The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1872-11-07
adjourned until Oct. 18th at u D. NJ.
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adjourned until Oct. 2Sth at Z! p. n. :
Jos. RANKIN, City Clerk.
yam eco, Oct. 2Sth, 1872.
Council met pursuant to adjournment.
Present, Mayor Luling, Aldermen Dunn.
Ike, Schuette, Guttman, Conway. Han.
son, Smalley, Knickrehm, Gilbert, Pro.
chazka and Patchen. -
Minutes of last meeting read and ap.
| proved.
Petition Of G. w. White and others,
referred to I'd & 4th Ward COMMITTEE.
!. Petition of G. Harlow and others, re.
ferred to Sd Ward COMMITTEE.
T. j. Smalley submitted the following:
| = WHEREAS, Messrs. Cole Bros, OF
| Pawtucket, r. l., entered into contract
with the City of Manitowoc, wherein they
agreed to deliver to said city on Sept. Isl
| 1872 Steam Fire Engine, and
| WHEREAS. they have up to this time
| entirely failed to fulfil their part of said
contract, therefore s. EE
| Resolved, That said contract be and
hereby is declared annuled and void
That the City Clerk be Instructed tc
transmit a copy of these resolutions to
Cole Bros, for their guidance, and also
q copy to Mr.. E. B. Skinner of Oshkosh,
General Agent for said Cole Bros.
| ResotUed. That the Committe on pur
shase of Fire Engine be instructed ano
empowered to purchase another engine
forthwith.
On motion, laid on the table.
b. Conway submitted the following:
| ResolUed, That Mr.. Anderson be allow
ed Twenty-Five dollars additional compen
satlon owing to the removal of harbol
light to the end of harbor pier
Adopted, Ayes 9, Nays (Smaley.)
The following claims were presented
| and referred:
5 Es w., , ssss Of aa.s'h wa
| Z. Gauger $500 Cd &c
Ga sf Rsiq SMOKE ts 90 nr.1 4sn
| The. following claims were reported
back with Recommendation that they be
allowed as follows: - re--- -
G. W. Gibson, $4,000 Sery. as St, Com
T'g. K. Smoke, 1880 Towing.
o. Torrison, 66,6 go Wood, DC.
A. Hanson. 1863 Rep s.H. Light
f. Pautz, l21,13 Street work.
f. Hecker, 1000 Sery. as St. Com.
Allowed as reported, Ayes 10, Nays O.
Petition of Geo. Bartels was re ported
back and City Marshal instructed to mott.
fy the owners of west J of lot 4, block
226, to fill up around his house, so as to
prevent water from running under
Report adopted.
Report of Dredge & Harbor Committe
for month OF September was ordered filed.
e Report of g. w. Gibson, Street Com
missioner and E. Armsby, Surveyor, mott
flying the Concil that Commercial street
from Sth to Main is improved according
to contract.
Report adopted and work accepted
The special committe to examine SUBJ
structure of bridge report as follows:
We the undersigned. having examined
the substructure of the bridge built across
Manitowoc River on Main street in the
city of Manitowoc, by John Meyer. do
report that In our opinion, said substruc-
dance with the plans and specifications on
file in the City Treasurer's Office.
E. ARMsBY,
]. w. G. LANGwoRTHY.
Report adopted and work accepted.
L (.
Resolced, That the sum of Fifty dol
lars be and is hereby appropriated from
General fund to purchase of E. w. Gold.
stein his map of the City of Manitowoc,
| and that said map be hung in the Coun.
Gil room.
Adopted, Ayes, 10, Nays O. -
Resotred. That hereafter the regular
| meetings of this Board be held on the
First and Third Monday of each month.
Resolution lost.
P J. Smalley submitted the following:
Resolved. That the Clerk be instructed
to issue scrip to G. Grutzmacher for the
Commercial street.
Adopted. SO a.l- l. 3
Nh. Gilbert, submitted the following:
WHEREAS. The sidewalk that was or
dered to be built on the West side of
Main street in the 4th Ward is not yet
built, be it therefore
Resozved, That if said sidewalk is not
completed within two weeks, then the
walk, to be FIVE feet wide, of two inch
pine plank, forthwith, according to the
provisions of the City charter.
AuOpItu. Ky &c IL, Ways "
| F. Schuette submitted the following
| Resolred, That the Clerk be instructed
to issue either scrip or orders for amount
due John Meyer as per contract for build
Ing substructure for bridge. Adopted.
P. j. Smalley submitted the following:
Rcsozued. That the Clerk be instructed
| to indefinitely postpone the advertisement
for the grading of i 5th street. Adopted.
The following resolution laid over from
| last meeting was considered.
| 1t is resolved that the sum Of One
| Hundred dollars be and the same is here.
by appropriated out of any moneys in
the City Treasury, for the payment of the
rent of the Office of Police Justice of this
city. payable quarterly, and that the Clerl
| be instructed to issue orders for the same
Adopted, Ayes. 9, Nays l, lSchuette.
Communication oc Eavis & Soulerin
| notifying the Council that superstructure
of new bridge would be completed on the
| 9Th Of November, and requesting that
it be examined and accepted. -sys-
| Ordered placed on file. g
Petition of O. @Christianson and others
| for repairs on ST. Clair street was report
sed back and recommended that Street
| Commissioner make such repair not tt
exceed three days with one team and two
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