The Owosso times., 1901-05-10
BOARD OF PUBLIC woRks.
FRED EDWARDS,


| Owosso Tor the month OF April 1901.
RECEIPTS.
SxIG Water rents; esr,a,,. '''..'.' -" 75s 81
service permltS.... - W
LicenseS.... %
fees. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. ~
''' EXiPENDITUREs. ''' q
contingent. Sll6i "a
FIRE ........... ........'...... 2ot 81
hlgnWay. ...................-..... e02 ~
fonce.......... ~. 20
Llgnt ....... .......... o29 ~
Board or Health. th............... 6l9 81
Water,. 69S Sl-ti, i3U S6
All OF which is respectfully submitted
FRED EDWARDS.
City Clerk
Aid. Stratton presented following report
which was upon motion received and ordered
placed on file.
Owosso, Mich. May 8, 1901.
To the Honorable Mayor and Common Coun.
Gil OF the city OF Owosso.
Gentlemen-Your auditing committee begs
leave TO report that they have audited the books
OF the city clerk for the month OF April and find
the same correct.
3. S. STRATToN,
+. w. SMITH,
A. l. NICHOLS.
Committee on claims and accounts reported
unanimous consent being given same was al.
lowed, ayes Q, nays0.
Aid. Perpont presented following report
W
The committee on Ways and Means have con.
sidered the petitions OF residents aud taxpayers
on west Main street and Michigan avenue, on
north WASHINGTON street and Oliver streets
ana ON east Main and east Exchange streets
ana report favorably on the same, and have
secured the services of Mr.. George Virgins 10
sprinkle west Main TO Ann Arbor II. II. and
Michigan avenue To the Ann Arbor II. II, aJ
$500 per week, and the services of Mr.. Feek TO
to sprinkle Oliver street und north Washington
street AT SIi 90 per week. and have secured Mr.
= "a N
street and 10 do the sweeping on the paved dis
trict at 70O per week OF this latter sum Sll GO
10 be charged against the property for sprinkl
ing ana $500 TO be paid for sweeping streets.
WARREN PIERPONr
Il. s. STRATToN.
The druggist bond OF VIII L. Collins s; Co.
with Arthur M. Hume ana Frank H. Watson as
surcties, was presented; it was moved ard sup
ported that the bond be accepted and sureties
approved which was carried, ayes O. nays 0.
Constable bond OF Harry Van Dyne, with
Myron Nye, and W. c. Appleton as sureties was
presented, IL was moved and supported that the
bond be accepted and sureties approved which
was carried ayes, 8 nays 0.
The committee on Ways and Means to whom
was referred the matter o. telephones, pre-.
sented following bids.
Owosso May 9Th i90t
To the Honorable Mayor aud Common Coun.
Gil. City OF Owosso.
Gentlemen-ln compliance Of your request
that the committee on WAYS and Means make
contract for telephones in the residences OF the
aldermen city attorney city clerk and mayor.
We hereby submit the, following proposition.
We hereby agree 10 place telephones in the
various residences above mentioned free of
charge until further notice.
Yours truly.
c. W. ROWE
Manager.
Owosso Telephone Company will place phones
desired at the same price city is paying at pres
ent.
1t was moved and supported that the Owosso
Telephone Company be given the contract for
placing telephones in the Alderm'ens residences
which motion did not prevail, ayes, Smith,
Stratton Nichols, Jordan and Washburn nays,
Pierpont, Noble Brown and Moyses
The city attorney presented to the council
his opinion in writing as to whether The Re-
corder, OF this city is newspaper within the
meaning OF the law, and stated that he had
given the matter considerable attention, that
he found that newspaper is a paper con-
tanning news, sheet containing intelligence or
reports OF passing events. issued at short but
regular intervals, and either sold or distributed
gratis. That it was not necessary that the
paper be registered with the Post ONCE De-
partment to make a legal newspaper, that he
found no law requiring newspaper TO have a
list or that 1t shall receive pay
for it's paper. THAT he could find no reason
why it should not be deemed q newspaper with
in the meaning of the charter.
1t was moved and supported that the report
be received and placed on file, which was car
ried ayes g. nays0
1t was moved and supported that the matter
of printing be laid over for one week which was
carried, ayes 0, nays0.
1t was moved and supported that the com.
mittee on printing be instructed to have the
council proceedings printed in one of the news.
papers OF the city lat cost not TO exceed the
price of last week, which was carried, ayes 8,
nays0.
Aid. Washburn presented following report |
which was upon motion adopted ayes o. nays O. |
To the Honorable Mayor ind Common Coun.
Gil of the city OF Owosso:
Gentlemen-Your committee on streets and |
sidewalks do hereby most respectfully report |
that 1t is n necessary public improvement that |
certain sidewalks IN the city Of Owosso be laid |
down and constructed in said city OF Owosso on |
the following streets and in front OF the fol- |
lowing described property, and of the material |
and dimensions hereinafter described:
TAR WALKS
Com S52l-sh q G ofe post "a a, - 2 5SS eh
Il s 43k deg 1l-l00 ch to line of II u of n 4 |
OF sc q sec n 50 deg 4S c on line 10 71l00 ch |
lntersected by cherry uee H. 55& deg W 2S
links TO a white OAK ~ II 1874 ueg 81 u lkS |
deg q 45-100 ch 50 deg as , ch thence deg |
g Gl u 100 CHI TO place OF beg, containing &c |
100 acres.
Com on I line 5ii4 100 ch of center of II, Z |
?, deg as" W 63l4-i00 ch TO sw cor of lh OF |
n a of sc u sec, said point witnessed Oy a |
white oak II 5 34l5 deg 7O6 lks SO deg d5" e |
2l 34-l00 ch to line of M O Il II n 42l5 deg W 2 |
20 100 ch to land VIM Howell, thence SO deg 45"
W 10 So-l0O ch TO beg, containing 36-l00 acres,
VIM Howell.
All of the 4 Sc frac II, 7, 2, W highway |
running through said a except acre sold on |
Sc corner, Simon Howell.
Lot blk / L Wright's add Mr. Marsh so3 |
Corunna Ave.
Lot s blk 1 j wright's add, Mrs Diclsie, 81 |
Corunna Ave.
Lot blk l j L Wright's add Mr. ii Amspoker, |
32S Corunna Ave.
Lot blk j L Wright's add, Mrs Roe, 903 |
Corunna Ave.
Lots and blk 22 A L Williams add, Hook.
way e. Son.
Lot blk M L Stewart & Cos .2d add, 1903 W |
Stewart st, Frank Weidman.
Lot blk z, city assessors plat No 3, 1O7 |
Chapman ST. Fred Steadman.
Lot IL blk |, city assessors plat No. 3, Mr.. |
RAIDER, 1913 Ryan st.
Part OF lot IL blk d, NJ Chipman's add, |
bounded on W by Chapman st on by Affords |
and, NV along A A IL II TO Chapman st, known |
rs Oil Dock, Standard Oil Co, Chipman.St.
Lot IL blk ], city assessors plat No. 3,
Ryan st.
Lot 10 blk 1. city assessors plat No. 8, 1908