The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1905-03-03

attorney with instructions to look this matter
up thoroughly and report the names OF the
company ana the amount which the Burnett
Knitting Company have on their plant and see
II the cltyis interest Is protected also the
Carriage Co., which was carried.
In regard TO Burnett knitting Co. Insur cnce,
Mr. burnett Informs me that all policies have
loss clause with loss payable TO City OF owes
so as their interest may appear. Would ask
further time In regard TO Carriage Co. as have
not been able to confer with them as yet
WARREN PIERPoHT,
City Attorney.
Aid. Lamfrom presented the street commss.
lonels report Tor the week enalDg FEBRUARY 20.
which was upon motion received and ordered
placed on file.
Committee on claims and accounts reported
favorable on account as above presented. IL
was moved and supported that the same be
allowed and orders drawn for the same, ayes 0,
nays0.
Aid Lamfrom presented following report,
which was upon motion adopted, ayes b, NAYS 4.
To the Honorable Mayor and Common Council
OF the City of Owosso
Your committee to whom was referred the
Catherine Yankle sidewalk tax would respect
fully report that said tax is only $500 ana Mrs.
Yankle held only contract for the lot in ques-
ton. lot 20 bock o, Llrgle addition, and has
within year taken deed of same and your
committee would recommend that she pay her
sidewalk tax as she has we'll to do relatives and
there are plenty OF people in poorer circum-
stances than she is, and have to pay their tax.
Aside from that IL would establish very bad
president for the city to pay that tax, as there
>. LAMFRoM
Fl. b STURTEvANr.
Committee.
Aid. Sturtevant offered following resolution
which was upon motion adopted ayes 8, nays0.
Whereas, many petitions have been present
ed TO the common council OF the City OF Owoss0
during the past five years asking for the ex-
as the Board of Public Works in It's annual re-
port for the past few years has called the at
tention OF the common council TO the needed
at n he tor
works OF said city and the receipts from water
rents is not sufficient to pay for the said extern
tions aeked tor and the necessary repairs TO the
pumping station as the receipts just about pay
the running expenses OF the water system Of
the city.
Now, Therefore be it resolved by the COM
mon council OF the City Of Owosso that 1t is
deemed necessary public improvement that
extentions OF the water mains In said city be
station OF the city water works, and for the pur-
pose OF raising money to pay the expense OF
such improvements to the water system OF
said city the following propo .ition be submitted
TO the electors of the city of Owosso at spec
ial election TO be held In said city on Monday
the Sd day Of April 1905
Shall the CITY of Owosso raise by bond the
sum OF Si5 0Oo.C0 the said bonds to be payable
in three installments one OF $4,000 May LIST,
1905 of IS, 600 May list, 1909 and one OF IS 600
due May 1st 1911. at not to exceed four per
cent Ger annum payable semi annually. The
money raised by the sale OF said bonds to be
used for the purpose of extending water mains
and re airing the water works system OF the
city of Owosso.
Aid. Sturtevant offered following resolution
which was upon motion adopted, ayes 8, nays o.
Resolved by the common council OF the City
of Owosso that Saturday the LIST day Of April
be and is hereby designated as the day OF hold
ing the registration of voters for the special
election called for April Sd to vote on raising
SIS 900 for extention OF water mains and repairs
on pumping station, and the following named
places be named where registration OF voters
First Ward-Collins' store.
Second Ward-Ira G. Curry.
Third Ward-City Hall
Fourth Ward-Polliug Place.
Fifth Ward Kebler's Restaurant.
And be II further resolved that the city clerk
be and is hereby instructed to post notices OF
such special elections and cause the required
notices 10 be published as required by law, and
be it further,
Resolved that the following named places in
the City of Owosso be and are hereby designat-
ed as polling places for such special election in
the City OF Owosso:
First Ward Fred Gould store.
Second Ward-Times office, Main street.
Third Ward-City Hall.
Fourth Ward-Fourth Ward Polling place.
Fifth Ward-Hose House
And be IL further resolved, that the election
commissioners and inspections of the general
city election to be held on the Sd day OF April
1905. be and are hereby designated as commits
sioners and inspectors for the said special cleo
tion.
Aid Lamfrom presented following report
which was upon motion adopted, ayes Q. nays
of the City of OwoSso.
herewith beg leave to submit report OF the
financial standing of our city at the present
time.
When this administration began to offciate
in April 1901, we had to our credit in the several
| funds S2S, 80 81. minus however, overdrawn
| funds viz: Fire Department. Highway. Paving,
Sidewalk, Comstock Drain, Stewart Drain and
Water street sewer funds amounting TO S9.Sls.S
which left virtually only 5lS 32l "a to transact
our business with. We have paid all our inter-
est on bonds to date, have paid paving bond
May LIST OF 5000 general hna sewer E 9 % Ions 9us
s6 100 Our bonded indebtedness at this date Is
S203, 500 and our floating indebtedness Is BIZ 800
IL. one note for fire engine due Jan. 18TH 1905,
$1,000 90, one note for fire engine due Feb. 28,
1905 100000. and also three notes for 100000
each due 10 6, 1907 and 1908. Sidewalk fund
notes one for s25O000 aud one for S470.1i past
que. Our credits according to the treasurer'S
report Feb. 1st were as follows:
Contingent fund 7,26S11
Fire Department fund. 2,9S1. 20
Highway fund. .... 49i9.S7
sewer fund.................. .......... 3.66i.61
Paving fund 1851 SO
Water fund .................... ....... 445i.05
Board OF Health fund. ........-...-.- 465 81
Police fund ................... . ....... 1751.7S
Interest and Sinking fund ................ 5,O2i.I0
Light fund ................... ........ eos. 90
Interest and Bond fund........... 7,3.s.07
Ora fund ............- 282. 50
1908 Paving fund Dill
Sprinkling fund 55a.U
l nmstaeI, iT pewev Oliver Mason and
Genesee street sewer. .............. . 46sO7
Total 80 ................... ..........s46 Sss. n
Funds overdrawn Comstock Creek
drain fund .............. ..............S 4o7 n
Water street sewer fund ..............,... glib
Stewart street drain fund............. 1863 03
Total... .................... .s16s3.9s
Leaving balance said date 5of........ Si4723. ~
Sidewalk fund at this date Feb. 27..-. S2s5s. 05
We have constructed during the year
is 5l3 feet of cement walks at &c
foot making ........................ 1924 Oh
Approaches 1885 feet at 10c foot 256.OO
Approaches 70t feet at 12c a foot ........ S4.12
Cross walks 10 40 feet at &c a foot.... 1475.20
Total ................, 81, 056. 96
Deduction of express as per clerks