The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-08-05
Common Council Chamber,
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Special meeting of Common Council, Mayor
Stanley e, Parkill presiding,
Nioho Is Iamfro e BRANDED, Rigey, WasSrurn
Clerk read the following call.
To the Aldermen, City Clerk, City Attorney
and Street Commissioners Of the City OF Owos-
Gentlemen There will be special meeting
of the Common Council at the Council Cham
pose of transferring money from one fund to
another. acting upon the report OF the commit
tee, for the purchase of weights and measures,
and 20 act the q Nam
and North Washington streets, and for the
purpose of calling special election 80 raise
other business as may properly come before
the meeting. Mayor.
Aid. Lamfrom offered the following resolu-
ton, which was upon notion adopted ayes
del, Campbell, Nays, Copas, Rigley, Wash
burn.
Resell we'd by this Council that the
City Attorney be and is hereby instructed TO
file a petition in Chancery to the Circuit Court
of shiawassee County for permissionto change
funds, viz: To take the sum of So 500 from the
the highway fund. $500 in the Lighting Fund,
and s7OO into the Fire Department. Fund.
Aid. Lamfrom reported that the necessary
weights and measures for testing OF scales
would cost $l22.
It was moved and supported that the Com
mittee on Ways and Means be instructed to
purchase the same, which was carried; ayes,
z mays, Sturtevant, Nichols.
Clerk presented following report from the
Board Of Public Works, which was upon mo-
ton, adopted,
mates on paving be submitted to the Common
Council, and that the Board of Public works
recommend to the Council that the sum not to
exceed Seventeen Thousand Dollars be raised
for the purpose of paving West Main and
N nth Washington streets with brick, which
was carried ayes 4: nays0.
Aid. Lamfrom offered the following resolu'
ton, which was upon motion adopted; ayes
z, nays, Rigley, Washburn.
RESOLVED by the Common Council OF the
City OF Owosso, that It is a necessary. public
Improvement that Washington street from
the south line OF Mason street, north, to the
north line OF Oliver street, aud West Main
street, from the west line Of the Michigan
Central Railroad tracks, west to the west line
of Chapman street, be paved.
And be IL further resolved that the following
proposition be submitted to the electors OF
the City of Owes 80 at Special Election to be
held on Monday, the 18th day OF August, 1904
Shall the City of Owosso raise by bonds the
sum Of s17 900 90; the said bonds to run from
one to five years, interest not to exceed four
per cent. payable semi annually? The money
received from the sale Of said bonds to be used
for the purpose Of paving North Washington
and West Main street from the Michigan Gem
trail Railroad tracks west to west line OF Chip
man street. Said pavement to be Of brick :.
And be IL further resolved that the Commit
tee on Elections, of the Common. Council, ect
Of Election Commissioners, and are hereby
instructed to prepare the ballot to be used in
the Special Election.
Aid. Lamfrom offered the following resolu-
ton. which was upon motion adopted; ayes s.,
Resolved by the Common Council of the City
of Owosso. that Saturday, the 18th day OF
August, 1904, be designated rs the registration
day for the purpose of registering voters for
that the following named places be designated
whore such registration may be bad. First
Ward, Collins drug store; Second Ward, Ira
G.. Curry's hardware store; Third Ward. City
Hall Fourth Ward, 4th Ward Polling Place !;
Fifth Ward, Hose House.
Aid. Lamfrom offered the the following reso-
luton, which was upon motion adopted; ayes
=, nay Rfgley.
OF Owosso that the following named places be
and are hereby designated as polling places for
the Special Election called for August 10Th,
1904 First Ward, Fred Gould's Store; Second
Ward, The Times Printing Office Third ward
City Hall Fourth Ward, Fourth Ward Pollin q
Place; Fifth Ward, at the Hose House.
Upon motion, Council sdjourt ed.
City Clerk.