The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1907-09-06

To the Alderman and City Clerk OF the City
Gentlemen:--I have suspended the operation
Of the resolution passed August 20, 1907. author
izing contract for the purchase OF Monarch
Road Roller for the following reasonS:'-
lst The price OF s295O is too high. for the
Monarch Roller has been offered to the Bor.
rough of Doyles town. Pa, for $3.50 on or about
July Is, 1877. The above information was sc
cured from the clerk OF Doylestown. At Plum.
sted. Pa. the Monarch was offered for S2450.
believe this City should purpose as cheaply
as other places, due allowance being made for
freight.
End. The gearantee OF the Monarch is for
one year, while the guarantee made by the
makers OF cheaper machine Is for two years.
The Monarch Company agree 10 send an ex
pert for six days to instruct while the makers
OF cheaper machine agree to send an engine
instruct in the use Of the roller until such
time as the man whom the city places in
charge of the roller shall be capable of opera
ting the machine satisfactorily.
3rd. Submitting the specifications now on
file with the city clerk for road rollers TO com
petent machinists for comparison the result of
my investigations is that the specifications for
The cheaper machines are In all particulars
equal to the Monarch machine
4th believe that the work on our streets
can be accomplished as well with roller cost
ing less than $3.50, can see no reason why
this city should pay $3.50, at least more
for Monarch than for other machines which
have repeat dly proven satisfactory In the
Very respectfully submitted.
DRYDEN H. LAMB,
Mayor.
Owosso, Mich Aug. 90, 1907.
Aid, Rigley presented the following claims
and accounts and on motion same were referred
to the committee on claims and accounts:
CLAIMS AND ACCOUNTS.
Council Room. City OF Owosso,
Sept. g. 1907.
To the Honorable Mayor and Common Council
Your committee to whom was referred the
several claims and accounts would respectfully
report favorablv on the following and ask unan-
be allowed and the city clerk instructed to draw
orders for the same:
FROM CONTINGENT FUND
J. Irish, also; Thos. Dynes, 500; j. Helt
5000; S. A. Crane, $500; L. Freass, 1859;
1890; same, s6 90; Benkelman s. Mulhall Co.,
s0.22; same F40; Il. ). Brewer, 1910; same,
sl3.25; same, S2.t0; same, Gil so; Richmond &
A. w. Holmes, s70.90; Benkleman g. Mulhall
Co. 81 60; same. sO.35; same, t36 90; same, 90 s.;
same s76i; same, sSi.sO; same, s076; same,
same, sl4.4O; same, sl4 80; d. Speck, Slo.50.
FROM FIRE DEPT. FUND
VIM. Beresford, Jr.. $1,000; Ed Martin, $40 90;
Owosso fire Depths 90: Nelson Perica 200;
VIII III. King $50 D. Priest sseo; Thompson,
Wood, 5000; same, So 50.
FROM POLICE FUND
Bert Hodges, $500; r A Brown, HL0O w
Patterson. SlL00; Bert Hodges, SO 90; Geo.
Denyes, si4.Oo; w. Wright $1,000; Jesse Clark,
FIRST WARD HIGHWAY FUND
Beckwlth Est, $780, r. Rourlke. $500; J.
overs, $3.50; Sproule, $3.50; f.. sutphen.
1885, S M Campbell So so; II Douglass $500;
butcher, $1,000; w Douglass, si0.50.
THIRD WARD HIGHWAY FUND
Thos. Dynes, $780,
\ FIFTH WARD HIGHWAY FUND
Beckwith est, 81 so; r. Rourke. $3.50.
FOURTH WARD HIGHWAY FUND
Beckwith est. $3.50; R. Rourke. $3.50; ].
500; s. M. Campbell. s3Os; II. Douglass,
$50; Thos; Dynes, % 90; II. Shelp, 81 IS; e.
Hayes, S.3o; M. l.. Parker. si.29; Jennings.
Foster Co., IS.
FROM WATER WORKS FUND
A. F. Hollis, 1888; f. @. Wells, $1,000; w.
II. Lyon, s2l 90; j. Kelly, g. '.b5; Ann Arbor
r. r.. s64 90; Geo. Viers, $3.50: Kenneth.
Anderson Co, so.ssi II Dumond (stamps and
expressly $500.
FROM SIDEWALK FUND
M Ham, $1,000; f Oberly, si2CO: J Coston.
$1,000; M Krieger, S1200; J Russell, $3.50; w.
Burton, $500; G, Kelley, $500; Bennett.
sl2.oo; e Hesse, sIs 90; e Dean, sl2.oo; H
Brandahl Sl2 W; w Ballou, Si2.00; e. Koch
$500; Thos Dynes, S7.0O Jas Ode s67.sO;
Beckwith Est $40; J Brooks g. Son, $3.50;
$500; same, $3.50; same, Si4.l6; same, siO.s
same, sl440
LIGHT FUND
Owosso Gas Light Co., sI.75.
FROM INTEREST ON BOND FUND
National Park Bank Sl.25.
HEALrH FUND
Jennings Foster Co., 81 80
sPRINKLING FUND
NJ L Parker, $4,000; J X Kelly, $50 49,
Aid. Consnt presented the following reports
which we're on motion received and filed and
ordered printed:
Owosso Mich, Sept. End, 1907
To the Honorable Mayor and Common Council
OF the CITY OF Owosso:
Gentlemen
Below is statement OF receipts and disburse.
ments OF the Board of Public Works for the
month of August, 1907
balance on band August 1st 1907 t15S7. 20
RECEIPTS.
Meter collections r66l.iO
Flat rate collections SIS