The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1877-06-07
OUR CITY FATHERS.
What they did at their Meeting on
Monday Evening.

The Roard met pursuant to adjourn
ment, all members present except Messrs
Harris and Hanson.
A petition to abate nuisance on corner
of 9th and Marshall streets was referred.
Also petition for privilege of laying
hay scales on Park street.
Claims aggregating S150.C9 and
number of license bonds were referred
to appropriate committees.
Following accounts were allowed T.
6. Olmstead, recording, $50; John
Proell, same, S1.70; A. Wittenberg,
sberiff's services, SIS. %; P. Mulholland,
jail fees, 1925; P. J. Pierce, constable
fees, 1882 Geo. Hagen, services, 81. :;
accounts of W. W. Waldo, laid over.
Committee on police was instructed to
investigate the matter concerning the
missing docket of the Police Justice.
A report on the petition of F. Becker
and others, praying for the building of
another cistern in the first ward, was
laid over until next meeting.
License bonds wela approved and
license for sale of liquor was granted to
thirty three applicants.
Following claims were allowed under
suspension of the rules Geo. Hagen,
street work, $50. O8; Louis Karperan,
same, $1,000; II. Strauch, filing cis-
terms, ETC., 5000; G. FL. Schmidt, print
ing, 5000; G. Ertz, surveying, $40. so !;
John Meyer, street work, $500.
A report of the committee on ordinance
relating to the fire department, was re-
ferred to the committee on fire and
water.
A resolution instructing the street
commissioner of the first district to cause
sewer to be built, under the direction
of the committee on public improve
ments, to drain lots 4, 5, and 8, in block
212, introduced by Fl. Wits, was adopted.
The street commissioner of the second
district submitted report recommend
ing the construction of sidewalks on lots
3, 4, and 6, block 166, fronting on
Chicago street on the west side of blk
10Y on the north side of lots 8, 4 and
8, block 109; on the south and west
sides of lots and 8, block 155 Report
was referred to 4th ward committee.
report of the city surveyor was re-
ferred to the committee on public inn
provements.
The city surveyor was instructed to
make survey of the so-called 'sEueps'
Island for the purpose of getting cor
rect descriptions of property liable to
taxation.
The commissioners of the poor SUBJ
mitted the following as the amount
drawn for on the poor fund during May:
First ward, $65.OO; second ward, s52 /;
third ward, S62. 90 fourth ward, $4,000;
total for month, 245.00.
A resolution by Conway instructing
Hugh Morrison to hire man to clean
the north side park, paying him 81 90
per day while engaged, to be paid from
the I'd and 4th ward fund, was adopted.
A resolution by Wits was adopted in
structing the city attorney to collect for
Badger Engine Co., No. 3, the sum of
$12. so, dues for one quarter.
A resolution by Conway providing for
regular meetings of the Board on the
first and third Mondays of each month
was also adopted.
Resolution concerning the erection of
tower was referred to the committee
on fire and water.
Resolution to build protection at the
foot of 18th street was referred to COM
mittee on dredge and herhor,
The committe On bridges was on mo-
ton instructed to see to the repairing on
the bridges.
Board adjourned to Monday, June Is.