The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-09-02
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Hosso. Aug. 90. '9S

Oxosso, Aug. go, '9s {
Regular meeting of the Common Council
Mayor Thos. Kerwin presiding.
Aldermen present at roll call, Wiley, Gould
Shaw Harmon, Jordan, Palmer, Walsh.
The minutes of the last meeting were read
| and approved.
Aid. Gould presented the following petition
which was referred to the Board OF Public
Owosso. August Esd. 1898.
To the Mayor and Common Council of the city
of OwoSSO.
We, the undersigned residents and property
owners on block eleven QD, on east side OF
Washington street, this city, respectfully re-
quest you to cause the immediate removal OF
the penstock in front of said block and thereby
abate the nuisance of the uusavory mudhole
there constantly existing.
Signed by Il. d. Dewey and others.
The following claims and accounts were pre-
sented and referred to the committee on claims
and accounts:
From Contingent Fund . Royce 5000 w
II Smith 9 80. j L Ash IS 66. Harry Cole 2 80.
Police Fund-Geo A Griffith 81 W, Geo F Rob
inson 200, 5 V Pack 90.
FIRE Department Fund-John Ashford $1,000,
D Blair l6 %. E Tubbs LIS, Harry Wood
2 90, Platt Beebe 1922, Osburn s. Sons LIZ.
From Highway Rund-Thomas Dynes G2. IS,
Chas Bailey 10 rs, H Carmody 1928, S Shep.
l.a5, William Bah 80, S T sewell $50, James
Doyle 8 81, H Haines lbs. c E Farr 1913. David
Walker 2 so, Owosso Paving Co $3.50
Building Fund-Geo Fulmer $1,000, L n Nor
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From Water Works Fund-claud Watson
sl.25, S Hunt so, Floyd Bloomer $3.50,
Charles Jackson $50, Charles Beebe 46 50,
Cyrus Reimer 1856. c Lawrence 100.
General Sewer-Water Works Fund Si4 so.
Aid. Walsh submitted the following report
and moved it's acceptance and adoption, which
motion prevailed:
To the Hon. Mayor and Common Council.
Gentlemen-Your committee to whom was
referred the bids for building pier and abut
mantS for bridOA ShiawaSSaa river
Main street would beg leave to make the fol.
lowing report: We would recommend that
contract to build said pier and abutments.
Said piers and abutments TO be faced with
Joliet lime stone not less than Is inch facing;
backing to be of hard head or field stone. This
we consider the best bid received, taking all
things into consideration, the price being
$34O0. j. T. Walsh,
A. Z. Palmer,
J. II. Copas.
ported favorably on accounts as above present.
ed; unanimous consent being given the same
were allowed and the clerk directed to draw or.
ders for the same as the different funds would
Aid. Shaw moved that the account of B. F.
Darling, hich had been referred to the COM
COMMITTEE and referred some other committee
Carried The account was referred to the COM
mtttee on claims and accounts.
Aid, Gould stated that the committee had
not made report as TO the cost OF new
bridge to be placed across Shiawassee river on
Main street, and he moved that the committee
be instructed to report to this council at its
next meeting as to cost Of said bridge-motion
carried
Aid. Walsh presented the following resolu.
tion and moved its adoption-motion carried.
Resolved, by the common council OF the city
OF Owosso that the special bridge committee be
and Is hereby auth orized to make a contract
with Richard Smith, of Charlotte, for the con-
struction OF a pier and two abutments for
bridge over Shiawassee river on Main street, in
the city Of Owosso, and that the same be sub
mitted to the common council for confirmation
of the next regular meeting.
Aid. Shaw called attention to the fact that
the Washington street watering trough was not
being supplied with water. The matter was re-
ferred to the superintendent.
Aid. Gould presented the following resolution
and moved its adoption-motion carried:
Resolved, that the committee on streets
cause the north portion Of Factory street along
lot one of block two. Stewards I'd add, to be
closed to travel until such time as the old pump
factory can be removed or made safe, and the
street cleared up.
The clerk presented the APP plcation and bond
OF Guy Spencer for plumbers license. The
matter was laid over until next meeting
Upon motion the council adjourned to Sep
TENDER o.
JOHN L. ASH, CITY CLERK