The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-04-02
Council Room. City OF owosso.
Mar 10Th. 1909

on said street from the west line OF d. I: Sturte-
wants residence property on west oliver to
Dewey street on east Oliver.
Signed by A. M. Bentley and q others.
The clerk presented an affidavit from A
Geek that all labor and material bills Of
constructio of Michigan Avenue pavement
had been paid, which was on motion received
and fled
Aid. Conant presented the claims and
accounts as noted below and on motion same
were referred to the committee on claims and
accounts.
City Attorney Lyon made verbal report on his
investigation OF request OF county clerk that
the city pay the bill for assessment and tax
rolls for the city, which report was on motion
received and tabled.
Aid. Rundell presented the report OF the
street con- issioner for the two weeks ending
March 9th, which was on motion received ana
filed.
Aid. Perrigo 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.
Mar. Goth, 1909.
To the Honorable Mayor and Council:
Your committee to whom was referred the
several claims and accounts would espectfully
report favorably 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
Geo Erect. S5.2J; Owosso Gas Light Co.
STA: VIM Beresford, 1855 Owofso & Cor
unna Elec Co, $500; Ira Curry 500. Times
Printing Co $3.50, Dimmick, $4,000; d
Lyon Sii.6S; A d Dumond s6S6e; Mary X
Dumond 1880; Wallace d Burke $50 90; Alton
Wren, $3.50; G H Barrett, $500; j J Brown,
$500: j H BRANDED SIS co; Z + Conant, 615. 90;
Alfred Palmer. $500; W e Washbnrn, $500 {;
L C Hall, 500; G b McCaughna. Isl 81.
FROM FIRE DEPARTMENT FUND
Thompson $500; G Beattie, %; 4 Perry,
Jas Brown, $50; N Perica. $3.50; Frank Mar
vim, us; c Craig, S25; C Ockerman. S25; Ed
Martin $Sc; 81 Brooks Gos son, ESQ Sisc ~ CRU
p. Whitcomb $500; L. G. Hall, $i2.si.
FROM POLICE FUND
Bert Hodges, $50; Geo Denyes, $2S; w
Patterson, $2s;, Brown, SSs; Union Trans
Telephone Co. $3.50; ] G Sowersbv, 81; ] w
Sherwood, % 08.
From Water Works Fund.
IraG Curry, 1882; Jarecki Mfg Co, s2.57;
Owosso & C. Elec. Co, IS; II M Post & Son,
sll.l6; Michigan Lubricator Co, 3 "a; Young &
Geo Erect. 81 Is; John Ashford, $50; Cbas
Jackson, $50; Floyd blcomer, $50; s Hunt,
ESQ; c H Cossitt, s75; G q Cossitt. Supt, 500;
cs Dumond' CLERK 30 jas S Oaeii ~ ~
1927; The Philip Carey Co, 1881; Kenneth An
derson Mfg Co, s476; United Supply co: sig;
A Steggall, sl.25; w AGosline Co, 1910
Asa Curtis, 5000; Geo Niles, $1,000; Glen Alum
Fuel Co, Sal; III Dumond, clerk $500
same sl.55.:
FROM FIRST DISTRICT HIGHWAY FUND
A l. Fowler. $3.50.
FROM SECOND DISTRICT HIGHWAY FUND
douglass, s7.35; w Douglass, Sl.s5.
FROM THIRD DISTRICT HIGHWAY FUND
Sproule $3.50; w Douglass, 86 rs; @ w
Marshall, 800; King, S6.12.
FROM FOURTH DISTRICT HIGHWAY FUND
J Bennett, Si.20.
FROM GENERAL HIGHWAY FUND
d Speck, slS; J Helt, sIs; l. Freass, SIS; S A
Crane, $50; W Douglass 80; M L Parker, 9l 20 f;
w Scott, %; Geo Erect, Sl.20; Steggall 8lS;
II M Post g. Son, 400 40; Grubaugh S; j
Sproule, 8 ~.
FROM LIGHT FUND
Owosso g. Corunna Elec. Co. s605.47.
FROM HEALTH FUND.
John N AFFORD. 81 20; G l. Cramer, 800; G j
McNally, $50. John N AFFORD, $50; o Web
ster, $50.
Aid. Perrigo presented tax receipt OF Guy
Howell on parcel OF land in section II showing
sidewalk tax paid amounting to 12.C9 which
should not have been charged, as the work
done was repair work on walk and moved that
the clerk be instructed TO draw an order for
the above amount from the sidewalk fund in
favor OF Mr. Howell, which prevailed, ayes 1U,
nays 0.
CITY Engineer Brewer presented a profile of
culvert under Michigan Central II Y showing
that culvert is too high and on motion he was
Instructed to send the profile to said railroad
company asking them to consider the matte
further, inasmuch as we consider it is neces
sary that the culvert be lowered.
Aid. Parrigo reported that when the Ann
Arh railroad rpanfnrcad ha hridop Vast
Main street by driving pilng, they damaged
the walk and stopped up drainage ditch, and
moved that the city attorney be instructed to
request said company to repair said damage at
once, which prevailed.
Aid. Brown moved that the superintendent of
the waterworks be requested to remove nv.
drant from in front or blacksmith shop ad-
jacent to the city hall, to point near the stand
pipe, which prevailed.
Aid BRANDED presented the following ordin.
ance and moved that II be read the first and
second times by its title, which prevailed and
II was so read:
AN ORDINANCE
To amend section | of an ordinance entitled
AN ordinance to provide the salary and bond
of the city clerk and TO provide for the appoint
ment and salary OF the deputy clerk" passed
and approved May 10th. 1892.
THE CITY OF Owosso ORDAINs:
Section I. That said section l is hereby
amended by inserting the woras 'One Thou.
sand" in place of the words "El6 ht Hundred"
in the third line OF said section ~
Section 9. This ordinance shall take effect
April 18th, 1909.
Passed and approved A. ID. 1909.
On motion Of Aid. BRANDED the. ordinance was
then laid on the table.
Aid BRANDED called the attention of the
council TO the necessity for third horse for
the chemical wagon and on motion the sub.
ject was referred to the fire department. COM
mittee.
Aid. Brown presented the following resolu.
ton which was on motion adopted
Resolved by the Council OF the City OF Owos-
so that the street commissioner be instructed
TO cause a footpath to be made along Howard
street to Truck Works,
Aid. Barrett.presented the following resolu
tion, which was on motion adopted.
Resolved by the Council OF the City OF Owos-
80 that the City Engineer be instructed to
prepare profile and establish grade on South
Ball street from Main street to Water street
Aid. Conant presented claim OF G. Z. :Dimmick
for refund OF sprinkltng tax on property where
no benefit was received and moved that the
NJ after be referred tothe ways and means com
mttee, which prevailed. rNlGnrl.9N
Aid. Wren moved that the street commits
sioner be instructed GO NOTIFY the Owosso &
Corunna Electric Co. TO repair plaplxing on
West Main street bridge Just outside their
rails, which prevailed ,t.,5 s.--ffrVr
Aid palmer moved that the mayor appoint n
con mtttee OF one To take the matter up with
the board OF public works of providing the Ann
Arbor Railroad Co. with another tan on water
mains Ia shop yards, which prevailed. The