The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1905-05-05

EXPENDITUREs.
Tocity order No. $50. .....S 82 90
SUMMARY.
Coal 500 So
General expense................ SO
Repairs................. .......... ! u
-Of1ice .....-.. 90
Ltght-.............. .........- 90
meters. Cg-Ss2
All OF which is respectfully submitted
FRED EDWARDS
Audited and found correct.
ID. III. LAME.
CHAs. e. RIGLEY JR.
r.. II. MILLS.
The committee on claims and accorn,.
reported favorably on the accounts as abovss
resented. 1t was moved and supnortaS
| that the same be allowed and the city clerk
| be Instructed to draw orders for the SAM
which was carried; ayes 10, nays0.
| Aid. Lamfrom reported that the commit
| tee on sidewalks had Investigated the CO.
ment propositions to furnish cement to tie
| city. and that the bid OF Sturtevant & Blood
would furnish Aetna cement in carload Iots
not exceeding three cars, and deliver ths
same to any part OF the city when needed for
| SI.Y9 n barrel, which was the lowest bid re
| cefved.
| 1t was moved and supported that the conn.,.
| Gil accept the bid of Stutevant d Blood for
| three cars of Aetna cement.
| 1t was moved and supported as an amend.
ment that the city purchase one car instead
| of three, which was carried ayes, amfrom
| Brown, RtRlev, Mills, Washburn, Camn,
bell; nays, Nichols, Lamb, Watson, Bran.
del.
The original motion as amended was vot-
| ed upon and carried; ayes10, naysO
Aid. BRANDED presented the city marshals
| report for the month of April which was up
on motion received and ordered placed on
| file.
Owosso. Mich, May |, 1905.
To the Honorable Mayor and Common
Council OF the City OF Owosso
beg leave to submit my report for the
month of April rs follows:
Number OF arrests made 10, of which five
were sent to county jail, three were let of
| on suspended sentence, eight paid fines, and
| two pending trial.
| Number of dodgers in jail for nights loog.
| ing 80, OF which my fees have been turned In
to city clerk and hold receipt for same.
j. K. CADY.
| Aid. Nichols presented following bids for
| sweeping and drawing aff refuse from the
paved district: Il. Dye Sl4 90 per week; Geo.
| Erect. $i4.0O per week; Fred Fowler s2OOper
week.
mittee on ways and mears be Instructed to
make q contract with Fred Fowler which
was carried; ayes 10, nays 0.
| Aid. Nichols offered following resolution.
| 1t was moved and supported that the same
be adopted, which motion did not prevail;
| ayes, Nichols, Lamb, BRANDED, Mills, Wash.
burn. Campbell; nays, Lamfrom, Watson,
| Brown, Rfgley
! Resolved that the city clerk be and is here
by instructed to draw an order for $4,000 in
iavor OF Barber Asphalt Paving Company
| for balance due on contract, same to be
| drawn from 1908 paving fund.
| 1t was moved and supported that the res.
| olution ordering an electric light on Mar.
| tin street do now pass. which was carried;
! ayes, Lamb. Watson, Brown, BRANDED, Rig
ley, Mills, Washburn, Campbell; nays,
| Nichols, Lamfrom.
| 1t was moved aud supported that the res
olution ordering the street commissioner
/ for n nd Tn ha nj hpf n
| kiln and Railroad avenue do now pass,
which was carried ayes, Lamb. Watson,
Brown, BRANDED, Rigley. Mills, Washburn,
| Aid. Lamb presented the following bids
for tho cleaning out OF the Comstock creek
| drain:
W. H. Nelson si.a5 per- rod. w. H. shelp
$2.4I per rod, ID. Signs $2.l5 per rod, 4. Akin
son $1.35per rod, j. King 1895 per rod.
1t was N owed and supported that the Job
be let to MIR. Atkinson providing that he
furnish suitable bond and that the con-
tract cover such parts ~ have not, been,
J cleaned out, which was%earried; ayesSa-
| uays, Rigley. q "A
AID. Brown offered following resol,4l
ton which was upon motion adopted ayeS
10, nays O. -
Resolved by the common council OF tA6
| city of Owosso that the city surveyor be ana
| is hereby instructed to take levels apdTe3
water sewer on Gleuwood avenue mid -
port at the next meeting.
Aid. Rigley- offered following resolution
which was upon motion Adopted; ayes ~
nays0. .~r~
Resolved by the common council OF thu
city of Owosso that the board of pub1n
| works be and is hereby instructed to aso0Y7
l tain and report the cost of metering the /
| ter works system of the city OF Owosso ann
| report to this council, which was carrie4I
ayes 10, nays0. II
Aid Branded presented the druggist bong
of VIII r.. Collins Il 90. s. with Arthur ~
Hume and Frank IL. Watson rs sureties. ~
1t was moved and supported that the bona
| be accepted ana surettes approved Whicn1
was carried; ayes 10, nayst. +
Aid. BRANDED presented the applicatioonoI
| George Il. Harrison for hliquor license.
1t was moved and supported that the SAME
be granted, which was carried; ayes VI
nays0.
Aid. BRANDED presented the liquor bond 81
| George 10. Harrison with III. N. Ainswortnl
and William IL. VanSice rs sureties.. - N
TWAS moved and supported that thcsbonS1
be accepted Eand surettes Approved wnicnf
was carried ayes III, nays0. -
| The application OF Lehner & Lueckemannk
for liquor license was presented.
1t was moved and supported that the same'
pc granted, which was carried; ayes io' nay
The liquor bond OF Lehner & Lueckeman9|
| with John Lehn err and Myron Nye as sureT
| ties was presented. - u
1t was moved and supported that the pong
be accepted and sureties approved, wniciT
| was Currieu ayes ~, nnysO. IL
Maid. BRANDED reported that there was
ditch running through the property OF fr un7
| Kelley that was very annoying to him. LII
| III the city would furnish the tile ne Woua3
| put them In without charging city Tor saMe
| which was referred to the streat colnmisf
| sfoner. n
, Clerk read the following report frpA-tp&
| board Of public works. ..xl
| 1t was moved and supported tnat Wy
| BOARD OF public works recommend tnec
structfon of a sewer commencing az .nS
| Shfawassee river, running thence nortnelZ
on second street to Oliver street, thenSSCC
| easteriy on oliver street to point i've rous
, west OF the west line of Ada or Gould s'reor
| which was carried. ..al
| Aid. Lamb offered following resolutloR
which was upon motion adopsedi ayes 70
| nays0. ,I'
Resolved, by the common council OF tne
city of Owosso that the board OF puplT
| works be and arc hereby instructed 70 eo,t-
| struct the West oliver street sewer III ~
cordance with section No. 2O7 OF the ciy
| charter. IL
Aid. Campbell reported that o man by tlle
name of Terry was blowing up Lynn atreXs
| and asked that the marshal be instructed %
stop him from doing SO. Marshal was 20
| In structed. -
| council for the ensuing year by ballot wnicn
| was carried ayes 10, nays0
l Ballot resulted as follows: John Brown, ";
| A. l.. Nichols, 1.
Aid. Brown was declared elected:
| Upon motion council ndjourned. ~
FRED EDWARDS. It
City Clerk