The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-09-22
Common Council.
Common Council Room.
OACssO. Sent. 10. 100.


Mayor A M. Hume presiding:
Aldermen present at roll call, Pierpont
Copas, Nj Lean. Harmon, Jordan, Walsh and
The minutes of the last meeting were read
ard approved
Aid. Jordan presented the following petition
and moved it be referred TO the Board OF Pub
| lie Works with power TO act. Motion prevailed
Owosso, Sept. 49, 80
| To the Honorable Mayor and Common Council
of the city of Owosso:
The undersigned resident living on Shiawas
| see and Clinton streets hereby petition your
honorable body to cause the Shiawassee street
sewer now being built to be extended 40 or 80
feet south OF the south line OF Clinton street
and will agree to pay the expense OF the
same. Geo. Il. Symes
| The following Communication was presented
| and referred TO the committee on streets and
sidewalks:
Owosso, Sept 10, 80.
To the Honorable Mayor and Council of the City
Gentlemen-About year ago petition was
handed in TO the ouncll signed by the taxpay
ers living on and around Lingle and Maple
Ridge Park asking 10 have q ten inch lille laid
| on said street to carry away surface water
which gathers there hoping that there will be
some action taken in this. matter this year be
| fore bad weather sets in Chas. L. Hux
Aid. Copas presented the following com
munication relative to the petition Of Gates
Bros. TO move wooden building within fire
| limits, and moved the communication be placed
on file and the prayers of petitioners be granted,
| TO the Honorable Mayor and Common Council
of the city Of Owosso:
We. the undersigned pre- perty owners and
lot oWnt by Gates Bros on east Main street
hereby waive any objection to their moving the
| building owned by them on Exchange street.
provided said building when on said lot be
| bricked up on all sides, with new brick front
and steel roof, according to proposition made
! by Gates Bros hereto attached. Signed by
LYON & Hadsall and others.
Dated this 10th dav Of Sept. 1899
We, the undersigned. in consideration of the
above waive, agree as follows: That when said
building is moved on said lot on Main street, to
| place the same on good stone foundation
| surround the same with brick wall build hf
teen feet brick addition on rear with steel roof
over all, also good stone walk in front Of said
| lot, and brick front to said building
M. b. GATES,
Dated Sept. 10th, 1899.
The following CT mmunication was presented
Aid. Jordan moved the commune atiCn be
received and the mayor appoint committee as
reauested-h0'i0nd Rrevsl Rapids Sept o 49,
To the Hon. A. M. Hume, Mayor, Owosso
Hor orable Sir:-Enclosed herewith send
program and badges for the meeting of the
Michigan Municipal League. II more are
| desired let me know and they will be sent at
. sized delegation to the meeting and l believe
that IL will pay you TO do so IL you can con-
veniently wish you would drop me line and
| let me know the probable number that will
Yours very truly
FRANCIS HUNTER, Sec'v
Owosso, Mich, Sept. 18th, 1899
| To the Honorable Mayor and Common Council
| OF the city Of Owes so:
AT q meeting Of the executive committee OF
the OwOsso Welfare Association held this
afternoon q resolution as adopted asking the
| appointment of a committee of three from your
honorably body to confer with this committee
at the ONCE of the secretary Of this association
Wednesday Sept. goth, AT O'Clock p. m. rela-
tive to the roposition recently submitted by the
Owosso carriage Company.
Sincerely yours,
b. s. KNAPP, Pres.
GEO. b. MCCAUGHNA, Sec'y.
The Mayor appointed as such committee
Aid Jordan, Walsh, and Washbum.
The following claims and accounts we're pre-.
sented and referred to the committee on claims
and accounts:
"a. w. Mann, $3.50: James Doyle, $3.50; John
L. Ash. .36; James Helt, 81 80.
Police Fund.-. II. Ross, e24.00; Geo. A.
Grffth, S24 90; L. Alderton, $24t0
Fire Department Fund.-Michigan Telephone
Co., go: E. b. Tubbs, 81. 20; Owosso Fire Depart
ment ta5: 90; J. l. Ash, S2S5
S. W. Denyes, $3.50; John Meng, % IL: j.
Morarity, $50: g. Gallery. $l.ss; ]; Denyes,
s25S; WIN Ma.yin; $50; T. B. Snyder. Tso;
Mathewson, $780, H. Retain, $3.50; Dell Butts,
$50; Tom Dynes, $500; Frank Mack. SO;
Chas., Bailey $1,000; H. Perkins, $500; W
si375; WILDER VanDoren, sl0l2; Geo. H.
Dreher 1880; Jas. Odel, sl5 90; w. Scott,
$1,000; II. Tucker, "a so; Hugh Duglass, $3.50;
W. Ball, S9. 80; ID. Monroe. 800; O. Sherman,
90. 70; A. G. Findlater, GS7; q. e. Craft, s625;
e. 3. Murphy. $3.50; 1. 0. Chase, Sl9.6i; Geo. IL.
Virgins, SIS 90.
Sidewalk Fund Geo. w. Loring, 80 60; Mrs.
]. M. Guile. $3.50; l. ]. Sopp, .sl6o6; o. f.
Webster, $5.32; w. l.. Wren, $3.50
From Water Works und-L. f. Woodland,
sic rs; M. Walker, &il 40; Bourbon Copper and
Brass Works, $1,000; O. Lawrence $l.OO; q.
Van Camp, SO so: A. +. Hollis, SlS.2e; Owosso
Coal Co., $50 30; Thos. Atkinson, $3.50; Fred
Bagley, 80 80; j. Hunt, 5000.
Shiawassee st. Sewer.-Argus Pub. Co., w 10.
Oak, Exchange and Main st Sewer-H. =.
MAN, $500; ID. A. Barnum, $500; j. l.. Curtis,
$500.
Aid. Copas moved the reconsideration OF the
adoption OF the resolution for sidewalk on the
north side OF Exchange street from Oak street
| east. Moti,n prevailed. Aid. Copas moved
the resolution be amended to read as follows
| Motion prevailed:
Resolved by the common council of the city OF
| Owosso that said city of Owosso do ordain That
| It is necessary public Improvement that side
walk four foot wide be repaired, built lald out,
| and constructed. on the north side OF exchange
street from the east line of Oak street to the east
line Of lot four (4) In A. l.. B. o. Williams sub
division OF outlot seven ~, In accordance WIN
the report of the. committee on streets and Side