The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-10-28
Common Council.
Common Council Room.

Common Council. M
Common Council Room,
Owosso, Oct. "a, '9S
Regular meeting Of the Common Council,
Mayor Thos Kerwin presiding, ~
Copas, Shaw, Jordan, Palmer
Minutes OF the last meeting were read and
The following claims and accounts were pre-
sented and upon motion refelred TO the commit
tee on claims and accounts:
From Contingent Fund-Doubleday Bros. 10
Co. III 49,
Fire Experimentation Ashford $40 on III
Blair 10 co. Fred Wentzel 955 Ira g Curry
2 20, Owosso Fire Dept $500.
From Highway Fund Charles Bailey S250,
Thos Dynes IL 80 Clark Reed 81, John iirews-
Dell Butts 5.44 VIM Bali 7.2S, James Doyle 6bn
John Taylor 5.45, Frank Howe 900 Allen HuIl
but .63, ii Carmody 10 "a, Geo J Cook 100, a
w Holmes 5O.S3, Il Woodland les 20, Law
renee 100.
Bridge Fund-wm Boerem $3.50
From Water Works Fund-C Lawrence S1.t0,
Grand Trunk Ry lis, Diamond Compound Co
$3.50, S Hunt 800 A Todd & Co AZ IS, A r
Hollis 9.75, II Robbins g. Son l4.io, F Hollis
District Sewer Fund-MCR r Co SO 81, p A
COPYRIGHT 5000, G II r Co rs, james Walk
er ~ Son $3.50.
Paving Fund-John Cootcr 5000, j Hunt
260 VIM Miller ESQ
Hartshorn & Son ". %.
Aid Palmer presented the following COM
committee consisting OF Aid. Jordan, Palmer,
Shaw:
Grand Rapids Mich. Oct. 10. 1898.
In regard to bringing our manufacturing bust
ness to your cry will state nat our prOp0si-
ton would be 10 the effect that you furnish us
with suitable buildings for cal rylng on such
business, located upon some railroad. We
would require machine shop building about
60x1O0. and II foundry 40x60. These buildings
should be strong and substantial. warm and
lf6ht, but we would not care for any thing ex'
cept plain buildings, and further considera.
tion of Sl50O.0 90 cash to pay the expense of NOV
ing patterns, machinery, and installing the
same in the factory.
We PROPOSE in consideration Of this to fur
nish for our part business established, and TO
operate from 20 10 10 men at the beginning ana
tncrt ase the san 8s the growth Of he business
viii pei init. We desire to stale that we have
ut this time between 5000 and $50. 100 worth OF
orders that are ready TO be closed as soon as we
are in position TO give some dednite time OF
~ 'S ''''' Di' GEO GEO. p. Buss.
The city clerk read the following resolution
adopted by the Board of Public Works at a
meeting this afternoon:
Resolved, BY the Board of Public Works that
the guarantee bond OF the Warren Scharf
Asphalt Paving Co. be forwarded to the cOun- &
Gil with the recommendation that II be APP
proved and executed, provided The city attor'
The city attorney read the said bond and ex-
planned its provisions, and pronounced 1t cor
rectly executed.
Aid Wiley presented the following resolution
and moved its adoption, which motion pre-
vailed:
Owosso, Oct. 25, 49,
Resolved, By the common council OF the city
of Owosso that the contract and guarantee
bond of the Warren-Scharf Paving Co. be and
Is hereby approved and accepted by this coun-
The committee on claims and accounts re.
ported favoraby on accounts as above present
ed Unanimous consent being. given they were
allowed and the clerk directed 10 draw orders
for the some as the various funds would allow;
ayes g. nays 0.
AID Gould moved that the following ordi
nance which had been laid on the table at the
last meeting OF the council be taken from the
table: motion prevailed.
an ordinance to regulate the placing of hitch
posts along the paved streets OF the city OF
Owosso.
The city of owosso ordains: That all hitch
posts placed along the paved streets of the city
of Owosso shall be uniform and shall conform
to the following specifications viz: First
That they shall be made OF three lengths OF tx
inchw rought iron pipe, each six feet long, joined
by elbows TO form the three sides OF a square,
Second. That they shall be set, the tree ends
into the ground four feet, just outside the curb,
TO project two feet above the sidewalk Third.
That not more than two of these be placed In
front OF any % foot frontage
Aid Gould moved that said ordinance be
placed upon its passage, which motion did not
prevail; ayes, Wiley, Copas. Palmer; nays,
Shaw, Jordan.
AID Jordan moved the following ordinance be
taken from the table and read in full; motion
carried:
An ordinance to provide for the presentation
The city of Owosso ordains, Sec. l. That
hereafter no hitchipg posts shall be set or
placed along the curb of any paved streets in
the city of Owosso.
Sec 2. All hitching posts now set on streets
which are being paved or which shall hereafter
be paved shalt be removed under the direction
OF the street commissioner of the city OF
Owosso.
Sec 3. This ordinance shall take immediate
effect.
Aid Jordan moved said ordinance he laid ON
the table; motion prevailed, ayes, shaw, Jor-
dan, Palmer and the Mayor-4 nays, Wiley,
Gould, Copas-3.
Aid. Shaw presented the following resolu-
Jion and moved its adoption, which motion car
ried:
Resolved, BY the Common Council of the city
of Owosso that the bridge committee appointed
Oh the building OF the bridge on Main street
over Shaw lssee river be and is hereby in
structed to notify Richard Smith the contrac-
tor, that he will be held liable for damages for
any delay in the completion OF the work under
his contract.
Aid. Wiley presented the following petition
which was referred to the committee on streets
and sidewalks
~ Owosso, Oct. T2, '9S.
To the Honorable Mayor and Common Council
of the city Of Owosso.
Gentlemen: We, the undersigned owners and
occupants Of the property acutting on the new
pavement now being laid, respectfully protest
against any action which will result In the
moval from our business streets of the iron
hilchiDg POSTS which we believe 10 be so essen
tial 10 the business Interests of our city. Also
express our belief that the hitchng posts
should all be OF iron and all be uniform In
height and other dimensions.
Signed by G. A. Connor and II Others.
Upon motion of Aid. Palmer the matter OF
changing the location of the watering trough on
South Washington street was referred to the
board of public works with full power to act.
/, Aid Palmer moved that the ways and means
committee be directed TO consider the advisa
blity of removing the papers and other operty
now on deposit in the OwOsso savings Bank TO
the vault I'm the city hall; motion carried.
Aid. Gould moved that the city attorney be
requested 10 write an opinion In full upon the
legality of the city giving bonuses TO manu-
featuring or other industries motion carried,
ayes Wiley, Gould, Copas Shaw, Palmer-5;
nays, Jordan l.
Council adjourned for one week.
John T.,