The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-04-28
muth and Cbas, Preece as suretles,

Bond of Award +. Willover, with Louis Muel-
Ter and Arthur Stegga as suretes
Bond of Charles II. Reinsburg, with Henry ID.
Johnson and VIM H. Lyon as Sureties.
Bond of Carl X. Barrie with VIM. p. Gabriel
and Geo w. Collier as SuretieS
Bond of Frederick 4 Hem with Henry ID John
son and Charles Mueller as sureties.
Bond of Andrew Green with Charles III .Preeee
and ChaS. Mueller as sureties
Bond of Thomas GadOla, with Nicholas Miesen
and Wm H. Lyon as suretieS.
Bond OF Heliker Il Myers. with Nicholas Nile.
sen and Nicholas Goodyear as suretes.
Aid, Gould inquired what effect pending ac-
ton against saloon, keeper for violation of the
law regulating his business should bear upon the
question of accepting or rejecting his bond as a
LIQUOR dealer. The city attorney decided IL
should have no effect.
The motion as made by Aid. Palmer to accept
the said bonds and approve OF tile suretieS pre-
vailed; ayes g. nays u.
Aid. Palmer presented the druggist bond of
John 5. Haggart with ii. NJ. Post and A. L.. Ar
mold as SureteS.
The druggist bond of John C. Johnson, with G.
A. Baldwin End Marion ID. Corey as suretieS and
the druggist bond OF Howard A. Blackmar with
l. IL. Keller and VIM. ). Hdnt as suretieS
Upon motion the bonds were accepted and the
sureties approved; ayes 8, nays 0.
Aid. Palmer presented the constable bond of
Plat Elwell with l. j. Church and Geo. w. Nc
Clellan as suretles, and the constable bond of
Stephen A. Crane with Julius FIieseke and Her.
man FrieSeke as suretes,
Upon motion the bonds were accepted and
the sureties approved: ayes 3, nays U.
The liquor bond of Charles +. schultz, with
Arthur Steggali and John Kiefer as sureties was
presented and upon motion the bond was accept
ed and the sureties approved; ayes 9, nays 0.
The committee on claims and accounts report
ed fayorably on accounts as above presented.
Unanimous consent being given the same were
allowed and the clerk was directed 10 draw or
ders for the same; ayes 8, nays o.
Aid. Jordan presented the following report and
recommendation and moved its adoption; mo-
ton did not prevail Ayes, Pierpont, Copas,
Mclean, Curry, Jordan, Palmer, Walsh and
Washburn-S; nays, Could.
To ha Common COunpil.
After careful investigation your committee on
ways and means believe the only practical and
clean is by the purchase of a streetsweeper, and
we recommend that the committee on ways and
means be instructed to receive bids and make a
contract for streetsweeper after thorough
and satisfactory trial of the same, and submit
J.T. Walsh.
Ira G.. Curry.
Aid. Jordan moved that the vote on the report
be reconsidered and the report laid on the table
for one week. motion prevailed.
Aid Jordan offered the following resolution
and moved its adoption; motion prevailed.
Resolved by the common council of the city OF
Owosso thai the may or and city clerk be and are
hereby instructed TO sign certificate OF indebt-
edness TO the amount of $4,000 for the purpose OF
refunding the $4,000 Indebtedness.
AID C0pas moved that the committee appoint
ed 10 settle with the treasurer and clerk be a.
rected to complete their labors by settling with
said officers for the business done from March g.,
1893, to April 10. 1889. Motion prevailed.
Aid. Copas moved that the clerk be instructed
to proceed To collect the dog tax as provided by
ordinance; the motion was tabled for one week.
Aid Jordan presented the two following reso-
ulions and moved their adoption; motion pre-
Resolved by the common council of the city of
Owosso that the cily clerk be ana ID hereby IN
structed to draw al order for the amount OF SIC o.
in favor OF the Citizens Savings Bank for the
purpose of paying the interest from March to
April 25 on the $1,000 Indebtedness held by the
ClliZens' savings Bank.
I'D nv rla on
Owosso that the city clerk be and IS hereby In.
structed 10 draw an order for sl0.0I III favor Oh
M l.. stewart CO.; Tor the purpose ol pay,hhg s.
5000 Indebtedness held by Nj. l.. stewart q Co.,
bankers, 80
anu moved Its adoption; motion prevailed; ayes
o, naysO.
Owosso That the committee on pubic grouhd Us
purchase and have placed on the floor of the
council room Ia the city hall covering OF lino-
leum In place of the present mating thereon.
AID Jordan presented an ordinance fixing the
salaries and defining the duties OF the marshal
and police of the city vf Owosso, and asked per-
mission u read II the rst and second time by lts
title The permission was granted and u was so
read He asked permission To read IL the third
time In fun. Unanimous permission being given
it WAS SO read; upon motion the ordinance Was
laid upon the table one week.
Aid. Copas called up the matter of moving ny
drants and stop boxes out TO curb line III the
he referred to the Board of Public Works with
power 10 act. -,
ALI Gould stated the local G.. A. X. post wish
ed the council 10 act with them In preparing Tor
the observance of Memorial day, and ne moved
that "A committee consisting of Aid. Pierpont,
Palmer ana Walsh be appointed To act IN tDat
capacity; motion prevailed.
Aid. Pierpont stated that bill to regulate the
ponce department of cities of the fourth class,
and which II passed would be very unsatsfacto-
nv to Owosso Is now before the legislature.
To express the sentiment OF the council In the
matter he offered the foowieg resolution ana
moved its adoption; motion prevailed, ayes "
nays0.
Resolved, that 1t is the sentiment of the hon
orabe mayor and common council of the city OF
Owosso, that they object TO and oppose the pass
aye OF the proposed legislation now pending be.
fore the state legislature, TO create municipal
police board for cities of the fourth class In this
state, said board To be appointed by the Judge oi
probate for the several counties In which said
cities are situated. Also that the clerk be In
structed to present our representative In the leg
islature with u copy OF this resolution.
Aid. Curry moved that the city attorney De
sent TO Lansing to protect the interests of Owos-
so in any proposed legislation for cities OF the
fourth class.