The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1871-05-25
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
MAY. ODD 1871

Council met pursuant to adjournment.
Present Mayor Johnston, Aldermen,
Auberg, Barnes, Conway, Carus, Han
son, Jones, Kappes, Kostomlatsky,
Kuhl, Martens: Pankratz, Wallich. Min
utes of last regular and special meeting
read and adopted.
Bond of G. Buel approved and placed
on file.
To the Hon the Mayor and the Board
of Aldermen, City of Manitowoc. lam
instructed to invite your Hon body to
participate in festival to be arranged
by the German citizens as peace Jubi-
lee, on Monday May 10th, 1871 to COM
mence at II O'Clock N. On said day.
By order of the Executive Com.
CARL II. SCHMIDT, Chm.
On NOTICE of H. Martens invitation
accepted.
Communication of J Pautz, contractor
referred to lst ward local Com. Petition
of r. Klingholtz and Others referred to
Com on streets. Petition of V. Herr
mann referred to Sd ward local Com.
Petition of O Troemel and others referr-
ed to Sd ward local Com. Petition E.
B Treat and others referred to Sd ward
local Com. Petition of 4 A Bean and
others referred to 1st and Sd ward local
Com. Petition of L. Sander and others
referred to Com. on Sanitary affairs.
Remonstrance of ] Franz and others re-
ferred to Sd ward local Com.
A D Jones offered the following:
Resolyed, that the Mayor and Clerk be
and are hereby authorized to issue orders
twice each month to pay the wages on
the -Dredge, which was referred to Com
on Dredge & Harbor.
A D Jones offered the following:
Resozved, that the Mayor and Clerk be
and are hereby authorized to draw orders
on the City Treasurer in favor Of the
several fire companies for their yearly al
lowance. Referred to Com on fire and
water.
Mr.. Kappes offered the following:
ResolUed, that the Street Commission
ers Of the several districts are hereby re-
quired forthwith to cause the repair of
such sidewalks which are dangerous and
out of order. Adopted.
j w Barnes offered the following:
Resolved, that the City Surveyor be re-
quested to make an estimate on seventh
and State ST., on the north side, to make
them in a passable condition. Adopt
ed.
FL Martens offered the following
WHEREAS, necessity and the general
wish of tie people of this City demand
the erection of new draw bridge on Main
ST.. across the Manitowoc River, there
fore be it
Resolued. that plans and specifications
be ordered by the Board of Aldermen to
be drawn for such bridge for examination
and adoption, and in case one of these
plans and specifications be accepted then
it is hereby
Resolyed, that contract shall be let
for the construction of said Main Street
bridge according to said plan and specif-
cations during next summer and that
sum not exceeding twenty thousand dol
lars shall be raised for the purpose of
building such bridge. of which amount
one third shall be levied in the year 1872
one third In 1873, and the rest in 1874,
and that City Orders for the whole
amount shall be issued bearing per cent
interest and payable according to agree
ment.
On motion referred to special Com
of the Chairmen of the sever
al wards.
A Wallich offered the following
WHEREAS, it appears that no proper
report at all has heen made on a number
Of bills referred to the Com. on Dredge
& Harbor, and
WHEREAS. the bills amounting in the |
aggregate to about fifteen hundred dol
lars have only been adopted and allowed |
by this Board at their last regular meet J