The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-05-29
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
Council Rooms, City OF Owosso.
May 25th, 1908.

COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
Council Rooms, City OF Owosso.
May 25th, 1908.
Regular meeting OF the Council, Mayor
Wallace ID. Burke presiding.
Aldermen present at roll CALL Sturte-
Palmer, Washburn, Perrigo. Later, Bar
rett.
| Aid. Wren presented the following pc
tition and on motion same was referred
to the sidewalk committed
Owosso Mich, May 20, 1908.
| To the Honorable Mayor and Council OF
the City of Owosso,
The undersigned. a taxpayer, respect
| fully petitions that you cause a sidewalk
TO be constructed on the south side OF
Galusha street from Washington street
to the east limit of my. lot on said Ca
lusha street, so as to give me an outlet
10 street A. G. tcstoSuSNTRYMAN
Aid. Sturtevant presented the following
petition and on motion same was refer
red TO the ways and means committees:
To the Mayor and Common Council OF
the City of Owosso, Mich:
We. the undersigned, petition your hon
orable body to cause oliver street, be-
sprinkled and your petitioners Will ever
pray.
The clerk presented a communication
from the League OF Michigan Municipal
tiles regarding the annual convention at
Manistee and on motion same was receiV-
ed and filed.
Aid Conant presented the claims and
accounts as noted below and on motion
the same were referred to the ways and
means committee.
Aid. washburn presented the report of
the Street Commissioner for the week
ending May ed and on motion same was
received and filed.
Aid. Perrigo presented the following
report and on motion the same was
adopted, ayes 8, nays 0:
CLAIMS AND ACCOUNTS.
Council Room City Of Owosso,
May rs, 1908.
To the Honorable Mayor and Council:
Your committee to whom was referred
the several claims and accounts would
respectfully report favorably on the FOL
TINS council that said claims be allowed
and the City Clerk instructed to draw
orders for the same.
From Contingent Fund.
E. Koch, $500; j. Coston, $3.50; Benk-
Gilman & Mulhall Coz $1.13; A. II. Du-
mond, clerk, S1.10; e. 5. Brewer, $500;
N. johnson, $500.
From Fire Department Fund.
w. II. Van Der Veer. S1.75.'
From Police Department Fund.
L. G. Heyer, S1.00; Bert Hodges, SID;
F. A. Brown, s16 L. A. Sanderhoff, 81;
-. GeroW, w.
From Water Works Fund.
Ann Arbor R. r. Co, $685.; A. II. Du-
mond, clerk, So; Thos. Atkinson, 1887;
Hugh Douglass. s1.75; George Erect,
ssS F Fl B RssSnsr ST. 5oh a AssfOrd
$50; Charles Jackson, $50; j. ;. Hunt
$50; c. II. Cossitt. S5
From First District Highway Fund.
e. Hayes, $5.95; George Erect $500
From Second District Highway Fund.
4, uayas Of. George Erect. $5.25. j.
D. Priest, Jr., $3.50.
Fom Third District Highway Fund.
Z. S. Brewer. 81; J. King, $40; J.
Sm fFdrs si4S 81 Capp si4o NJ Roe
$40 ]. King. $3.50; J. Simmington, So.yS;
b. Fillmore, $685.; H. Trafford. $685.; D.
Clapp, $685.; M; R 2S so'SS; 1enkieman
From Fourth District Highway Fund.
M. L. Parker, 1915; r. Rourke, $s'7S;
w. Douglass, SO; H. Douglass 90; p.
Hayes, SITS; George Erect, $1,75; Benkel-
man & Mulhall Co.. 1924.
w. Ballou, s450; E: Hesse, 50; M. L.
Parker, s525; r. Rourke, $5,25; w; Doug
lass, s2.25; H. Douglass. $2.25; Benkel-
man & Mulhall Co., $1.41.
From General Highway Fund.
D. Speck, s1O5O J. Helt, $1,000; Louis
Freass $1,000; S. A. Crane, $500; j.
Young, So; ]. Pardee, So, VIM. Scott. So;
George freetss $l;15; Benk .,lnn =, & Null
From General Sewer Fund.
Ira c. Curry, $2.27
From Sidewalk Fund.
i. S. Brewer, $3.50.
From Sprinkling Fund.
NJ L. Parker, s19.25.
From Public Building Fund.
Ira G. Curry. S2.34
Aid Conant presented the following
resolution and moved that 1t be adopted:
Resolved, That the following is the es-
innate of all the expenditures which will
be required to be made from the several
general funds Of the City of Owosso dur
ing the next fiscal year, for the payment
of interest and debts to fall due, lands
to be acquired, buildings to be erected, |
or repaired, bridges to be built, paving of
streets construction of sewers, making
improvements, support of police and fire
depart ments and for defraying the cur
rent expenses Of the year, and for every
other purpose for which any money will |
be required to be paid from any of the
several general funds during such fiscal
year, and also the amounts that will be |
required to be expended from street dis
trict funds during said next fiscal year
in working upon improving and repairing
the streets in the several street districts
of said city, and which said several sums
and expenditures are hereby determined
upon as follows:
First-For the Contingent Fund, to de- |
fray the contingent and other expenses
OF the city for the payment of which
from some other fund no provision is |
made, viz. |