The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1905-12-22
STANLEY E. PARKILL,
Dated December 6, 1905.

STANLEY Il. PARKILL,
Mayor.
Dated December 6, 1905.
Clerk presented following, the mayor
veto:
To the Clerk and Aldermen of the City o
Owosso.
have suspended the operation of the res
oIuion allowing the b1lls OF j; X; Russell
| w. Burton, =. $. Ingrabam, f.. Koch, IL
| Stanhope and f. Dye for labor.
Dated November q, 1905.
The resolution under which this work was
done instructed the street commissioner &c
do IL. 1t appears that the work has been
done under toe direction of Alderman Rig.
ley. the street commissioner being absent
from the city. The charter provides that in
the absence of the street commissioner the
council may bestow the power of sire ct COM
miss oner upon the marshal. Such action
has not been taken.
No alderman has the right to assume the
duties OF street commissioner In this arbi-
trary manner and ORDER work done and ere
ate expense In his name. Nor has the
street commissioner authority to appoint O
successor to himself to act in his absence.
The amount involved In this instance is
without authority the duties OF city officers
and eXpend money in their several wards,
there would be almost no limit to the
amount that might be spent.
STANLEY E. PARKILL,
Mayor.
Dated December 6, 1905.
Following claims ana accounts were pre-
sented and upon motion referred to the COM
mittee on claims and accounts:
FROM CONTINGENT FUND.
John Brooks & Son $40 90, Is A Crane 80,
American Express Go 45c.
FROM HIGHWAY FUND
p Ingraham 81 90. X Russell 10, w
Burton 62, Dye d Stanhope ~ 80, II Koch
262, w Douglass 3 TO- 4 Dye / 05. Jas Helt 20,
ID Speck 20, Louis Freass 90 Nicholson &
Mulhall l 81.
FROM SIDEWALK FUND.
Woodland Lumber Go CSC.
FROM FIRE DEPT. FUND.
e Martin $40, w Robertson $40, Owosso Fire
Dept 30 George Erect !,
FROM MILWAUKEE STREET DRAIN FUND.
w b Russey $33, VIM Burton 81. James
Ordway 10 80, w II Scarborough 10 80, David
Gilmore 2 25, Frank Wright l05o, T. NJ
Johnson 3, John Porter 10 so, John Middaugh
1877, VIM Van Horn so, Chns Parker 10 so,
Hiram Rollins 10 80. Silas Fipdlay 10 80, Syl-
vester Shaw 20, Miles Parker GAS.
FROM LIGHT FUND.
Owosso Gas Light Co So 10.
FROM POLICE FUND.
Bert Hodges II, Geo Denyes II, L Cady,
10, Geo Welte IA
s, LAMFRoM,
ID. ii. LAMB,
Committee.
AID Lamfrom presented the street COM
missioner's report for the two weeks ending
Dec. o, which was upon motion received and
oTdert placed on file.
Committee on claims aud accounts report
ed favorably on accounts as above present.
ed, unanimous consent being given same
was allowed. Ayes 6, naysO.
The bill of j King for $l20 for labor on
sidewalk was presented. 1t was moved and
supported that the same be allowed, which
was carried; ayes 9, nays0.
Aid. Rigley appealed from the decision of
the mavor as to his vetoiDg the orders
claiming that the mayor had no right un-
der the charter or rules of the council to do
SO.
Mayor decided against the appeal and re-
fused to put the question under the charter
Aid. Wasburn reported that West Main
street was in very bad condition and nee ed
eraveling at once.
Aid Rigley offered followingI resolution
which was upon motion adopted; ayes g.