The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1901-01-18

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Committee on claims and accounts reported
favorable on accounts as above presented, un
animous consent beng given same was allowed
ayes 8. nays0.
OF Fred Morton, with Thomas Morton and john
II. Welsh as sureties. 1t was moved and sup
ported that the bond be accepted and sureties
approved which was carried ayes naysO
Aid. Washburn offered following resolution
which was upon motion adopted, ayes, Smith
Mclean, Curry Noble, Jordan Curtis, Wash
bur- Moyses. Nays, Pierpont.
Resolved, BY the Common Council OF the city
OF Owosso, that the committee on Public Lieh
ing be and are hereby instructed to have an
electric light placed on the corner OF Hammond
and Stewart streets.
Aid Jordan presented following ordinance, II
was moved and supported that the same be read
first and second time by Its title, which was
carried, ayes Q, naysO
An ordinance entitled an ordinance to amend
an ordinance to provide for the appointment OF
city assessor passed and approved April 1899
Sec. !. The city of Owosso ordains that an
ordinance entitled an ordinance TO provide for
the appointment of city assessor for the city
OF Owosso, passed and approved the 4th day OF
April, 1899, be and the same is hereby amended
Sec 2 The city OF Owosso ordains, that the
Common Council Of the city of Owosso, on or
before the second Monday In AIril In the year
of our Lord one thousand nine hundred, and
each year thereafter, upon the recommendation
OF the Mayor of said city, shall appoint q city
assessor. He shall hold his ONCE and discharge
the duties as provided In the charter Tor cities
of the 9Th class.
Sec The salary of the city assessor shall
be $500 per annum, TO be paid In monthly In
stallments. He shall have his office in the city
hall with the city clerk
Sec 4. This ordinance shall take immediate
effect
1t was moved and supported that the same be
read the third time in full which was carried,
ayes Q, nays o.
1t was moved and supported that the ordin
ance as read be laid on the table which was
carried, ayes 8, naysO.
1t was moved and supported that the vote on
the motion to lay on the table be reconsidered
and that the ordinance be referred to the COM
mittee on Ways and Means and city attorney.
which was carried, ayes o, nays0.
Aid. Pierpont presented following ordinance,
1t was moved and supported that the same be
read the first and second time by Its title which
was carried, ayes 3, nays u
AN ORDINANCE
To repeal an ordinance passed the 27th day OF
September, 1897, A. D., known as the Curfew
Ordinance.
Section l. An ordinance entitled, ITO FRO.
hibit any person under l6 years OF age from go
ing, being or remaining upon the streets OF the
c ty of Owosso after nine O'Clock sun time in
the evening unless such persons are accompa-
MED by one of his or her parents or by his or
her legal guardians, and TO provide for The
blowing OF the city water works whistle at
ocloca sun time each evening, and passed by
the Common Council of the city of Owosso on
the 9th day of September, A. D.. 1897, is hereby
repealed.
Section a. This ordinance shall take imme
date effect.
II was moved and supported that the same be
read the third time In fun and referred TO D
special committee TO be appointed by the Mayor
which was carried, ayes 8. nays Q: Mayor ap
pointed as such committee Aid. Pierpont, Jor
dan, Curry.
Aid Jordan offered following resolution which
was upon motion adopted, ayes nays0.
Resolved, by the Common Council of the city
OF Owosso. that the time for the collection OF
taxes without charging the additional fee be
and is hereby extended to the first day of Feb
ruary 1901 and that no further extension Of time
be granted.
Aid. Jordan offered following resolution which
was upon motion adopted, ayes 8, nays O,
Resolved, by the Common Council OF the city
of Owosso that the Mayor appoint committee
OF three for the purpose OF investigating the
franchise granted the Owosso Gas Light Co and
Tor the purpose OF framing an ordinance regu
laton the price and quality Of gas In the city of
Owosso.
Aid. Curtis reported that several complaints
hao been made TO him regarding the dance hall
and botllfng works operated by Mr.. BartelS on
Jerome Ave-. and that from what he had heard
he should consider 1t public nuisance and
asked that the matter be attended TO at once.
The Mayor appointed as committee TO In
vestgate and report at next meeting, AID Nc
Lean, Noble and Smith.
Aid Noble reported that Symes and Sander
hon had piled logs and material across Howard
street so that IL was impossible for teams to
getb and asked that the same be removed at
once. 1t was moved and supported that the
city marshall and street commissioner be in
structed to have all distractions removed from
the street at once, which was carried, ayes9
nays o.
II was moved and supported that the com
mittee on fire department be instructed to sell
the old bay team at once, which was carried,
ayes9 naysO.
II was moved and supported that the com
confer with Mr.. Miller regarding the property
owned by the Calkins estate and report back to
this council what the proI erty can be bought
for, which was carried.
Upon motion council adjourned for one week.
FRED EDWARDS,
City Clerk