The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-01-08

Com mitsee on claims and accounts reported
favorably on accounts rs above presented
unanimous ,nssnt being given same was al
Aid. Detwiler presented the following re-
To the.Honorable Mayor and Common Coun
cll of the Cliy of Owosso. Michigan:
Gentlemen The maj GRITTY of your commit
tee beg leave TO report favorable for n fran
chise TO M Hopkins and associates to con-
struct a street railway on West Main street.
w. E. WAsHBURN.
AID. Detwiler presented the following re-
10 the Honorable Mayor and Common Coun-
ell of the City OF Owosso:
The minority of your committee beg leave
to report favorable to the franchise on Oliver.
Ada, King and Washington to M Hopkins
rf,lsHn GEO. DETwILBR
iiy report be adopted, which was carried. ayes,
Wiley, Startevsnt. Detwiler, Nichols. Ketch-
am, Brown. Nays, Densmore, Heyer, Van
The committee on te. ting the lights of the
city was upon motion given further time.
Aid. Densmore reported that Mr. Headley,
and thirty-two feet long near the Main street
bridge was assessed for $l74 of paving. that
the property with the building and all on the
red that one-half of the tax be remitted 1t
was moved and supported that the same be re.
ferred to special COMMITTEES to be appointed
the next meeting, which was carried.
Aid. Brown offered a resolution providing
for extending the time OF collecting of taxes to
February 20 witt out extra charges which was
adopted, ayes 10, nays0.
AID Ketchsm reported that Mrs. Corey had
been assessed sidewalk tax upon land that
same be- changed, 1t was moved aud support.
cial committee
Mayor appointed as such committee Aid
StuI tevant Brown and Densmore
Aid Densmore preventative ordinance grant
ing to M Hopkins, his associates, heirs, sue
maintain and operate street railway In the
It was moved and supported that the same
be read the third time in full, which was car
ried, ayes 10, nays0.
1t was moved and supported that the ordi-
nance do now pass, which motion did not pre-
Nichols. Ketcham. Nays, Brown, Densmore,
Heyer, VanSice. Washburn, Mayor voting no
IL was moved and supported that the ordi-
nance ne amended to read from the west city
limits on Main street to the east city limits on
Main street, which was carried, ayes Brown,
Rensmore Heyer, Van Size, Washburn. Nays
Wiley. Sturteyant, Detwiler, Nichols, Ketch-
am, Mayor voting aye.
1t was moved and supported that the ordi-
nance as amended be adopted which motion
H.yer, Van Size, Washburn Nays Wiiey
Sturtevant Detwiler, Nichols, Ketcham. May
or voting yea.
It was moved and supported that the vote by
which the ordinance was lost be reconsi cred
which was carried. Ayes Wilev, Sturtevant
Detwiler, Nichols Ketcham; Brown. Nays
1t was moved and supported that the ordi-
nance be laid on the table for week or sub
lect TO the call of the mayor, which was car
ried ayes 10 nays0.
1t was moved and supported thnt the vote
upon the resolution fixing the date OF collecting
taxes be reconsidered which was carried, ayes
Ia, nays0.
Aid. Brown offered following resolution,
which was upon motion adopted, ayes TO- nays
0.
Resolved, by the common council OF the city
of Owosso that the time for collecting taxes be
extended to February l, 1904
Upon motion council adjourned
FRED EDWARDS,
City Clerk