The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-10-17
Common Council.
Common Council Chamber. [
OWOasO. Mich. Oct. l3. 1912. (

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Common Council Chamber.
Owosso Mich. Oct, Is, 1902.
Regular meeting OF common council, Mayor
Werner M. White presiding.
Aldermen present at roll call: Pierpont
Nichols. Brown, ketcham, Jordan, washburn,
Aid. Brown presented following petition which
was upon motion referred to the committee on
sidewalks.
Owosso, Mich, Oct IL. 1902
To the Mayor and Common Council of the City OF
OWOSSO--
Gentlemen
We the undersigned residents and taxpayers
living on and near Jerome avenue petition yonr
honorable body to cause sidewalk to be built on
jerome avenue north side from Detroit street
west TO Washington, as the mud here Is knee
deep In wet weather Frank Bessinger and lS
Others
Ala. Pierpont presented following communica-
ton which was upon motion referred To city
attorney.
Oct. l3-Mr. Mayor and Gentlemen of the Com
mon Council Of the city Of Uwssso.
Dear Sirs-When was asked II would &C.
cept the Office OF poundmaster and dog warden !
told them did not want 1t for there was nothing
In 1t. and they said won't you take II II we Will
| give you percentage, l told them II could
make day wages Iwould take it and they said
would certainly set my pay for doing the work,
and asked me what per cent 1t could be done for
and told them could not collect over four or
i've dollars day and i could not be done foI I
accepted the office with that understanding.
and have collected l10 licenses, u % each,
sna SsTt 81 mat Ds
to time, saying keep TO work for you will certain
| ~ get your pay. Now the question Is, am l TO
receive this or am to do this work for nothing.
Charles Holden, Dog Warden.
Following claims and accounts were presented
and upon motion referred to the committee on
claims and accounts.
" vUyk~ n ~ m
John Fowler 90. N Johnson 2 70, Jerry King
Monroe an o. w ~ white $780, D'ol0'o '''' bon
From Police Fund.- II Ross sl6 90, g A Grit.
| nth IL 70, r Mack IL NO, Bert Hodges IL 90
From Fire Department Fund-Owoss0 Fire
Dept $31 90, VIM Robertson 10 90, K Martin 10 90,
House 2 25. Beatty 100, Floyd Reynolds CD,
Geo Gabriel 80.
From Light Fund-Owosso Gaslight Co., "a 81.
From Sewer Fund.- Hunt IL 90.
From Highway Fund-W BAH $50, Dean
A Crane 10 90, Jas Doyle 10 90. Jas Helt 10 90,
Jas Odeli IL 20, II Douglass so, w Douglass
Z IS, E Hayes Is, O Bailey b2s.
From Board of Health Fund-Owosso Hard
ware Co.. 75c, A IN Goodwin "a, John Taylor
So, w II Remington 81. Detwiler & Son 80,
DIR j o Parker SO, Goodyear 49c, Kidd
100.
From Water Works Fund.- Hunt 70 90, z
d Sbeck / 50, A Curtis 25, Ben Monroe 70 20,
Brooks & Son s 90, II Robbins & Son o. same
IL rs, same II 40,
From sidewalk Fund-H NJ Post 8 81. D Signs
IL 20, j Brooks & Son sls 20, ID Ball 81 OF, 4 Dean
CrOssen Z 80, L Cook 50. @ Bailey IS 75 Z Hayes
Is IS, V Br0ckway 8 10. O Cady 8 20. John
BrSckway 1850 IrssR 7s yas 0Sell Is A. Q
Warren Perpont,
j. W. Jordan,
Committee
Committee on claims and saccounts reported
favorable on accounts as above presented, unan-
imous consent being given same were allowed;
ayes 10, nays0.
AID Jordan presented following communica-
ton which upon motion was referred to the COM
mittee on claims and accounts.s
To the Honorable Mayor and Common Council
of the City OF Owosso,
Gentemen---I hereby petition your honorable
body To refund the Issue of general Improvement
bonds issued on April I'd, 1902, and falling due
Apri I'd, 1917, In amount of Sl5.o0O00 so that the
same shall bear date October lSt 1902, and fall
due OCTOBER lst 1917 the same to be without eX.
pense to said city of OwossO, which said bonds
were delivered TO l.. +. Woodland a. Sons OF said
city. l.. Il. Woodland.
Dated Oct. 18TH 1902
Aid. Washburn offered following. resolution
which was upon motion adopted; ayes 10, nays o.
Resolved by the common council of the city of
Owosso, That the Michigan Central Railroad
Company be requested to clean out and lower
and enlarge the culvert at the Chapman street
crossing sufficient to carry off the water and
that the city clerk be and Is hereby instructed 10
notify them that unless this work Is done within
the next ten days that the city Will go on and do
the work, charging the railroad company for the
amount
AID. Pierpont offered following resolution which
was upon motion adopted ayes 10, nayso.
Resolved that the city clerk be and is hereby
instructed TO certify TO the city assessor of OTos
so the amount of moneys TO be raised by special
assessment on the Pine street sewer, the Water
street sewer and the Cute drain. as spread by
fl,s oil oc IF ffu NJ nmn nd
instruct such .assessars to spread such assess
ments on the general tax roll for collection.
Aid. Washburn asked that the electric lights
on the corner of John and Main streets, and he
light on the corner of Chipnan and Main streets
be placed on the all night circuit. and that the
light on Corunna avenue be placed on higher
pole.
1t was moved and supported that the light on
Corunna avenue be placed where the petition
called for, which was carried.
1t was moved aud supported that the light on
the corner Of John and Main streets be placed
on the all night circuit which was carried.
1t was moved and supported that the electric
light on the corner of Chapman and Main streets
be placed on the all night circuit which was car
ried; ayes 8, nays L.
Aid. Jordan presented following report which
was upon motion laid on the liable for one week,
which was carried
To the Honorable Mayor end. Common Council
OF the city OF OwOSso:
Your committee on ways and means to whom
was referred the communication of J.. II. Wood
ard asking 1.-THE council to refund the SIS 900. 90
bonds given Mr.. Woodland April I'd, 1872 reports
as follows: As the city has voted the said L. 4.
Woodland that amount of bonds for the building
of furniture factory IN the city OF Owosso,
as he has been unable TO dispose of said bonds.
we recommend the refunding of said bonds and
ask the adoption of the following ordinance.
j. w, Jordan
j, II. Ketcham,
A. l.. Densmore.
Aid. Vansice offered following resolution
which kwas- upon motion adopted; ayes, 10,
nays 0.
Resolved, by the common council of the city
of 0wosso, That the following named places be
and the same are hereby designated as the
places for tue registration of the voters of the
city Of Owosso for the general election to be held
November 4th, A. ID. 1902:
First ward-w. E. Collins drug store, ll5 N.
Washington street
second ward-Ira G. Curry's hardware store.
1l3 East Main street.
Third ward-Ketcham's store, Corunna ave-
nue..
Fourth ward Woodlands lumber office, West
Main street
Fifth ward--Kebler store, West Main street.
And the said board of registration shall be In
session Saturday. November LIST, A. ID. 1902, from
o'clock a. m. to O'Clock p. m.
Aid. vanSice offered following resolution