The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-06-02
Common Council.
Common Council Room.
gosso, May 20. 90.

The minutes Of the last meeting we're reat
ard approved
Aid. Washburn presented the following petit
tion which was referred to the police com
| mite.
Owosso. May "a, 90
10 the Honorable Mayor and Common Council
oentlemen:-We, the undersigned, would
respectfully petition your honorable body tc
grant us the privilege Of scruboing and clean
log our respective business places after ten
O'Clock p. m. Saturday nights. Signed by
o. Mehlenbacher and eleven others. 80
AID Mclean presented the following petition
which was referred to the committee on ways
and means. 3oTff Itel
Owosso, May 26, 90.
To the Honorable Mayor and Common Council
ana taxpayers residing u on East Eseha ae1s
street, in the city Of Owosso, respectfully petit
ton your honorable body to cause East Elk
North Hickory street, all Of which your petit.
TONERS Will ever pray. Signed by VIII K. Col
Inns and six others.
Aid. Pierpont presented the following petit
ways and means
To the Honorable Mayor and Common Council
Gentlemen:-We, the undersigned, residents
and taxpayers living on Mulberry street,
respectfully petition to have that street
sprinkled from Oliver street TO jeanette street.
Signed by w. H. Halstead and twenty eight
others.
Aid. Walsh presented the following petition
Whlch was referred to the Board of Puolic
To the Honorable Mayor and Common Council
Of the City OF Owosso.
Gentlemen:-We respectfully petition your
honorable body to have laio a four inch water
main from the main on Mason street.
extending thence south on Oak street.
to tap said four inch main II laid and to
take city water. James Bartrem,
Geo. Springer
The following claims and accounts were pre-
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committee on claims and accounts.
From Contingent Fund-Doubleday Bros. &
Co; si;0O, Lawrence (paid by ASH LOO, j L
Reporter Pub. Co. 5.75, James D Estes O.Ss. 1 G
Curry l.84.
Police Fund-C E Lovett s24Oo, Calvin Dell
Fire Department-Minnie Smith $3.50
Owosso Fire Dept. $500. Y a, Balloon O.4b, l.
From Highway Fund-W Marvin Sc 70, H
Retain 6:S7, Dell Butts $50, Wm Ball 7.S7, w
Scott "a, Carmody 800, David Moss 14.5O,
Chas Bailey, 40So. Stevens o.26 F Curtis
20, John Fowler 20 rs, Ed Kaiser 5.25, James
Odel 2.o2, James Doyle 1877, Il Sewell 1926,
James Hellt 7.25, + f Johnson 1852, Mr.. Allen
go, M Chapman 3.75. 5 Clark s75, o Chase
1864, L Woodland 81, Ann Arbor X. r. Co.
$500 Ann Arbor r. r Co. 3l.22, Times Printing
Co 6.OO' Frieseke Bros. 47.a5, FrieselSe Bros.
From Water Works Fund-Fred Aberle 81 25,
Q II Balloon l.29, H Robbins & Son, 6.29, A f
Hollis 629 H Robbins s. Son 127, Thos Atkin-
u
J. Ash loo, j L Ash 035, j L A sh 25, j 5
Hunt 900. Thos Atkinson $50, Thos Atkinson
$50, l. e Woodland 0.65, Fred Edwards 1900,
Times p hitting Co. 30.
Paving Fund-H G Main s2OO. d A Barnum
2;O0, j Curtis 200, Engineering Record, $40,
Engineering News $50.
The committee to which was referred the
petition of A. L. Williams to have distractions
removed from Cute Drain report no obstruction
of sufficient Importance to interfere with proper
operation OF drain. Report adopted.
which
petition for q drain along Frederick street re-
ported favoTably thereon.
Aid. Washburn reported as follows:
Your committee on opening streets and alleys
report favorably on the petition to have River
street opened and graded from Chapman street
to Lansing street and moved the report be
adopted; motion prevailed
The committee on claims and accounts re-
ported favorably on accounts as above pre-
were allowed and the clerk was directed to
draw orders therefor. Ayes, 10; nays, 0.
The account Of l. j. Sopp for one-ffth of the
cost of tar walk he built for Mr. Hoenshell
was referred back to be assigned to the owner
OF the walk
The account of the Owosso Telephone Co. was
allowed at 1888.
Aid. Copas submitted the following report
which upon motion of Aid. Pierpont was laid on
the table. Ayes. 10; nays,0.
Your committee to whom was referred the
advisability of O stone crusher and q five ton
reversible roller for the benefit of the city OF
Owosso, having the matter under consideration,
same for the benefit of good roads.
a. E. Palmer,
Aid Walsh presented the following ordinance
which he read the hrst and second times by its
title Unanimous consent being given 1t was
passage and passed. Ayes, 10; nays, O.
An ordinance for the annual appropriation
for the fiscal year beginning Oct. l, 1899.
The city OF Owosso ordains:
Sec That IL is necessary in order to obtain
funds for the running expenses and proper
maintainance Of the city Owosso that the fol-
on the assessed valuation of said city Of Owes
so as spread by the equalization board OF said
city, VIZ: OF one per cent for general street
funds, $40 OF one per cent for interest and sink
ing fund.- and \ per cent for the several funds
TO be distributed as follows:
Fire department fund, $500, water fund,
$1,000; police department fund, $1,000; light
fund, $4,000; sewer fund. $1,000; sidewalk fund.
81 900 contingent fund, 1891 81 healthfund S250
interest and sinking fund, 4,sta45; interest and
bond fund.- $4,000 highway fund, &,O44S.
Sec. 2. 1t is also estimated that some re-
pairs may be necessary on the water works
system and some new water mains will be
needed. that some paving will undoubtedly be
petitioned for, particularly on Main street west
and Michigan Ave., and that sewer work Is con-
templated on Ball street, Exchange and Dewey
street and ShiawaSSee street, Mason aud
Williams street. and some money will be need
ed for general improvements and some for re-
pairs on city hall and on an additional building
for storing city property will be necessary.
Sec. 8. This ordinance shall take immediate
effect.
Passed and approved May 20, A p siI 1899
JOHN L. ASH, Clerk. Mayor.
Aid Pierpont moved that the bicycle ordl-
nance be taken from the table; motion pre-
vailed. Aid. Pierpont moved that the ordinance
as amended last week be passed
Aid. Gould offered the following amendment
which did not prevail ayes, Gould, Curry,
Palmer, Walsh and Washburn-5; nays, Pier
pont, Copas, Mclean, Harmon Jordan-6:
move to amend Sec. by striking out the
words, 'if, however, any such person or ped s.
TRAN does not hear the warning given by the
rider OF any such machine or DEVICE" and leav.
ing the words, 1.-The person riding thereon must
dismount on meeting or passing such person or
pedestrian on any sidewalk.
The ordinance was then passed; ayes, Pier
pont, Mclean, Curry, Jordan, Palmer and
Washburn-6; nays, Gould, Copas, Harmon and
Walsh-4.
AN ORDINANCE.
An ordinance to regulate the use of bicycles,
tricycles and other similar devices In and upon
the streets avenues and sidewalks and onother
public places within the city Of Owosso.
The city of Owosso ordains:
Sec. 1. No person or persons snail ride any
bicycle, tricycle., velocipede or other similar de.
vice on the public highways or streets OF the
city OF Owosso within the paved district at
rate OF speed TO exceed eight miles per hour or
within the corporate limits of the city outside
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