The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1907-04-26
Common Council.

Owosso was struck Monday night,
when in recognition of the express
sion of the mass meeting of repre-
sentative men last week, the common
council passed a resolution to sub
NIT ito the people at special election
the propsitoin to bond the city for
$50, 900 to help In dts Industrial de-
velopment. The matter was brought
to attention by Mayor Lamb, and
resolution that had been prepared,
was read by the city attorney. Aid.
Brown moved the passage af the res
olution, and dt went through without
dissenting voice. Tuesday, May IA,
is the date set for the election, and
notice of necessary registration of
votrs will be given later. The $780,
900 so called park bonds will be ar
arranged for if election results fav-
orably to 'be payable in installments
of $4,000, every two years, and will
draw interest not to exceed four per
cent. 1t Is now altogether up to the
people as to whether the city shall
be given an industrial tonic.
Three petitions were received by
the council. The first, from taxpay-
ers in the Kiefer addition in West
Owosso, asks for the opening of
Chestnut street from Main street
north to King strict. 1t was refer
red to the street committee. The
second, for an arc light at the corner
of Mason and Gilbert streets was TT
faTred IN nnmmittaa and +ha third
for a sewer on East Comstock street,
from Washington street to Oak street
went to the Board of Works.
The rate this year for laying cement
sidewalks for taxpayers has beez
fixed at nine cents a foot. The rate
last year was eight cents, but having
decided that in view of the increase
in price of material the city could
not afford to continue at this price,
several aldermen urged the increase.
strongly for ten cents a foot, but
could not make it stick. Alderman
Rundell remarked that it was in
consistent for some aldermen to
priced cement, and then to try to put
the rate for sidewalk construction
down to the lowest possible notch.
This Jared on Aid. Rigley whose at
titude was comprehended by the
criticism, and he and the alderman
from the first "sassed" each other
for brief time.
AID. Lamfrom moved that bids for
the city printing for the next year be
advertised for. AS the contract does
not expire until about six weeks
from date, Aid Rigley made haste
to express his opinion that the res
'olution was premature. Other alder
resolution passed.
The sidewalk committee was au-
thorized to employ three gangs of
men to lay cement walk this summer.
Bonds of all of the liquor dealers in
the city with the exception of one,
not in the proper form, were ac-
cepted, and sureties approved.
AT the instance of Aid. Rigley the
City Marshall was instructed to in
vestigate the alleged dumping of UNI
sanitary garbage in the old Parker
brickyard, and to arrest transgres-
sors in this particular.
The fire committee will have nee
essary repairs made at once to the
city fire alarm system including per-
haps new box near the old factory
A. site where the box has been out
of commission since the factory fire.
Mayor Lamb could not see the nee
essity of the mayor signing all Or
ders of the clerk on the banks, and
on request was relieved from this
duty by resolution, although there
was some adverse talk on the part
of Aid. Lanfrom who thought the
plan which has been lin vogue for
some time, a safeguard.
Alderman Rundell, who has been
looking for a place for the dumping
ofcity garbage, has not been success
full in his search, and remarked that
committee ought to be appointed
to look furthur in the matter. Aid.
Rigley said that as the city has
heretofore been able to worry along
without such dumping ground, he
saw no reason for agitation of the
matter at this time. The Mayor
will appoint committee to make a
search for place to deposit garbage.
The council adjourned for one
week.