The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-03-11

STATEMENT OF CITY FUNDS FROM Die. lST
MARCH 1sT.
s. Washington st. sewer.
On hand Dec. lst.............. 1903 so
Tax received TO date, .......... $50 IS
Orders drawn on fund ....." 8 900
M l.. Stewart e. Co., amt. and
int loaned for fund .......... . ESQ IS
sos So Q 468 "A
Overdrawn ............. ....... 1871 so
Oliver and Water st, Sewer.
Overdrawn Dec lst ............. 1874 Ga
Orders drawn on fund.......... 10 90
Owosso Savings Bank amt.
and int loaned for fund -. 953 SO
Tax received to date.....m.". COG 90
sllol 80 sc96 90
Overdrawn,.."......."",,.,.., 400 40
Park st. Sewer.
On hand Dec 1st.... .......... 8 46 95
Tax received to cate....... 500 60
Orders drawn on fund.-. 8 A rs
NJ l.. Stewart a. Co., amt. and
int. loaned for fund.".-",".. 8 1924 48
1869 "a ss4e IS
Ovcrdrawn.. ..."......"....... 422 60
Exchange and Ball st. Sewer.
On hand Dec, lst.;....~~..~..- sss q
Tax received to date"....... 904 IS
Orders drawn on fund. 81 As
Citizens Savings Bank. amt
and int loaned for fund.-. 8i0l5 81
siOs7 le sl2Oa 50
On Hand. ................ 1855 81
Water Works.
Overdrawn Dec. 1st......sl2iO7 %
Orders drawn on fund" 3l19 II
Water rent for Dec, jan Feb. 661 so
sI5sa7 10 8 6ei so
Overdrawn. =. ..................8 14565 50
Highway.
Overdrawn Dec. lst-.~........ 1913 SO
Orders drawn on fund........ 638 IS
Tax received to date"......-. S3698 81
4Oss As sSeos sc
Overdrawn..... ................ 1888 SO
Contingent Fund.
On hand Dec: 1.."...~.."...... s i64sl %
N. Baldwin, fees..... 800
Fred Edwards .............. 80 90
r. Colby, delinquent taxi" l445 81
j. Hammond, fees go
j. +. Cady, fees. ........ so
Fred Edwards, billiard table
Barthoomew, sidewalk so
Tax received to date.."...".. 1924 35
Orders drawn on fund $23924 10
II. G. Frieseke, school money l7458 AZ
State and Co. tax to II. Colby, 5000 90
siessa 90 s7ssl8 05
On hand. $23461 O3
Contingent fund. .:......v-.. 2S4e1 os
Exchange and Ball st. Sewer 1855 81
Highway fund.-. .............. 1888 SO
Water works..............,..... 1865 63
S. Washington St. sewer. 1871 so
Oliver and Water st. sewer. 405 46
Park st. sewer.".."..."."... 422 SO
$4,000 4s s2s626 60
s i7Ss Il
Water rent for Feb not in
On hand March Is :..'.....":. So 10
So 50
On hand in bank March I... s7esl IS
After settlement with school and county
treasurer there will be about 900 left for city
purposes.
s. b. PITTS Treasurer.
Aid. Copas offered following resolution 1t
was moved and supported that the same be
adopted, which motion did not prevail, ayes
man, Shaw, White, Jordan, Watson, walsh.
Whereas, The Mich Telephone Co. has pro.
Owosso and offered to enter into contract with
said city for the term OF three years to furnish
for the use Of the city, six telephones free of
charge. and whereas, with the funds of the city
money and pay THEREFOR and the Sef true
principle Of conducting the business of the city
by its officers should:be to economize and save
to the tax PAYERS as much money as possible.
city Of owosso be instructed to enter into g. con
tract for q consideration Of one dollar,
phones for the term OF three or five years as
Manager E. G. Stacey
Aid. Copas offered following resolution. It
was moved and supported that the same be
adopted, which was carried, ayes, Wiley Copas
White, Watson, Walsh; nays, Perrigo, thinner
l..
1897, vote to pay to the following persons
the following sums as follows: G. "A,
Osborn, $500; A. Northway, $50;
s. b. Phippen, $50; b. S. Knapp, $50, the above
amounts being for extra services which is con-
trary to the city charter. according to page rs,
Sec. 80, as follows The salary or rate of com
pensation OF any officer elected or appointed by
authority Of this act, shall not be Increased or
diminished during his term of Office, and no
person who shall have resigned vacated any
Office shall be eligible to the Office during
the same time the salary rate of compensa-
tion have been increased.
Whereas, Said James w. Jordan did pre-
meditatngly vote on the first day OF Nov, 1897
the taxpayers money away illegally, according
TO the city charter, the mayor is requested to
appoint special committee of two to investi.
gate said charges and to report at the next
regular meeting of their findings of above
charges. j. H. Capas.
1t was moved and supported that the same
be referred to committee to be appointed by
the mayor, which was carried, ayes o. naysO.
Mayor appointed as such committee, Aid.
White, and Wiley.
Upon motion council adjourned for one week.
FRED EDWARDS,
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