The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1914-04-24

Rule 0. The business of all regular meeting
shall be transacted in the following order:
First-Reading and correcting of the journi
of the last meeting.
| Second-Presentation of petitions
Third-Cominunications
CITY officers.
Fifth-Reports from heads OF departments.
Sfxth-Unfinished business.
Seventh-New business.
Rule Z. A member OF the Commission SPEAK
Ing upon any subject shall conhne himself {
| the question under debate and avoid personals
| Ties. When question Is under debate u
motion shall be in order but motion Z
adjourn, to lay on the table, for the previou
question TO postpone to date certain, Il
| commit, 10 amend, to postpone indefinitely
| which motions shall have precedence in tn
order which they are arranged All othe
| motions shall be put In the order In whic
table, to commit, to postpone indefinitely, o.
TO postpone to date certain, having been ono,
oeclded, shall be again allowed at the sam
| ceedings.
| Rule 8. All bills against the city must be IL
| the City Clerks office by noon of the DAY OF
| which the Commission meets
Rule o. In case q point OF order shall b.
raised by any member OF the Commission. the
presiding officer shall promptly decide safe
question without debate. An appeal may b,
| taken from the decision of the chair In tn,
usual manner.
Rule 10. 1t shall be unnecessary before the
putting OF any motion or resolution that tn,
same shall be seconded or supported. Upor
| the making of any motion or the presenta tior
OF any resolution the same shall be promptly
put by the presiding officer and he shall Iher
give proper opportunity for debate.
Rule IL. motion to reconsider the vote OF
any question shall not be in order after two
| regular meetings Of the Commission have
interviewed between the decision and the
motion for reconsideration. and 1t shall be In
order for any member OF the Commission tC
move for reconsideration Of any question with
In the time limited
Rule 10. The presiding officer shall have
the right to make any motion or present any
resolution and shall not be deprived of his
vote upon any question by reason of his being
the presiding officer.
PETITIONS
The following petition was presented and on
motion received and filed:
Petition No. 474
Owosso, April 10. 1914.
To the Commission of the CITY OF Owosso,
Gentlemen:
We, the undersigned citizens and tax payers
OF the City of Owoss0, hereby petition your
honorable body to take the proper and neces.
sary steps for vacating, abolishing and dis
continuing the south fifteen feet of Howard
street from the west line ef Watson street to
the west line Of Washington street. And your
petitioners will ever pray, etc
W. L. Parker,
American Mailesbles Co.,,
A. s. Blagden, V. p.
The following petition was presented and on
motion received and filed:
Petition No. 475
Owosso, April 10, 1914.
To the Commission Of the City OF Owosso.
We the undersigned citizens and tax PAYERS
OF the City OF Owosso hereby petition your
honorable body to take the proper and Leoes,
nd
disseminating the south As feet OF Howard
street from Michigan Avenue to Watson
street, and Green street from the right of way
OF the Ann Arbor Railroad Company to How.
ard street. We believe that the vacation Of
the portions OF the above mentioned streets
viii result In advantage. not only to the
city in general. And your petitioners will
]. H. Laverock and 10 others.
REPORTS OF CITY OFFICERS.
The report Of the Street Commissioner for
on motion received and hled.
The clerk presented the following bids on
printing: For binding 40 copies Of the minutes;
May Bros, $500. Izor Printing Co., $3.50,
Times Printing Co. $500.
For printing and binding 100 copies of the
charter: May Bros, $3.50. Izor Printing Co.,
s400, Times Printing Co., sss0o.
Mr.. Hanscom moved that both jobs be
awarded to the Izor Printing Co., which pre-.
vailed, ayes DeYoung, Hanscom, Rosevear
nays none.
NEW BUSINESS
Mr.. Hanscom presented the following. reso
luton. which was adopted, ayes DeYoung,
Hanscom, Rosevear. nays none:
Resolution No, 7is
Resolved by the Commission of the City of
Owosso that the Mayor is hereby authorized,
directed and empowered to borrow upon the
credit OF the City OF Owosso, and give. as the
city. the sum Of forty-three and 30 one hun.
dredths dollars N43.50) and place the same TO
the credit OF the West Exchange street sewer
tHn1 sa'd note s sns oeSome que and payable
rate not exceeding fve and one-hah per cent
per annum.
Mr.. Hanscom presented the following resolu.
ton, which was adopted, ayes DeYoupg, Hans.
com, Rosevear, nays none:
Resolution No TIC
Resolved by the Commission of the City OF
Ovosso that the Mayor is hereby authorized,
credit of the City Of owosso and give, as the the
evidence OF such Indebtedness, the note of said
City, the sum OF one hundred ten and o7-lU0
dollars !sllo s7) and place the same to the
Said note shall become due and payable Febru
airy IS. 1915. and shall bear interest at q rate
not exceeding five and one half per cent per
annum.
Mr.. Hanscom presented the following resolu.
ton. which was adopted ayes DeYoung. Hans.
com, R0sevear, nays none:
Resolution No. 100
Resolved by the Commission OF the City of
Owosso that the Mayor Is hereby authorized,
directed and empowered to borrow upon the
credit OF the City OF Owosso, and give, as the
evidence OF such Indebtedness, the note OF said
CITY, the sum OF twenty weight and 97-l00 dollars
(t2Sg7), and place the same to the credit OF the
Chapman Street Sewer No. 81 Fund. Said note
shall become due and payable February Is,
1915 and shall bear interest at rate not
exceeding I'VE and one.half per cent per
annum.
Mr.. Hanscom presented the following reso.
luton, which was adopted, ayes DeYoung.
Hanscom. Rosevear, nays none:
Resolution No. 72i
Resolved by the Commission OF the City of
Owosso that the Mayor Is HEREBY authorized.
directed and empowered to borrow upon the
credit OF the City OF Owosso. and give, as the
evidence OF such indebtedness, the note of
said city, the sum of one hundred seventy'hve
and 7i-fb0 dollars (ei7571) and place the same
TO the credit Of the Woodawn, Railroad and
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