The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-01-06
Common Council.

Common Council Room
OEosso. Dec. 10, 'o8
Regular meeting OF the Common Council
President Thea w NJ ey IN cam Inc WiIsv Gould
A quorum not being present the council ad
iourned 70 Tuesday evening; Dec q a. iS S,s,k
Common Council Chamber.-Owosso Mich,
Dec. q, lsos.Regular meeting Of the Com. Common
Members present at roll call Wiley, dewey
Copas, Shaw, Harmon, Jordan, Watson, Walsh
Minutes of the last two meetings were read
The following claims and accounts were pre-
sented and upon motion were referred to the
committee onclaims and accounts 80 m ~,
lzeos sssnss Bank ISL American fSbisSins
co TO- rs, John Johson 1.25. A
Police Fund-Wilnam Beresford o22.00, John
aS F - SsdE Blair $780, John
Ashford ID 90, Fred VENTED 352, Chas. Beattie
500 Minnie Smith 4.5o, g Stuart i2.oo d
Highway Fund-Benj. Palmer se.ls, Bejamin
Palmer els, p II Carmody 1894, Rush Durham
22o, Dean s. Go 20, q Frieseke as, Ben
2H. w j Connors O6s Dieterech Nickel 400,
Frank Bailey 326, Edwin Wells 1925, William
Ball 7i8, David Ciapp 2.8s, Harvey LaClear 0.50
Seth Ferguson ass, George Tooiey Do husn
District sewer FUND.- A COPYRIGHT $4,000,
Castree & ShawCo 1884, H Robbins q Son TO-
Woodland 0.67, Ira Curry b.7s, Ira @ Curry 996,
@ H Balloon 1916, ] & H Frieseke 420.e6, M
Parker 1850. J 8 II Frteseke Al go Postal Tele;
graph Co 0 80, John Granville 3943, John j
Granville 4Os o6, John Cotter s.7o.
board of Health Fund-Owosso L L & F Co
81. 40, Reporter Publishing Co $50;
Bridge Fund-Gr0ton Bridge h Mfg Co 81 260
Water Works Fund.- Hunt $3.50, Hunt
7.50, @ Lawrence 200.
The committee on claims and accounts to
A.nAf hA M a q hnU
sented, reported favorably thereon. Unamin-
Gus consent being given, they were allowed and
the clerk was directed to draw orders for the
same as the different funds would allow. Ayes,
Wiley, Dewey, Copas, Shaw, Harmon, Jordan,
Watson and Walsh, s. Nays0.
CITY Attorney Hadsall stated that In his opin
ion the city charter should be changed or
amended in some particulars, especially the
three mill tax provision. He had correspondent
with many city attorneys In Michigan, and they
would meet In Lansing as soon as advisable, 10
consider the matter OF amending the charter OF
cities of the fourth class. He wished to know
II Owosso was In favor OF having It's charter
amended, and IL the city would bear the expense
incident to the effort to have its charter amend
ed. He further stated that the three mill tax
provision of the charter would have to be chang
ed or the assessed yaluation OF property In the
CITY of Owosso would have to be doubled
Aid. Dewey moved that the Mayor appoint
committee Oh three to consider and report upon
what position it would be advisable for the city
to take in the matter-motion carried.
The mayor appointed as such committee,
Aid. Dewey, Walsh and Wiley.
Aid. Wiley, chairman OF the special commit
tee to which was referred the petition OF Grove
Owosso Mich, Dec. 10, 1898.
To the Mayor and Common Council OF the city
Gentlemen-Your special committee to whom
was referred the request OF Grove Payne, ask
ing this council to remit their taxes for 1898 on
their stock destroyed by fire Sept, I'D, 3d. would
submit the following report, that we do not
think it advisable to do so as 1t would establish
a bad precedent to grant the request, Your
committee would therefore report unfavorable
in the matter.
T. M wiley, G. ] Shaw, H. Gould. COM
Aid. Dewey moved the foregoing report be
adopted-motion carried; ayes, Wiley, Dewey,
Copas, Shaw, Harmon, Jordan, Watson and
Walsh, 8. Nays 0.
Alderman Copas reported that the committee
to whom was referred the question relative to
the Abrey gravel pit was not yet ready to re-
port The committee was given more time.
Aid. Walsh, of the special bridge committee,
made the following report and moved Its ac
ceptance and adoption. Motion prevailed
ayes, Wiley.Copas, Shaw, Harmon. Watson and
Walsh, s. Nays, Jordan. !; No.. ,o,,, ,ooo
To the Honorable Mayor and Common Council
of the city of Owosso:
Gentlemen-Your Bridge Committee would
recommend that this council accept the abut-
ments and pier for the west Main street bridge
on the Shiawassee river built by Richard
Smith and would recommend nd that the said
him which is $500 90 less 80 rs paid for three iron
plates which Mr.. Smith ordered, leaving bal.
"-'' NN' ~ JOHN t. WALSH.
j. H. CoPAS
A. e. PALMER
Aid Walsh move ! that the clerk be instructed
to draw an order in favor of Richard Smith for
$3.50 81 as the balance due for the construction
of the pier and abutments for the Main street
bridge over the Shiawassee river Motion did
not prevail-Ayes. Wiley, Copas, Shaw, Har-
mon, Watson and Walsh, 8 Nays, Jordan, 1.
Aid. Walsh moved that the vote on the
count of Richard Smith be reconsidered. Mo-
Aid. Walsh moved the account of Richard
Smith be laid on the table for one week. Mo
ton prevailed
Aid. Copas presented the following petition
from Louis and Charles Mueller, which was re-
Owosso, Dec. 10Th, 1893
To the Honorable Mayor and Common Council
Observation-Disclosures on the third day of Sep
Jember, 1898, our buildings and seven-eights (X)
Of which we have been unable to do but little
business, and will not be before February or
March 1899. Therefore we humby ask your
Honorable body to allow US o rebate of part or
the whole Of our taxes for the year 1913,
which amounts TO 8l85.00, az we have not had
the use of same more than six months of the
We are building q building which we believe
will be a credit TO the city, and have asked no
assistance from the city, we believe we are just
~ enLlJleu 10 u rouuCIlOu III taxes IOr the past
year.
Hoping that you will give this matter your
favorable consideration we are
Yours Respectfully.
LOUIS MUELLER.
CHARLES MUELLER.
The following accounts were presented and
referred to the Committee on Streets and Side
walks: p j Dean $780, & II Frieselxe Al. 80 same
OO.55, Hartshorn & Son 1888
Alderman Wiley presented the following reso-
luton and moved its adoption, Motion lost,
Ayes-O, Nays-Wiley Copas, Shaw, Harmon,
Jordan, Watson and Walsh, Z.
Resolved, by the common council OF the city
of Owosso, that the ShiawasSee County Agri-
cultural society be given permission to omit
holding fair until Dec. 81. 1899, without preju-
dice of its interests as to the mortgage held by
said city.
The clerk brought over from the Board OF
Public Works the following report also the bill
OF the Street Ry. Co. and the opinion of Atty.
Van II. Pond to which reference is made In the
report.
Report of the Board Of Public Works.
To the Mayor and Common Council OF the city
of OwOsso
conference.-the board of public works hav-
Ing received the bill of the Owosso 81 Corunna
street Ry. Co. for one half OF the expense OF the
re construction of its tracks made necessary by
the paving OF the streets on which the tracks
are laid, and being in doubt as to the legal OBJ.
legation resting on the city, as provided by the
charter granted to the Ry. Co., called upon the
city Attorney for his opinion concerning the
same. The city Attorney being also the Attor-
new the Rv On advised the Roard IN con m IL