The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-07-01
Common Council Room.

Owoss0, Mich, June a. 1885,
=, Regular meeting of common council. Mayor
THOMAS kerwin, presiding.
Aldermen present. at roll call, Wiley, Harmon,
Palmer, Watson. Walsh. and Gould.
Minutes OF the last regular meeting were read
and approved as read.
Minutes of the last special meeting we're read
Aid. Palmer presented the flowing petition
signed by Hall Bros. and 90 others, and moved 1t
be referred 70 the committee on police depart
ment; motion prevailed; ayes nays o.
To the Honorable Mayor and Common Council
of the City of 0wosso.
We the undersigned citizens of the city of
0wosso do hereby petition your honorable body
that one Thomas Ledbeter of said city be allow
ed to sell and yend fish upon the streets of the
streets to be designated by the city marshal and
your honorable body for that purpose, providing
that said party keep the same clean and free
The street commissioner presented his report
for the week ending June "a '9S, and same was
ordered placed on fle
Aid. C0pas from the committee on streets and
sidewalks presented the following report and
| moved It's acceptance and adoption; carried.
Your committee to whom was referred the pe-
titi0n asking for sidewalk from Toledo, Ann
Arbor X. X. to Corunna Avenue. east side Hug
gins street, would report favorable on same j.
II. Copas, X. A. Harmon, j. w. Jordan,
Aid. Jordan from the committee on streets and
sidewalks presented the following report and
moved 1t be accepted and adopted; carried.
To the Honorable Mayor and Common Council
OF the City OF OwOsso
Your committee ON streets and sidewalks beg
leave to report favorable on laying sidewalk on
the west side of Howell street along the premis-
es owned by VIM. Rowley, 1t said walk TO begin
| on the corner OF Howell and Clinton streets on
| the west side Howell street. thence running
south connecting with the walk now laid In front
OF V. Nj. whites residence. j. IL. Copas, r. A.
Hai mon, j. W. Jordan.
The clerk reported the following motion to
have prevailed at meeting of the Board of Pub
| lie Works held June q, 1898;
Mr. parl bill hat Tho
| quested to delegate the mayor or some member
OF the council TO accompany committee of the
Board Of Public Works to investigate the yari-
GUS kinds of payements as In actual use. If the
proposition meets with the approval OF the coun-
| Aid Jordan moved that the report be accent.
ed and the mayor be delegated to accompany the
committee from the Board of Public Works.
Motion carried.
| and referred to the committee on claims and ac-
counts
From Contingent Fund.-. Freseke $1,000, j.
Frieseke. s? 20, J l.. Ash 100, NIL. Parker 7lOO,
w; III. Smith $780, G. L. Lovett 800, George Ar.
| mold 100.
Fire Department Fund-Minnie L. SIN tn 400.
l.. ID. Wilson rs, Owosso Fire Dept. 81 90 A. X.
Giles 200. same 500, John Ashford 1900 Duard
II. Blair 500, II. D. Smith 4040, ID. II. Blair 500,
OwoSsO Fire Dept. $50.
Police Fund-Wm. Beresford 22.OO, j. Z. Cady
q. 90, John Hammond 220O.
Paving FqndoA; w. Curtis $1,000, d. A. Bar
same 10, A. Stanton .25, OwossO Press Pub Co,
$50, c. II. Halcom 80
District Sewer Fund-Times Ptg Co., $500
From Highway Fund-Dave Long $50 j.
Brewster $50; David Moss 500, J. Benjamin $50,
John Fowler so. S. G.. Burbank 1000, Charles
Bailey 800, Edwin Hayes go J; Shepherd 8.75,
Los, ID. Speck l.50, G. l.. Comstock l.25. L. j.
Dozer Los, $. 7. Sewell 1925, ]. II. Holleran 1885,
Henry Byery $50, A. Townsend $50, VIM. Sim
Ball 900, S. T. Sewell LES, j. Shepherd S75 L.
J. Dozer rs, Michael Morrow l25, Jas. Doyle
LIS, David Moss l.Ss 2; II, CarmOdy 1854, AW.
Holmes 37.06, George Hildebrant 1918, American
Road ID Machine c Co; s25 John Hlldebrant 1872,
Bah 800, S. Shepherd sos James Doyle s.a5,
David Moss 50, Chas. Bailey i.l3, Henry Haines
500, d. Speck 2. 20, A. Deforest $50, 5. w. Dem
yes 300 5: T. Seweli 500, o. Sntphin %, A.
Townsend 800, W.M.Farr S,15,A.W. Holmes 1928.
From Water Works Fund-H. Robbins g. Son
$50, same 65s A. Todd & Co., l00.6l, A. +. Hol-
lis $50, j. l.. Ash. postage, LOO. John Brooks q
Son 300, ), g. Hunt 90. Chas; A; Bee6e 500
Cossitt 70 90.
Genersl Sewer Fund-Manning Bros. sl.75, w,
7.ss, NJ Wood & 90. so. D. Nickel l. SO, s. G. Bur.
bank 1850, Chas BalcOm rs. same 10 John
Brooks Son y 30, Pacific Flush Tank Co. $500,
j. 4 II. Frieseke 1926. III. Robbins & Son ISL, j,
w. Worden 5.25, l.. l.. Brown "A, j. Guidet $50,
I. Atkinson ss, Wm. Shay 5.07, A. Curtis 5.6s,
l.ss, A. Ackley 6.l5 S. Dewitt 400, j. 5. Hunt
900, A Z. Stanhope rs, Smith Retain, rs, .. j.
Brewster 5.25, s. &. Burbank 800, j. Benjamin
ZoO, A. SIllltn Z.0O.
The committee on claims and accounts report
ed favorable on accounts as above presented;
unanimous consent being given the same we're
allowed and the clerk instructed to draw orders
for the same as the funds would allow, ayes 8;
nays o.
Accounts of L. E.Woodard for lumber amount
Ing to S96.5l were presented and by motion re-
ferred to the ways and means committee, and by
the same motion the committee was authorized
to make contract with some lumber dealer for
lumber for the use of the city for the ensuing
year.
An account in favor of Mark Lamunyon for
SSO5 was presented and referred to the commit
tee on claims and accounts.
The following resignation of Office was present
ed and resignation accepted:
Owosso, Mich, 6-16 1898.
To the Honorable Mayor and Common Council
of the city of OwossO.
find 1t utterly impossible for me TO do justice
to the company which represent and at the
same time give any attention whatever to the
board of health work, and for this reason would
ask you to accept my resignation from this board
to take effect at once Respfy yours
Frank j. Mcdaniel.
The mayor presented the name .of j. ID. Estes
for member of the board of health, and the same
was confirmed by unanimous vote of the council
Council adjourned.
JOHN L. ASH, City Clerk.