The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1872-02-08

The following claims were reported back and al
lowed reported
Shove So 90, office rent; J Leykom 9, rs bursng
pauper; Carus $50 90 rent of council room; An
derson 1000 extra services A Wittenberg allowed
$500 disalloEed 500 boarding prisoners Thomas {
Becker 1,5o leather Paul Luebner 75c, light for
bridge; Paul Luebner 1910, repair on engine; L
Sanders 100 repairs Dredge; Seeger s. tallow
for bridge: Villas Barnes II 10 material for dredge:
] L Ramsdell leo 80 cutting out piles P Camp al
lowed II Co disallowed 63c docking 9th ST.; Grutz
macher 81 13, labor Washington ST.
The above claims allowed, ayes II nays o.
Tug Kitty Smoke $40 towing, allowed, eyes nays 2
Wallch, Kappes
On motion of Wallich the of SO was allow
ed Dumke & Co the amount disaIlowed in former
bill. Adopted ayes nays Pankratz.
On motion of W Barnes the dredge and harbor
CON- was instructed to settle with A F Dumke & Co.
for dredging done and take note for amount due.
Adopted.
The special committee to whom was referred and
who have had under consideration the building off
new bridge Main street, would beg leave to summit
the following report:
Taking into consideration the shaky state of Sth
street bridge and the loss and damage which
people would sustain in of probable accident
that structure deem the building of bridge
Main street, not only advisable but highly
sary. We would therefore recommend, that plan
similar to plan of the several plans furnished by
Mr. L. Souerin, be adopted by this board, and that
the committee be instructed to advertise forthwith
for bids for building bridge Main street
ding to plans and specifications and in accordance
with similar plan above allotted to, and weiword
recommend that the committee be auther1zedto adj
vertse i'll such manner for proposals as to enable
parties to bid for the whole work for the center
piers and approaches as one part and for the swing
| another part separately. We would recommend
| also that payment for the work should be made in
| the following manner: After awarding the contract
to responsible party parties, and after the latter
shall have given ample surites for the faithful per-
formance of the contract the city shall then pay %
per cent of the whole cost of the structure cash down
for the remaining 10 cent, tie city shall issue
city orders the work is completed and the
bridge accepted by the Board of Aldermen.
The orders shall be issued in such a manner, that
onc-tltird of the amount be payable the first of
Janu airy 1873, and shall bear interest; third
be payable the first of January 1874 and bearing
ten per cent interest and third falling due the
first of January 1875 bearing also per cent inter
est The award or contract for building the bridge
shall be shaped, that the work must be completed
the first of September 1872 and the Board of Alder
men shall reserve the right to reject any all bids
If it deems proper to do All of which is respect
fully submitted. Signed T. III. A. WalIich, Ed. Con-
way, Geo. Pankratz. Report adopted Ayes s, Auberg
Conway, Carus, Kappes, Kuhf, Martens, Pankratz,
! NYaIch. Nays 3, Barnes, Hanson, KostomIatsky.
| NJ kuhl offered the following: HesoIeed, that our
representatives are hereby instructed to cause the
passage of special act to empower the Board of AL
dermen to issue city orders, not to exceed twenty
thousand dollars and bearing interest not to exceed
| ten per fer the purpose building bridge on
| Main st. Adopted Ayes S, Auberg, Conway, Carus,
| Kappes, kuhl, Martens, Pankratz Wallich Nays,
| 3, Barnes, Hanson, Kostomlatsky.
Report of Chief Engineer received and ordered
filed.
The following is amount expended for Poor during
the month of January, reported by the Mayor
1st ward s37 Z; I'd ward S3S; Sd ward So; 4th ward
| S21 total Sis, report ordered filed;
Geo Pankratz offered the following:
Resolred That the city Treasurer be authorized to
pay to Mr.. Morse the amount of interest from the
date of sale ON scrip held by him, redeemed on
| lot block -. Adopted ayes o. nays Barnes and
| Martens
| On motion the Board adjourned until Saturday Feb
| Sd, 1872, at p. m. Jos. RANKIN,
! City Clerk