The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-07-15
owosso, Mich, July Z. 1901.


meeting held on Monday, June "a, reducing
| the fire department TO twelve mel and the
with such ordinance. FRANK HOUSE,
Chief
4 Ald Sturtevant presented the report of the
| city treasurer for the month of June, A. ID.
| 1904.
1t was moved and supported that the same
| be received and placed on file watch motion
did not prevail; ayes, Sturtevant, Lamfrom,
" andel; nays, Copas, Brown, Heyer, r. gley,
Washburn, campbell.
Aid. BRANDED presented the following re-
port which was upon received and ordered
placed on file.
Owosso. Mich. July l, 1904
I To the Honorable Mayor and Common
Couucil.
Gentlemen
The following is q comp.e report of arrests
made by this department during month OF
June, 1904
Total number of arrests 90
| For being drunk. ~; for being disorderly,
T, 8; for larceny, / ; on suspicious. Total.20.
| Seven paid the costs. five were released,
| seven sent to county jail, one sent to Detroit
house of correction.
| Amount of fees collected S4.Sl. which were
turned over to city clerk and hold receipts
for same. Yours respectfully,
City Marshal.
| street commissioners for the two weeks end
| ing July 9th. which was upon motion r9cetv-
ed and placed on file.
Committee on claims and accounts report
| ed favorably on accounts as above present.
| ed. Unanimous consent being given same
| were allowed; ayes 8, nays0.
| Aid. Rigley presented the following petit
tion which was upon motion referred TO the
] board Of public works.
| To the Honorable Mayor and Common
| Council of the City of Owosso.
We the undersigned residents and taxpay-
| ers residing on saginaw street would re-
ll.n flxA
| proposed sewer on that street. We do not
feel alb to stand this addition to our al
ready high taxes aud have no use for the
proposed sewer at present. George Spring.
er and seven others
Aid. Rigley presented following petition
which was upon motion referred TO the
board of public works with instructions
that they furnish an estimate OF the cost,
which was carried.
To the Honorable Mayor and Common
Council of the City of Owosso.
We the undersigned residents and taxpay-
ers residing on Michigan avenue and Stew
art street would respectfully petition your
honorable body to cause a water main to be
laid on the following streets: on Michigan
avenue from Ridge to stewart, thence on
Stewart west to Shiawassee. and your petit
TONERS will ever pray. Bert Rood and ten
others.
Aid. Lamfrom presented bids for the
sweeping and drawing off the dirt on the
paved district. as follows: A. +. Fowler $l4,
r.. Jewell SH, Francis NJ. Bailey SlS. .. j.
Brewster $l4, Mr.. Rourke 81 % per week.
1t was moved and supported that the COM
mittee on ways and means be instructed to
make IL contract with a. +. Fowler.
1t was moved and supported as an amend
ment that the contract be let to o. j. Brew
ster, which was carried.
1t was moved and supported that the
board of publ works be instructed to re-
port to the council what they propose to do
regarding the laying of n water main on
Comstock street,
which was upon motion adopted. Ayes 8;
ayes,O.
To the Honorable Mayor and Common Council
OF the City of OwOsso
Gentlemen-Your committee on streets and
sidewalks do hereby most respectfully report
that IL is necessary public improvement
that certain sidewalks in the city of Owosso
be laid down and cons tructed in said city OF
Owosso, on the following streets and in front
of the following described property, and OF the
material and dimensions hereinafter described:
CEMENT WALKS.
Myra Buckminster lots Ia blk 8.
a. A. X r Co. across right OF way on Glen
wood ave, east side.
A. A. II II Co, across right of way on Glen
wood ave, west side.
DGH an r r Co a cross right of way on
Glenwood ave, east side.
DG III & M r. r Co, across right of way on
Glenwood ave, westside.
Ward b Carl, lots 43-H blk Is, Geo T ABB
rey's Woodlawn PIX add.
J w Soloman, Wa lot - blk 10, A l. Will
liams' add.
LIB Allison, e% lots 8 bike.
&C Duff. VIZ lots SO blk 6.
q Lyon, sec IS town l8 N X f.. commen-
cling n II line of King street. rods of o
line of Hickory ST N rods rods rods W
to beg.
H Johnson. sec IS. town7N RS f, com 2
rods n and 2 rods of sw corner of snwA, A
rods n rods W rods to beg.
A A r II Co. across right of way on Shia
wassee street on west SIDE.
ALI. Copas offered following resolution
which was upon motion adopted. Ayes,
nays,O.
of Owosso, = do determine and ordain, that
IL Is a necessary public Improvement that Side
walks be laid down, constructed and built. on
the different streets, and in front OF the differ
ent descriptions OF property, and OF the material
and dimen sions mentioned In the above report
of the committee on sidewalks of said city,
which report is hereto attached and made a
part of this resolution. The same to be built
and constructed according to the terms and
provisions of an ordin ance entitled IAN Ordi
nance to provide for tho building, rebuilding
and construction OF stone, and artificial stone
sidewalks and cross walks in the city OF
same clear from snow and ice and other nuts
ances, as the Common Council may deem neces,
sary from time TO time by resolution" Passed
and approved Mrach 18th, 1908.
Dated July ~, 1904.
JAMES Il. CoPAs.
1t was moved and supported that the city
attorney be instructed to purchase 20 feet
of land from Mr.. johnson for street pur-
poses at a price not to exceed S5, which was
carried.
City attorney presented a communication
from w q. Bromley. Supt. of Grand Trunk
X. X. stating that 1t would cost $l9iS.S0 to
lower the culvert on the Comstock creek
drain.
1t was moved and supported that the city |
attorney be instructed TO correspond with |
Mr.. Bromley and ascertain when he could |
meet him in Detroit and that he go down |
there and see what can be done relative to
loweriog the Comstock creek drain, which |
was carried.
1t was moved and supported that the city |
attorney and street committee prepare plans |
and specifications for the building of n |
bridge and grading the alley in the third |
ward, which was carried.
Clerk presented notice OF claim of Frank |
II. Pine against the city for damages, which !
was upon motion referred to the city attor |
ney.
Upon motion council adjourned.
FRED EDWARDS, City Clerk.
The Way Jol<ai Worked.
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