The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-06-15
Common Council Chamber,
OWoSso. Mich. June II. 1900.

Minutes oflast meeting read and approved.
Aid. Mclean presented the following petition
which was upon motion referred to the commit
teee on streets and sidewalks:
TO the Honorable Mayor and Common Council
OF the City of Owosso:
Gentlemen-We, the undersigned residents
and tax payers OF east Oliver street aud vicin
~, do petition your honorable body to cause u
sidewalk TO be built on the south side of Oliver
east end Of lot owned S by Mrs. G. N. bewey
| will ever pray.
Signed by Mrs. Myra A. Buckmister and z
| others.
| Aid. Noble presented the following petition
| which was upon motion referred TO the commit
tee on Ways and Means:
Owosso, Mich, June 4, 1900.
To the Honorable Mayor and Common Council
OF the City of Owosso.
We, the undersigned citizens and taxpayers
street Of this city do hereby petition your hon.
orable body TO cause said east Main street to
| be sprinkled from Park street east to Dewey
street. commencing at once and continuing so
| long as shall be deemed necessary, and your
petitioners will ever pray, etc:
signed by T. j. Jubbs and ~ others.
Aid. Stratton presented the following COM
munlcatlon which was upon motion referred to
the city attorney:
Owosso June, 8, 90.
To the Honorable Mayor and Common Council
of the City of Owosso.
conference.-the undersigned would respect
fully call your attention to the bill for extra
service rendered during the past year in the
capacity of health officer. This bill is in the
hands OF your committee on claims and &C
counts and report having been made on the
same request that you give it your immediate
consideration without further delay.
Very truly yours,
w. e. WARD.
The following claims and accounts we're pre-
sented and referred TO the committee on claims
and accounts:
From Contingent Fund-G. W. Devereaux
$500, 0 Dewey, stamps sl.0o American Elk
Il
$50, James Doyle $50 w fl Smith 1000, v M
White LOO, w Richardson memorial 4si,
Adam Auiler memorial 800 Jos. Amos memorial
ZOO II. Wheelock 600
Police Fund-John Wolverton $500, John
Martin 400, Charles Munson 400, Charles Paris
400, Frank Mack 400 ID f Blair rs.
From Highway Fund-Charles Bailey S.62, w
Garrison so, N johnson 3.72, p. Snyder 6.25,
Frank Mack seq. George Smith 81, j NJ Tread
well 3.l2, Il Warden 2.Sl, ID L Blair so.
Sidewalk Fund-H. Retain 1928, S McCurdy
6,s5 w Ball 625, George Dreher 1880 Chas.
Bailey 1880.
Oak, Main and Exchange Street Sewer-H F.
Riggs S100.95, John o. Davis 5000.
From Water Works Fund -E Dewey, stamps
100 Doubleday Bros. & Co. 4s9 G Balcolm 81.
Borem 2.10 DERRICK MCKEE .75 Fred Edwards,
stamps 49, Ira G. Curry 1921, A. f. Hollis 80.
Fire department-Minnie Smith, $3.50 Owosso
Fire Dept $780, Mr.. Smapp 800
Board OF Health-Argus Publishing Co., 1920.
Light Fund-Owosso Gas light Co. $l.95.
Aid. Pierpont presented the plat OF Bush's
addition, which the council ordered made,
which was upon motion referred TO the city
attorney.
Aid Curtis presented the following report,
which was upon motion accepted and adopted :
10 the Honorable Mayor and Common Council
of the City of Owosso.
Your committee on streets and alleys to
whom was referred the matter of opening
Edmond Ave-, would respectfully tubmit the
following report: We have carefully examined
the records and find that said street was dedi-
Gated to the city OF Owosso for public use and
I IN Ia w
Would recommend that the necessary steps be
N'O'' - 0 " ]. L. Curtis,
II. A. Noble,
w. E. Washburn.
Aid. Stratton reported that the committee on
public grounds and buildings had been unable
church as yet, regarding the sidewalk on Fayette
Square, and ask further time in which to make
a report which was upon motion granted.
The committee on claims and accounts re-
ported favorable on accounts as above present.
ed. Unanimous consent being given same were
allowed, ayes g. naySO
The committee on public health and improve
ments asked further time in which to make q
report upon the Cute drain, which was upon
motion granted.
The Mayor appointed Charles W. Rndge as
moved and supported that the appointment be
confirmed which was carried, ayes 9, nays Q.
Aid. Washburn presented the bond OF
Charles w. Rindge as special police, with Odell
Chapman as surety 1t was moved and sup
ported that the bond be accepted and surety
approved which was carried, ayes y, nays O.
Aid. Stratton presented the following ordi-
nance it was moved and supported that the
same be read the first and second time by its
| TITLE which was carried, ayes o, nays 0. 1t was
| moved and supported that the same be read the
third time in full and printed, which was car
''''' - - An ORDINANCE.
To regulate the speed of steam cars and the
use Of streets by railroad companies within the
city OF Owosso.
II is hereby ordained by the Common Council
Of the city of Owosso as follows:
Section |. The rate OF speed OF engines and
cars on railroads within the limits Of the city
Of Owosso, shall not exceed 20 miles per hour,
and any manager officer or agent OF any such
railroad company, or any conductor engineer
or other employe OF any such company having
charge of an engine, car or train of cars, who
shall assist or engage in. or who shall direct,
permit or suffer any such engine, car or train OF
cars to go over said railroad within said city, at
a greater rate OF speed than twenty miles per
hour, shall on conviction thereof be punished
by tine not to exceed fifty dollars and i'm
prisonment in the county jail OF Shlawassee
county, Michigan for a term not exceeding
sixty days, or by either such q fine or imprison-
ment in the discretion of the court; and IL only
a fine be imposed, the court may make further
sentence, that the offender be imprisoned in
the county Jail for Shiawassee county until the
payment thereof for term not exceeding sixty
days.
Section2. No person under the age OF twenty
one years OF age shall get of or on any steam
railway train while the same is In motion with
in the limits OF the city OF Owosso except at the
proper depot of the railway company, under a
penalty not exceeding ten dollars and costs Of
prosecution, or the imprisonment in the county
jail for Shiawassee county for term not ex.
ceediDg ten days.
Section 3. IL shall be unlawful for any rail-
road company owning or operating a railroad
running into or through the city OF Owosso, to
allow any engine car. train of cars to remain
standing on It's tracks at the crossing of any
street within the city OF Owosso so as to OBJ.
struct travel thereon, for longer period than
five minutes at one time.
Section 4. Every railroad company running
engine or cars into or through the said city OF
Owosso, shall cause the bell OF each locomotive
engine TO be rung continuously while such
engine shall be running in or through said city.
Section 5. 1t shall be the duty OF every rail
road company running trains within the cor
porate limits Of the city OF Owosso, to station
and keep hagman, and erect and maintain
safety gates at such points where streets cross
the tracks OF said railroads as the common
council shall require within twenty avs after
service upon such company OF notice of such re-
quirement. A notice of such requirement
served upon any general agent or manager OF
such railroad company or upon the conductor
of any passenger or freight train OF such COM
pany shall be deemed sufficient to charge said
company with the duty aforesaid. No manager
superintendent or agent OF any such railroad
company shall direct any engine or train to be
run, and no engineer conductor, officer or agent
of such railroad company shall run any engine
or train onto or across any street in the said
city. where a hagman safety gate has been
ordered by the common council, until such flag
man shall have hpan stationed at such crossing