The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-04-23

Aid Perrigo presented the following report
which was on motion adopted. ayea 8. nays o.
Aid. Perrigo presented the bills against the
| county for services OF Justice and Constable
ana on motion same were approved.
Aid. Washburn presented the druggists,
bonds OF Stanley r. Parkill, with c. MoCors
mick and g. s. Allison as sureiies: Chas
Marley w. and Harry H. Hoffman with the
| Michigan Bonding Surety Co as surety; John
| son q Son with Willis II. Hall and Daniel
Burhans as suroties; and on motion the bonds
were accepted and suretes, approved, ayes g.,
nays o. -,
Aid. Conant presented the following resolu
tion which was on motion adopted, ayes 5.
nays O.;
Resolved by the Council OF the City OF Owosl
| SO that the city treasurer be authorized 10
make payment OF 8l2S0,00 for interest on re-
funding bonds OF the city OF Owosso due ut his
ONCE May lSt and return the cancelled COY
pons to the city as vouchers Of his payment OF
such interest.
Resolved. further, that the city clerk be in.
structed to draw an order on the Interest
payment OF $4,000 interest on rounding bonds
due May LIST. IN
Aid. Wren presented the following resolus
ZION which was on motion adopted, ayes s. Z.
nays o., rf
Resolved that whereas a majority OF the
owners OF lands liable TO be assessed therefore,
ana fronting.on Oliver street. between the
east line of Oak street and the east nre
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have petitioned the Common Council Of this
city to have said street paved with brick;
Resolved therefore, that the city engineer
OF this city Ia hereby instructed TO proceed and
make estimate fthe cost thereof, in accord
ance with said petition and the recommends
ton of the Board of Public Works now on file
in the once of the City Clerk. and to file the
same in the Office of the City Clerk, together
with map OF the route Of said pavement
and the plans and specifications thereof, oil TO
be completed ON or before April 22nd.i 49,
Mr.. G. r. Lyon addressed the Council asking
that the money now in the cemetery fund DO
turned over TO the Cemetery Association and \
on motion the subject was referred 10 q special
committee consisting OF Aid. BRANDED and Co
nant.
Aid. Conaut presented the following resQgu-
tion which was on motion adopted:
Resolved bv the Council of the City of Owes y
so that the City Treasurer be and is hereby In
structed IN the matter or his collection of the
City taxes that the duplicate tax receipts.
Shall remain uudetached in books in which
they are bound. az
Aid. Conant presented the following rcsolu-
tion which was on motion adopted.
Resolved by the Council of the City OF Owes
so that the Mayor shall appoint at once some
suitable person, who shall be paid for the
work a reasonable compensation from the
missioner. Chief Of Fire Department and the
Superintendent OF Public Works to take an
i raat inventory 4d OF the aSpl es tools I'M
longing to the city. This list shall be filed
with the City Clerk and the Clerk shall add TO
these lists the supplies as purchased from
time to time. Further, the Street Commission
er, Chief of Fire Department and Superinten-
dent OF Public Works shall furnish the Council
a semi annual inventory Of such. property on
May LIST and November LIST OF each and every
year.
Messrs. Cramer and McNally addressed the
Council in behalf OF the Board of Health, Gall
ing attention TO the unsanitary condition OF
closets at two OF the public school buildings
ana In some OF the thickly settled residence
portions OF the city. On motion OF Alderman
BRANDED the Mayor was Instructed to appoint
special committee OF three together with the
City Engineer to look up the most feasible
dor from the and
men BRANDED, Washburn and Perrigo.
On motion OF Aid. Palmer the street commits
sioner was instructed to look at a bridge over
creek on Howell street and II necessary 10
close same until repairs are made.
On motion of Aid. Brown the committee on
streets and alleys was instructed to lay a
2-inch oak plank over present planking on
diagonally.
Ald. Palmer called attention to the fact that
rubbish is being dumped on Fletcher street
which was referred to the marshal.
The City ATTORNEY made the following re-
port: ----- -.
To the Honorable Mayor and Council of the
City OF Owosso,
Gentlemen: !
In the matter of the bill of ISL 90 for tar ana
dSsessLienb Tolls OF gregory, Mayer, ana ThOm
Co., referred TO me by the Council, respect
fully report ~
That the cost OF each book will be si2 so each.
after the binding $3.50 each is deducted ana
as the Auditor General refuses to pay for one,
as the County Clerk informs u.s. It Is nv
opinion the city should pay of-this biu $500,
leaving 5000 only for the county 70 pay.
Yours respectfully
G. r, LYON,
80 ,ooo City Attorney
Aid Conant move& that the Clerk be In
Structed TO draw an order ON the contingent
fund for $500 to apply on the assessment and
tax rolls which prevailed, ayes 3, nays 0.
DR., Cramer addressed the Council regar ding
the destrability of licensing scaVeng ers,
which subject was on motion referred to the
health committee ID draft the necessary or
dinance 7.1
Adjourned.
ARTHUR III. DUMOND
City Clerk.