The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-08-04

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To the Honorable Mayor and Common Council
| Gentlemen beg leave to report the following
arrests during the month of July: .r y.
Julyl. Richard Haley. drunk; taken before
Justice Baldwin; sentenced 80 days county jail,
Yours respfy, z. H. Ross, Night Police.
hereby certify that the above arrest was
made before me, and that the said Richard Ha-
Shiawassee jail for the period of so days.
Newton Baldwin, Justice of the Peace.
Aug. LIST, 1890. u
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 as the various funds would
allow; ayes g. nays0. r& Va
erton for $500, Ed. Cady for 4.C0 and j. T. Mar
tin for &.0O for special police duty we're present
ed. Aid. Gould moved the accounts be allowed
p saT d and MOI ns
COpas, Jordan, Palmer, Walsh, Washburn-b,
Aid. Walsh moved the accounts be allowed as
Aid. Copas submitted the following report
which was accepted and adopted.
Your committee to whom was referred petit
beg leave to report fayorably for walk from
Oak street to the east line of the c. j. MATHEWS
property. Signed, J. II. Copas.
A. E. Palmer.
w. Z. Washburn-
Aid. Curry moved that the Elm street ordi-
nance be taken from the table, motion prevailed.
Aid. Curry moved the ordinance do pass; mo-
ton PREVAILED ayes 8. nays 0.
AN ORDINANCE
To provide for the construction of a sewer on
that portion of Shiawassee beginning at the
center of Main and Shiawassee thence running
south on Shawassee TO the center of Shiawassee
and Clinton streets, thence running west on
Clinton street to the center OF Clinton and Elm
street, thence running south on Elm street to
Estey factory b.
SEC. I. The City of Owosso ordains that 1t is a
necessary public Improvement that sewer be
constructed commencing in the center of Shia-
wasSee Street. in the center Of Main street, In
the City of Owosso, thence running south on
center Shiawassee street to the center of Clinton
thence running west In the center of Clinton
street to the center of Elm street, thence south
In the center OF Elm street to Estey factoryB, in
the City of OwossO, and that the estimated ex
pense for the construction of said sewer is the
sum of 81 1894 90, and the sum of 81 1890 of said
estimate be assessed on all lots and parts Of lots
above described, that being the portion of the
City of Owoss0. so called by the Common Council
of the City of Owosso, thereby deemed benefited
SEC 2. The route, location and dimensions of
said sewer In all and every manner and respect
as near as practicable shall be In accordance
with plans, specifications and references for the
construction of public sewers within the City of
Ow0sso hereto made and drawn by q. s. Pierson
and adopted by the Common Council of the City
of OwOsso and under the general supervision
and control and direction of the Board of Public
Works of the City of Owosso as to all matters
and things not herein or otherwise prescribed
for and such engineer as the Board of Public
Works may employ.
SEC. g. Horace Main, J. L. Curtis, Daniel Bar
mum, special assessors of the City of Owosso, not
interested In any of the property benefited by
said improvement and not akin to any persons
interested therein, are hereby designated as
commissioners and directed to make an assess.
ment all lots and parts of lots thereof fronting
on Shiawassee street from the center of Main
street south to the center of Clinton street, on
Clinton street from the center of Shiawassee
west to the center of Elm street, Elm street from
the center Of Clinton street south to Estey factory
b In the city Of OwOssO, as herein designated of
the sum of S1i3400 In proportion as near as may
be to the benefit where each of the aforesaid
pieces and parcels OF property so deemed to be
benefited. Shall by said commissioners deemed
to require on all lots and parts of lots benefited
by making said public Improvement and the sum
of 8400 be paid from the sewer fund.
Sec. 4. This ordinance shall take immediate
effect.
f Iasssd and approved sSa Aug R Ssvo
JOHN L. ASH. City Clerk. 'O''
Aid. Copas called up the.matter of the Jeffries
account. 1t was referred to the committee on
streets and sidewalks,
Aid. Curry offered the following resolution
and moved its adoption; motion prevailed.
Resolved, by the Common Council of the city
of Owosso, that the Common Council of the City
of OwOssO, meet at the Common Council room
in the city of Owosso, Tuesday, August % $780,
| at o'clock p. m. for the purpose of reviewing
| the assessment of Exchange, Dewey and Main
street sewer, and that notice be given thereof by
the city clerk of said city of such meeting, and
where the assessment roll of the said sewer dis
| trict shall be found, by publishing the same in
| one of the newspapers OF the city of Owosso for
at least two weeks.
Aid Curry offered the following resolution and
moved Its adoption; motion prevailed
| Resolved by the common council of the city of
Ow Osso that the common council of the city of
OwOssO meet at the common council rooms In
city of Uwosso. Tuesday, Aug. 22d. 1899. at 8
O'Clock p. m. for the purpose of reviewing the
assessment of Shiawassee, Clinton and Elm st.
sewer, and that notice be given thereof by the
city clerk of said city of such meeting ard whore
the assessment roll of the said sewer district will
/ be found by publishing the same In one of the
newspapers of the city of OwOsso for at least two
/ weeks
Aid. Curry presented the following resolution
and moved Its adoption; motion prevailed.
Resolved by the Common Council of the city of
| Owosso that the Board of Public Works be and
| are hereby directed to advertise for and receive
bids and let contract for the construction of the
| Saginaw street sewer.
| AID Palmer moved that the committee on
| streets and sidewalks be requested to repair the
| pier at the bridge on Main street over the Sha-
| awassee river; motion prevailed; ayes Q, nays O.
Mr.. Guy Cole stated that sewer on C0runna
| Avenue was full of sand and out of order.
| Aid Copas moved the matter be referred to q
special committee. Motion prevailed. II was
referred to the committee on public health and