The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-06-24
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Owosso, June 20, 1898
Regular meeting OF the Common Council
Mayor, Thomas Kerwin presiding
Aldermen present at roll call, Wiley, Copas
Harmon, Jordan, Palmer, Watson.
The minutes OF the last meeting were read
Ala Jordan presented the following neh
ton and moved IL be referred TO the board Of
public works;
Board OF Public Works of the city OF Owosso;
Your petitioners respectfully represent thai
the wells and means OF obtaining any drinking
water or water for domestic use on Gilberi
street. and streets In that neighborhood. haVe
failed for reasons unaccountable to your petj
TONERS Wells In the neighborh0od which we're
formerly good have become bad. and there ISM
a good well in the neighborhood and owners of
the property there are put to great inconven.
fence on account of II. Your petitioners there.
fore ask that the water main be extended from
Mason street north through Gilbert street TO
Oliver steer Your petitioners will ever pray
The following owners OF property agreeto use
Gilbert r. Lyon, Mrs @. c. Champion Mrs
II. M Parshall, Chas. f. Underwood.
A request was presented asking the council to
modify the operations OF the license ordinance
In the case OF certain persons now doing bust
In the city. BY. vote OF the council the request
was not granted.
streets and sidewalks. reported the progress
being made In repairing and building walks
He also reported that T. d. Dewey would open
the street across the river from lakewood ave.
ground.
down by M r.. Broeffle on Brandon street was
referred to the committee on streets and side
walks.
Aid Jordan moved that the report of the com
mttee on claims and accounts as presented
June Is, be taken from the table, carried
Aid. Jordan moved that said claims and &C.
counts be allowed; carried, ayes 8, nays o.
Aid. Wiley presented the following resolution
and moved Its adoption, carried:
Whereas, @. r. Raatz, of No. 1i7 north
Washington street, has commenced the cree.
ton of a barn or COW shed in the rear OF his
house, and on the south line of North street
contrary TO the ordinance in such case made
and provided and to the injury OF Mrs. Stamer
a widow living just west of said RaatZ lot on
North street.
Therefore be it resolved, by the Common
Council OF the city OF Owosso that the said
Raatz be restrained from completing the cree.
tion of said barn or COW shed on the street line
and that the city marshal be instructed to i'm
mediately notify said Raatz to remove said
barn back from the street twelve and one-half
feet, to comply with said ordinance.
Aid. Watson reported that a ditch near the
Junction was in an unsanitary condition. The
city attorney reported gutter In rear of opera
house block in like condition Both were re-
ferred to the committee on abatement OF
nuisanceS.
Aid Jordan presented the following ordi.
nance and was granted permission to read IL
the first and second time by its title; he was
in full and place it upon its passage He then
moved II be passed which motion prevailed,
ayes g. nays O.
An Ordinance
To repeal an ordinance entitled an ordinance
to provide that the taxes of the city of Owosso
be levied and collected in two installments.
Sec l.. The city of Owosso ordatns that the
ordinance passed and approved March :, 1885,
entitled an ordinance TO proveve that the taxes
OF the city OF Owosso be levied and collected in
two installments, be and is hereby repealed
Sec. 2. This ordinance shall take immediate
effect.
Passed and approved June 90 1898
THOMAS KERwIN, Mayor.
Attest: JOHN l.. Asa City Clerk.
Aid. Jordan presented the following resolu
ton and moved its adoption; carried, ayes6,
nays o:
OF Owosso that the committee on ways and
means be and are hereby instructed to arrange
for funds to construct the Michigan Ave, west
Main st and ShfawasSee st. sewer in anticipa
ton OF the money raised by special assessment.
Aid Jordan presented the following resolu-
ton and moved its adoption; carried, ayes 8.
nays O:
Resolved. by the Common Council of the city
OF Owosso that they do hereby grant the 4th OF
July celebration committee the privilege OF
closing washington street from the north line
OF Main street north to the south line of Elk
change street TO prevent teams from passing
through the said portion of the street on July {,
1895, that the same may be used for street fair
purposes on the 4th day OF July, 1898.
Aid. Copas moved that the clerk be instructed
to order second car load of cedar paving
blocks; carried ayes g. nays o.
Aid. Jordan moved that the clerk be directed
to copy into an ordinance book all OF the ordi-.
nances passed under the present charter of the
city Of Owosso, carried.
Complaint was made that some OF the electric
lights throughout the city are not giving good
service. The matter was referred TO the com
mittee on public lighting.
The roll for the special assessment for paving
parts OF Washington, Main. and Exchange
streets was read and referred back TO the
special assessors
The following communication was received
ana upon motion was accepted:
Owosso, June 20, 1898.
Inc Moyor and Common Council Of the city of
OwoSSo. Gentlemen:
AS chairman of the program committee l am
authorized to request your honorable body to
participate In the parade on our glorious fourth
Of July, A. ID. 1898.
Chairman OF program committee.
. Aid. Jordan moved that the city attorney and
the committee on printing be requested to pre-
pare and distribute number of bills explaining
The call for, and the proposition to be voted on
1T the special election to be held June 80 1898,
which motion prevailed.
The following communication from Albert X.
Tiles was presented and his resignation ac-
,epted
To the Hon Mayor and Common Council of
,he city of Owosso:
Gentlemen hereby tender my resignation
IS city teamster Of the fire department to take
ng you all for past favors received at your
hands, remain, yours truly.
AK. GILES.
Aid. Jordan moved that the council adjourn
Q FRIDAY evening, June "a 1885, at 1880 o'clock,
o review the roll Of the special assessment for
he paving of parts of Main, Washington and
exchange streets, carried.
JOHN L. ASH, City Clerk.
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