The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-04-28
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COMMON COUNCIL.
Common Council Chamber,
OXOSSO. Mich. Anril o. 1900


Owosso, Mich, April "a, 1899.
Regular meeting of common council with Nav
or A nj. Hume presiding:
Aldermen present at roll call, Gould, PierpOnt
CopaS, Mclean, Curry, Jordan, Palmer, Walsh
and WaShburn.
The minutes of the last meeting were read and
approved as read.
Aid. Gould moved the account of Mcdaniel
Il Estes be charged TO the contingent fund in
stead of the Board of Health fund; carried
Aid Walsh presented the following commune
! cation from the city physicians;
OwOsso Mich, April 2lst, 1899
To the Honorable Mayor and Common Council
AT a meeting of the physicians of the city of
OwosSo, held at the office OF b. 5. Knapp NJ D.,
on the evening of April 10Th. 80, a committee of
three was appointed to embOdy the views of said
meeting In the form Of resolutions to be present
ed to your honorable body. Therefore, be it
Resolved, That the Hon. Mayor and common
council appoint sanitary police to execute and
enforce orders of the Board of Health at reas-
enable salary to be determined by your honora
BILE body.
BE it further resolved that the Board of Health
be made an honorary body the same as the
Board of PublicWorks to serve without pay.wth
the exception of the health officer, whose salary
shall be liked by your honorable body.
Committee Jas as H: Waite,
ID. III. Lamb.
Aid Gould moved the communication and res
olutions be referred to a committee of three to
be appointed by the mayors motion prevailed.
The mayor appointed as such committee Aid.
Gould, PierpOnt and Walsh.
AID Mclean presented the following petition
and moved 1t be referred to the committee on
streets and sidewalks; motion prevailed and it
Owosso, April "a, 1899.
To the Honorable Mayor and Common Council
ofthe City OF O4os5O.
Hon. Sir and Gentlemen-The undersigned
begs to call the attention of your honorable body
to the existing conditions of drainage on North
Dewey street. between Williams and Oliver Sts.,
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and asks you TO take steps to repair same. That
you will give this your prompt and careful atten-
ton your petitioner ever prays.
Aid. Jordan presented the following petition
which was referred to the committee on streets
and sidewalks
To the Honorable Mayor and Common Council
of the City of Owosso.
conference.-the undersigned residents and
taxpayers of South Cedar street and vicinity do
petition your honorable body TO cause sidewalk
south end of sidewalk fronting the property of
w. w. Shelton, running south four rods to side
walk fronting g /; A: DeWitts lot, thereby com
of Cedar street. H. A. Dewitt and IL others.
The following claims and accounts were pre-
sented and upon motion were referred to the
committee on claims and accounts.
From Contingent Funds. Il. Pitts Sl25, L. f.
Woodland soc. Bert Copas so, Nelson Perca 2 so,
Chas. Beatte 90. James Brown 250.
Fire Department Fund-A. H. Gillett 2 l6, Guy
A. Cole 200, John Ashford IS 10, A. j. Burke
l6 90. A. stanton freight, l so.
From Highway Fund-George Virgins S13 25,
Otto Wengart 80. Henry Stanhope bS. Wm
Scott 90. Andrew Smith 2 so, Dell Butts 60
Asa Curtis IS, Seth Ferguson so, VIM. Ball
300, James Het 6s, VIM. Miller Z so Dave Moss
Hayes 90, Ernest Hess So Frank Crande
3 20, Adam Smith co. p. ii. Carmody 10 g. LIE.
Woodland as So Hall Bros 20.
The city attorney reported that the first case
as brought by Minnie Brown against the city had
been discontinued and new case begun, notice
of which had been served upon him today.
Aid. Walsh presented the following reports
from Marshal Beresford, which were upon mo-
ton accepted and ordered placed on file.
To the Honorable Mayor and the Common
Council of the city OF OwoSso.
Gentlemen:-I herewith submit my report
commencing May 27th 1893, TO April Path 1870,
the arrests l have made and brought before
Newton Baldwin one of the Justices OF the
peace OF the city of Owosso, and the fees /
have received from the following cases:
1898.
June g. People VS. John Coppleton. (Under
the Statute) my fees. .......".............. S.2O
July y, People VS. Oscar Centre, under the
statute, taken To the county Jail my fees 2.35
July 30. People VS. Chas. Balcheldar under
the statute, taken to county Jail, my
Aug. 4, People VS.. John Scanion, under
the city ordinance, my fees..- .......... 1.20
June b. People VS. John Huckhurst, under
the statute, my fees ............ 20
June 30, People VS. Geo. Stevenson under
the city ordinance, my fees....;;.......,;... LOO
Sept 81, People vs. Lillian Russell, under
the statute, my fees.................. ...... 300
Sept. 80, People VS. Patrick Cavanaugh
under the statute, my fees..... .......... 200
Nov. ~, People VS. VIM. McGraw, under
the city ordinance, my fees. ............ 120
Dec "a, People VS. Thomas Little, under
the statute, my fees. .................... ass
Dec 80, People VS. Andrew Bessinger,
under the city ordinance, my fees-....... 150
1899
March 10, People VS. Jack Hamelton, under
the city ordinance my fees.. ............... $50
March 10, People VS. John Coats, my fees 400
March 9, People VS. Willie Farr, under the
statute, my fees. -. 40
April z, People vs., Frank II. Watson,
under the statute, my fees. ............ 80
Total received. E. ,......... ........ S36.25
All OF which is respectfully submitted
April 2ith A. ID. 1899 VIM. BARRIsFORD.
To the Honorable Mayor and Common Council
of the city OF Owosso:
beg leave to submit the following report OF
arrests made by me since May LIST 1898, for
violation OF the ordinances OF the city OF
Owosso; the same has been tried before Geo.
B. McCoughna, Justice OF the Peace, OF the city
OF Dwosso.
1898
May -, Jas. Stewart, drunk Con. fees, $50
May %, Chas. Hibbard go
Aug. 2, Thos. Johnson, 220
Aug. IS, Jerry Kink 100
Sept. 8, Ed. Jordan, 1.20
Sept. Q, John Off, d" go
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