The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1873-05-01
COUNCIL pRoCEEDINcs.
April 81. 1873.


Council met purguagt to adjournment.
Present. Mayor, Jones, Aldermen, wall.ch,
Boecher, Richter. Cooper. johnson, Rosso. Kuhl,
Kostomlatsky.
Minutes eff previous m citing read and approved.
Petition OFF. schwartzenbart and others referred
to the committee sanitary affairs.
Resolution of N Kuhl authorizing chief engineer
to have a suitable place made for drying hose in
steam fire engine house WAS adopted.
The following WAS presented by Aldermen Kuhl.
Resolved, That Henry Westphal be and is hereby
appointed oyerseer over Washington Square for the
ensuing year He shall keep the fence in repair and
shall keep everything that belongs to said square in
order and for his compensation shall have the grass
OF said sqnare.
On motion the resolution adopted.
The com. on assessment and finance to whom the
petition of Henry Hinckley referred, reported
beck fayornbiy 20 granting the said petition.
On motion Of Aldermen Cooper the following reso.
luton was adopted.
Resolved, That the said Henry HipckIy executor
etc and his legal representatives b and they
hereby authorized and permitted to that ton
of 5h street between Quay street and the Msntowoc
river for the term Of ve years from the passage Of
this resolution Provided that proper access by the
FIRE engines the river shall be INSTRUCTED dur
ing that term and, provided further, that this
luton may be revoked at any time wheu public
veience shall require it. Notice of such revocation
10 be given to the resident agent of said Henry R
inckley or bis legal Representatives.
The committee license report back the resoiu-
ton of alderman Richter fixing the amount of liquor
license for the coming year at s25 with the
mendation that the be adopted and that all per-
applying tor license shall produce receipt for
payment from City Treasurer and shall file bond to
the amount of s, 00e.
On motion the resolution was adopted as follows
Resolped That the wholesale and retail liquor IL
cense DE and Is hereby fixed at $5 for the ensuing
year
Alderman WalIich of the same com. submitted
minority report. recommending that further bond
of $4,000 running to tbs city be required which
action taken.
Claim of Charles Beers for 50 rs license overpsid
allowed in full, ayes 3.
The local com. of LIST ward 10 whom was referred
the petition of Whitman and others, praying the
Council to order the improvement of Hamilton St.
between sth ST., and Lake Michigan, reported back
the with the Recommendation that the prayer
be denied
On motion the report of the com. was adopted
Com. on police report back the petition of John
Dillon without Recommendation.
Com. petition of Michael Dooing and others for
position of night watchnen in I'd .na 18th wards re
turn the same without recomn sndation.
Board next proceeded to ballot for Waterman for
I'd and 4th wards and first ballot Peter Hanson
was duly elected and salary fixed $500 per annum.
was reported back without recommendation.
The following Claims were presented and referred:
John Dillon $500 Committee Claims
villas Barnes Is IL Claims
W WerneEe ~ &" "
John Koebke Is 90 Bridges
Tie Committee on Claims report the following bills
which allowed follows:
John Strauch, allowed g, 90 disallowed 100
Jacob LEM, $3.50
Anderson, 2,T5
OHara, 200
II WestphaI 500
G W Fechtsr, 5O,o5
Villas Barnes, 1913
Peter Olsen, Allowed 500
Tg Kitty Smoke " 1890
Bill of n Gilbert for work and services amount
ing TO $3.50 was not allowed. The on motion to
allow the same was Ayes g. Hayes 4.
Ths Council then proceeded TO ballot for City Mar
shall. On the second formal ballot Fred Becker
having received majority of all the votes was
on motion declared the unanimous choice of the
council for said Office.
The board then proceeded to ballot for the office Of
Assessor. And the first formal ballot NJ Vollen-
dorf received majority of all the cast and
% motion declared duly elected to said position.
On the first formal ballot for the Office of City At
torney Geo. W. Woodin having received ell the votes
cost for said Office declared the appointee of the
board for the coming year
The council next proceeded to ballot for Harbor
Master who should also be keeper of the light the
end of the Harbor Peer. Joseph W Thombs having
received majority of the the frat bal
lot was declared the sppointee of this board.
On motion of A III Yallich e select Committee of
three consisting OF Aldermen Walich Smith and Boz
cher was appointed by the Mayor to examine into
the conditions of the ciRerns belonging tho City
On motion of Ira Smith council proceeded to
I'LL.
Wards and Geo. W. Gibson having received all the
votes cast declared the appontee said position
Council then proceeded to formal ballet for Sealer
Of Weights and Measures, and on second formal bal
lot August Berucr WAS unanino usy elected to said
position.
His Hon. the Mayor reported to the Board that no
with the Clerk had executed contract with Carus,
signed and delivered.
Geo. Cooper presented the following:
Resolved, That the Dredge and Harbor Committee
be instructed to have the Dredge and dump ecows
pat in proper condition for work early convent
ont, which was adopted.
tn A Walch offered the following resolution
which adopted.
Resolved. That tho price for printing be fixed at 80
per cent off the legal rates and that the City printers
be required TO publish the proceedings of the City
Council in their issues next following the meetings
OF the Board OF Aldermen.
On motion of A Richter the Council adjourned
for four weeks until May 10Th 1873.
sTUPECKY,
City Clerk.