The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-08-06
Council Proceedings.

Council Proceedings.
Council Room, City OF Owosso,
August 2nd, 1909.
Regular meeting OF the Council, Mayor Wal
lace ID Burke presiding.
Aldermen present at roll call, Sturtevant
Barrett Wren, BRANDED, Brown, Palmer,
Conant, Perrigo. Absent, Mcdonald, Wash
burn.
The minutes OF the last regular meeting were
read and approved.
AID. Perrigo presented the following petition
which was on motion referred TO the Board OF
Public Works:
To the Honorable Mayor and Common Council
OF Owosso
We the undersigned tax payers OF the 9Th
ward OF The city OF Owosso petition your honor
able body to have water main laid from
Oliver street north on Chapman TO King and
thence west to Ward street.
Emmett e. ellis and IL others.
The following communication was presented
and on motion received and filed and the
recommendations adopted:
To the Common Council OF the City OF Owosso
The Board of Public Works begs leave TO re.
port that pursuant to a resolution OF the Coun.
Gil the said Board has advertised for bids for
The construction Of the North Owosso Main
Trunk Sewer and the extension OF the Shia'
wassee street sewer The Board recommends
that the contracts be awarded TO Mr.. f. M.
Scheflow, OF Gary, Ind, he being the lowest
bdder on each sewer, his bid on the North
owosso Main Trunk Sewer being $673792 and
Oh the extension OF the Shiawassee Street
Sewer, Se46.70.
Respectfully submitted.
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.,
A. H. Dumond,
Secretary.
The following communication was presented
and on motion received and filed:
July 90, 1909.
City Attorney,
Owosso, Mich,
Dear Sir:
With further reference to yoar complaint
relative 10 the necessity for protection at
numerous street crossings in your city, am
pleased TO state that the writer will make an
inspection of the premises on Tuesday, August
10th at 1890 q m. and / trust IL will be con-
venisnt Tor your city 10 be represented.
Yours very truly,
MICHIGAN RAILROAD COMMISSION,
BY G. w. Dickinson
Commissioner.
Die. ID. r.
Aid. Brown presented the following petition
which was on motion referred TO the sidewalk
committee:
Owosso Michigan, July 49, 1909.
TO the Honorable Mayor and Common Council
OF the City OF Owosso
We the undersigned tax payers OF the city
OF Owosso petition your Honorable Body to
cause crosswalk TO be placed between Lot
petitioners will ever pray.
Signed
H.-J. Corey and IA others.
Aid. Barrett presented the report of the
street commissioner for the week ending July
3lst and on motion same was received and filed.
Aid. Brown presented the reports Of the
justice OF the peace Of fees and fines received
during the month OF July and on motion same
was received and filed.
Aid Conant presented the claims and ac-
fnA hn1n nd mn
were referred TO the committee on claims ana
accounts.
Aid Perrigo presented the following report
which was on motion adopted, ayes 8, nays q:
REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON CLAIMS AND
ACCOUNTS
Council Rooom, 9th OF Owosso, Aug. Z, 1903
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
claims be allowed and the City Clerk instruct.
ed to draw orders for the same.
FROM CONTINGENT FUND
w Scott sl2 90; q Shaw $500; S A Crane $500
II Dumond. clerk 100: Mich State Tele.
phone Co. 75c; Owosso Gas Light Co. 1898; G
TEiegsl2Sc Curry sSt Central g c icy
Mich. State Telephone Co. 1929 Eugene
Dietzgen Co. S546: Owosso Press Publishing
Co. 81 10; Richmond & Backus Co. Co., Jen.
nings Foster Co. s9l.l2i A. J. ,VanEpps s5l;l7
N Johnson $500: Owosso & Corunna Elec. Co.,
$500; G. F. Friegel S"6.7l: Evening Argus
sl260; Times Printing Co. $54Q.
FROM FIRE DEPARTMENT FUND
H. Thompson $500; Geo. ,Coe $500; J: D.
Priest &00; VIM Ross "a 90; Ira q. Curry vi A.
FROM POLICE FUND
Bert Hodges, tf5 90; Geo. Denyes, sl4CO; w
Patterson. sl4O0; F. A. Brown, sl4,00; Joe
Sproule $1,000.
From Water Works Fund.
Jewel Plumbing g. Heating Co. 1884; Ann
Arbor II r Co. s56l9; Crandall Packing Co
sli9.s2; o Henderson sl050; l. p Butter $3.50
ii Dumond, clerk 95c; Evening Argus sac;
Citizens Savings Bank $4,000.
FROM SIDEWALK FUND
f. Koch ST.. 10; w. Burton 81 %: j. Bennett
sll4O; c. Kelley S1l.40 7. Dynes Ss3 70i Beck;
with Est. $3.50; Benkelman Mulhall Co. SOOO
Owosso Press Pub. Co. $500.
FROM FIRST DISTRICT HIGHWAY FUND
w. Douglas 1885; H. Douglas $50; Geo.
Erect $500; T. Dynes 5000; Beckwith Estate
1910.
FROM SECOND DISTRICT HIGHWAY FUND
Geo. Erect S.. 90; Beckwith Estate 81.60
FROM THIRD DISTRICT HIGHWAY FUND
ID. Clapp 81 so; Geo Erect 81. 90; r. Donigan
81. co. r Weitzke $500 T. Dynes S160; Beck
with Estate 4Oc.
FROM FOURTH DISTRICT HIGHWAY FUND.
1tO dSsUU' bCChWlbu EosubO SVS' -
Sturtevant e2.26.
FROM FIFTH DISTRICT HIGHWAY FUND
Geo Erect 5000; w H Signs S6.25 Beckwith
Estate $3.50.
FROM GENERAL SEWER FUND
o Henderson Sl.75; L = Butler $3.50; Engi-
neering Contracting IS, 60; Evening Argus a4S
FROM sPRINKLING FUND
Owosso a. Corunna Elec. Co. SAG 3d. f. Hayes
500 90; X Rourke $2l .25; NJ l. Parker &3 20; IL
Il Smith R01 II HOOd HI7 90.
Evening Argus S2.10
FROM LIGHT FUND
Owosso & Corunna Elec, Co. $6lS.2S.
FROM CoMsToCK CREEK DRAIN FUND
T. Atkinson 5000; J. Young 5000.
Aid. Sturtevant presented the following
resolution which was on motion adopted, ayes
nays0:
whereas the construction OF sewer known
as the North Owosso Main Trunk Sewer ac-
cordng to specifications plans and diagrams
on record in the Office OF the city clerk has
been ordered by this council and whereas the
O. At. antA Nly a