The Owosso times., 1898-04-15
Common Council Room. !


Upon motion council adjourned.
FRED EDWARDS, City Clerk.
Common Council Room
OwossO, Mch., April H. 1885,
Regular meeting of Common Council, Mayor
T.. A. Gould, presiding.
man, Shaw, White, Jordan, Watson, Walsh.
Minutes of last meeting read and approved.
and referred to the committee on claims and ac-
counts
From Contingent Fund--Wm. Beresford. 90 90,
j. +. Cady % 90, John Hammond ~ 90, Frank
l6 co. Perkins g. Hume co. Parkill & Son, IS 6S,
Julia Ball PA 90. Times Printing Co., 400 NJ.
Keyte IS 90, Michigan Telephone Co., 20, Times
Printing Co, 15 OO.
From Highwry Fuud-E. Dye 875, w. Ball
1S A. Townsend / 90, G. Bailey 475, ID. Moss
so, Ben Philips .3S,
From Water Works Fund-H. Robbins GA,
same 20, A. f. Hollis 70, J.S. Hunt 10 co. Fred
James Walker Il Son 20 40, Owosso Coal ~ Min
ing Co. %, Charles Balcom 2l2, A. f. Hollis
Fl "a, same s 81.
Aid Zimmerman presented following report
which was upon motion, received ana ordered
printed.
To the Honorable Mayor and Common Council
of the city of Ow0sSo:
In accordance with charter your fire depart
ment submits It's annual report. During the
past year the department. has been called upon
to answer 3S calls. of which % We're fires and l3
false alarms; 20 of these were night calls ana ~
day calls.
The expense of running the department the
past year is as follows:
For drivers salaries. iiremen's. pay: hay,
grain new hose wagon repairs on line of alarm
system, hose, and all other expenses-S3,3 ,39242
April 7-Fire at Mier's grocery, South Chip
man S reet alarm from box 42 at 3:43 a. M, time
10 minutes, loss 81 100; Insurance, 81, 100.
April l2-Fire at Otto Hickey's, South Chip
man street, alarm from box AZ at 10 p. m, tlme
minutes. Loss $500, insurance $1,000:
AnrtI l2-343 a M. fire at Otto Hickey s. b.
Chapman street, alarm from box AZ; time l3 min
utes. Total loss, $1,000.
April 2s-12 m. False alarm from box %; fire
at ArDelter GROUNDS; no loss -. rr,o, ro.,,
April 29-l2:10 middight, fire at Th0s. Lath,
ans, Mack street; alarm from box A. time
minutes, loss $3.50, Insurance 1900.
June 2-False alarm; unknown cause.
June s-513 a. m, fire at Willoughby.s, King
street. alarm from box 23, time minutes Loss
$125, insurance SlSuO.
,June-Alarm caused by crossed wires with tel
June-Alarm caused by crossed wires with tel
,juy lib D. m, alarm from hose house, rub
bish burning In rear of Cheapsde, extingushed
with Babcocks; no damage. ,,.,. ..
Aug. 17-6:O4 p. M. fire on Dickerson street,
boarding house. alarm from hose house. Loss
$780, insurance Sl 200, time minutes.
Aug. 2i-ll:O5 u. m, false alarm from box III,
caused by crossed wires
tipglished with Babcocks. alarm from box u.
Loss SIS, insurance 81, 500. time minutes.
Sept. 2o-4:s2 p. m, false alarm caused by
crossed wires.
Sept. 800 a. m, fires at Holiness house, North
Washington street, alarm from hose house, as
system was down. time minutes. Loss Slo' In
Oct. $40 p. n, at Chas Lukerman's, Jerome
avenue alarm from box 32, time minutes, loss
Oct. 9~o:35 p. M, fire at Parkers house, Cedar
street, alarm from box Al. time minutes. Loss,
5000, insurance, ST. 900.
Oct. 1s-l2:OO p. M, alarm from box 80, woods
Oct l7~Fire at Richardson's hail, alarm from
hose house at 200 a. m, time minutes. Loss
81, 800, insurance. 5000.
Nov 1-7:10 p. m, fire at Russell house, Lyon
street, alarm from box Al, time 10 minutes. Loss
Nov. s-iO:4s p. m. fire at A. l.. Williams, Oil
yer street, alarm from box III, time minutes.
Loss 5000, insurance $500 -,
Dec. 2-9:43 p. m, fire at Laman's, w. Milwau-
kee street. alarm from box ID, time 10 minutes.
Loss els, insurance, $500.
Dec. $3.50 p. M, fire at Muskegon Bottlng
Works, Milwaukee street, alarm from nose
house. time minutes; Loss slS INSURANCE. nr ,ar sio
from box l5, time minutes. Loss 5000. insur-
ance 100000. ...,. ,,,,.,
man street, alarm from 81. Loss 500, insurance
S2500, time 10 minutes.
Dec iO-Alarm from box 45, 5:20p. m, fire
starting up IN ruins OF casKet WORKS WORKS e %
Caledonia township No water thrown.
Dec Is-5:45 p. M. alarm from box 81, fire at
Caledonia u L.. ~ l.. CO. HOuSt, cAtihSushou
Dec. ai~ii:5s ,. M, fire at Bush residence,
Genesee street, alarm from box 46. LOSS S2oO
insurance so, 900, time minutes.
Jan. -9:2S p. m, alarm from box ID, nre at
Rood residence, Adams street. Loss by fire $50,
and one life, Insurance, 81 200.
Jan. 12-l2:0S, midnight, fire at Sl0man's par
Der shop, w. Main street, alarm from box III, eX-
| tingulshed with Babcocks. Loss S50 The fire
was In the Thomas block and involved the
whole block, which would probably reach sew
| eral hundred Of thousands OF dollars, time min.
JAN 14-False alarm caused by state tee-
phone line crossing system.
Jan. 26-False alarm caused by state tele-
phone line crossing system.
Feb. False alarm from box 81, steam issu-
| ing from JOhnson's cracker factory.
| Feb. i9-11:5 so am, alarm from box az. chin
ney burning out at 412 Cass street.
| Feb. 25-Alarm from box 3, brush heap burn
| ing. - ,,,,-
March 17-3:40 a. m, fire at Osborn house. Eliz-
abeth and Ball street. alarm from box 49, time Q
| minutes. Loss $780, insurance $1,000.
March 20-2;35 a. m, fire at Argus Office, alarm
| from hose house, time minutes. Loss 800
| insurance $4,000.
| Average time taking water. AZ minutes.
Estimated loss by fire during year. 25,49O00.
Estimated amount Of property involved, S3il,
| 10000.
| Inventory of Owosso Fire Department.
Silsby engine In good order, 1 2-horse hose
| wagon, hand hose carts, I hook and ladder
| truck complete, 400 feet of hose In good order
! 200 feet In bad shape, 8 horses, 2set drop mar
| ness, collars for drop harness, set work mar
/ ueQe z work collars. 3WhiOS. one wagon not III