The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1871-07-27
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.

its accomplishment.
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
July, 18th 1871.
Council met pursuant to adjournment.
Present, Mayor Johnston. Aldermen
Wallich, Martens, Auberg, Hanson, Pan
krantz, Kubl, Kappes, Barnes, Carus.
Absent, Conway, Jones and Kostomlats-
ky.
Minutes of last meeting read and ap-
proved.
Petition of M. Mahoney and others re-
ferred to Com. on Sanitary affairs.
H. Martens offered the following:
WHEEEAs, there is great amount of
tax certificates in the City Treasury, a
large part of which are Village certifi-
Gates, being ofvery doubtful value accord
ing to decision Of the Supreme Court
of Wisconsin, Knox Us Peterson 21st
Wis, page 247, by which decision the
prlnci pie has been established '"That
municipal corporations cannot purchase
| without express gre Mt Of power" and
WHEREAS, it is further expected that
the taxes will be paid more regularly by
parties buying the old certificates thereof,
ResolUed. That the City Treasurer be
all the tax certificates in the City Treas
ury from sale of 1855 to 1867 both in
elusive at face.
Referred!to select com mittce of three,
Wallich, Pankratz and Martens
A. Wallich offered the following:
Resolred, THAT the privilege be grant
ed to Mr.. Wolf owning lots 5 & 8 in block
now held by this City against said lots at
face. Adopted.
The following accounts were presented
and referred
Job Clark, l,50 to Com. on Claims.
G w Fechter 1890 g GO
Hanson&Skove 1852 &" ID. & II
L Sanders&othersl SO so q a" I" g
III Martens 90, 80 4" Ct &c 81 Sc
A Schrimpf & others '' 1st&3d W Com
III Martens 9,0S Ct g IS
G w Gibson 49, so I'd Ward Com
The following accounts were allowed in
in full
Otto Tremel, Printing, s 5l,35
Tug Kitty Smoke, Towing, $4,000
l. Sanders & others, Labor, 1873, so
E W Packard, Material, 1928
Allowed ayes 9, nays 0.
Account of E W Packard, docking 9th
street, allowed $4,000. disallowed $33,
ayes 9, nays 0.
j w Barnes offered the following re-
port
Your Com. on Dredge & Harbor would
make their report for the past week.
Collected On application No. IL, S. A.
Wood, lots l & 2, block 2lS; lots L 2,
block 2l9 lots l, 2, 8 & 4, block 22l !;
lots l & 2, block 222 81 hours at S., 90
per hour $255,0O % towings at $500,
$4,000 total $3Ol,O 90. Treasurers re,
ceipt accompanying this report. All Of
which is respectfully submitted.
j. W. BARNES,
On motion of G.. Pankratz, report
placed on file.
Report Of Committe on Assessment
and Finance granting petition of G.
Christensen was adopted and Clerk au-
thorized to issue orGer for 81 80, the
amount claimed. Also Oh petition of G.
H. Walker, your Committee would re-
specially recommend to instruct the
City Treasurer to sell the certificate with
in specified with 10 per cent. interest.
Report adopted
Account of T. Pautz, grading 7th St,
crossings $4q,97, allowed, ayes g. noes 0.
G Pankratz offered the following
Rcsolrcd, That the sidewalk between
18th & 18th streets on the north side of
Washington street, be and the same is
hereby declared a nuisance and the Street
Commissioner of the lst & Sd Wards be
authorized to remove the same. Adopted
Petition of Aug. Geurich for improv-
i2g 10Th street, granted and work order
ed on the same the City Surveyor and
Sd Ward Committee to fix the width of
street improved. Adopted, ayes s, noes 0.
Petition of John Boecher and others
for improving Chicago street was granted
and work ordered in accordance with Pc
tition. Ayes 9, noes 0.
Report of Committee on Public I'm
proyements was read and ordered placed
on file. On motion, the Com Oil Public
Improvements were instructed to repair
the fence of the Cemetery. Adopted
Report of City Marshal was read and
placed on fle
Resolution of H. Martens introduced
May 22d, for the purpose of building
bridge across Main ST., and referred to a
special Com. was on motion of A. Wallich
recalled and resolution adopted. Ayes
Nays 2, ayes Wallich, Martens. Auberg.
pankratz, kuhl, kappes. Carus, nays
Barnes, Hanson
Account Of Fl. Martens, wood for
Dredge s99, 80, allowed. Ayes 9, nays
0.
NJ Kappes offered the following:
Resolred, that the City Treasurer is
hereby requested to state to this Board,
at our next regular meeting, how much
has been realised from the Dredge during
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