The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-10-02
Council Proceedings.
Council Room, City OF Owoss

Sept. 2Sth, 1905
To the Honorable Mayor and Council Of the
City OF Owosso; -
Gentlemen:
At the meeting of the Boardof Public Works
IL was decided to recommend To your honorable
body that lateral sewers be put in at the inter
section OF Cass. Howard and east side OF Gene.
see streets with Michigan avenue.
Very respectfully.
ARTHUR II. DUMoND,
Secretary. a.
AID Conant presented the claims and
accounts as noted below and on motion same
were referred to the committee on claims and
accounts.
Aid. Rundell presented the report OF the
street commissions DER for the week ending Sept.
26th and on motion same was received and
filed.
Aid. Perrigo presented the following report
which was on motion adopted, ayes 8, nays o:
REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON CLAIMS AND
ACCOUNTS
Council Room, City of Owosso.
Sept 2sth, 1905
To the Honorable Mayor and Council:
Your committee TO whom was referred the
several claims and accounts would respectfully
report favorably on the following and ask the
unanimous consent OF this council that said
claims be allowed aud the City Clerk instructed
to draw orders for the same.
FROM CONTINGENT FUND
Robt Gale, S26.25; Owosso & Corunna Elec
Co, $40 20; Times Printing Co, $500: E Brew.
er, $3.50; same, Sl05O; same, IS; E Speck
5000; Jas Helt, $1,000; L Freass. 5000; VIM
Scott; $500: Geo Erect 81 S Crane SIS; H
Douglass, S6 G w Mcclellan $3.50; N Johnson.
sc; c Cooper. $50; Ira G Curry Sal 81; G r
Lyon, S4l 81; A Fl Dumond, S6667; Mary X
Dumond, SIG g..
FROM FIRE DEPARTMENT FUND
The Albert Todd Co. IS; S Burbank D. 25:
Chas Beattie el; M F Blair, 81 VIM Ross, 81 |;
VIM King, 81: j Priest, 81; Harry Thomp
son, al.
From Water Works Fund.
Hoover Bros, 81 20; Arm Arbor r r Co. ss6. IS;
Dumond clerk, So; Geo Viers, $780, T
Atkinson $3.50; H M Post & Son, $3.50; G H
Cossitt Sp65; Eugene Brown $40; III Beswck
~ so; Floyd Bloomer, $50; charles Jackson.
$50; John Ashford, $50, Hunt $50; C II
Cossitt, S5.
FROM SIDEWALK FUND
John Brooks & Son $3.50: Benkelman s. Null
hall co, S23s1; E.Koch. SI2: ID Signs, Sl4; w
Burton, sls; Coston, Sl2; Curry. 5000.
FROM FIRST DISTRICT HIGHWAY FUND
Douglass, ss;J S Curry, S2i So; Beckwith
est, So 30.
FROM SECOND DISTRICT HIGHWAY FUND
J S Curry, $3.50.
FROM SEWER FUND
G Burbank. so 80.
FROM SPRINKLING FUND
Rourke, ss645; M L Parker, AO.37; r
Smith. $3.50; Hayes, 1880; II Beswick,
1915; Owosso & Corunna Electric Co, S2s23.
From Health Fund.
On Johns S.. 90.
FROM MICH. AVE. PAVEMENT FUND.
Andrew Geek, $3.50. 80: same, Si61 20.
On motion the special committee to confer
with the Improvement Association regarding
the proposed railway to New Lothrop was
given further time.
Aid. Wren moved that the motion to move
last week be taken from the table, which pre-
vailed.
The vote then being taken on said motion, 1t
prevailed, ayes 8, nays 0.
AID Rundell moved that the street commits
sioner be instructed TO notify Mr.. johnson to
discontinue moving Favette Square, which
prevailed.
Aid. Conant presented the following resolu-
tion which was on motion adopted, ayes 8, nays
Resolved by the Common Council OF the City
OF Owosso that the ways and means committee
be ana are hereby instructed to borrow $780, 90
and place to the credit OF Mich. Ave. Pavement
fund.
Aid. Conant presented the following resou.
tion which was on motion adopted, ayes 8, nays
D:
Resolved by the Council OF the city OF Owos-
so that the city clerk be and Is hereby instruct
ed TO draw an order for $500 In favor OF the
Chase National Bank In payment Of interest on
$40, 900 refunding bonds due October list, 1905
Aid. Conant moved that sprnkling the streets
be discontinued excepting on paved district and
Corunna avenue, which prevailed.
Aid. Conant moved that the Owosso & Co
runna Electric Co. be instructed to discontinue
pumping water for tank for sprinkling, which
prevailed.
Aid. Perrigo moved that the street commits.
sioner be instructed to lower drain on Martin
street under direction of city engineer and
that the Michigan Central Railroad 70. be ask
ed TO lower the drain under their track to
permit water to get away, and that one half of
the expense be paid from the fifth district
highway fund and one half from the general
sewer fund.
Aid. Barrett moved that the motion lay en-
the table for one week, which prevailed.
Aid. Conant presented the following bills aud
moved that they be approved, which prevailed,
ayes ., nays o;
: Bert Hodges. us; Geo Denyes, si4; FA
Brown, 8i4: w Patterson, SIC: Harry Cole, Sl4
Aid. Perrigo moved that the above bills be
paid from the contingent fund, which prevailed,
ay es !, nays Barrett.
Aid. C,nant moved that the matter of paving
abutting the property OF the Truck Works on
track in their property be referred to the city
engineer and the Board OF Public Works, which
prevailed.
An invitation VAS extended to the Council to
YlslJ Tue property Oh tne SnlaWhSsee Light ~
Power Go. and on motion the Mayor was In
structed TO advise them that the Council would
be ready TO go at O'Clock p m, next Saturday.
Aid. Perrigo presented the bond OF Andrew
Geek to the State of Michigan in connection
with Michigan Avenue Pavement with Willis e
Hall as surety. and moved that the bond BIO
accepted and surety approved which prevailed.
Aid. Perrigo presented the bond OF Andrew
Geeck for maintenance of pavement on Mich
igan avenue, with the Massachusetts BONDING
and Insurance Co. as surety. also the guaran-
tee OF the Detroit vitrtned Brick, Co. were pre-.
sented and on motion accepted and surety
N-
Aid Rundell moved that when Michigan
avenue Is closed by pavement contractor the
street commissioner be instructed to remove
rubbish Ia rear Of old Estey plant TO provide Q
temporary thoroughfare. which prevailed.
Aid. Brown moved that the matter Of repairs
to bridge on Stewart street be referred TO the
street Committee. TO report IN one week, which
prevailed.
Adjourned.
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