The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-10-21

titioners. we do not deem 1t advisable to make
any change.
sewer and celler drainage Is herewith attached
and made part OF this report.
I. M. Wiley
Il. HI. Gould, SCommittee.
j. w. Jordan.
The committee on claims and accounts report
ed favorable on accounts as above presented;
unanimous consent being given the same were
for the same as the cash In the various funds
would allow, ayes 8; nays0.
Aid. Dewey presented the following resolution
and moved its adoption: carried.
Resolved by the common council of the city OF
Ow0ssO. That the following named persons be
and are hereby appointed inspectors OF election
for the general election to be held on Tuesday,
the sth day of November 1898, for their respect
i've wards as follows:
First Ward-Percy Edwards.
Second Ward-A. A. Crawford.
Third Ward-W. III. Lingle.
Fourth Ward-W. f. Burhans.
Fifth Ward-Chas. Parker.
Resolved by the common council of the city of
Ow0ssO, That the following named places be and
are hereby designated as places for registration
for the general election to be held Tuesday, Nov.
8. 1888, said registration to be held on Saturday.
First ward-Reimer's hardware store, North
Washington street.
Second ward -Copas' meat market, North
Washington street.
Third ward-City hail. Main street east.
Fourth ward-Patterson building, Main st. w.
Fifth ward-Palmer's store, Main st. west.
Resolved by the common council of the city of
Owosso. That the following named places be and
are hereby designated as polling places for the
general election to be held on Tuesday. the Sth
day of November, 1898:
First ward-Howe's store, Washington St. N.
Second ward-Times building 1913 Main st, K.
Third ward-City hall, Main street east.
Fourth ward-PattersOn building. Main st. w.
Fifth ward-Hose house, Lansing street.
Aid. Dewey presented the following resolution
and moved Its adoption, motion carried.
Resolved by the common council of the city of
Owosso, That for the purpose of paying for the
sprinkng of the streets that $500 be assessed in
equal amounts on all occupied lots and parts of
lots In the district as follows: washington street
from King street to the Ann ArbOr Ry. track,
Main street from Park street to Brooks street;
Exchange street from Hickory street to Water
street; Mason street from Park street to Water
street; Oliver street from Oak street to First
street. And that the special assessors of the city
be and are hereby Instructed to make said as
subject to review on Monday evening, Oct. %, at
1880 o'clock at the common council room. and
that the treasurer be instructed to collect the
same at the time of the collection of regular
taxes.
AID Copas presented the following report and
resolution and moved their adoption, which mo-
ton prevailed.
To the Honorable Mayor and Common Council
of the city of OwOsso:
Gentlemen-Your committee on streets and
sidewalks do hereby most respectfully report and
recommend to this common council that 1t Is a
walk in the V city OF Owo SO be repaired and and
made safe for public travel, and that certain side
walks be built In said city of Owosso, on certain
streets In said city, and In front of certain lands
abutting on said street, as follows, to-wit:
James Gray, lot 20, except 3xs rods off of south
east corner, Louisa Merell addition.
w. r. Gibson, com on the sw corner of lot Is,
Louisa Merell addition, thence south on the east
line of Higgins street, rods east parallel with
south line of lots IS and 49, rods north on the
line parallel with the east line of Higgins street
3rods, thence parallel with the south line OF lot
j. G. Walton, south n lots IS and 10, Louisa
Merell addition.
n. ID. MorehOuse, north "A OF lots Is and 10,
Louisa Merel addition.
Resolved, that the common council of the city
of Uwoss0 do determine and 0rdain that 1t Is a
necessary public improvement that sidewalk
be built repaired laid out and constructed on
the different streets In accordance with the re-
port of the committee on streets and sidewalks
of said city of Owosso, which said report Is here
to attached and made part OF this resolution.
The same to be built and constructed according
to the terms and provisions of an ordinance enti-
lied, An ordinance TO provide for the building
And c said walks Repaired according the terms
and Of an o tba ed
and the assessment and collection of the cost and
expense thereof, within the city of Owosso."
Approved September LIST, 1891.
Dated Oct II 1898.
j. II. Copas, j. w. Jordan, r.. A. Harmon.
Aid. Gould moved that the following resolution
which was laid on the table at the last meeting
of the council be taken from the table and adopt
Resolved by the common council of the city of
Owosso that the special assessment heretofore
made and levied for paving washington street
from the sout line Of Mason street to the Shia-
wassee river Main street from west line of Park
street to east line of Washington street, and Ex-
change street from west line OF Park street to
to east line of Washington street, and on Ex-
change street from west line of Washington st.,
to east line of Water street, all In city of Owosso,
be collected directly from said special assess
ment roll, and the city clerk is hereby instructed
To certify said roll to the city treasurer In accord
ance with sec rs Of chapter "a of the charter for
cities Of the fourth class
ton prevailed thatit be accepted and placed on
file.
Owosso. Mich, Oct. II. 1898.
To the Honorable Mayor and Common Council
of the CITY Of Owosso.
conference.-the committee elected at the re-
cent citizens meeting to confer with your city
attorney In regard TO raising money for assisting
a stock company In erecting furniture plant,
find that the same may be raised by a two-thirds
vote of the people as a"Publc improvement
bond, and we find after waiting on Mr.. Woadard
that he will agree to form stock company and
build two buildings S0x160 each, four stories high
with basement, besides engine room and dry
kiln. with the assistance Of $1,000 Otherwise
you can readily see that such plant would be
good Investment for the city of Owosso There
fore we recommend that resolution submitting
to the people the proposition to raise by bond
the sum OF Sl5,o00.O0 for a Public Improve
ment" bond at the coming election.
A: M. Bentley,
Ii. 3. Knapp,
w. Il. Hall.
Aid, Gould moved that the vote had at the last
meeting of the council on the following petition
b9 reconsdered; motion carried.
Owosso, Mich, Oct. 10. 1898.
To the Hon the Board of Public Works of the
City of OwOSSO;
Your petitioner, the undersigned. respectfully
represents thathe has been requested by num-
Der OF property holders along the line Of the sew