The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-12-24
Council Proceedings
Council Room. City OF Owosso.

Council Room, City of Owosso,
December Goth, 1909
Regular meeting of the Council, Mayor Wal.
lace ID. Burhe presiding.
Aldermen present at roll call; Sturtevant.
Nc Oonaid. Clark, Wren Palmer Conant. Per.
rlgo, Wash5urn. Later: Brown. Absent:
BRANDED
The minutes of the last regular meeting and
the special meeting OF December 10Th were
read and approved.
Aid Wren presented the following peH
tion which, was on motion referred TO the
committee on street lighting:
To the Honorable Mayor and Aldermen of the
City OF Owosso.
Gentlemen
We, The undersigned resident tax payers OF
Saginaw street, petition your Honorable Body
to cause street light TO be placed on Saginaw
street between Goodhue and King streets.
This block is an unusually long ore, very
dark aud in dark nights dangerous 10 life and
limb, nho we feel that we are entitled to have
this i'm provemeut.
Signed, T. H. Cossitt and Is others.
Aid Conant presented the claims and &C.
counts rs noted below Snd on motion same were
referred to the committee on claims and &C.
counts
Aid. washburn presented the report of the
street commissioner for the week ending
December 18th and on motion same was receiv-
ed and fled
Aid. Conant reported that the special com.
some progress and asked for further time and
on motion they were granted two weeks more.
Aid. perrgo presented the following re.
port hich was on motion adopted, ayes 0.
nays. 0
REPORT on COMMITTEE ON CLAIMS AND
ACCOUNTS
Council Room City OF OwOsso
December GOTH 1909
To the Honorable Mayor aud Council:
YOur ron mittpp n whom was referreA tho
several Claims and accounts would respectfully
report iavorably ON the following and ask the
claims be allowed and the City Clerk instruct
ed to uraw orders for the same.
FROM CONTINGENT FUND
l. Potter, 81 80; Benkelman & Mulhall Co,
$3.50; Evening Argus 1885, G w Doan. treas.
urer. 4 .s4 Owosso Ice & Fuel Co, S5s 23; John
BrooLs Il Son, 81; Times Printing Co, 1918;
Michigan State Telephone Co, $i9.25.
FROM POLICE DEPT. FUND
Michigan State Telephone Co. $500; Bert
Hodges, SIS; Geo Denyes Sl4; w Patterson,
84; A Brown, Si4; Fl M Post & Son, IS. 20;
ID Blair 4 Son Sl65
FROM GENERAL HIGHWAY FUND
ID Speck sio.5o; J Helt, S2l; Harrington,
5000; w Scott. Sl2; w Burton .75; o
o Bailey. 80 60: M l. Parker, Sl5.l0; Geo Erect,
"; fetr Lyon. $945
FROM FIRE DEPARTMENT FUND
w Ross 81; J d Priest, g.; II Thompson 81;
Koch, 80; W Burton, 9 go: Chas a Lawr
Blair q Son, . rs; r Aberle, s is.
FROM WATER WORKS FUND
Alex Young, 1917; F Bloomer, $50; John
Ashford, $50; Chas Jackson, ESQ; Thos Patter-
son $3.50 ss.7c; s Hunt $50; L Butler, s3e;
Anderson Mfg 20. sI.99; d r Blair g. Son,
sis,; Ann Arbor 4 Co. SOB; H Dumond,
clerk, rs; New Haven Coal Co. $685. Lake
Ice Fuel Co. 1880 Michigan State Tele-
phone Co, Sl rs; Benkelman & Mulhall Co.
soT: Henderson. $3.50; Glen Alum Fuel Co,
siS 30; Kelly, $70.t6 Ann Arbor r r Co,
FROM SECOND DISTRICT HIGHWAY FUND
Frank Bennett. 8 so.
FROM FOURTH DISTRICT HIGHWAY FUND
w Burton, $50; f Koch, $3.50.
FROM GENERAL SEWER FUND
Renkelman Mulhall Co, o .35; Ann Arbor
X Co, sob.
Aid. Mcdonald moved that the chief OF the
fire department be instructed that hereafter he
must pay Tor the telephone in his residences
and that he must remain In the fire department
quarters at night, which motion prevailed
ayes 8, nays Brown.
Aid. Mcdonald presented the following ordi
non ;e and moved that II be read the first and
second times by its title which prevailed and
1t was so -ead. On motion he ordinance was
then read the third time In full and put on It's
passage
AN ORDINANCE
To provide the salary ami bond of the CITY
Clerk and to provide for the appointment and
salary OF the deputy clerk
The City OF Owosso Ordains:
Section /. That the salary OF the City Clerk
Is hereby fixed at the sum of one thousand
dollars per year, payable monthly.
Section Q. That the Bonds of the CITY Clerk
De hereby liked In the sum of five thousand
dollars, he premium for which shall be paid
Section 8. That the City Clerk is hereby
authorized to appoint deputy clerk whose |
salary Is hereby fixed at the sum OF two hun. |
dred collars per year, payable monthly.
Section =. That all parts OF any ordinance |
are hereby repealed.
Section 6. This ordinance shall take effect |
April 18th, A. D., 1910. 8,
Passed and 9sd ssppspved this Goth day Of Decsm
Attest. s,T,i1,.'s -, Mayor
City Clerk issd;
IT was moved and supported that the ordi
nance do now pass, which prevailed, ayes Q,
naysO -,
! Aid Conant presented the following resolu.
ton which was on motion adopted, ayes .. nays /
: Resolved, by the Council OF the City Oh |
Owosso, That all city employees needing SUP. L
[Mes excepting those o. the Board Of Public
Works Hhho application 10 the lily CLERK Tor III
for such supplies. III
Aid. Washburn moved that the street com. II
missioner be instructed TO place q railing at
The approach to Mulberry street bridge on the L
north side, which prevailed. 3SY III
Aid. Palmer moved that Aid. Perriko be in-
'tructed TO request Mr.. Hollis to arrange the Il
1eatipg apparatus in the jail so as to furnish
more heat, which prevailed. HfftNJ M III
On motion adjourned for two weeks,
w. .. BURKE. " II