The Owosso times., 1899-09-01
Common Council.
Common Council Chamber,
OwOSsO. Mich. Aup. 90. 1870


Regular meeting of common council with May
or A. M. Hume presiding.
Aldermen present at roll call, Pierpont, COpas,
Mclean, Harmon, Jordan, Palmer, Walsh, and
Washburn.
The minutes Of the last meeting were read and
approved as read.
The following communication from the Board
of Health was presented Aid. Jordan moved
the communication be received and placed on
file. Motion prevailed
Owosso, Mch., Aug. 20, 1S99
To the Honorable Mayor and Common Council
of the City of OwossO.
Gentlemen-At special meeting of the Board
of Health of the city of Owosso, held Aug, %,
1899, the following resolutions were adopted and
your honorable body:
Resolved, That the proposed sewer on East
Exchange street from Oak to Dewey and on K.
Main street from Oak to Dewey and on Dewey
from Exchange to the Shiawassee river, is a ne
cessity for the health of that district.
Resolved further. That the emptying of the
foot of Dewey street. we deem would be unsani-
tary and dangerous to the public health under
the present conditions of the river.
IS. Wilson, President.
James ID. Estes, Secretary.
AID Washburn presented the two following
petitions and moved the prayers Of the petition
ers be granted; motion prevailed.
To the Honorable Mayor and Common Council
of the City of OwossO:
Gentemen-We the undersigned residents and
taxpayers residing on Stewart street, humbly
street to be graveled, commencing at the Michi-
gan Central Ry. track, running east to Michigan
Avenue and your petitioners will ever pray. II.
Remington and 20 others.
To the Honorable Mayor and Common Council
of the City OF Owoss0:
Gentemen-we the undersigned business men
using delivery wagons humbly petition your hon
Orable body to cause Stewart street TO be grav-
eled, commencing at the Michigan Central Rail-
way, running thence east to Michigan Avenue,
the same is almost impossible during the spring
ratt N ar1Av Vyfll avn
pray. Hall Bros. and ~ other business men.
The following CLAIMS and accounts were pre-
sented and upon motion were referred to the
committee on claims and accounts.
From Contingent Fund-Geo, Virgins $50 90,
w. IL. Smith IL 90, same co. Josiah Thompson
Os, J L. Ash co. Jas. Doyle $50, Times Print
Police Fund--C. e. Lovett Is SO.
Fire Dept. Fund John Ashford i6 90, A. j.
Burke l6 90, Charles Beatte rs, ohas. Bacom
20, E. b: Tubbs 8 As, il Ash s26.
From Highway F1ndncharles md Bailey S99 .5s Geo
90, Jas Hit y, VIM Marvin So VIM. Scott
Sidewalk Repair Fdnd-Den Bntts 4l2, VIM.
Sidewalk Fund-A. w. Holmes 5 o., sams 30.
same 90, same go, same &c. +. O, Greenman
70 81 Mgs o. Pan Reth S 81 zoe Jas ASs Wsch o.
Nj. l.. Stewart & Co. s7i2 Mrs. Il. T.. Kincaid
i2 so, j J Schuknecht l5 Sc, Detwier & Son II 10.
Ira aFSm e. cTrry wUrns same u Baco% aS
K. Haun "a. Fred Bayey 30, ThOs. Atkinson
z so, j. s. Hunt 90, Floyd Bloomer 46 90; Chas.
jackson 40 so, Chas. A. Beebe 4e 50 Charles II.
COssitt rs 90.
General Sewer Fund-H. @. Main 80 90, ID. A.
Barnum 30 90. J.S.Curts 10 90, Times Pig Goa 70.
Aid. Copas presented the report of the COM
that the pra ers of petitioners be granted for
sidewalks on south side of Main street between
Main street bridge and the east side of BAH
street and moved the report be adopted; motion
prevailed; ayes 8, nays o.
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 Q. nays0.
Aid. Palmer presented deed from L, A. q M.
J. Hamblin. conveying to the city a strip of land
known ms Hamblin street, and moved the deed
be accepted and referred to the city attorney to
be put on record; motion prevailed.
Aid. C0pas presented the following ordinance,
read IL the first and second time by It's title and
moved II be printed aud referred ito the ordi.