The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-06-17
Common Council
Common Council Chamber.
Owosso. Mich, June 10, 1904


Regular meeting of common council, Mayor
Stanley L. Parkill presiding.
Aldermen present at roll call: Sturtevant
Copas, Brown, BRANDED, Heyer, Rigley, Wash
burn, Campbell.
Minutes of last meeting read and approved.
Following claims and accounts were presented
and upon motion referred to the committee on
claims and accounts.
From Contingent Fund
L o Dewey co. @ Mcintosh B 90. II r Cole
Z so, Jennings, Foster Co 90. Knapp & Smith
/ 90, Thos Kerwin as 90. Fred Edwards 95 90, Ira
g Curry "a 50, Hall & Byerly 7tc,, Brooks y Son
A Richardson GO, Mile Reynolds 90.
From Highway Fund.
f + Joslln so. L L Woodland a., same 90,
same So same 2 20, ii III Frain 7 so, Owosso
Hardware 90 so. d speck 10 60. James Doyle
Douglass 100, Z Dye rs. G G Eaton SIC, +
Coon co, l. Hall Sic, l. Il Woodland IS, same
&c, same 81, same s4, same A. same 06,
same Soc.
From Water Works Fund
II Robbins & Son 49, G Ii Hunt s 75 / G Cur
rY 10 Is, j Thompson ~ IL.
From Sidewalk Fund.
Beckwith estate g 60, Jas Odell "A 20, j. Cook
II So NJ Kreger 90 NJ Tanner 8 rs, w Carl
s IS. w Ward $50, Edwards s 05. w M Burton
20, j Russell II 80.
From Fire Dept Fund.
ii Fl Fraln GO. same / so, Curry Csc i @
Hall Soc, Keyte so, A Steggall 10, Nj Keyte
20 As, Ira G Curry 0 rs, same 92 A Stegal 90,
Martin 10 co. w Robertson 10 90, Ed Martin
IS IS.
Board of Health Fund.
Lo1is Freass 90, VIM Jones ! 90. L c Hop
kins 90.
From Police Fund.
z II Ross 10 co. Bert Hodges. IA 90, w Smith
Ia 70, George j Denyes ii 90.
From Sprlnkng Fund
Hayes 50 90, Fred Fowler l2 90, G Virgins
10 90.
Water Works Fund.
O& G Elec Co 90.
From Interest and Bond Fnnd.
M L Stewart s. Co 800 co.
Aid HeyeT presentedsa report of the board of
public works on the cost of paving with different
West Main streets, which was upon motion re-
ceived and ordered placed on fe
Street commissioners report for the week end.
ing June 18th was presented and upon motion
was received and ordered placed on Il @.
Aid. Sturtevant presented the bid of V. M.
White for the old lumber that came off the
BRIDGES for Sl4. John Brown presented the bid
OF r. Dye for $l3
1t was owed and supported that the ways and
means committee he instructed to sell the same
to Mr.. White which was carried.
Aid. Rlglcy presented following report
which was upon motion adopted; ayes Brown,
BRANDED, Heyer, Rigley. Washburn, Campbell
nays Sturtevant, Copas,
To the Honorable Mayor and Common Council of
the City of Owosso.
Gentlemen
Your committee to whom was referred the Pc
titi0n for the privilege of erecting barn at the
corner OF Water and COmstock streets would re-
port unfavorable. 1t Is their unanimous opinion
that the ordinance establishing the fire limits
CHAs Il. RIGLEY, JR
j. X. CAMPBELL,
1t was moved and supported that the matter
of erecting barn Of sheet iron siding and fire.
proof roofing be referred to the fire committee
which was carried.
Aid. Campbell reported that he had received
bids for the painting and papering the rooms of
Mr. Martin, and that the lowest bid for the same
was 1886, bid by Mr.. Opdyke.
1t was moved and supported that the commit.
tee be instructed to letthe job to Mr.. Opdyke,
which was carried; ayes 8, nays o.
Aid. Sturtevant presented the bond of the city
treasurer for $4,000 with the Aetna Indemnify
Company as surety.
1t was moved and supported that the bond be
ried; ayes 8, nays o.
Aid. Brown presented the contract for the city
printing.
TWAS moved and supported that the same be
accepted which was carried; ayes 7.nays, Copas:,
This agreement made and entered In to by and
between the Argus Publishing ON pany, the
Times Printing Company and the Owosso Press
,uoilshing Company Jointly Of the nrst party,
IND the city OF Owosso, municipal corporation,
Of the second part.
.Witnesseth as follows:-That the said parties
II the first part to this agreement In considera-
Ion OF the agreements herein contained TO be
on the part Of the second party, here
~ agree to print the proceedings Of the common
council In the OwOss0 Times, the. Evening Argus
md the Press'American, three newspapers of
)wosso, the same 10 De set In nonpareil ty pc