The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-05-12
+. III. Gould,
j. L. Walsh,

Warren Plerpont.
Aid. Jordan of the committee appointed to ore
pare rules for the council and list of the city
officers committees and officers of the fire de
partment submitted the following report which
was adopted, ayes 10, nays0.
The Hon. Mayor and Common Council
Your committee on revision of rules begs leave
to report and asks that the following rules be
adopted. j. w. Jordan,
Warren Pierpont
Ira q. Curry,
The rules remain the same as last year with
the following exceptions:
Rule 4. The question shall be distinctly put In
this form, to-wit As many as are In favor OF the
question say AYE" opposed NO" On demand
Of any member Of the council or upon the request
of the chair the roll call may be taken.
Rule 10. Special meeting of the council may be
called at any time by the mayor or by three al
dermen who shall in writing request the mayor
to call special meeting. He shall do SO aud
due notice thereof In writing shall be served by
the marshal upon each member of the council
The business of the special meeting shall be
stated In the call and none other shall be trans
acted.
Rule 49, 1t shall be the duty of the auditing
committee to audit the books of the city clerk
and the city treasurer, and to report to the coun
al the first Monday of each month the condition
OF all the funds of the city, and at the end OF the
year they shall settle with the clerk and treasur
er of the city and report TO the council.
Rule "a. NO ordinance shall be passed at the
same meeting the same Is Introduced unless by
unanimous consent. but the same may be read
the first and second time by its title and read the
third time in full by the consent of a majority OF
the aldermen elect, and no Dill or claim shall be
allowed the same evening as presented unless by
unanimous consent.
Rule %. No resolution or proceeding of the
Common Council imposing taxes or assessment
or requiring the payment, expenditure, or diSpO
sltion OF money or property or creating debt. OF
iiaDiity thereof shall be passed the same evening
1t Is introduced unless by consent of two-thirds
OF the aldermen-eect
The following claims and accounts were pre-
sented and upon motion were referred to the
| committee on claims and accounts
From Contingent Fund.-. L. Ash, csc:
Fire Dept.-R. ID. Smith, $26 20, Il. Is. TuDDs
1 20, John Ashford 10 90, A. j. Burke Is 00.
Police Fund-Ira g. Curry, SOc =, ,
From Highway Fund-W. Scott 3S3, w: Marvin
s. Sewell 90, Jas. Helt 8 %, David Moss IS
Adam Smith 0 IS, Geo. Erect %. q. Cramble
9S T. Hayes g37, jackson y Son 2 80. Geo Too
Carmody II 80, Dean 4 co. 3 10, Ira g. Curry
90, George Mcdowell coo, Hartshorn & Son
SO IS, H. +. Woodland 10 80. II; b. Sturtevan'
From Water Works Fund-V. .. Cook 40c. @
II. Balcom 47c, j. III. Robbins q Son a 20, same
24l, same 80, same 81, VIM. Schultz so
Thos. Atkinson 90, J. 5. Hunt 90
Light Fund-Owosso Gas Light Go. 10 IS.
Paving Fund-H @. Main 90. ID. A. Barnum
9 90, j. ). Curtis 8 90.
Aid. Palmer submitted the following report
which upon motion was adopted.
| To the Honorable Mayor and Common Council
Of the City of OwOsso.
Gentlemen Your committee to whom was re-
| ferred the petition for an electric light on the
corner ofFrederick and Isham streets, would re
commend the prayers Of the petitioners be grant
ed. A. X. Palmer, j. IL. C0pas,
Aid. Palmer presented the druggists bond Of
w. f. Collins & Co., with NJ l.. Stewart and ID
| G. Clapp as sureties. Upon motion the bond was
accepted and suretles approved; ayes 0, nays
Aid. Copas reported having received addition
al bids for sale of stone crusher to the city; his
| final report was withheld until some future meet
| ing.
The committee on claims and accounts report
| ed favorably on accounts as above presented
| Unanimous consent being given the same were
allowed and the clerk was directed to draw or
ders for the same; ayes 10, naysO.
| The committee on claims and accounts tc