The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1907-12-20
Common Council.

Mayor Dryden a. Lamb presiding.
Aldermen present at roll call appleton;
Rundell, Lamfrom. Wren, Brown, Lynch, ana
Washburn. Later; Rtglev.
The slminutes OF the last regular meeting
were read and approved.
Aid Rundeh presented the following petition
aud onl notion same was referred to the light
ing commiuee:
owosso, Mich, Dec. 10. 1907.
To the Honorable Mayor and Members OF
We, the undersigned. residents and taxpayers
In the vicinity OF the corner OF Janette and
Water street, petition your honorable body to
remove the arc light at this corner and place
one small light ut the corner OF Janette and
Water street. west side, one at the corner OF
ELIZABETH and Water, east side, one at the cor
ner OF Gausha and Water street, west side,
and one half way between Galusha and Janette
street on Water street, east side, and your
petitioners will ever pray. +. q. Wickham
and nine others
The following communication was presented
and on motion placed on file:
Owosso. Mich. Dec. 16. 1907.
To the Honorable dayor and Common Council
OF the City OF Owosso:
Gentlemen:
On, / believe, August lsth, 1867. a PROPOSE
tion was submitted to you by the Owosso
Corunna Electric Company. by Mr. Manning,
manager, 10 furnish the city with electric
lights of different kinds and at different prices
aud for different periods and agreeing 10 make
certain betterments and improvements upon
lts plant within one year from the date thereof.
trio Company through George IL. Stephenson,
notifying you, that said proposition Is with
drawn and that the Owossso & Corunna Elec-
trio Company will not be bound thereby.
In giving this notice said company does not
wish to be understood that 1t desires. In any
way, to Inconvenience the city so far as lighting
Is concerned. but that II desires to be In
position where this matter can be taken up at
any time with committee from your body
and contract entered into covering all the de-
tails OF lighting contract.
Whenever
desires to enter into such contract with the
Owosso & Corunnai Electric Company 1t will be
relation thereto in detail and assure GU that we
will endeavor to furnish to the city q contract
that will be perfectly satisfactory to all con-
cerned.
am yours, etc..
FRANK H WATSON,
Atty for the Owosso & Corunna Electric Co.
LAWRENCE MANNING, Superintendent.
GAid. Lamfrom presented the following
claims and accounts ana on motion same were
referred TO the committee on claims and ac-
countsi
CLAIMS AND ACCOUNTS.
Council Room City OF Owosso,
December IL, 1907.
To the Honorable Mayor and Common Councils:
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., s.. 40: same, 5000; same,
ssl 40: S T VanDuesen, $50; w Apple on
SIS %; Alton Rundell. $500; ) Lamfrom e35. 90,
w L Wren $500; f. w Townsend $500;
John J Brown Jr, $500; E f Conant, s35 90;
c E Rlgley, Jr, $500: Jas Lynch, $500; w Z
Wasnburn. $500; Dryden II Lamb, $500; q
McCaughna, $40 so; John r Kelley, S3.S7; A
niou Telephone 'Co,@.4i; r Walsh sis 90
Ira Curry, Sl.53; II M Post & Son, Sl.5o.
FROM FIRE DEPT. FUND
S G. Burbank. 9 rs; Mrs Wartenberg, ts 90
VIM Beresford, Jr,. $1,000; &c Martin. $1,000
Es mssy . ea@er Nsson Pe9
RIGA, $3.50; Jas Brown, $1,000 ; Owosso Fire
Dept, SIS 00 II Dumond, hay, Sl95S: A j
Van Epps's 81; same ss.l7; Union Telephone
Ross, s24.so; Willis Land s. Timber Co, $3.50
Jno Brooks & Sou, $3.50, Pearce s. Gerow 1913
FROM POLICE FUND
Bert Hodges, sS42s; w Patterson, $500
Geo Denyes. $500; r A Brown, $50. 90.
FROM WATER FUND
David Fillmore, 81. "a: A Geek, 81, 652 20; a
Dumond. clerk freight), 70 80; Detwiler
Son. S22O; Grand Trunk Railway System,
S66. 10; The Evening Argus, si39s; John Brooks
Son. S2t0; Owosso & Coruuna Electric Co,
$500: lastree \ Son. el75; sales & Broad Co,
dry Co $500; Crandall Packing Co, $40;
National Meier Co, Si2 90; Jas Il Glow s. Sons,
N46: Same. u 81; T. g Wells, $3.50; A II Du-
mond express, IS John X Kelly, ss.11; w
Lyon, SIP.
FROM GENERAL HIGHWAY FUND
r Rourke, $500 E Hayes $3.50; W Burton,
800; 5 A Crane. 5000: ID Speck, SCI 90; }
Helt. s2iC0; l. Freass, S2l 90; Beckwith Est,
G Burbank, sl.50 John Kelly, $3.50
FROM FIRST WARD HIGHWAY FUND
W Burton, $500; w Douglass, $40: T.
Hayes, El.Qo: Rourke, 81 IS. 5 NJ Campbell,
$lsS6; N Parker, $3.50; Curry $3.50;
Beckwith Est, $3.50; Bailey, 81 20.
FROM SECOND WARD HIGHWAY FUND
H Douglass, si,S5; E Hayes SO 60; o Bailey.
FROM THIRD WARD HIGHWAY FUND
OBailey, &.4V: Peter Lyon. A.20.
FROM FOURTH WARD HIGHWAY FUND
w Douglass.s g 30; M L Parker, 1870, NJ
Campbell, $40.
FROM FIFTH WARD HIGHWAY FUND
Beckwith Est, s30 90; NJ L Parker. $40; M
Campbell. $40.
FROM SIDEWALK FUND
Detwiler s. Son, 9 30.
HEALTH FUND
Jennings Foster Co, 8 80.
street commissioner for the week ending De.
cember 14th and on motion same was received
and placed ou file.
City Attorney Lyon reported that In the
and found that the city had no
means of knowledge Of the existence of the
cause Of her injury and that In his opinion the
city was not liable. He also reported that In
the matter OF the claim of Judson VauDusen q
claim had been started In the circuit court.
1t was moved and supported that the reports
.ornev De instructed to defend the city in the
vanDusen case Carried, ayes 8, nays0,
Aid Rigley presented the reports OF the Board
" Public works. the city treasurer and the city
Jerk as follows aud on motion same we're re.
,eved and ordered printed and filed.
Owosso, Mich, Dec. 2 1907.
70 the Honorable Mayor and Common Council, |
City of Owosso:
3entlemen:
Below is a detailed statement OF the receipts |
nd disbursements of the Board OF Public |
Works for the month Of November, 1907:
Balance on hand Nov. LIST, 1907 $l1s2 so |
deter collections $50 &c
Tat rate collections $50
setting meters 10 ~
ervice permits 80 90
81 SO1 &c |
ss59o 70 |
DISBURSEMENTS
Jumps 1se ls
oal Is5 Oi
,eueral expense i27 so
,epairs "a SO
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