The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-11-18

| A quorum not being present the council adj
journed to Monday evening, NOV. II, 1898
| JOHN l.. ASH, Clerk.
! Common Council Chamber, !
| OwOsso, Mich, Nov.14. 1898.
! Regular meeting of common council, Mayor
Thomas kerwin presiding nm. c.,,s
| Aldermen present. at roll call, Wiley, Gould.
Dewey, Shaw, Harmon Palmer. Watson and
| Walsh.
Tho minutes of the last meeting were read.
| motion prevailed that the minutes Decorrect
ed to read that Aid. Harmon's report was refer
| ed to committee on abatement of nuiSances. The
minutes were approved as corrected.
| The following claims and accounts were pre-
| sented and upon motion were referred to the
| committee Oh claims and accounts.
| From Contingent Fund-A. w. Curtis So 90, A.
| Todd a. Co. 3 so, Oscar Wells 10 OS, Chas. Law
| renee 90, John l.. Ash 90, The Times Printing
Co: 90, same 4 30 same 20: +. o. Dewey 90,
}. w Jordan SOC. Ways and Means Com. 90,
| A. j. Patterson 90. J. Howe 40, VIM. BOe-
| rem 10 90, L. NJ Wiley co. f. ii. Gould On, j.
IL. Layerock 8 90. Percy Edwards 0o, VIM. Loy-
Dewey Jr. = 90, G. A. Baldwin 600. A: A. Craw'
| ford $40, s. Griffith 90, w. Egge 90. r, A Har-
mon %, Chas. Shaw 8 90. G.F. Zimmerman 90;
j. fdleseke q 20, j. C. Wallace. on, l.. H.Leland
2On, A. f. Palmer 90, j. w. Jordan 500, j l.
turt 800 VIM. Burhans 90, j. w. Jordan 2 OO,
| McKellop on, S. T. Watson 8 90, Chas. Dunham
90 NJ. l. Parker 90, c, w. Parker q 10, VIM.
Rhodes 90, +. M. Hopkins 90.
Fire Dept. FUND.-. b. Tubbs 25S, Owosso Fire
Dept, y. d. OtudTI IL ~.
From Highway Fund--T Dynes So 90, Frank
Zealy 80, Milton Van Barren 35i, $, Burbank
q 30. II, Durham 10. Dell Butts 26. VIM. Bail
20, Ed Dye 20, Thos. Smmington 40. Dwight
Ball 2 30, John Taylor o. VIM Hinchey 81, X.
Smmngton 20, A. w. Holmes q 40, LIE. Wood
ard 80 ~, Frank Mack 90.
Police Fund-wm Beresford S22 co. John
Hammond 22y0, Geo. f. Robinson 100.
From Water Works Fund-A. A Railroad Co..
IA 40, ChaS Lawrence 90, j. Thompson Soc, j 5.
Hunt 90. III. Robbins & Son II 95, F.C. Achard
8 81.
General Sewer Fund-w.gE Collins & Co. Use.
City Attorney Hadsan reported that he had
been served with notice of the commencement of
suit against the city by :. S. Miner as attorney.
Aid. Dewey moved that the interest of the city
In the said suit be left entirely with the city at
torney; motion prevailed
Aid. Palmer presented the following report
which upon motion was accepted and ordered
placed on file.
Owosso Nov. LIST, 1898.
To the Honorable Mayor and Common Council
Gents-I have the honor of reporting to your
honorable body the following fines collected for
the month of October, 1898:
Oct. 20, 1898, Geo. Clark, drunk fined $500.
Said fines have been paid into the city treasu-
ry andthe city treasurer receipt taken therefor
George B. McCaughna.
Justice of the Peace
Aid. COpas, chairman of the committee APP
pointed TO confer with the Board of Public
Works on the matter of widening the pavement
on South Washington street, offered the follow
ing report and moved IL be received and adopt
ed, which motion prevailed; ayes 9, nays o.
To the Honorable Mayor and Common Council
of the City of OwOSso.
Gentlemen-YOur committee and the Board of
Public Works to whom was referred the petition
of Taxpayers on South Washington street, beg to
report that joint meeting of the Board of Pub
lie Works and your committee on streets was
held In the council room Tuesday, Nov. s. 1898.
This joiht meeting had conference with the
the paving on Washington street made go feet
wide on the blocks between COmstock street and
Jerome Avenue, and thence from Jerome
bridge, as deemed best by the engineer, G. f.
Riggs. At this meeting the taxpayers were well
courteously presented by Messrs. Wildermuth,
Helm, Meisel, Pond and others.
The meeting was harmonious and arrived at a
solution of the difficulty which we believe met
the unanimous approval of the taxpayers and of
your committee and the Board of Public Works,
which you find expressed In the following reso-
lutiOnS offered by and unanimously adopted by
your committee and the Board of Public Works:
Resolved by the committee of the common
compliance with the wishes of the petitioners
and taxpayers on South Washington street be-
tween Comstock street and the river bridge on
laid street, we do hereby ask the common coun-
Gil to take immediate action and perform ali
things necessary under the charter. to have esti-
mate of the cost to be made, assessors appoint
cd, and tax rolls prepared on said blocks 'front.'
Ing on said street, for defraying the expense of
widening the pavement between Comstock st.
and Jerome Ave., from thence narrowing to the
Shiawassee river bridge according to the survey
to be made by @. E. Riggs, engineer. Said sur
vey to be Tor the best interest OF all concerned.
We ask that the preliminary work be done at
once and the paving to be made early In the
spring of the year of 1899. Also that In case the
present curbstOne cannot be removed and used
successfully the city defray the expense Of a new
pared at once.
All Of which is respectfully submitted.
Signed, Joseph III. Copas chairman and men,
bers of the common council. Board OF Public
Works-J. =. Haggart, president; L. II. Keller,
Q. w. Gale, James Osburn, s. Il. Parkill, X. A.
Harmon, j. w. Jordan.
The city attorney reported that a sidewalk YAK
amounting to S1615 had by mistake been assess
ed against the property Of Mrs. Crate, when 1t
should have been assessed against the property
vised that'Mrs Crate pay said sidewalk tax and
that the council direct that an order be drawn In
her favor to reimbu SO her for the money so paid
out.
Aid. Gould moved that the city clerk be direct
cd to certify the foregoing amount to the proper
stocks addition to the city of owosso. being tn
property of Mckenzie & Robinson; motion pr g.
vailed
The committee on claims and accounts report
ed favOrably on accounts as above presented.
Unanimous consent being given the same were
allowed an the clerk was directed to draw or
ders for the same as the different funds would
allow; ayes 10. nays0.
The clerk submitted the following report:
To the Honorable Mayor and Common Council
of the City of Owosso.
conference.-the following Is a statement of
the whole NUMBER Of votes cast In the several
wards OF the city of Owosso at a special election
held In said city on the sth day Of November.
1898 upon the proposition
shall the City Of Owosso raise by loan by a
bond known as General improvement Bond'
~ be due fifteen years from date and to draw in
terest nc the rate of four per cent per annum.
payable semi annually, the sum of fifteen thous,
and dollars (slS,o0ol for the purpose Of purchas-
Ing city market SITE"
Which number Of votes cast for and against
said proposition was seventeen hundred and
sixtyfour Q7eD. In favor Of said proposition
there were cast thirteen hundred and sixty-two
(l362l votes. Against said proposition there were
cast four hundred and two (402) votes.
.,s Summary Of votes for and against said propo-
For Against
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TSvonu MaIu .''''.'''..''' ''.'.. $50 l0t
lnlru Waru .....,.................... 227 40
rouIth Ward ......."-.s.................. BOG IN
ruin warn .......,..... .............. 1875 lO2
lOtdis -......... 1869 400