The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-07-28
Common Council.
Common Council Room,
Owosso. July rs. 90.


Regular meeting OF the common council with
Mayor Arthur M. Hume presiding.
Aldermen present at roll call, Gould,
Pierpont. Mclean, Harmon, Curry, Jordan,
The minutes of the last meeting we're read
ard corrected by the insertion of the yea and
nay vote on the resolution requiring the put
ting in of water, gas and sewer connections, and
approved.
Aid. Jordan moved that the council be re-
solved into board of review to review the
Saginaw street sewer assessment roll; motion
The clerk read the said assessment roll.
The following protest was presented and or
Owosso, July "a, 1899.
To the Hon: Mayor and Common Council OF
We, the undersigned taxpayers, personally
interested in the special assessment made for
from Main Street u to s Soodhue street, hereby
enter our earnest protest against said assess
ment, the same being manifestly unjust and
inequitable; not being made according TO bene-
fits, as directed both by the ordinance and by
the harter
1t is nothing more nor less than a frontage
assessment, slightly modified and we most
emphatically protest against It's confirmation.
We ask your honorable body TO annul this as
sessment and require your board OF assessors
to make new assessment, according TO bene
fits. as the ordinace provides and the charter
directs.
Signed, J. C. Shattuck and others.
AID Pierpont moved the board OF review ad
journ for one week; motion prevailed
Aid Pierpont moved that the said assess
ment roll be referred back to the board OF as.
SCISSORS and a committee from the council
motion prevailed. The mayor appointed as
such committee Aldermen Pierpont, Gould and
Mclean.
Aid Jordan called up the old matter Of bill
for 812 in favor Of A j. .Jeffrles. The matter
was referred to the committee on streets and
sidewalks, with instructions to report at next
meeting.
The following claims and accounts were pre-
sented and referred to the committee on claims
From Contingent Fund-W Smith sl7. 90,
Argus Pub Co 4.5O, Owosso Telephone Co 1856,
James Doyle 100.
Fire Dept. Fund-John Ashford Si.47, A
Stanton 0.53, Owosso Telephone Co 800.
Police Fund-C E Lovett S2i.00, Calvin Dell
24O0, z II Ross 2400.
Charles Bailey 1900, Frank Mack 1900 w
Scott 1000 w Ball 900, Dell Butts $50, H
Retain $50, W Marvin 7 so; IT Sewell 100, Jas
H d Hanes 692 Geo w Smith l57 so.
Sidewalk Fund-William Fletcher 81 20, w A
Woodland 1910, j M Wood $780,
From Water Works Fund.- L Ash $500
Times Printing Co lao, II Robbins & Son ~
Owosso Boiler Works 24.s0, Argus Pub Co 1.2O
American Express Co GO Walker LOG John
1900, Ed Hunt I.s7,, @ Able $50.
1899 Paving Fund.- E Woodland 81 rs.
General sewer Fund-Times Printing CO
Aid. Copas for the committee on streets and
sidewalks reported unfavorably on the petition
W.. A.
stand on West Exchange street for period Of
one year. Upon motion the report was accepted
and adopted.
Aid Jordan submitted the following report
and suggestions and moved they be accepted
and adopted; motion prevailed. Ayes, Gould
Pierpont, Mclean, Harmon, Curry, Jordan
Walsh and Washburn, 8; nays, Copas, L.
Owosso, July rs, 1893.
TO the Hon. Mayor and Council:
Your committee on ways and means after
looking over the different funds beg leave to re
port as follows:
July /. We ind in the highway fund 800 SO
July l, money received from the county treas
ure for sidewalks in 1898, 5000 credits to the
sidewalk fund, which should oe credited TO the
highway fund, 1861, money paid for one. fifth
OF tar sidewalk, charged to the highway fund
S7S.17, part for sidewalk at Cath bic church
charged to highway fund, which should be
charged to sidewalk fund. Salaries paid side
walk inspectors 1895, charged against high
way fund which should be charged against con
tingent fund. We find $4,000 feet OF lumber
on hand at S13 per thousand, 1925 charged
against highway fund, which should be charged
against sidewalk repair fund, as lumber has MOI
been used yet. FOR repairs on sidewalks this
year as reported by street commissioner, Si6l
Sc, charged To the highway fund, which should
be provided for by special fund We there
fore recommend the establishing Of Sidewalk
repair fund, and that the committee be in
structeu TO borrow $500 and place In the abov,
fund, and we re- ommend that the clerk draw
the following orders $500 against the contin
gent fund and credit the same TO the highwa'
fund. Also an order for $36. 81 against the side
walk fund and credited TO the highway fund
Also S78l7 against the sidewalk fund and cred
tied TO the highway fund. Also an order 10
812.65 against the contingent fund and credite,
TO the highway fund. Also an order for 1925 o
against the sidewalk repair fund and credited u
the highway fund. Also an order for S461 3
against the sidewalk repair fund and credite
to the highway fund, making a total that SHOULD
be credited to the highway fund of Sl,lS0 "A
Total orders drawn against highway fund
$500; total bills against highway fund
siS327; total s992. ID, leaving balance in high
way fund, s137.6l.
We farther recommed that the street commits
sioner be instructed TO stop all work on street
only where IL is absolutely necessary and the
such work must be reported TO the council bt
j. w. Jordan,
j. 4. Walsh,
Ira G.. Curry.
The committee on claims and accounts II
ported favorably on accounts as above pre-
sented Unanimous consent being gwen the
we're allowed and the clerk was Instructed I
draw orders therefor Ayes o; nays U.
Some question arose relative 10 the sprint
ling OF certain streets, Mr.. Copas moved th
matter be referred TO the committee on way
and means TO report at next meeting; motio
Aid Jordan moved the ordinance for sewe
on Ball street be taken from the taoei motlo
prevailed.