The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-05-01
Council Proceedings
Council Room, City OF Owosso
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April 27th. 1908.
Regular meeting of the Council, Mayor Wal.
laceD Burke presiding.
Aldermen present at roll call. Rundell, Stur.
tevant, Wren, Barrett, Brown, BRANDED, Conant.
Palmer, Washburn and Perrigo.
The minutes of the last regular meeting were
read and approved.
AID. Conant presented the following .resolu.
ton and moved its adoption, which did not
prevail, ayes Brown and Conant, nays 8:
Whereas, the following named citizens united
in a petition TO the last Council asking for an
appropriation of "sum not to exceed one hun
dred dollars TO be used for the purchase of O
corner stone for the Federal building to be
erected In this city and to pay the expensesin-
Cured In laying the same, viz: Murray q Ter
Broad, w. e. Hall g. Son, w. d. Burke, Will e.
Collins. G. S. Allison g. ia others, therefore be
1t
Resolved that an order for 500 be drawn in
favor OF committee OF three citizens to
be named by the Mayor, said money to be
used In purchasing suitable corner stone
for the federal building being erected in this
city and In paying the expenses incurred In the
public laying OF the same.
Aid. Rundell presented communication
from the ID. Connolly Boiler Co. regarding
street flushing machine and on motion same
was received and filed.
Aid. Conant presented the claims and
accounts as shown below and on motion same
were referred to the committee on claims and
accounts
Aid. Rundell presented the report OF the
street commissioner for the week ending April
25th and on motion same was received and
fled.
Street Commissioner Crane reported regard
ing two culverts on Fletcher and Ryan streets,
stating that same were In a dangerous condi-
ton. On motion OF AID Rundell the street
commissioner and committee on streets and
alleys were instructed to inspect the culverts
made or new work done, the vote being ayes 10,
nays O..
Aid. Runoell moved that one half the cost of
labor on drain on Corunna road be paid from
general sewer fund and one half from the third
distrlct highway fund.
Aid. Washburn moved as an amendment that
me entire bill be paid from the general sewer
Iuno' which did not prevail. ayes Wren, Brown,
BRANDED and Washburn, nayse.
The vote was then taken on Aid. Rundell's
motlon, which prevailed. ayes z nays Wren,
Brown and BRANDED
Aid Perrfgo presented the following report
which was on motion adopted, ayes 10 nays o.
REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON CLAIMS AND
ACCOUNTS
Council Room City of Owosso.
April 9th, 1908
To the Honorable Mayor and Council:
Your committee to whom was referred the
several claims and accounts would respectfully
report favorable on the following and ask the
unanimous consent OF this council that said
claims be allowed and the City Clerk instructed
TO draw orders for the same.
FROM CONTINGENT FUND
Times frinting Co., $3.50; same, $40: Jennings
Foster Co., sl.00; Ira q. Curry sil.60; Union
Job Printing once, e3.2t, Citizens Savings
Bank, $3.50: @ A Lawrence. 80. 40; ID Cooper,
$50 10: II Dumond $3.50 &C.; Mary X Dumor d,
Si6.66; RundellSSl.o0; A VanEpps, Ssl3
FROM FIRE DEPT. FUND
II w Wise, $3.50; A VanEpps, SS2.6s
FROM POLICE DEPT. FUND
Bert Hodges, sl5; George j Denyes. SD; w
Patterson. sl4; + Brown, Si4; l. Heyer,
si00,
FROM WATER WORKS FUND
. Charles jackson, $50; FLOYD Bloomer. $50;
John Ashford, ESQ; $ Hunt $50; 9 II Cossiti,
s75; Union Job Printing ONCE, $3.50; Owosso
Press Pub Co., 1913; G Wells, $500; A III
Dumond, clerk, 81 os; A r hollis, so0 90.
FROM FIRST DISTRICT HIGHWAY FUND
r Hayes, So 20; o Bailey, 1915; w Douglass,
1913; w Holmes, $40
FROM SECOND DISTRICT HIGHWAY FUND
s0.75.
FROM THIRD DISTRICT HIGHWAY FUND
M L Parker, si.75; II Rourke, si.75; T. Hayes,