The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1905-01-27
Common Council.
common Council Chamber,


Minutes OF last regular and special meetipg'
read and approved. Il
Clerk presented following communication
which was upon motion received. placed On fle
and the City Attorney instructed TO ascertsh
what the expense will be to get across the ~
Arbor tracks, which was carried.
To the Honorable Mayor and Common Council
of the City OF Owosso.
Gentlemen:-At the last ting Of the coun
Gil resolution was passed calling on the super
intendent for an estimate of the cost OF sewer
on Maple avenue
The entire length OF this sewer mot includ
Ing an iron outleD will be $50 feet with an ad
dtional 30 or 40 feet OF iron pipe for the outlet
Eight separate car tracks will have to be
passed which will require right of way from
The cost of the labor and material for this
sewer will be S543.
G. H. CossITT. Supt.
Clerk presented following communication,
which was upon motion received and ordered
placed on file.
Ann Arbor, Jan. 10, 1905.
Hon. S. e. Parkill,
Owosso, Mich.
Dear Sir:-I enclose herewith a CODY OF the
program for the Seventh nnual Convention of
the League OF Michigan Municipalit les, which
will be held at Ionia on January 81 and Feb
ruary l.
Will you please call the attention of your
city council to this convention at its next meet.
ing; and secure the appointment o. delegates
who will represent Owosso. There is no re-
from each city; and 1t Is hoped that you will
bring as large delegation as possible.
The list OF speakers and subjects announced
assure most interesting and successful meet
1ng We are especially fortunate In securing
President Crolius Of the League OF American
Municipalities and Vice. President Drake OF the
Canadian Union, In addition to the officials
from the various cities OF Michigan.
Yours very truly,
JOHN A. FAIRLIE,
Secretary.
Clerk presented following the Mayors sus-
pension.
To the Common Council of the City of Owosso
Gentlemen:-I have suspended the immed.
late operation OF the resolution appropriatipg
four dollars tn pay q bill OF Theo. Kebler's and
McBain's.
These bills are for meals furnished aldermen
and inspectors OF ee ton, both aldermen and
inspector %yeceive pay for their services.
The city does not pay for board for its other
employees and the fact that an alderman Is in a
position where he can get at the city treasury
to pay his private expenses should not be
vaiid reason for allowing a claim of tais kind.
The amount Is small but it represents a class
OF accounts presented against the city that
STANLEY E. PARKILL,
Jan. 10, 1905.
Following claims and accounts were present.
ed and upon motion referred to the committee
on claims and accounts
From Contingent Fund.
S. A. Crane, $50, Smith Premier Type Co
$50, American Express Co.. S5c, Pacific. Elk.
press Co., LIS, r. p. Bigelow, $50, L. Webb,
1922.
From Highway Fund.
Louis Freass, sIs, D: speck, sls Jas. Helt,
Sls II. Douglass 76c. w. Douglass, $50, G. shelp
300, II. Shelp, 900, M. krelger, $50, A Sheldon,
500, j. butcher, $50, E. Hayes $40, w. Lyon,
325
From Police Fund
Bert Hodges, S2s Geo. Denyes s2s, e. Cady,
$50, Geo. Welte S2S, 1. G. Curry, S6.45.
From Fire Dept Fund.
Owosso Fire Dept. S36 w Robertson, $50 E.
Martin, S!0 Geo. Cook 1915, Ira G. Curry $40 81.
From Sidewalk Fund.
Ira C. Curry. $500.
From Board of Health Fund.
Ira G. Curry, 65c.
Aid. Lamfrom presented the street com
missioners report for the two weeks ending
January Il, which was upon motion received,
ordered placed on file but not printed.
City attorney presented following report
which was upon motion laid ON the table, ay es
8, nays0.
In regard to balance of $1,000 on Barber
Asphalt paving contract would report that l
find the paving company was paid in full Dec.
14th, 1903, except $780, $500 of This sum was for
repairing curbing, and $1,000 to take care of
was repaired as am Informed, and the com
pany Also repaired last summer the pavement
along the car tracks to some extent
However, the city has bond of $4,000 to
protect it for repairs on this paving, and the
Barber Co. are required to repair the street on
being notified by the Board OF Public Works
any time between April LIST and Nov. LIST I'D to
keep the pavement good for years. Therefore
we see no reason for holding back this money
longer and would recommend its payment.
City attorney presented following report
which was upon motion adopted ayes g. nays O..
In regard to the Comstock Creek drain, the
drain commissioner sees no reason why this
cannot be made county drain and the rights
OF way procured under the general drain law.
and we would recommend TO the council that II
the proper petition Is presented to the drain
commissioner, by the owners of property along
the drain In the city that the commissioner
proceed with the matter under the general
drain law. w. PIERPoNT
L. +. JosLIN.
City attorney presented following report,
which was upon motion adopted ayes g. nays o.
Your committee appointed to Investigate Pc
ton fer rebate on Stewart street drain, would
report that this drain was laid, and the assess
ment charged against the property by the
special assessors. and review had on the same,
later 1t was again reviewed and the special as
SCISSORS went over the ground again, and re-
viewed and protests heard by the council and
the roll confirmed, and while some OF the petit
TONERS may think their assessment is high,
the me for protest has passed and we see 10
reason for disturbing the assessment as spread
at this time.
WARREN PIERPoNT,
City Attorney.
Aid, BRANDED presented following report
which was upon adopted, ayes 8, nays0.
Owosso, Jan. 20, 1905.
To the Honorable Mayor and Common Council
Of the City of Owosso.
Your committee to whom was referred the
tax n alter ON the property called the Darby
church. your committee would recommend not
TO refund same, as said church is not used for
church purposes but rather as a store room.
Aid. Heyer presented following report which
was upon motion adopted. ayes 8, nays 0.
To the Honorable Mayor and Common Council
o. the City of Owosso.
The liz hting committee would recommend
that an electric light be placed on lakewood
avenue, south OF the bridge and that the light
on the corner 81 Lee and A da streets be moved
to the corner Of King and Ada streets.
J. Il. CAMPBELL,
l.. @. HEYER.
1t was moved and supported that rule "a be
suspended for this evening, which motion did
not prevail ayes Sturtevant, Lamfrom, Brown,
BRANDED, nays Nichols, Heyer, Rigley, Camp
bell.
Committee on claims and accounts reported
favorable on accounts as above presented,
consent being given same was al.
lowed ay es 8, nays 0.
Aid. Lamfrom presented a bill of Soudan
moved and supported that the same be allowed
which motion did not prevail, ayes 7, nays
Rigley.
Aid. Lamfrom presented tax receipt of
William Broad, showing that he had paid e.
for spriDxiinR. when the same had not been
sprinkled by the city.
IL was moved and supporttd that this matter