The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1907-12-27

heating. Enough, IN fact. to warrant the in.
vestment can be saved in two or three years
time 10 pay for the boiler and piping Most of
tue labor can be performed by the members of
the tfre department ana the piping can be pur.
chased through our Board OF Works at whole
, sale prices. would recommend that the mat
ter be Thoroughly investigated as am of the
opinion that much can be ultimately saved to
the city.
AS soon as practicable, would reoommend
for your attention the installation of MIGRANTS
with capacity TO supply our fire engine One
or two OF tnese MIGRANTS to be placed in the
tories situated some distance from the river
Our engine can furnish four fire streams and
these alone would be very serviceable at any
The matter OF forming the city into a road
district Tor the purpose OF constructing mac.
doing the city will be thereby enabled to re.
ceive the bounty allotted from the state where
such road construction is carried on which would
materially lessen the expense to the CITY In the
construction OF macadam and gravel roads.
The necessary forms and the laws governing
the work may be obtained from the State Road
Commissioners. l would recommend that &C
ton be taken toward compshing the batter
ment permanently OF our principal streets as 1t
has been demonstrated that the so-called gray.
81 now used In certain parts OF the city is not
durable nor sufticient to maintain roads suita.
BILE for the traffic which now passes over them
At this time desire to recommend that the
necessary steps be taken to establish our fire
and police departments upon civil service
and an act of the legislature establishing the
above mentioned board. The object Is to place
these departments out OF politics entirely and
believe that better service will be accom-
plished.
In this communication the Mayor extends
his thanks to the council foe the hearty co.
operation In the work for the betterment OF
the city, to the board of works upon whom
much OF the work of improvement has devolved
and to the members Of the various depart.
ments he also expresses his gratitude for the
interest taken In the work.
:. 1t is hoped that the united effort will con.
ttnue for the betterment of OwOsso.
Very respectfully submitted,
Mayor.
On motion the communication was ordered
filed for the present.
Aid Lamfrom presented the report OF the
street commissioner for the week ending De.
cember 2ist and on motion same was received
and placed GU file.
The special committee to consider the fran
chise asked for by the Shiawassee Light g.
Power Co. asked for more time, which was
granted.
Aid. Rgey presented the following
claims and accounts and on motion same were
referred to the committee on claims and &C
counts:
CLAIMS AND ACCOUNTS.
Your committee to whom was referred the
report favorablv on the following and ask unan-
im0us consent OF this council that said claims
be allowed and the city clerk instructed to draw
orders for the same:
FROM CONTINGENT FUND
Times Printing Co... $3.50; Ira G Curry,
BAL 81; Brooks & Son, 5 AS G. Lyon, 300 90 |
Ira G Curry, &S.25.
FROM FIRE DEPT. FUND
A Stanton, s09l; VIM Beresford. Jr.. $1,000;
&c Martin, $1,000; Gamewell Fire Alarm Tele- |
graph Co.. 1890; Charles Lawrence, 81 90;
Jno Brooks Son, $500: John Wood. $3.50:
Sprague g. Co,S623: Benkleman & Mulhall,
Sl7.31; same, 5 "a.
FROM POLICE FUND
VIM Wright. S4.00s Geo Denyes, si400;
r A Brown, el400; w Patterson. S1400: Bert
Hodges $500; L G Heyer, $780, Curry,
Sl.O.
FROM GENERAL HIGHWAY FUND
8 A Crane, $1,000 u Speck $500; J Helt,
5000: l. Freass SO 90; Beckwith Est, $3.50;
II M Post & Son, S2.42
FROM FOURTH WARD HIGHWAY FUND.
M L Parker, S1,00.
FROM FIFTH WARD HIGHWAY FUND
Beckwith Est. 500; M L Parker. 80 90; |
Benkleman & Mulhall, 8 SO; same Sl.62; same, |
$2.52.
FROM SIDEWALK FUND
T. Rifenbery 3d.
Aid Washburn moved that the bills for plow- |
ing snow be paid from the general highway |
fund, which prevailed, ayes 5, nays Appleton, |
Wren and Brown.
Aid Conant presented the claims and &C
counts as noted above and unanimous consent |
instructed to draw orders for the same, ayes
nays0.a
Aid Brown moved that the mayor appoint
committee OF three to confer with Mr. stephen
son in regard to the street lighting: which pre-
,urn and Lamfrom.
Aid Brown moved that special commit tee
,e appointed to confer with the Owosso Boiler