The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-12-10
Council Proceedings.
Council Room, City OF Owosso
December 9Th. 1909.

Regular meeting Of the Council, Mayor wah-
lace ID. Burke presiding.
Aldermen present at roll call Sturtevant,
Clark, BRANDED. Palmer. Conant, Washburn
Later Wren, Brown, Perrlgo. Absent: Nc
Donald,
The minutes OF the last regular meeting were
read and approved.
Aid BRANDED presented the following petition
which was on motion referred to the street
lighting committee:
We, the taxpayers of the City of Owosso,
petition your Honorable Body 10 cause light
TO be placed at the corner Of Stewart and
Washington streets and we will ever pray.
Signed, Mrs p. Hughes and five others.
Aid Conant presented the claims and &C.
counts as noted below and on motion same were
referred to the committee on claims and ac-
counts.
Aid Washburn presented the report of the
street commissioner for the week ending
December 4th and on motion same was receiv-
ed and fled.
Aid. Brown presented the report of the JUS
tce of the peace for the month OF November,
showing 1895 received in criminal cases and
$40 90 in civil cases, and on motion same was
received and filed.
Aid. Washburn presented the following re-
port which was on motion adopted, ayes .,
nays 0:
REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON CLAIMS AND
ACCOUNTS
Council Room, City of Owosso.
Dec. 9th, 1909.
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 and the City Clerk instruct
ed to draw orders for the same.
FROM CONTINGENT FUND
Times Printing Co, Si4; Owossp Gas Light
| S AS: Winfield Co. 1921: Sherwood Gabriel,
5 is; Owosso Paint Wallpaper Co. $3.50.
FROM POLICE DEPT. FUND
Bert Hodges, SIS; Geo Denyes, S4: w Pat
Patterson, Sl4; F Brown, Sl4 S q Burbank,
| 3 rs: g Livingston, 30.
FROM GENERAL HIGHWAY FUND
F r Sut6n, 5 80; D Specx Sl0.50; j Herring
| ton, $1,000; j Helt si050; w Scott, Si2; Geo.
Erect, $3.50: A Crane, SIS; j Sproule, ST. so;
S Hoover, 8 40; ID Priest, s 40
FROM FIRE DEPARTMENT FUND
C Fl Barrett Co, 81 75; w Il Vanderveer,
81 go; j Sowersby, 81 go; II Thompson. 81;
Mrs. Warte nberg, 81.
FROM WATER WORKS FUND
H Beswick. 81 80; G M Miller. ESQ: A Steg.
gall. 1910: Owosso Boiler Works, $40; Brooks
& Son, S3.45: Selden 5. Miner. $3.50; Hen.
! derson, $40; L p Butler, $40.
FROM FIRST DISTRICT HIGHWAY FUND
Beckwith est, 1l.oC; Geo. Erect, 90; j Col
| lard, $3.50.
FROM SECOND DISTRICT HIGHWAY FUND
Beckwith est, Q 40; Geo Erect, 81; J Collard,
81.
FROM THIRD DISTRICT HIGHWAY FUND
r Smith, sl.20; ] Sproule, 81.
FROM FOURTH DISTRICT HIGHWAY FUND
Beckwith est. S19; Benkelman q Mulhali Co
si0.95; w Burton, - 70; Koch, So; go w Bur
ton, 1915; Geo Erect, $500; j Collard, Si1 sos
. Bailey, $3.50; r Rourke, $40; Il Smith. Sc;
L Hayes, $1,000.
FROM FIFTH DISTRICT HIGHWAY FUND
Beckwith est SIS 10; J Collard. 8s.40; Geo
Erect, 1850; Bailey, sl440: r Rourke. S. 40;
| r Smith, $7.20; G Shaw, SIC; G Marshall, f24;
M Lohrer, $50.
| FROM GENERAL SEWER FUND
| o Henderson, $3.50; p Butler, $3.50.
AID Brown reported that some bridges are
| needed where the streets In Terbush Park
cross Cute Drain and moved that the street
| commissioner be instructed to furnish the nee
essary "a inch tile. On motion OF Aid. BRANDED
| the subject was land on the table for one week
! and the city engineer and city attorney In
I structed to Investigate the subject and report
/ in one week.
| Aid. Conant presented the bill of T. Watson
| for &O9 for repairs TO Hose House No. and on
motion OF Aid. Washburn came was laid on the
table.
| AID Sturtevant stated that the city surve yor
| reports that it Is desirable that four extra
| catch basins De put In the North Owosso
Adams, Water and Ball streets, the cost OF
| which will be 27.00 each. and moved that II Q
| city surveyor be instructed to order them
| placed, winch prevailed, ayes O. nays brOWh
| Aid. Sturtevant moved that the Emmanuel
| Baptist church be given the use of Hose House
| No. free of rent until April lst, 1910. which
prevailed.
Aid. Perrigo presented the following COM
munication and moved that the nominations be
| confirmed, which prevailed
| Owosso, Dec. 9th, 1909.
| To the Honorable Mayor and Common Council
Of the City OF Owosso
| respectfully submit the following names as
members OF the Fire Department:
Paid men-Claude Craig, Capt. and eectri
clan; Otto Schroeder; Walter Boehm; Geo
Coe.
Call men--William Ross, William King, j, D.
Priest Robert Crane.
Respectfully submitted,
| JAMES BROWN,
Chief +. ID.
Aid. Sturtevant moved that the review o
| special assessment rolls set for hearing thi
date be adjourned until December 18Th which
prevailed.
City Surveyor Joslin reported that forme
city surveyor, II. G. Main, is in possession o
records that should be owned by the city ant
the Mayor instructed Mr.. Joslin to learn VIVA
Mr.. Main wants for them and report to tn
| Council.
Adjourned.
w.D. BURKE,
Mayor,
ARTHUR H. DUMOND,
City Clerk.