The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1907-11-01
FROM LIGHTING FUND
owosso Gas Co, si.SS; same, si.2S.

Nav, siO 90; Ordway $3.50; Thos Watson
5000; Eldridge, ssl.76 Carr, si9.25.
FROM LIGHTING FUND
Owosso Gas Co. el.3S; same, 1923.
Aid. Lamfrom presented the report of the
street commissioner for the week ending Oc-
tober Goth and on motion same was received
and placed hle
Aid. Conant presented the claims and &C.
counts as noted above and unanimous consent
being given same were allowed and the clerk
instructed to draw orders for the same, ayes
AID Rigley presented the estimate for work
on culvert at corner OF Elm and Clinton streets
amount Si27 80. and moved that same be paid
in equal portions from the fourth ward high
way and general highway funds. which pre-
vailed, ayes 8, nays 0.
Aid. Brown presented the following reso-
luton and on motion same was adopted, ayes
8. nays o.
Resolved, by the Common Council OF the City
OF Owosso, that The WAYS and means committee
be and is hereby directed to borrow $500, TO
place in the sidewalk fund
Aid. Lynch presented the following resolu.
tion which was on motion adopted, ayes g.
nays 0:
Resolved by the Common Council OF the City
of Owosso. that the ways and means committee
be and is hereby authorized to borrow $3.50 IL 10
renew a note of $24i92 and pay interest 1926
for the Milwaukee street dram fund, said note
being due October 2Sth.
Aid. Rigley moved that the lighting commit
tee investigate the conditions at the corner OF
Elm and Cass streets and II they deem neces
sary place 80 candle power incandescent
light at that point, which prevailed. ayes 8,
nays O.:
Aid. Ruudel moved that the lighting com
mittee be instructed to have light placed over
the water trough at the corner OF King and
Washington sire cts at once, which prevailed.
Aid. Brown presented the following ordi.
nance and moved that 1t be read the first and
second times by its title, which prevailed, and
IL was so read.
A ordinance. maintain
ulate the fire department OF the City OF
Owosso.
The City of Owosso ordains:
Section One. The fire department OF the
Engineer of the fire department, four hose
men. two drivers, and such assistant en-
gineers and other officers OF the department,
fremen and employees as may be employed by
the Council.
Section Two. The Chief Engineer, four
hose-men, two drivers, and such other firemen.
officers and employees as the Common Council
shall direct, shall be on duty ana shall not be
absent from the fire department building or
premises day or night without the permission
Of the Chief OF the fire department. and shall
be governed by and obey such rules and receive
such compensations as the Common Council
may from time to time determine.
Section Three. The Common Council shall
prepare proper rules for the government of the
ire department, which shall be posted in the
engine and hose house, and copy OF
which shall be furnished to every member OF
the fire department.. ANY violation of said
rules shall be punished as a violation OF the
ordinance.
Section Four. The Chief OF the Ire depart.
ment shall have power whenever in his iudg-
ment the interests OF the department require
to suspend for the time being any officer OF
said department. but the committee on fire
department of the Common ouncil shall have
power to suspend or wholly remove any officer
or member of said department except the
Grief Engineer and shall report the same TO
the Common Council.
Section Five. The officer IN command shall
have full right OF control over all persons
whomsoever present at any fire and may com.
mand the assistance Of any or all persons
either to aid In the eXtlnguishing of the fire or
in the removal Of property beyond its reach,
and the officers and members Of said fire
DEPARTMENT shall have the right to enter upon
ground or building TO lay hose thereon or to any
make use thereof bv them oeemed necessary
In the extlnguishment of fire.
Section Six. The Chief of the fire depart
ment shall, subject TO the direction of the
mayor and the rules and regulations pre-.
scribed by the Common Council, have charge
Of all the buildings, apparatus, tools and other
property belonging to or used by the depart
ment, shall see that the property Is main
tanned in good condition, and that the fire
apparatus is kept in repair and ready for i'm
mediate use.
Section Seven. Any person who shall neg
ligently or wilfully obstruct, resist hinder or
impede any member of said fire department in
passing through, along, or across any highway,
street. alley or public place in said city while
on their way to any fire or attending or re.
spending to any fire alarm or in their entrance
upon any premises, or in their entrance to
extinguish any fire, or shall wilfully fail,
neglect or refuse to give the right OF way to
any such hremen when so employed or acting
or to remove any horse, team oil vehicle in
their charge or under their control from that
portion of any highway, street, alley. or public
place In said city where any such fireman may
wish to go or drive, or shall neglect or refuse
to obey any orders duly made by the officers
In command, or shall drive upon or against or
in any wise injure any hose, ladder hose cart,
vehicle engine or other fire apparatus whether
In use at any fire or elsewhere in said city, or
wilfully break or iDjure any fire alarm box, or
signal, or wilfully or without cause, turn In
any false alarm or in any other manner violate
or disregard any conditions OF this ordinance,
shall be deemed guilty OF a misdemeanor and
shall be punished upon conviction thereof by
fine not to exceed one hundred dollars or by
Imprisonment in the county jail OF Shawasse
County for any period not exceeding ninety
days. or by both such fine and imprisonment
in the discretion OF the court
Section Eight. The salary of the Chief
Engineer OF the fire.department shall be sixty
dollars per month.
Section Nine. This ordinance shall take
effect after twenty days from the date OF its
passage.
Section Ten. All ordinances inconsistent
with this ordinance are hereby repealed.
Passed and approved this twenty eighth day
OF october. in the year one Thousand nine
hundred seven.
Attest: MAYOR.
ARTHUR II. DUMoND,
City Clerk.
Aid. Brown moved that the ordinance be
read the third time in full which prevailed
ayes 9. nays 0, ana IL was so read.
Aid. Brown moved that the ordinance do now
pass, which prevailed, ayes Q. naysO
IL was moved and supported that the cement
for repairs to West Main street bridge be pur- |
chased from John Brooks e. Son at 81 IS per |
barrel which prevailed. ayes g. nays Rundeli.
Aid. Brown moved that 5000 of the bill for |
street sewer be paid from the gen. |
eral sewer fund, which prevailed ayes o, |
nays0.
Aid Rigley presented the following res. |
olution. which was on motion adopted, ayes |
., nays0:
Resolved. by the Common Council of the Citv |
OF Owosso, that the Board of Special Assessors
be and are hereby instructed to divide the |
assessment OF the cost of the Michigan Avenue |
Improvement into three annual payments.
AID Brown presented the following reso-
luton, which was on motion adopted, ayes o,
nays0:
Resolved by the Common Council of the City
of Owosso. that the Bosrd of Special Assessors
be and are hereby instructed TO divide the |
assessment OF the cost OF Comstock Street
sewer into two annual payments.
Adjourned.