The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1907-06-07
Common Council.


L he cOuncl1 meeting MONDAY
night was a quiet affair and only
matters Of little interest came up.
The only disturbance during the
session was a setto between Aid.
Washburn and Aid. Appleton, but
which did not last long.
Aid Lynch offered a resolution
instructing the city clerk to adver-
tise for bids for the job of all the
sprinkling and sweeping of the city
streets, to he made with one man
who will subcOntract with other
teamsters. The work will be subject
to the approval of the ways and
means committee and If it is not
satisfactory, the contractor draws
no pay.
Aid. Washburn moved that a con-
tract be made with one of the pub
fishing companies of the city to do
the city printing. Aid. Rigley kick
ed hard on this, saying that it was
not business like to do this, but that
bids should be advertised for.
City Attorney Lyon believes that
there is too much matter printed
which could be just as well dispos-
ed with, thus saving the city money.
He referred to ordinances which are
always printed twice. He says once
in full is enough and then simply
refer to them as printed in the coun-
Gil proceedings.
A discussion of long duration then
arose over the question as to wheth-
er or not the city should pay for a
phone in the residences of Chief
Hodges and Street Commissioner
Crane.
Wren and Washburn wanted to
see them get the phones in at the
city's expense, bpt most of the al
dermen said no. Townsend and
Rigley were especially strong
against putting 1.-The phones in. A
motion ordering them put in was
lost
In the contract for building the
West Side hose house is a clause
providing for a cement floor, and
Monday night Aid. Townsend
brought up the Inconsistency of put
ting in cement floor at that place,
when only a few years ago the ce-
ment floor at the city hall was torn
out and one of timbers three inches
square with cement between them
put down. The alderman from the
third said that in his estimation that
in a few years there would be horses
at the West Side house and a ce-
ment floor would have to be taken
up. Accordingly a. plank floor was
ordered put down.
The city clerk was instructed to
advertise for bids for the removal
of the city Jail from its present loca-
ton in the city hall, to place under
the porch back of the building.
The auditing committee will pur-
chase new typewriter for use in
the city clerks Office, in accordance
with the orders of the council.
Aid. Brown reported that he had
found a dumping ground at last. 1t
Is the lake on the Osburn farm east
of the city and known as Gould's
Lake. Wren objected to using that
place for a dumping ground, saying
that 1t would be impossible to get
near the lake with rig because of
the softness Of the ground. For
this reason he says the rubbish
would be probably be dumped along
the shore and would cause rank
odor to prevail in that vicinity.
Washburn suggested that the city
purchase a furnace for the
burning Of rubbish, using crude oil
in the process. He says that the ex-
pense is small.
The abutments under the Oak
street bridge were ordered repaired.
Mayor Lamb named as the three
aldermen to attend the League of
Municipalities at Detroit this week,
Aldermen Conant, Washburn and
Wren. Washburn declined to act,
and Rigley was appointed in his