The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-05-15
Council Proceedings

Council Proceedings
Council Room, City of Owosso
May 18th. 1903.
Regular meeting of the Council Mayor Wal.
lace ID. Burke presiding.
Aldermen present at roll call, Rundell, Stur-
tevant, Wren, Brown, Conant. Palmer, Wash
The minutesof the last regular meeting were
read and approved.
The following communication was presented:
Owosso. Mich, Nav II, 1908.
To the Honorable Mayor and Council OF the
City of Owosso:
Gentlemen:
notice by Council proceedings under date of
April 18TH, decision Of Civ Attorney Lyon
year 1867 the amount OF salary drawn to be
S50l.3 therefore as per above ruling this is
sl.sS in excess OF the proper amount. To
Owosso Savings Bank for amount overdrawn,
which trust may be found correct.
e. M. MILLER.
The clerk presented a communication from
Cole Brothers Shows asking that the license
fee for circuses be reduced. On motion the
matter was referred to committee to draw an
appointed Aldermen Washburn 'Perrigo and
Rundell TO confer with the City attorney, clerk,
and chief OF police and Draft an ordinance.
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 commissioner fer the week ending May
9th and on motion same was received and
filed. ~
Aid Sturteyant reported that the commit
tee appointed TO confer with the Shawassee
Light & Power Co. had held one meeting and
asked for further time, which was on motion
granted.
AID Rundell reported that the committee on
streets and alleys had examined several bridges
in the fourth and fifth wards as instructed and
found them In need of extensive repairs and
moved that the city engineer and street COM
missioner be instructed to prepare specifca-
lions for such repairs and the city clerk to adj
vertise in the daily papers for bids on such
work according to Specifications, bids to be
accompanied by d certified check for $50 for
each job, bids to be Ia not later than O'Clock
m May 18th. Carried, ayes 8, nays0.
Aid. Perrigo presented the following report
which was on motion adopted, ayes 8, nays 0.
REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON CLAIMS AND
ACCOUNTS
Council Room, City of owosso.
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
W Smith, 81 80; f Koch, $3.50; A II Dumond,
clerk so 50: same, S2.C0 Doubleday Bros g. Co,
81 25; Winfield Co, $3.50; Owosso Gas Light Co.
80 is; Michigan State Telephone Co, si75: n
Johnson, $500; beattie g. Ross, Si.20; Times
Printing Co, sl4s0.
FROM POLICE DEPT. FUND
Bert Hodges, SIS; Geo Denyes, s4; w Patter.
son. Sl4: + A Brown Ga.
FROM FIRST DISTRICT HIGHWAY FUND
bayes. 800; Q Bailey, $3.50; Geo Erect,
$3.50: Ii Douglass, $l.b0.
FROM SECOND DISTRICT HIGHWAY FUND
Geo Erect, sl.75 w Douglass, SO co.
FROM THIRD DISTRICT HIGHWAY FUND
M l. Parker, Sl.75 r Rourke, Sl.75; Geo
Erect, $3.50: j King, Sl.75; G Burbank 80 so;
w King, $3.50; j Simmington, 81 so; j. d
Nichols, $3.50.
FROM FOURTH DISTRICT HIGHWAY FUND
IL Parker, S1.75; r Rourke, si.7b.
FROM FIFTH DISTRICT HIGHWAY FUND
M L Parker, $685. r Rourke, SO 65; Thos
Atkinson, sl.05.
FROM GENERAL HIGHWAY FUND
D speck, $1,000; Freess, $1,000; Jas Helt.
$40 so; $ A Crane, SIS; J Young. S5.25 ] Pardee,
$3.50; M Parker, $500; Benkelman & Null
hall, Co. 1904.
FROM GENERAL SEWER FUND
d Fillmore, $3.50; H Trafford, s269; Clam.
S245: Plant, $3.50.
FROM sPRINKLINg FUND
NIL Parker, 1915; G N Monroe, 1880
FROM LIGHT FUND
Owosso & Corunna Elec. Co., S16S
FROM INT, BOND SINKING FUND
Ira Curry, City Treasurer, $685.
FROM WATER WORKS FUND
RF butcher. 1919.
Aid. Perrgo presented the liquor bond "a
Gustav Lueckemann with the Michigan Bona
ing and surety Co. as surety and on motion the
bond was accepted and the surety approved,
ayes s, naysO
Aid Perriso presented the liquor bond of
Frank WelZmiler with Myron Nye and Will
lam Lyon as sureties and moved that same be
referred TO the bond committee, which pre-
vailed.
Aid. Conaut presented the following resolu.
ton which was on motion adopted, ayes 8
nays o.
SO that the repositories OF the City be the
Citizens Savings Bank, the Owosso Savings
Bank, the State Savings Bank from this flafe
and that the City Clerk and Treasurer notifv
the bonding companies concerned that the
above named banks are the official REPOSITORIES
for the city.
Aid. Brown moved that the mayor appoint a
committee of three to act with the q. A. r.. IN
arranging for Memorial Day services also thai
the sum OF not to exceed $50 be appropriated
from the Contingent fund to defray the expen
se which motion prevailed, ayes 8, nays O. me
Mayor appointed Aldermen Sturtevant. Brown
and Rundell
Mr.. Dennis Corcoran appeared before ,bs
Council and asked that some action be taxed
regarding Ward Street.
Aid. Brown moved that the street commits.
sioner be instructed to notify the Ann Arbor n
r. Co TO clean out the culvert under their oid
main line, which prevailed.
Adjourned.
ARTHUR a. DuMoNp,
City Clerk.