The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-12-02
COMMON COUNCIL.
Common Council Chamber,
OWOssO. Mich. NOy.28, 1895.

Common Council Chamber,
Owoss0. Mich, Nov.2s. 1895.
Regular meeting of common council. Win
President W LEY In the chair.
Aldermen present. at roll call, Wiley, Gould
Dewey, Harmon, Palmer Watson and Walsh:
The minutes Of the last meeting were read ana
fhe following petition was presented and upon
motion referred 10 the committee ON opening
streets and alleys. q,
TO the Honorable Mayor and Common Council
OF the City OF Owosso.
The undersigned being a resident of the city OF
Owosso and the owner OF property abutting upon
what Is known as Edmund Avenue In Wo0diawn
Park addition to the city OF OwOsso, the pat Oh
which Was accepted and confirmed by the o com.
mon council some time In december, 1891, as
shown by the recorded plat and the records In
the clerks Office In said city Of Owosso, respect
fully petitions your honorable body 70 cause the
TO be opened to the public, and be put In proper
and safe condition TO be used for the purposes
intended at the time OF the dedication 81 OTIS Sa ~
owosso. And your petitioner win ever pray.
The following claims and accounts were pre-
sented and upon motion were referred TO the
committee on claims and accounts.
from Contingent Fund.-. l.. Ash 26c, VIM.
Boerem SIS co. O. Main CO. A. g; curtis nShsn ~
Sons 80, Dodge Out6tting Co. 90.
Police Fund-Wm. Beresford $1,000, John
Hammond 22.t0, j. f. Cady 80 90.
Fire Dept Fund-OwossO Canning Co. 2 90.
From Highway Fund-Andrew Smith So, s..
Furgison 5 IS, Edgar Jewell 25, ), Burbanks
500, John Taylor u, A. Steadman 70, BelS
WIN. Miller So Rashio Perkins w, Robt. SIM
mington IL IS, VIM. Hinchey SO, Chas. norman
3s9, Dave Caep n. Henry Smith 80, VIM Bali
same 3d. same | s3, same "a W.
Board OF Health-U>burD q sons Si26
From Water Works tund-A; f: Hollis W 90
same IL SIS, same 80 Walworth Mfg. Co. ~ 90,
Robbins street extension "a %, Lawrence co.
District Sewer FUND.-. A. Cartwright $42 so,
OwossO Boiler Wort 10. l.. Il. WoOGard 90
Paving Fund-W. =. Llndo AZ 50.
The following communication from the Board
OF Health was presumed an roieifed CO the COM
mitiee OH claims and accounts.
To the Honorable Mayor and Common Council
OF the City OF OwussU.
One OF the most viruent cases of diphtheria
occurring C. t. iail was IA the home of wm Bren-
dahl South olllaWa>see street, and resulted In
the death Of It's cillhi. aged about nyo years.
From the conditions e&i,ting IL was thou ht best
by the health officer 10 burn the following arti-
cles: Il ather ped | pillow, sheet, 1 comfort,
night dress. Your honorable body allowed
bill OF 1915 10 replace these articles on our re-
commentator, but this amount Was not accept
ed by Mr. Brendahl. After fun investigation
the Board Of Health ordered goods to tile amount
OF Sl2.6j TO replace the UneS buruuu; anu ask you
To cancel the order OF S3 80 ana allow the sll of
Sll SO, which we deem AS just. Also goods were
burned AT home OF John Riglng, River street,
and goods replaced to amount OF si.GS, which We
also certify 10. u. u. IulIOru, Health OIllcer.
f A. Todd. o. A. Durham. j. d. Estes.
Aid. Waits H. of the committee on Fire Dept,
reported that the most availab place found on
the west side for the hose wagon to be taken
over there was the livery stable of Mr.. Meredith.
He was not ready TO make a full report
The committee on claims and accounts report
ed fayoraby on accounts as above presented.
Unanimous consent being given the same were
allowed am the clerk was directed to draw or
ders for the same as the different funds would
allow; ayes 9, nayS0
Aid. Jordan offered the following resolution
and moved its adoption which motion carried.
Resolved by the common council OF the city OF
OwOssO that the Board of Special Assessment be
and are hereby directed 70 cause To be made
special assessment roll for the assessors and col
lection of the first nstament of one-third of the
total cost of laying the sewer on Shiawassee st.
from the bridge on Shawassee st over the Shia-
wassee river TO Main street. on Main st. from
the bridge on Main street over the Shiawassee
river to the Michigan Central X. X. track. on
Michigan Avenue from Main street to the d., G..
IL. q M. X. Il. tracks, and to present the same to
this council for review and confirmation at its
regular meeting Dec. 9Th, 1885,
Aid Dewey offered the following resolution and
moved its adoption which motion prevailed;
ayes, Wiley, Dewey. Harmon, Jordan, Palmer,
Watson. Walsh,7. Nays, Gould, Copas, 2.
OwoSsO, That the ways and means committee be
and is hereby instructed to prepare general
Improvement bond In the sum of fifteen thOus-
and dollars (Sl5,000), and the city treasurer of
said city be and is hereby instructed to sell the
same under the direction of said committee and
deposit the proceeds In the city treasury to the
credit of a fund to be known as general i'm
provement fund, )" said bond to be issued i'm ac-
cOrdaDce with resolution OF this council author
iZing the submission to the people at a spe-
cial election held Nov, 8, 1898. of a PROPOSE
ton to issue said bond, and in accordance with
thea uthorityiglven by the people at such election
and further, Resolved. BY the common council of
the city of Owoss0. That the committee on ways
and means be and is hereby instructed to look
up market SITE estimate the cost of putting the
same into proper condition, and report to this
council at Its earliest convenience.
The clerk read notice that Bertha Truemon
had been injured by a fall on a defective side
walk. The matter was referred to the city attor-
ney and a committee consisting of Aldermen
Jordan and Walsh,
Aid. Dewey offered the following resolution and
moved its adoption; motion prevailed.
Resolved by the common council of the city of
OwOssO, That the mayor, city attorney and pres
ident of the council be a committee OF three to
meet the Detroit bueiness men.
The special assessment roll of the first One-ifth
OF the whole special assessment for the paving
of certain streets In the city of OwOssO was read
and corrected.
Aid. COpas offered the following resolution and
moved its adoption, which motion prevailed.
Resolved by the common council of the city of
OwOsSO that the special assessment roll fOr the
first One-fifth payment of the paving tax be and
Is hereby confirmed as read aud corrected, and
the city clerk Is hereby instructed TO certify said
roll to the city treasurer for collection according
to section 25 of chapter "a of the city charter.
Tt... .tl.< lsz..- Co. n.lr