The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-05-05

| at wholesale or retail in the city of Owosso
snail be allowed to open at $3.50 O'Clock in the
| forenoon, standard time, and remain open until
| 10 o'clock in the afternoon, standard time, and
| no longer Of any week day night.
| sec. z This ordinance shall take immediate
| effect.
| Aid Gould moved that the committee on
| rules be instructed to "cut out" the comm ttee
| on supplies and expenditures" motion pre-
| vailed.
Aid. Jordan moved that the Board of Public
| Works be asked TO pass upon the petition for a
water Main on Woodlawn Park; motion pre-
/ vailed
Aid. Jordan moved that the council proceed
by ballot to elect president; motion prevailed.
| The election resulted as follows Aid. Copas
| received two voted and Aid. Jordan received
eight votes Jordan was declared elected presi-
| dent of the council for the ensuing year.
The mayor announced the following appoint
| ments all OF which were confirmed by vote of
the council:
For Street Commissioner-Irwin o. Chase
| For City Surveyor-Horace @. MAN.
For Fire Chief-Merrick Blair.
For Sidewalk Inspectors-First district, o. F..
| Webster; second district, J. w. Harrington.
For Special Assessors-John L. Curtis, d. A..
| Barnum.
City Attorney-Frank H. Watson.
For Member Of Board Of Public Works.
For Transfers for Fire Experimentation
Ashford and A. j. Burke.
Aid. Palmer moved that a vote of thanks be
extended TO Mr. Hadsall, the retiring city at
torney for the service he had been to the coun-
| Gil and to the alderman. Ayes, 10; nays o.
Aid. Jordan offered the following resolution
Ayes 10; nays, O.
Resolved, By the the common council of the
city Of Owosso, that the following named per-
sons. Horace G. Main. John L. Curtis, Dennis
A. Barnum, not interested in any property
abutting on the streets hereafter named to be
paved and not OF kin to any persons owning any
OF said property are hereby designated as com
mlssoners and directed to make an assessment
on all lot sand parts OF lots fronting on either
side OF Main street from Washington street
west 10 the bridge over the Shiawassee river,
be So 43l00 per cent of the esti-
mated cost per lineal foot of said . i'm.
provement. also the sum of xSl66 be assessed
the Owosso 81 Corunna Electric Co /, being one
half OF the estimated expense of paying between
the rails and Is inches each side OF their track
along and upon Main street and the intersection
OF Main street, that being 43-l00 per cent Of
the estimated cost of said improvement. The
amount assessesed TO be apportioned in i've
equal installmentS, one tnStalment being paya-
BILE each year for five successive years, and the
sum OF S522S54 be assessed the city at large
that being Al 14l0O per cent OF the estimated
cost OF SAID Improvement to be PAID from the
paving fund.
Aid. Jordan offered the following resolution
and moved It's adoption. Aid. Gould moved the
resolution be amended by changing the assess
ments to 70 per cent on abutting property and
70 per cent on the city at large The amend
Copas, 8; nays, Mclean, Harmon, Curry, Jor-
dan, Palmer Walsh and Washburn,
The resolution as presented was then
adopted Ayes, 10; nays, 0.
Resolved, BY the Common Council of the city
OF Owosso, that the following named persons,
Horace Q. Main, John l.. Curtis, Dennis A.
Barnum; not Interested in any property abut-
ting on the streets hereafter named to be
paved and not OF kin to any persons owning any
of said property are hereby designated as com
missioners, and directed to make an assessment
on all lots and parts of lots fronting on either
side of Ball street, from Main street north to
Exchange street, and the sum OF 1873 10 per
lineal foot, that being 81 per cent OF the esti
mated cost per lneal foot frontage of said i'm
provement. The amount assessed to be appor
toned in five equal installments, one install
ment being payable each year for five successive
years, and the sum of 1888 80 being 3315 per cent
of the estimated cost of said improvement to be
paid from the paving fund and assessed no the
city at large.
Aid Jordan offered the following resolutions
and moved their adoption, each OF which was
adopted by vote. Ayes, 10; nays, o.
Resolved, That that the day of opening of bids
on the paving contract be and Is hereby deSg
mated as Thursday, May IT, at O'Clock p. m
1899.
Aid Jordan offered the following resolution
mad moved It's adoption. Ayes, 10; nays, 0.
Aid Jordan offered the following resolution
and moved its adoption; ayes 10, nays o:
Resolved, BY the common council of the city
of Owosso, that the boacd Of public works be
and are hereby instructed to advertise for bids
for paving in the following districts: Main
street from washington west to the bridge over
the Shiawassee river, Ball street. from Main
street north to Exchange street, and that the
day OF the opening the said bids on paving be
Thursday, MayiiS, at o'clock p. m, A. ID 1892
as designated by the resolution of the common
council, and the said board of public
works be directed to let the contract for said
paving to the lowest responsible bidder, and
the necessary storm water sewers and other
structures as provided In the city charter
Resolved, BY the common council of the city
of Owosso, that the common council of the city
OF Owosso meet at the common council rooms In
the city Of Ow0sso, Monday, May %, at o'clock
p. m for the purpose Of reviewing the assess.
ment roll Of the paving district, and that notice
be given thereof by the city clerk of said city
OF such meeting and where the assessment roll
Of the said paving district will be found by pub.
fishing the same in one OF the newspapers OF
the city of Owosso for at least two weeks
Resolved by the common council of the city OF
Owosso that the Board OF Public Works be
authorize to employ an engineer to make speci.
fications for receiving bids on the paving
district also for the supervision of the said
work.
The mayor read communication from the
secretary OF the League OF American Munici-
palities and then referred it to the committee
on lighting.
The Mayor submitted communication from
the Mayor OF Grand Rapids relative TO forming
o League OF Michigan Municipalities The