The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1913-07-11
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.

Council Room, City OF Owosso.
July 9TH, 1918.
Regular meeting OF the Council, Mayor Johr
81. BRANDED presiding.
Aldermen present at roll call, Reinekt
Mcdonald, Shuts, Stinson, Springett, Palmer
Conant. Later, Wright Chavey. Absent
Washburn.
The minutes of the last regular meetnp
were read and approved as printed.
PETITIONS
Aid Nc Donald presented the following petit.
ton, which was on motion referred to the
committee on sidewalks and crosswalks:
Petition No. 454
To the Mayor and Common Council Of the
City OF Owosso,
Gentlemen:
The undersigned property owners respect.
fully protest against the construction OF side.
walk on the east side of Adams street north
from Galusha street as petitioned for at the
last session Of your honorable body.
Merrell Kerbv and others.
Aid. Shuts presented the following petition,
which was on motion referred to the City At.
torney:
Petition No. ass t1
Whereas. the matter OF closing thesters and
moving picture shows In the City OF Owosso on
the trst oay of the week has been presented
schools and organized classes Of Sunday
Whereas the various Young Peoples So.
OF s inday schools whose Representatives have
signed below are of the belief that allowing
and permitting OF thesters and moving picture
and run on the first day Of the week is detri.
mental TO the morals OF the young people Of
city and q desecratiopof the Lords day, and
uess the e oss ~ sss
that our Common Council enforce an ordinance
which will close these places Of amusement on
the nrst day Of the week.
signed representatives Of the various Young
Peoples Societies, Sunday schools and
organized clasaes Of Sunday schools indicated
US, request the Common Council of the City of
Owosso to enforce an ordinance closing thea
tiers, moving picture houses and Kindred
amusements on the first day Of the week.
Lillian Wilkie and 100 others.
COMMUNICATIONS
The following communication was presented
and on motion received and filed:
Owosso. July 9TH, 1918.
To the Mayor and Common Council Of the City
OF Owosso,
Gentlemen:
The Board OF Public Works received one bid
In response to their ADVERTISEMENT for pro-
posals for Chapman street Lateral No. 5 Of the
Chapman Creek Sewer District, in compliance
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only bidder made q price Of e919.50 or $500
less than the estimated cost,
The Board voted to submit the bid to your
honorable body without recommend alton and
to call your attention to the fact that the CITY
attorney has stated that contract for the work
cannot be signed until October LIST and further
arrangements to receive bids on all the pro
posed sewers at one time.
Respectfully,
A. II. Dumond
The following communication was presented
ways and means:
TO the Honorable Mayor and Council of the
City OF Owosso,
Gentlemen:
wish to notify you that positively refuse
TO pay for sprnkling in front OF my property
corner Genesee ana Green streets.
wv. e. Purcell.
PRESENTATION OF ACCOUNTS
Aid. Mcdonald presented the claims and &C.
,ounts as noted below and on motion same
we're referred 10 the committee on claims and
accounts.
REPORTS FROM CITY OFFICERS
Aid. springett presented the report OF the
Justice OF the Peace showing Ss5. So received in
ices and fines during June and on motion same
was received and fled.
5ealer OF Weights and Measures for the month
u June and on motion same was received and
iled.
Aid. Springett presented the report OF the
for the month OF June and on motion
same wrs received and filed.
Aid. Mcdonald presented the report of the
Street Commissioner for the week ending July
It'll and on motion same was received and
lied:
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES
Aid. Mcdonald presented the following re-
bort which was on motion adopted ayes Rein.
Ike, Mcdonald. Shuts. Stinson, Wright,
Springett Palmer Conant; nays none:
Council Room, City OF Owosso,
July 9TH, 1918.
70 the Honorable Mayor and Council:
Your committee to whom were referred the
everal claims and accounts would respectfully
eport favorably on the following and ask the
unanimous consent CT tbs council that said
,aims be allowed aud the oitv clerk instructed
o draw orders for the same.
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