The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1903-02-20
COMMON COUNCIL.
Common Council Chamber,

Owosso, Mich, February I6, 1908.
Regular meeting of common council, Mayor
Vernon Nj. White presiding.
~ Aldermen present at roll call: Pierpont,
Wiley, Nichols, Detwiler. Brown. Ketcham, JOr-
dan, Densmore Washburn, VanSice.
Minutes of last meeting read and approved.
Following claims and accounts we're presented
and upon motion referred to the committee on
claims and accounts.
From Contingent Fund-Fred Edwards
stamps so 90, Mrs M DeusmOre 70, John
Brooks q Son A 81, Hall Bros, Nichols & Dutch.
er 30 TO- III ii Frain 75c, ii w Mann 2 as, Fred
Evening News Co rs. Chas Holden OF, WIN
Weeden 70. A M Hume 10 90. Foster Bros 2 As.
1908 Paving Fund-The Engineering Record
3d. Z Dewey 80 so.
From Highway Fund-E Jewell $50, Kidd
%. ii Shelp so. Young 2 so. j Dntcher 3 so.
f Sutphin $50, w Ball 75c, James Helt 90, Jas
Doyle OO, 5 A Crane ID 90,
From Police Fund-Z.H Ross sl5 90, G. A Grit.
fifth u co. Mack IL 90, Bert Hodges ~ 90,
Light Fund-Owosso & Corunna Electric Co
446 l6.
Fire Department Fund-Owosso Fire Depart.
ment 4i 90, VIM Robertson 10 o., K Martin 10 co.
Hall Bros, Nichols q butcher IS 81, Perica
10 90, j Ashford so g Gabriel so,
Sidewalk Fund.- Brockway SO GA.
From Water Works Fund-Ann Arbor r r Co
SO 81, q W Sprout a so,
General Sewer-M Wood & Co SOC.
board OF HeaHn-N Goodyear o. Titus Il
Son 81 Dr p Wilson 90. Dr b S Knapp rs o.,
l. @ Barnes SOC, same 81. same CSC, Dr. j. O.
Parker 90, 4 ID Beardsee 5 30, Julia Ball
30 CO. L Woodland so, same 60, same 1853, DR.
J Perkins 10 90, w A Richardson ii IA, DIR q
Mahaney 900, Lewis 4 LOOMS 10 &c. Union
Transfer Co 90, q G Duff 2 25, Josiah Thompson
60 Mrs Minnie Hopkins 20 ~, FT.Axford 8 95,
A. L. Nichols.
Warren Pierpont
j. W. Jordan.
Committee.
Aid Brown presented. following report which
was upon motion adopted; ayes ~, nays 0.
Owosso, Mich, Feb 10, 1903.
To the Hon. Mayor and Common Council of the
City Of Owosso.
Getnlemen-Your special committee appointed
to prepare an ordinance to provide for a sealer
OF weights and measures reports as follows:
We have prepared such OF dinance to present
t. you for your approval. We believe such an
ordinance enforced In the city will be beneficial
to all persons, both buyers and sellers. Your
committee takes Into consideration that to get
the full benefits OF such an ordinance the city
should have city market and city scales. With
this established properly conducted. the fees to
tue city would pay the salary of such officer and
In time pay the establishing of such market and
scales. We suggest that such action be taken
up as soon as considered proper to learn II land
could be purchased OF leased until such times as
the city wished TO purchase.
JOHN j. BROWN.
j. KETCHAM.
u. w. JORDAN.
Committee on claims and accounts reported
favorable on accounts as above presented, unan.
imous consent being given same were allowed;
ayes TO- nays0.
Aid. Jordan presented following report which
was upon motion adopted; ayes 10, nays o.
Owosso. Feb. l6. 1903.
To the Honorable Mayor and Common Council
OF the City OF Owosso,
Gentlemen-Your committee on wavs and
means advertised and received bids for the sale
of the fifteen thousand dollar general fund
bonds The following bids were received:
Seasongood q Mayer. premium $500.
l.. ruler Il co. $3.50.
h A Kean 45OO
Dennis Prior & Co IOOOO
Otis Wilson q Co - l375O
Blank bonds free.
Americ'n Trust svgs Bank" 1880
Blank bonds free.
TrobrIdge Niver & Co. /" 1900
Blank bonds free.
Citizens Savings Bank TX 1877 so.
Blank bonds free,
Your committee accepted the bid of the Clti-
cent making sis7. so premium and blank bonds
free. aud submit to you the following proposition
OF the Cltzens Savings Bank and recommend
j. w. JORDAN.
j. X. KETCHAM.
A. l.. DENsMoRE.
To the Committee on Ways and Means of the
Common Council of the City OF Owosso.
Gentlemen5 We win pay to the city of owosso
March I'd, 1908, for the fifteen thousand dollar
general fund bonds. that being the date Of said
bonds, provleed that the proceedings of the
council pertaining to the Issuing OF the said
bonds are approved by our attorney
CITIZENS SAVINGS BANK,
FER L. II. KELLER. Presidsn
Jordan presented following report which
was upon motion adopted; ayes 10; nays
Owosso, Mich. Feb. 18th, 1908.
To the Honorsb Mayor and Common Council
OF the city of Owosso:
Gentlemen-Your committee on ways and