The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-04-08
Cnmmon Council.
Common Council Chamber
OwOsso. Mich. March %. 1904

Common
OwOsso, Mich, March %, 1904
Regular meeting OF Common Council, Mayor
A. L. Arnold, presiding.
Aldermen present at roll call, Wiley, Stur
tevant, Detwiler. Ketcham, Brown, Den smore,
Heyer, Van Slce.
Frank House. chief Of the fire department.
came before the council and stated that the
acting mayor Of Corunna had called him up
and asked II 1t would be possible to borrow our
fire engine providing they hired our engineer
and fireman, rs their engine was broken and
they were without any fire protection.
1t was moved and supported that the city
pay one,hslf toward fixing up car to be run
ing the fire engine to and from Corunna in
case Of fire at a cost not TO exceed $25, which
was carried, ayes 8, naysO.
Following communication was presented:
Owosso, March %, 1904
To the Common Council City Of Owosso -
There has been complaint made to me that
find the city s duty to remove the same.
THEo. KEBLDR,
Presy. Board OF Health
AID Densmore offered following resolution.
1t was NOV ed and supported that the same be
adopted, which motion did not prevail. Ayes
Wiley, Ketcham, Brown, Densmore, Heyer,
VanSice. Nays sturtevant. Detwiler.
Resolved by the common council that the
streetcommissione be and isshereby instruct
ed to grade and gravel Cass street from Wat
son street to Washington street
Following claims and accounts were present.
ed, and upon motion referred to the commit
tee on claims and accounts:
From Contingent Fund-Fred Edwards
500 81, Clara Byrnes 10 60, Union Transfer Co l
Union Tel Go Coo, 2 Bgelow 81, w y Phillips
75c, DIR Scott g.
From Police Fnnd--Z Fl Rosssl5, G Fl Griffith
II, Bert Hodges IA, + w Smith IL, q j Denyes
IA.
From Highway Fund-stanton Bros 81 80, o
J Brewster II 10, IT Worden 90 Harry Van
Dyne 20. Fred Sutphin 20, Leu Clark I %. G
Jewell 1. e Jewell 20 w Egglessop %, J Ord
way 1, M Jacobs !. J Doyle 9, ID Shick o, S A
Crane Is, J Helt 9. Louis Hreass 10 50. stan
hope zoe, NJ Kreiger O. IS, Freeman roc. T At
knson so, E Dye Z, II Robbins & Son 80.
From Water Works Fdnd-Narional Express
Terbush 10. Thome & Frisbee ., a A Il Co
40 40. Fred Edwards r26 Bnffnlo Meter Co 8 10,
II 3 Sturtevant -; p H errington Son & Go
J s Hunt 90, 4 Bloomer 30. John Ashford 90, c
II Cossitt IS.
From Fire Department Fund--E Martin $40
w Robertson 10, Ovosso Hardware Co 81. MIN
ME l. Smith6, II NJ Wise 3 90, Ben Smith 4,
George Gabriel 4, Charles Black 4, James
Brown 4.
From sidewalk Fund-wm Marble 81 25
City Attorney Watson reported that Mueller
Bros had notified him that they hBd n claim
against the city for damay es done to their roof
while testing fire engine, and recommend that
acoiD1nittee be- appointed TO ascertain whether
the city was liable for any damages.
1t was moved and supported that commit.
tee be appointed by the mayor to act in con-
junction with the city attorney Go ascertain
the amouat. if any, that Mueller Bros were
damaged, and as to whether the city was liable
or not, whieh-was carried.
AID. Sturtevant pres ented following report,
which was upon motion adopted, ayes nays
0.
Owosso, March ], 1904.
To the Honorable Mayor and Common Coun-
Gil OF the CITY OF Owosso:-
Gentlemen Following is a complete report
of the receipts and expenditures or the Board
Of Public Works for the month OF February,
1904.
RECEIPTS
Water rates. ................ Ni40y
Plumbers Application.-........ s 800
EXPENDITURES
To city order No f25 ............... $23069
To city order No. 626............... 300 %
SUMMARY
Pump. .......... ........'....... SlJUOJ