The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1874-01-02


The following claims were reported
back with recommendation that they be
allowed as follows:
j A Simpson $685. 90 Surveying
6 " Gibson 5000 Serv. Street CIR.
G Gritznacher 4.12 Labor on Street
Anton Nogt 5.25 repairs on bridge
Committee on bridges make the fol-
lowing report on Claims of Schooner
Hannah Etty 971.00 and Schooner In
dustEy 4SSj}3. 90 tJr damages.
Your Committee to whom the accouuts
OF damages to the Schr. Hannah Etty
ana Schr. Industry were referee, beg
respectfully to state that in their Judge
ment the accounts are unjust and frau
d1lent for the following reasons. The
parties, being residents of the city,
knew who were the official officers of
said city, namely the Mayor, the Mar
shall, the Harbor Master and. also the
Bridge Committee to any Of such said
parties could have applied, aud provided
they did apply at all earlier and reason
able hour after the arrival of their yes
soils, they could have avoided all dam
ages set forth IN their complaints. There
fore your Committee report to disallow
said bills.
On motion report of Committee was
adopted. Ayes Z, hayes l (KnIdson.)
The resignation of } $ Anderson rs po-
lice Justice was presented and on mo-
ton accepted.
On motion of Alderman Cooper, the
rules were suspended and the following
claims allowed
f Kaubasky $685. Help on bridge,
& Paulus 200 Election service,
F Cscus 10000 Office rent,
Allowed as reported, ayes 10, hayes 0.
Com. on Assessment and Finance
make the following report of Petition of
C frost and G Christensen
Your Com. on Assessment Il Finance
having had under consideration the pc
ton OF c Christianson ana G frost, find
that the statement of the petitioners,
showing that the Street tax assessed to
them on the middle / Of Lots Is and IS
in Block ga and on West of Lots 16
and II in Block 245 both fronting Wash
ington st. for the Improvement of 14th
/ st. is correct and that according to our
| charter the said Street tax is illegal.
| The City Treasurer being responsible
| for the amount charged him for the tax
| roll, must collect the said tax, but to do
the said petitioners Justice, we respect
| fully recommend that the order to each
| of them be issued TO the amount of said
| Street tax for the purpose of refunding
| said taxes.
On motion report was adopted, ayes
| IL, hayes O.
| On motion of Alderman WalIich the
same Committee was instructed to as
! certain the law on same and only said
| assessment was made III the manner it
| was.
| The fourth ward local committee re-
| port. that they have had the child in
| Ericlson's family examined and fnd him
| TO be an Idiot.
Petition of John Schuette aud others
! TO raise 9Th Street Bridge was laid on the
table. Ayes Nays 5, (Boecher, Null
| lolland, Rosso, kostomlatsky, Schroeder, J
Special Committee appointed to pro-
cure plans and specifications for 9Th ST.,
bridge make the following report
NANITowoC WIS, Dec %, 1873.
Your com. on the question to build a
new bridge on Eighth street, to replace
the old one would respectfully report as
| follows That we have procured plans
and specifications from L. Sorleriu c.
E. which we herewith submit for your
consideration We have also made YER
bal agreement with him, that should said
| plans be adopted and the bridge built
according TO said plans and specifications
| he shall have three hundred dollars TO
making said plan provided other partie
build the bridge-and that if he or the
company which he represents are the
builders, then he makes no charge fo1
the plans. Your committee also submit
plan and..s publications from Mr.. Kerline
with ocmation that said plan was
han us this evening, we have moi
had mo t. examine and report thereon