The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-07-23
Council Proceedings.

Council Proceedings.
Council Room. City OF Owosso,
July 10th, 1909.
Regular meeting Of the Council, Mayor Wal.
lace ID. Burke presiding.
~ Aldermen men, present at roll caIl. sturtsyant
Wren, Brown, Palmer. Conant, Perrigo, Wash
burn. Later, Mcdonald. BRANDED. Absent,
Barrett. -
The minutes of the last regular meeting were
read and approved.
Aid. Perrgo presented the following petition
which was on motion referred 20 the ways and
means committee:
To the Honorable Mayor and Common Council
Of the City OF Owosso. Mich:
residing on Bradley street between Lansing
ana Cedar streets humbly pray that your hon
orabie body cause said Bradley street to be
sprinkled between said Lansing and Cedar
streets
A. L. Arnold and others.
Aid. Conant presented the following petition
which was on motion referred to the ways and
means committee:
To the Honorable Mayor and Common Council
OF the City of Owosso:
do not object to sprinkling being done by
those who want 1t but ask that the water be
shut of In front OF my premises as 1 have not
asked for IL neither do expect to pay for It,
Yours truly
Signed Guy A. Cole
Gordon L. Nutsou
Frank c. Inghsm
Mrs j. II. Corey
Aid. Sturtevant presented the following
petition which was on motion referred TO the
ways and means committee:
To the Honorable Mayor and Common Council
OF the City OF Owosso, Michigan:
Gentlemen:
Wethe undersigned being residents and tax
payers, located on Mason street between Ball
and Washington respectively petition your
honorable body to cause to be sprnkled said
ctr hat RaH
streets.
Owosso Grocery Co. and others.
Aid. BRANDED presented the following petition
which was on motion referred to the committee
on sidewalks and crosswalks;
Owosso Mich. May IA. 1909.
To the Honorable Mayor and Common council
of the Citysof Owosso:
Owosso humbly petition your honorable Dody
to cause a sidewalk to be laid on the north slide
Of lot No block No. l. then to run to to east side
OF Frasier stree5 and your petitioners will ever
pray. -
(Signed) Bert r. Kelley and others.
Aid. Conant presented the claims and &C.
counts as noted below and on ton same were
referred to the committee on claims and &C
counts.
City Attorney Pulver reported that he had
notified the railroad companies to repair cross
ings as instructed, also that he has written the
railroad commissioners regarding icrossing flag
men. tlt
street commissioner for the week ending July
18th and on motion same was received and filed.
Aid. Washburn reported that he had secured
land for dumping garbage and night soil, from
j. Frlschke, on condition that the city would
attend to covering the soil occasionally.
AID. Perrigo presented the following report
which was on motion adopted. ayes 8, nays o.
REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON CLAIMS AND
n atts ACCOUNTS .
Council Room, City Of Owosso,
July 10 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
Claims be slIowed and the City Clerk instruct.
ed to draw orders for the same. ....
.s!is FROM CONTINGENT FUND
State Savings Bank SOC; d. Speck 5000; L.
Freass s10.50; j. Helt $1,000; w, Scott Sl2.00;
s. A. Crane $1,000; WAYNE Co. Savings Bank
e24.S3; Owosso Press Pub. Co. Sl624; Hiram
Ainsworth $500; Times Printing Co. $40 10;
Times Printing Co $3.50; Evening Argus 81. SO;
Gs SleT1 ~ ae sys
Sl0.27; A. II. Hollis $685.; Sherwood g. Gabriel
sil5: Beattie & Ross s2l.S5; James Odel Sl.6o;
F. w. Pearce e6.77 l.. Webb $500.
FROM FIRE DEPARTMENT FUND
Sherwood 8 Gabriel q. IS: h. Thompson 100;
II. W. Wise $l.25.
FROM POLICE FUND
Bert Hodges, BIS 90; Geo. Denyes, sl4C0; w
Patterson. 3l4.00; F. A. Brown, Sl4.00;
From Water Works Fund.
o. Henderson 5000; l.. P. Butler $40 so;
Owosso Press Pub; Co. si26; National Meter
Co. 1888 80; Kenneth Anderson Mfg. Co. $3.50;
Evening Argus $500; A. H. Dumond clerk b.
FROM SIDEWALK FUND
e. Koch $500; w. Burton SI2 o.; j. Bennett
ei200; G. Kelley S12.00 T. Dynes SIS 30; Beck.
with Est. SO. 3d. Benkeiman Mulhall Co. s22. so
FROM FIRST DISTRICT HIGHWAY FUND
Erect $500; t. Dynes s2i.2O; Beckwith Estate
selO
FROM SECOND DISTRICT HIGHWAY FUND
Geo. Erect sao); T. Dynes s6.4O; Beckwith
Estate 81 90.
FROM THIRD DISTRICT HIGHWAY FUND
Geo. Erect $500; j. Sullivan $50; Beckwith
Est, SAD; T. Dynes ga
FROM FOURTH DISTRICT HIGHWAY FUND.
w. Douglas $3.50
FROM FIFTH DISTRICT HIGHWAY FUND
Geo. Virgins sl2 90; Beckwth Estate SO 10;
S. Carter S6.45; F. Cracke s6.45; T. Dynes $500;
Benkelman & Mnlhall Co. si.44: Benkelman &
Mulhall Co. sl80; Il. Dynes Si60; Beckwith
Estate 40c; Benkelman & Mulhall Co. $1,000.
FROM GENERAL SEWER FUND
Owosso Press Pub Co. s4.4S.
FROM sPRINKLING FUND
H. F., Hoose S2213; f.. Hayes S2l25; r .
Smith S2l so; X. Rourke 82050; Evening Argus
$40 O6; Owosso Press Pub. Co. S2l0; Evening
Argus St.4S; Fairbanks Morse Co. 8l4.O0.
Aid Wren reported for special committee on
vehicle ordinance, recommending that the
vehicle stand be changed TO West Exchange
street, on the north side, between the A. John
son property and Water street, and on motion
the ordinance was amended to so read, On
motion the ordn ance was then passed, as
amended to read as follows, ayes g. nays O.:
An Ordinance, regulating vehicles OF every
kind used for the transportation of persons or
property for hire In the city OF Owosso and
regulating and fixing their stands on the streets
and public places OF said city.
The City OF Owosso ordains:
l. That West Exchange street between
johnson property and Water Street is hereby
fixed as the stand for all vehicles OF every kind
used for the transportation of persons or pro.
pefty for hire in the city Of Owosso.
2. No hack, omnibus, dray or other vehicle
used for the trans portation OF persons or pro.
perty for hire in the city OF Owosso shall stand
or remain upon any other public place or street
In said city, than as mentioned In section one
of this ordinance, when not employed
Any person persons violating the terms OF
this ordinance shall upon conviction be subject
to a fine not exceeding twenty five dollars or