The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1875-01-28

T. Harris S4722 CLAIMS
E. Mahnke 800 &C +" Sanity
F. Hills S14O0 {" &C g
A. F. Dumke $500 6. bridges
g s20.28 +" D&H.
The following claims were reported
back with recommendation that they be
allowed as follows:
John Franz $3.50 Recording Deeds for
City.
P. J. Pierce $3.50 Police Services.
A. Reuter- 5000 Cleaning Police JUS
tice Office.
P. S. Tillson $3.50 Hauling Steamer.
J. ". Barnes $3.50 Sund. for Steamer.
II. Auman 1918, Allowed 1915, dis
allowed $500, Reps on Engine.
A. Bleser $743 Oil, etc. for bridge
Allowed as reported, ayes II, nays O..
Claim of F. W. Borcherdt, $4,000,
for assisting City Treasurer in collecting
taxes, was on motion allowed in full.
Ayes 10, nays CWedelstedt.)
Com. On Assessment and Finance
make the following report on petition of
G. Whit, for Illegal taxes on lot No. 2.
block 1877:
Your Com. report to grant the wish
in petition and refund the amount of
taxes collected for Improvement on the
said lot for 1872 and 1873, there being
no Improvement on said lot. Report
adopted, ayes II, nays 0.
Aid Wits submitted the following:
Resolyed, That the Clerk is hereby
instructed to issue an order to the
amount of $17 IS to Homer Hill, City
Marshal, to pay the judgment rendered
against him in suit Of replevin. Adopt
ed, ayes IL, nays 0.
Report of Chas. Reuter-, Police JUS
tice. for quarter ending Jan. II, 1875.
was on motion accepted and placed on
file.
Report of Chief Engineer for quarter
ending Jan. II, 1875, was on motion &C
| cepted and placed on file.
Report Of Aug. Dueno for month of
Dec. 1874, was accepted and placed on
| file.
Petition of Iillson & Reinken referred
to City Attorney for his report.
Report of Chief Engineer on election
of officers Of Fire Department, was re-
| ferred to CON- Oh F&W.
Report of Bucket Co. of election of
officers, WAS referred to com. on F&W.
Com. on D&H make the following re-
port on report of city attorney in mat
ter of claims, for work done by dredge.
We recommend that the city attorney
be authorized to make the reductions
claimed, and settle with the parties.
On motion the report was adopted.
Com. on F&W recommend to adopt
the report of Chief Engineer, on election
Of officers Of fire department, and that
they be confirmed by this board.
Report adopted, ayes II. nays 0.
On motion the election of officers of
Bucket Company was confirmed. Ayes
IL, nays 0.
Aid. Wits submitted the following:
Resozvsd, That the city clerk is here
| by instructed to issue an order in favor
Of Chas. A. Reuter- to the amount due
him as per his report. Adopted, ayes
IL, nays 0.
Aid. Langworthy submitted the fol
lowing:
WHEREAS the steel amalgam bel
ordered for the fire department proves
TO be a failure, and
WHEREAS a metal bell viii cost but a
trihing sum more compared with its
utility, therefore be it
Reso7ved, That the committee on FIRE
and water are hereby authorized to pur
chase a thousand pound bell metal fire
alarm bell. Adopted, ayes IL, nays O
Aid. Bean submitted the following:
Resolved, That the Chief Engineer O.
the fire department be requested to con
fer with manufacturers of steam fire
engines and ascertain prices, ETC., an(
report TO this board as soon as possible
Adopted.
On motion rules were suspended ant
the following claims allowed in full:
J. Boecher $1,000 Filling Cistern.
f. Hill S14OO Watching with sicl
Family.
T. Mahnke 500 Watching with sicl
Family.
Allowed as reported, ayes II, nays 0
On motion Council adjourned for tw,
weeks, to Fab. 1, 1875, z M.
F. ". BoRCHERDT,
City Clerk.