~
Shaw, a Wv White, Jordan, Watson, Walsh.
Minutes Of last meeting read ana approved.
( Following claims and accounts were present.
ed. and upon motion were referred TO the COM
mittee on claims and accounts:
From Contingent Fund Fred Edwards VS. ~,
Owosso Gas Co. 1.20, O Lawrence 90, Fred
Ahrnds 0.l0, Oscar Wells 1900, Owosso q
Corunna Electric Co 36s2O Johnson & Hender-
son $50, Minnie l.. Smith. 400, John Walsh
ZOO Argus Pub. Co l47, Pat Hamburg 0.oO. e:
GoSd SS9S Georgs osqHs FespsS Gpas 5000 5000 Georss
M Dewey 5000, G f. Zimmerman 5000, Charles
j Shaw 5000, v M White 5000. James w, Jor;
SSn 81 90 Shares Beatty S Times
ing Co $3.50. T M Wiley 800, Geo Perrigo Soo
6 M Dewey 500 g Shaw 500. M White
SSo Jordan STS Smith wa5sOe so W. LoTSs tSg
400 d w WATERS 40c, A T. Copas AGO, W H
Lingle 400, w Frieseke 400, Green 400, w
400 &C CIV Parker 400, r e Brooks 400, G
Hoyt 4. 90. ] II Copas 200, VIM Loyett 2Vo, L
Whited 200, Johnson 400 o. Wells 40 J
Thomas zoo W Harmon soo F1S.e Rheoss soS 90
Fred Gould $40, A Patterson 300 q + Iim mer-
man 200, G J Shaw 400. 3 Pitts 6O5;oo Theo;
dore Constine $40 o. " 90 JORDAN S"'.V M
From Hishway Fund-Fred III Gould $780,
r. Perkins i.i3. * Townsend LIB, ID Moss 100,
Dye 1900 Bailey rOQS Ra,i Bsasdal s Bas Bls
lev O.44 G. A Cole 1928, Cook Il Melvin l?o
George H Bedford 400.
Aid C0pas presented following report which
was upon motion adopted, ayes9 o, nays o.:
Your committee TO whom was referrea the
question of the T. g. A. Ry. Co 8 gates across
) south Washington street crossing peg ieave 10
the T. & A. Ry. Co. keep fiagman stationed at
its crossing every ay in the week, Sundays In
cluded
" M. White,
G. F. Zimmerman.
Aid. Copas pre- sented following report, which
was upon motion adopted: ayes, Copas, Ilm-
norman, Shaw, Watson, Walsn; nays, whey
D0"o'' "A'' Owosso, April 4. 1s9s
Your committee to whom was referred the
claim of L. E.. Woodland, $llS.64 for repairs and
moving water mains of OF l.. u. Woodaros 5
land into middle OF street, would report tnat
said land will be L. E. Woooard's prIvale
property as soon az the city gives said L. ~
Woodard n deed Of same; and said L. r.
Woodard deeds TO city OF Owosso same amount
OF land as ctv nj Owosso deeds to him Tor street
purpose. Sad /. e. Woodard did agree 10 pay
all expense h..l Mould occur in the transfer,
and leave the street III as good condltion as ne
received it, G.. +. Zimmerman,
j. II. Copas.
AID Dewey presented following report. which
was upon motion received and ordered printed:
Owosso, April 5, 1898.
To the Honorable Mayor aud Gentlemen Of the
Common Council of the city OF Owosso:
Gentlemen-At the close Of the year from
April i6, 1897 to April z, 1898, beg leave TO re-
port the number OF cases OF contaglouS disease
Of all kinds reported to me was 14S, divided as
follows No. cases of measles 30, no deaths; /;
No. OF cases typhoid fever Q, all OF which
recovered No cases OF scarlet fever, 20 and
cases occurred from May Is, 1897, to April 2.
1893 While good many cases OF so.called
tonsilitis was the cause OF continuing the cpl
as diphtSeria. This could not be done with q
certainty, without test cultivation OF the
germs OF diphtheria; of the cases OF diphtheria
nine died, which covers the loss by death from
contagious diseases in the city from time speci-
fed In the majority OF cases strict quarntine
is readily submitted to. Many families were
cared for by order 81 tns
c. A. Osborn, M. ~, Health Oficers.
Aid. Dewey presented following report which
was upon motion received and ordired printed,
ayes 3, naysO: - -, ,ooo
TO the Honorable Mayor and Common Council
The board of health OF the city of Owosso beg
leave to submit this their report from May l,
1897 to April !, 1898: Regular meetings held by
the board, 12 special meetings hela aa oy 1as sne
privy vaults ordered repaired ana new ones
built, 142; manure piles ordered removed, 20;
garbage piles ordered removed ~; nog "opens pens
cleaned, 3; yards ordered cleaned, D: alleys or
dered cleaned. TO- bitches ordered cleaned, u;
cellars ordered cleaned 3; private sewers or
moved, II cess POOLS cleaned ana removed, l0
dead animals removed. /; feeding hens on rot
ton remains Of dead animals, 2; sewers recon- ON
mended, 3. There has been reported to this
board 139 cases of contagious and infection dis
ease OF which were: Scarlet fever, y, d1ph-
liberia SO, measles. 80; typhoid fever 0. scar.
measles, no deaths; typhoid fever, no deaths
The number OF deaths which occurred from
these diseases were nine, all OF whicn were
from diphtherla. The whole number OF deaths
occurring in the city from all causes Tor the
first eleven months were 100. All the houses In
which contagious diseases occurred were pia.
carded and disinfected under the supervision OF
sthe board OF health. During the diphtheria
epidemic sanitary police was employed and
several families quarantined and looked after
by the board. Provisions and other necessaries
were furnished where they were required. The
Emerson school building was disinfected three
times.
In compliance with the new State law the
board of health appointed city clerk Fred Ed
wards register OF deaths, August 26, 1897.
We would recommend that your honorable
body provide suitable place for scavingers to
dump night soil and garbage as 1t Is q public
This board would further recommend that
for the coming year your honorable oooy snoulo
appoint as health officer some one, not neces-
sarily physician, but some one who under
stands something Of sanitation, and that you
pay him by the day for work done, and that
you require house to house visitation, exam
lining all closets, back yards and alleys, also
cellars where IL may be deemed best, also that
he shall quarantine and placard oil contagious
diseases, look after the needs OF all families SO
quarantined; disinfect all places required TO be
disInfected, grant all permits to attend school
and otherwise mingle with the public under the
instructions and directions Of the board OF
health. Also that he be appointed with 20.
lice authority and that he be the executive
member Of the board Of health, and that he be
required to do all OF the outside work other
than when the full board shall be required
All OF which is most respectfully submitted
B. S.Knapp, M. D., President
s. s. @. Phippen, M. D., Vice Pres.
c. A. Osborn, NJ. D., Health Officer.
A. II. Northway, Secy.
AID Walsh presented following report It was
moved and supported that the same be received
and ordered printed, ayes 0, nays o:
REPORT OF CITY TREASURER
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- by Guy Cole, sidewalk.
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4" 30 to highway orders. s...... 392 ~
{" 30 to water works orders. Alb ~
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