The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-04-29

AID. IdmITOul pItSentSu tuo DiIlS VI lilo cIcC-
ton inspectors for extra pay as election COM
mssio ners, which was upon motion al owed.
| Aid f,amfrom presented the bill of John Rose
year for services rendered as engineer for SIS. 90.
| TWAS moved and supported that the bill be-
| allowed at Sil35 which was carried.
Aid Lamfrom presented following report.
twas moved and supported that the same be
| adopted, which motion did not prevail; ayes,
| Nichols, Lamfrom, Copas. Brown. BRANDED,
Heyer; nays, Rigley, Washburn, Campbell.
Owosso, Mich. April rs. 1904.
| To the Honorable Mayor and Common Council
of the city of OwOssO:
Your committee 70 whom was referred the
| Chapman street to the west end OF King street,
| owned and offered to the city by Edward Carr az
ommend that two rods De purchased by the city
8. LAMFRoM,
A. l.. NICHOLS.
j. Il. BRANDED.
committee.
Aid. Rigley presented a report of the fire com.
mittee on the IRE escape ordinance.
1t was moved and supported that the report
be amended and that the opera house MANAGERS
be Instructed to put In ire escape which was
carried.
1t was moved and supported that the report Of
the committee be adopted as amended, which
was carried; ayes 8, naysO.
Aid. Rigley presented bid for furnishing the
bonds Of the city treasurer and CITY cerkfor one
hundred dollars.
1t was moved and supported that the bond
committee be Instructed to receive bids until
next meeting for the furnishing of bonds. which
was carried.
Aid. BRANDED called the attention Of the conn
Gil to the fact that the old council had purchaS
ed q lot OF lumber for the replanklng of the
bridges but that the same had never been meas
ured up. and that there was some OF 1t that the
city did not own.
It was moved and supported that the street
committee be instructed to look this matter up
and report at the next meeting which was car
ried.
Aid. Brown presented following petition
which was upon motion referred 10 the lighting
Owosso. Mich, April 25. 1904.
| To the Hon. Mayor and Common Council OF
the City of Owosso.
Gentlemen
| We the undersigned residents and taxpayers
| living on and near Railroad avenue and Smith
street and interested In the church, petition your
honorable body to cause a light 10 % placed
| there and your petitioners Will ever pray. Rev.
j. A. spencer and 33 others.
Aid. Nichols presented following petition
which was upon motion referred To tbs BOND
committee.
To the Honorable Mayor and Common Coun-
| Gil OF the city OF OwoSSo:
| We the undersigned residents of West Main
street, in the vicinity of the intersection OF Main
! and Ball streets, being merchants anu properly
owners, and learnii that 1t is proposed TO start
| a saloon In the north part OF wins e. HAIRS
store located at the corner of Main and Bali
streets, id believing that the Location or sa-
loon at that point will be detrimental to our bus
nea anv vdr PenSrabe BODY 10 prevent the To-
I cation of q saloon In said building. This we DO,
believing that the common council OF The city OF
OwOsso has full authority To prescribe the l0ca-
ton of all saloons in the city, and your petition
ers will ever.pray. ID. M Christian and twelve
others.
Aid. Lamfrom offered following resolution
| which was upon motion adopted; ayes .. nays 0.
Resolved by this council that the city attorney
be and is hereby instructed 10 flea bill In chan
Gerry to the circuit court to grant this council per-
| mission to transfer money from certain funds Ill.
to other funds III order to enable us 10 transact
| business.
Aid. Lamfrom offered following resolution
which was upon motion adopted, ayes o. nays ..
Resolved by the common councii OF the ciSy OF
! Owosso that the city clerk be- AMI Is hereby In.
structed to draw an order from the interest and
bond fund IN favor OF the mas Naa0nai SAM,
ment of paving bond due Ma ISL 1904 and $60.
being semi-annual interest on same. Further,
| that said city clerk be and Is hereby instructed
30 draw an order of $4,000 from the lbove named
| fund in favor OF SAID Chase National Bank FOR
SENT annual interest due May Let, 1904, on re-
| funding bonds. Further an order OF sou 10 from
said fund IL favor of said base National Bank
| for semi annual interest due on May lst,
1904 also for refundiDg bonds. and the city clerk
| Is hereby instructed to forward said orders To
said bank.
AID Lamfrom presented following resolution
which was upon motion adopted. ayes9 nays U.
Resolved by the common council of tho city of
u,
means DO aud lare hereby instructed TO nego-
tate a loan of 5000 90, Interest not to exceed
per cent to be placed In ,he sidewalk fund III an
t!cipation of special assessments for said fund,
| and to be repaid at earliest COW nience from
| money so received. Said loan for period not
To exceed six mo. ms.
Aid, Washburn reported that during last year
there was some money spent out OF the side
walk fund which should be returned to the high:
| way fund which was caused by building oil
| crOsswalks and app 0aches.
fnIInyylnO resolution
which was upon motion adopted; ayes 81 nays o.
| Resolved by the common cOu lcil OF the city OF
OwossO tn At the commLtee on printing be and
is,hereby instructed 10 secure separate bids for
| printing council proceedings for the ensuing
| year and reject all combination Dlds.
| Ii was moved and supported that the board or
| health be Instructed TO notify Mr.. H. N. AIMS
| worth TO abate the nuisance which lie main
| tans. which motion did not prevail; ayes, Brown,
Heyer, Rigiey; ma, $, Nicho,s' bainirom' Copas'
| BRANDED, Washburn, Campbell
1t was moved and supported that an order be
| drawn from the highway fund and placed to the
credit of the sidewalk fund. which was carried
ayes 8. naysO.
Aid. Nichols presented following ordinance.
1t was moved and supported that the same be
read the first and second time by Its title which
| was carried: ayes 0, nays U.
AN ORDNANCE.
The City of Owosso Ordains-
ri5ec. |. That hereafter II shall be unlawful for
any person or persons except druggists to sell
| any nind of spirltuOus malt, brewed, vin0us or
fermented liquors In the ,ity OF Owosso, Michi-
gan. or to keep saloon for the sale OF such liq-
Iors on the east side of Ball street between Main
and Exchange streets la the city of Owosso,
Michigan.
the provisions of this ordinance shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanot and upon conviction
thereof before any court If competent JuTisdic-
ton shall be subject to fine Of not more than
one hundred dollars or ninety days imprison-
ment in the county jail for The county OF shia.
wassee or both such fine and Imprisonment 10
the discretion Of such court.
IL was moved and supported that the same be
referred to the city attorney
/ IL was moved and suppor ed as an amend
| menJ that the same be laid N the table which
was ca RET; ny es .. nays'.
Aid. LamfrJn presenter 81 q TO 10 wing b d for
sweeping the pavement and drawing away the
dirt viz;
Ora ). Brewster Sl2 90 per week; VIM. Brad
i,h, $3.50; Lindsey & Durh ham sliUO per week.
Also the following bios for sweeping the
streets: HeDry ~help. yib.5J Frank ROurke,
$1,000; Fred Fowler, $1,000
For removiog the sweepings from ths streets:
| Fred Fowler $9cO; Vim. Scott9.J0; Chris. or
$3.50; and j. Van Dusen for sweepingihe streets
$500.
IL MA noved and sunn rtei that the commit