The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-08-26
Common Council.
Common Council Chamber.
Owosso. Mich., Aug. lS, 100

OWosso. Mlcn., Aug. IL, 1904.
Regular meeting OF common council.
Mayor Stanley 4. Parkill presiding.
Aldermen present at roll call :-Lamfrom,
Copas, Brown, BRANDED, Heyer, Rigley,
Washburn.
Minutes of last r gular and special meet
ings were read and approved.
Aid. Washburn presented following petit
ton which was upon motion referred to
the board of public works.
Owosso, Mich. Aug. II, 1904.
Petition for extension of water main.
To the Honorable Mayor and Common
Council of the City of Owosso.
Gentlemen
We hereby respectfully petition your body
to extend the city water main, now ending
at or near the factory of the Owosso Manu-
featuring Company, SO as to give us q city
water supply on our grounds.
We trust thai our position es a taxpayer
will secure for this petition an early and ia
vorable consideration,
Yours very truly,
OwossO SUGAR COMPANY,
Per Il. f. SMITH,
Asst Sec'y IL Treas.
Aide Copas presented following commu-
nication which was upon motion received
and ordered placed on file.
Owosso, Mich, Aug. IS, 1904.
To the Honorable Mayor and Common
Council of the City of Uwosso.
We hereby recommend that John G. Dav-
dollars to apply on Comstock, Dewey, OIL
ver, Mason and Genesee streets sewer con-
tract. A. LEE WILLIAMS.
A. ID. WHIPPLE.
Aid. Copas presented report of Elmer f.
Joslin on the Dewey, Comstock and oliver
street sewer showing balance due John Z.
Davies OF $4262.75.
1t was moved and supported than an order
be drawn in favor of Jonn @. Davies for 81 500
and that the committee on ways and means
be instructed to negotiate q loan OF the
money to pay such order with, which was
carried; ayes naySO.
Following claims and accounts we pre-
sented ana upon motion refer ed to the COM
mittee on claims and accounts.
FROM CONTINGENT FUND.
sA Crane Is 90, G M Howe 100, Owosso
Press Pub Go 21c. same 20, II scott %,
45O, A Stegeall 80, s Lamfrom 400, III Co.
pas 90, A Il Crane 200 l. Ryon 200, 70 Q
Dewey 300. Times Printing 90 500, Fred
Gould 90, w 4 Washburn 4 90, X Camp
bell 90, j r Walsh 2 90, John Evans 90,
Henry stevenson co. A l. Wiillams 2oo, A
L Nichols 2Co w Biselow 2 20. % Pr Loyett
White 800 Il M Jordan %. John Brown
4 90, ] II BRANDED 400, w A Kent 200, w
Douglass 200, Ira g Curry o2i' oscar wells
p49.
FROM HIGHWAY FUND.
Brewster ~ 90, Van Dus. n 25c, f Jew
eli s %. ID Speck 10 90, James Doyle 10 90. w
Douglass Is, Louis Freass 1000. Beckwith
estate 90, . Brewster 80, e Woodland
100, same 30.
FROM FIRE DEPT. FUND.
Setggall 30, LC Hall 80 3S, NJ Keyte 50,
Owosso Fire Dept 81 co, Martin 100, VIM
Rober tson 1000, Minnie Smith 20, A Steg-
gall Il 30, G Curry 2 %.
FROM sPRINKLING FUND.
Edward Hayes ID 90, Fred Fowler - 90, G
Virgins Is 90.
FROM sIDEwALKFUND.
Kreiger 7sS, M Tanner 7ss, v Koch
1000. 1ngraham SO, Russell 1879: w M
Burton a. g. Carl 20 IyS cnrfy
4lc, A Todd & 90 90, same IS, Brooks d Son
5S7 IS,
FROM POLICE FUND.
III Ross 30 90, George Denyes II 90, Bert
FROM LIGHT FUND
Owosso & Corunna Elec Co $50 SO.
FROM BOARD OF HEALTH FUND.
Mich Tel Co l5c, Owosso Hard Co OF.
s. LAMFRoM.
COMMITTEES.
Aid. Lamfrom presented the tstreet COM
missioner's report for the week ending Aug
~ which upon motion was received, order
ed placed on file but not printed.
Ala. BRANDED presented the city mar halls
renort for the month OF July which was
upon motion received and ordered placed
on file.
The committee on claims and accounts
reported fayorably on the accounts as above
presented. Unanimous consent being CIV
en- same were allowed; ayes z, nays0.
Clerk presented following report which
was upon motion adopted; ayes, 2, naysO.
Owosso, Mich, Aug. Is, 1904.
To the Honorable Mayor and Common
Council Of the City of Owosso.
Gentlemen
Following is the result of the special elec-
ton held In the city OF Owosso ON Monday,
August is, 1904, for the purpose OF voting up
on the following proposition;
"sball the city OF Owosso raise by bonds
the sum of 81, 900, the said bonds to run from
one TO five wears, interest not TO exceed four
ner cent. ma yabIe semi -annually2 The mon
AZ received from the sale of said bonds to be
used for the purpose ofpaving North Wash
line ~ oliver street, and West Main street
from the Michigan Central Railroad tracks
70 the west line of Chapman street, said
pavement to be Of brick"