The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-08-05
Common Council.
Common Council Room,
Owosso, Aug. l, '95

Owosso, Aug. i, 95
Regular meeting of the Common Council,
Mayor Thos. Kerwin presiding.
Dewey. Copas, Jordan, Palmer, Watson. Walsh.
Minutes OF last meeting read and approved.
Aid. Watson presented the following petition
which was referred to the committee on open
Oxosso, July "a. 1898.
To the Hon. Mayor and Common Council OF the
city of Owosso:
We, the undersigned residents and ia xpayers
Of this city and vicinity do petition your hon
orable body to cause roadway TO be surveyed
and laid out, commencing az the south east cor
ner OF the Bush farm on south Shiawassee
street, on the line of Owosso township, aud
TO city limits, running east to the Oakhill ceme-
terry, and your petitioners will ever pray.
Signed by V. M White and others.
The following claims and accounts were pre-
and accounts
From Contingent Fund-Geo. b. McCaughna
SSO w. II. Smith so, Postal Telegraph Co.,
80, J. l: Ash, $500, Geo. J. Sample $500,
Fire Department und-D. H. Blair $1,000,
~ Sohn Ashford 1900, Osborn Electric Mfg. Co..
II II, CHARLES Beattie o 90. James Hopkins 2.55
200. ''' f"e Depaf'nen'
From Highway Fund-John Carmody SIPS.
Bailey sis, William Ball s.25, D. T.. Butts 90.
J. Shepherd 6ss Thomas Dynes II So T. E.
]. s. Hunt 1900, Charles Beebe 1850 Charles
jackson 1850, Floyd Bloomer 1880, A. F. Hol.
District Sewer FUND.-, CHS MR.R.,
$25 "a.
Aid. Palmer read the following letter which
was referred to the committee on streets
and sidewalks:
II you knew that all the income have is
what get from the little place this side of the
casket factory, you would not put a sidewalk
on my shoulders. have almost starved my
IN mn haf hou maid haxx T.
got five dollars paid on my doctors bill. Please
do not put anything on me until have some
thing to help myself with.
The committee on claims and accounts re.
ported favorably on the accounts as above pre-
sented; unanimous consent being given the
same were allowed and the clerk Instructed to
ORA orders for the same as the cash in the
various funds would allow ayes 8, nays 0.
The account of Clerk Ash for 5000 for copy.
Ing into an ordinance book all the ordinances
since January ], 1896 was referred to the COM
mittee on ways and means.
The account OF Cyrus Reimer for 80 cents for
crowbar was referred to the committee on
Aid. Copas as chairman of the committee on
streets and sidewalks stated that il was his be-
lief that lumber for streets and sidewalks could
De bought OF OUTSIDE parties and delivered in
Aid. Gould moved the matter be left with the
committee on streets and sidewalks which mo-
ton was carried.
Aid. Jordan presented the following resolu.
tion and moved it's adoption:
Resolved, by the common council of the city
Of Owosso that the street fair association be
and hereby are granted the privilege of such
streets and parts of streets as the committee
on streets and sidewalks and committee of the
association deem is necessary and proper for
use at the said street fair
Which motion prevailed; ayes s, nays O.
AID Jordan presented the following resolu-
tion and moved its adoption:
Resolved, by the common council of the city
Of Owosso that all license money collected on
the streets during the street fair, the same be
turned over to the as ISOLATION for the purpose
OF defraying expenses of said fair.
Which motion prevailed; ayes 8, nays0
BY motion council adjourned for one week.
JOHN L, ASH. City Clerk.