The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-06-06
Common Council
Common Council Chambl


po...,o Owosso, Mich, June 2, 1912.
,hesu,ar meeting of Common Council,
Mayor Werner III. White presiding
Aldermen present at roll call Piornont
NMSlley, Nichols, Detwiler. Brown, Ketcham'
"Maiin nItdl Van Size, pensniQre, -
City Attorney reported that he had been
served with a declaration as commencement OF
SUIT IN the case of Ella J. Osmer VS.. the City of
II was moved and supported that the Citv
Attorney be instructed to take charge of the
case, and that II he needed assistance, that the
SAME Arae oe secure1 Tor hm' which was carried.
Following claims and accounts were pre.
sented and upon motion was referred to .the
committee on claims and accounts.
From Contingent Fund-Citizens Savings
, Bank sl20 Y NJ White "a; jerome Turner %
Fred Gould u; Q Baldwin "a, w A Kent
~, w Kent "a Eugene May "a, John Evans
~, Il Laveroclx 20, II Laveroclx So Floyd
Reynolds 80, James Brown /, Geo Wiggins
I5' II Wheelock Is, John Fowler Is, E Jewell
From Fire Dept. Fund-Owosso Fire Dept.
s24, VIM Robertson 10, Martin TO- Minnie L
From Police Fund.- H Ross Is, Grit.
fifth sl4 L H Retain IA, Il ] Mack Ia
From Highway Fund-T Atkinson 80, Jas
DOYLE 10, Jas Helt 10, E Hanes 10 25, 9 Bailey
sso' " Douglass '7o' A Crane IL, VIM Scott
From Sidewalk Fund--Jas Odell As Os, G Irish
T.. Stewart ! 81, N HcCreedy 10 50, J v
g Tobias 525 John Irish g. @ Cady s25, g
Hodges 75O, E Dean. 8 20, Geo JOY 0, John
brockway l? 20, w Tobias 50, A Reyes rs, e
" Ball 4, Ball s25, Brooks 8 Son i6l IS,
Owosso Hardware Co 10 90.
:, From Water Works FUND.- o Dewey 81
81, Doubleday Bros & Co. z, A + Hollis 8 So
A Hollis IL 40, Owosso Hardware Co., SO,
John Ashford 50. Floyd Boomer 50, Chas Jack.
Corunna Electric Co 5.
Light Fund-Owosso s. Corunna Electric Co
Water Street Sewer Funds McClintoch
IS 50, Q w Sprout 25 H Signs so, P M Lit
tie 49, d Nichols 8, VIM Schumann 8 rs, VIM
Dennison g, Jas Callahan a. J Cory 1Oc, G.
Howes 3, c Lockwood g. j Moriarty z 25, Ben
Monroe g. d E Speck 50, Henry Jones 80,
Sa hunt = 81 Bert Hodges 10 80. l. Miller 375.
James Calehan 80, j Beadle 4. j Hunt s q
Burbank 800, Owosso Hardware Co 5 80.
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Aid. Detwiler presented following report,
which was upon motion adopted. Ayes o,
To the Honorable Mayor and Common Council
of the City of Owosso.
GeentlemepI;your committee beg leave to re-
port favorable on the petition of Gustav G.
Bluth and Ii others for the deepening and
Strengthening of the drain on Stewart street.
and that same be assessed to the owners of the
GEO. w. DETwILER,
J. r. KETCHAM,
We WAsHBURN
Aid. Detwiler presented the following re-
port which was upon motion adopted. Ayes
Q, nays o.
Your committee sreport favorable on the
petition Of w. r. HoolSway and others re-
Genesee street, and recommend that same be
assessed the owners OF the property benefited.
GEO. w. DETwILER,
j. r. KETCHAM,
w. E. WASHBURN.
Committee on claims and accounts reported
on accounts as above presented,
lowed. Ayes o. nays 0.
Aid. Pierpont reported that the Fire Depart.
ment had q horse that was lame and that they
were unable TO use it.
It was moved and supported that the COM
mittee be instructed to hire a horse and put
in the place of the one that was lame, at an
expense not to exceed IS per week. which was
Aid. Brown presented following report
which was upon motion adopted. Ayes o,
Your committee to whom was referred the
petition for draining brick yards beg leave to
report 1avoraoie on the same and would rec
ommend that a survey may be made of same.
JOHN j. BROWN,
GEO. w. DETwILER,
Aid. Brown presented following petition
which was upon motion referred to the light |
ng committee.
To the Honorable Mayor and Common Council /,
of the City of Owosso.
Gentlemen We the undersigned residents |
md taxpayers living on and near Corunna ave. |
petition your honorable body to cause an arc |
light to be placed at the church on said avenue |
md your petitioners will ever pray.
EDWARD CHING AND TwENTY-FoUR OTHERS
Aid. Nichols presented following report |
which was upon motion adopted. Ayes o. |
nays 0.
Owosso, Mich, May 81 1902.
TO the Honorable Mayor and Common Council |
of the City of Owosso. |
Gentlemen ;-Following is complete report |
If the receipts and expenditures of the City of |
)wosso, for the month ending May 81, A. D., /!
500. 4