The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-08-12
Common Council.
Common Council Chamber,
Owosso, Mich, Aug 5, 1904.


Regular meeting OF the Common Council
Mayor Stanley L. Parkill presiding.
Aldermen present at roll call, Lamfrom
Copas, Branded, heyer Rigley, Wasnourn
Minutes of last meeting read and approved
Aid. wasbburn presented the following petit
ton which was upon motion referred 10 the
sidewalk committee with power TO act.
To The Honorable Mayor and Common coun-
Gil, of the City OF Owosso. .,s.,.s
Gentlemen:-We the undersigned residents
and taxpayers In the near vicinity do petition
your honorable body TO cause sidewalk 10 DC
oa sne 3o 10 the
walk OF u A. Chatterson which is already laid
and your petitioners will ever pray.
Signed, VIM. butcher and IL others.
Aid. Copas presented the following petition
which was upon motion referred 10 the Board
OF Public Works.
To the Common Council and Board of Public
Works OF the city Of 0wosso; ,.,,,,o,
your honorable body to construct a sewer on
West Oliver street from a point 20 feet west OF
Ada street TO Second street thence south on
Second street to the river We are informed
that your honorable body rescinded the former
ordinance for the construction OF this sewer for
the reason that IL was thought necessary TO
form q special sewer district and while we do
not deem this AT all necessary II the council and
Board OF Public Works desires special sewer
district established in order to eQuailZe the
costs of the sewer petitioned for, We ask that
such sewer district be formed, plans and speci-
fcations made as provided Tor In Section 8,
Chapter 81 OF the City Charter OF such u terri
tory AS the surveys = how can be best accomo-
dated by sewerage in that locality OF the city.
We feel that the line OF sewerage petitioned
for as above will accommodate ali property In
the locality for some years TO come.
Signed, A. d. Whipple and others
communication from Fairbanks. Morse g.
Co. OF Detroit was presented and upon motion
placed on file but not printed.
Following claims and accounts were present.
ed and upon motion referred to the committee
on claims and accounts.
From Contingent Fund-E o Dewey % 90,
Co. Ssc, Crane 20 %. r Farnsworth 40 CO,
Wayne Co. Saw. Bk 40c, Y II Ross so, Argus
Pub. Co. 80 ~, Register OF Deeds o. Gregory
Mayer and 1home Co. 8 90, Times Print Co.
3s 81, Owosso Press Pub. Co 1 80, Thos Kerwin
Al 81, John Y, Martin 90, G Mcintosh AGO.
From Police Fund.- H Ross SIS 90, K
Cady % 90, Bert Hodges rs 90. Joseph shafer
6 90, Denyes 20 90.
From Fire Dept Fund-Ed ward Martin $40 90,
w Robertson 20 90, Owosso Fire Dept. 80 w, A
+ Fauling 9 w, G Cook 40.
From Highway Fund.- Z Woodland $40 76
BeckHith Est. co. w Douglass SIS, o Brew.
Northway Ob, Jas Odell 1000. d Speck 20 CO.
Louis Freass 20 20, f Josiyn 50, Owosso
Hardware Co. ~, o & E Co $50,
From Light Fund-Owosso Gas Co. soc.
From Sewer FUND.- F Joslyn SIS co.
From Water Works Fund-H Robbins e.
SON 80 90, + Bloomer SO 90, j S Hunt 80 co. G w
Sprout 20, II Cossitt IS 90, w Il Bradley
7os. ] shaw q, "A RICO. So IS, G. Erect
SSc, Detroit Lead Pipe and Sheet Lead W'ks
10 q, H Robbins & Son Ia "A, Curry IL 20.
From Sidewalk Fund-Shiawassee Saving
Society 81 60, p S Ingraham II so, M Tanner
20 12. Koch u 80, JAS Odell s9 IS, w Carl 81 20
w Ward 81 co. w M Burton II 90, j Russell
30 90, M Kruger 21 90, Beckwlth Est. 20, l. e
Woodland 0S, II M Post 75c, Owosso Hardware
Co. %.
From Paving Fund-Mich. State Tel. Co. 6Oc
Eng. Record So 20. Riggs g. Sherman GOO.
From Sprinkling Fund.- Hayes s26 90, G
Virgins 90, F owler "a o.
Aid. BRANDED presented the following report
which was upon motion accepted and ordered
placed on file.
Owosso, Mich, August /, 1904.
To the Honorable Mayor and Common Council
Of the City of Owosso:
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES is complete report
OF the receipts and expenditures of the city
treasurer for the month OF July A. D., 1904