The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1875-11-18
OFFICIAL.
Proceedings Of the Board Of Aldermen,

/ 1dANIIONOC, W lS, nov. IO, lc4 y.
Council met pursuant to adjournment.
Present, Mayor A. D. Jones, Aldermen
! Bieser. Gelbke, Harris, Book, Johnston,
Torrison, Schmidt, Wits, Knickrelm and
! Frochasl1a.
The City Clerk being absent, G. E.
Estabrook was elected Clerk pro TEN.
On motion the reading of the minutes
of the last meeting vas dispensed with.
On motion of Alderman Harris, the
Council proceeded to the election OF an
Alderman for the second ward to fill the
vacancy occasioned by the resignation
Of Alderman Raymond. On the first
ballot Mr.. J. y. @. Langworthy, having
received every vote, was declared elect
! ed.
The following claims were presented
John Leykom, p 80 to com. on SAM
taIy; G. A. Reuter-, Sl6S, to com. on
police; Fliegler, Whale & Co. &14.68, to
com. on dredge and harbor; A Reuter-
$500, to com. on police; b. Ebberts,
| $500, to com. on fire and water; J.
Leykom, $20.22, to com. on sanitary;
B. Ebberts, $t.31, to CON- on fire and
water; Dr.. f. Simon, $29.G0, to com. on
sanitary; j. Leykom, 50. so, to com. on
sanitary; Manitowoc Journal, $50. 81, to
com. on printing; G. Gri:zmacher, IS. 20
to com. on streets; ". 81. Glover. $1.25
to com. on election; T. w Borcherdt,
| x12.00, to com. on election; VIM. Bach,
! $3.00, to com, on election; 2. Johnston,
| $1,000, to com. on election.
The com. on assessment and finance
make the following report on the claim
of Mrs. B. Nuts:
Your committee, TO whom was referred
the claim of Mrs. B. Nuts to have re-
funded the amount OF tax receipts No.
81, $13.71, FOR taxes OF 1872, on lot 10,
block 2S9, for the reason that said re-
| ceipt should have been for lot 10 in
block 2S7, your committee report not to
allow said claim for the reason that we
do not consider that she has any valid
claim against the city.
P. JOHNSTON, Com
j. KNICKREHM,
The report was adopted; ayes 7, nays
8 (Bleser, Schmidt and Vits.)
The following claims were reported
back with recommendation that they be
allowed as follows:
E. Wagner, $3.50. stores for engine
house. etc. Fl. Weatphal, $1.50, repairs
Oh hook and ladder; 4. Genricll, $3.50,
wood for steamer; Iillson & KlinghoIz,
$500 burying pauper; ?. Sehrihardt,
$1,000, services as street com'r; r.
.McGavin, $500, painting bridge-ten-
der's house; John Myer, 1913. 20, repairs
on 9th street bridge; John Myer,
| $146.79, repairs on 8th street bridge;
Jas. Richards, $500, use of anchor for
dredge; allowed $500, disallowed $500.
n. Ross, s13 90 repairs on streets in I'd
ward; T. Pants, s43.27, repairs on
streets in Sd ward; Chas. Pautz, $40. 10,
repairing streets III 81 ward.
Allowed as above; ayes 10, nays G.
The report of P. Schrihardt, Street
Commissioner, was On motion referred
back for correction.
The committee Oh ordinances submit
ted the following ordinance, which was
adopted ayes 10, nays @.
AN ORDINANCE to license and regulate auc-
lions and auctioncers in the city of Mani
tOwoc.
Re it ordained by the Mayor and Board of
Aldermen
| SECrIOS !. 1t shall be unlawful for any per-
| son to sell ut public auction within the limits
! of the city OF manitOw0c any goods wares or
| merchandise, without having first obtained Il
license for such purpoe from the Mayor of
| said city.
SEC. .. All licenses hereafter applied for by
| any person for the sale at public aution within
/ the limits of said city of any goods, wares or
| merchandise, shall be granted by the Mayor OF
! said city on the payment by said applicant to
| the City Treasurer OF the sum of fifty dollars
| per annun bat in no case shall license be
! granted by the Mayor Of said city until the said
| sum of fifty dollars for the term for which said
license may pe granted is first paid to the said
| Treasurer, and his receipt for the same is fled
| with the clerk OF said city, an,! certificate
from the said clerk that such receipt has been
| 50 Tiled is presented by such applicant to the
/ Mayer; and provided that such license shall in
all cases specify the length of time for which
/ it is granted.
| SEC. 3. ANY person wfio shall sell or expose
! for sale any goods, wares or merchandise at
l. public a. ction within the limits of said city
without having first obtained license therefor
as required by section two (2) of this ordinance,
! shall, on conviction thereof, be adjudged to pay
q fine of not less than five dollars and not more
/ than twenty-five dollars for each and every
offence, together with the costs OF prosecution;
and in default of the payment of said fine and
costs, shall be imprisoned in the county jail of
Manitowoc county not less tina n tive nor more
| than twenty days.
| SEC. f.. Any person licensed under the pro-
visions Of this ordinance shall, before said Ii
canSe is granted, execute and file with the clerk
of said city a bond to said city in the penal sum
| of $500, with two SITetieS who shall severally
| Justify as to their legal responsibility for the
/ said sum OF $500. Said bond shall be condition
| Ell that the said person 50 ;enSed Will make
| and file with the City Clerk monthly reports,
verified by his affidavit, showing the amount
| CT ali OF his auction sales during the month
/ I ext preceding the date of such report. Con-
| d.tioned further, that said auctioneer viii pay
| to the Treasurer of said city further license
| fee of TWO per cent upon the whole amount of
! the sale as shown by edci. OF said reports. Said
| per ccntage npon sales shall be paid to the
Treasurer of said city. and his receipt therefor
| shall be filed with the City Clerk within five
DAVIS after the fling of each Of said reports Any
| person violating the provisions of this section,
on conviction thereof shall be fined in any
sum not less than twenty dollars nor more
| than fifty dollars, and III default OF the payment
of saidiine may be Imprisoned in the jail Of
Mauitowoc County not less than five days nor
/ more than twenty days.
/ SEC. 5. All ordinances and parts of ordinan-
ces conflicting with the provisions of this ordi-
nance are hereby repealed.
| SEC. g. This ordinance shall take effect and
be III force from and after its passage and pub
hcation.
Adopted November Is, 1875.
| A. D. JON ES, Mayor.
| Attest F. ". BoRoHERDT, City Clerk
An ordinance in relation to fire limits
was on motion laid over to next meeting.
The following was introduced and on
motion adopted by ayes 8; nays 1, (Mr.
Gelbke ,
WHEREAS, John D. Gerpheida has
presented to this Board petition in
writing. signed by twenty and more res