The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-08-15

! CcpllIS slu. NULL. hIuuttS VI iitoi
meeting read and approved.
A number of claims were referred to
appropriate committees. The following
claims were reported back and allowed
in full:
Geo. Pankratz Co. lumber, Sle.s1
| A. Piening, stationery, 1905
E. Wagner sundries, H2i
| I. Grum and Others, testing hose, 40
| L. Seeger filing cisternS 1000
Hook and Ladder Co. repairing, 450
+ Pautz. hauling engine, loo
| II Westphal, watching fire, l50
| Manitowoc Pilot, printing, 40
NJ. Riplinger, services as police. 200
VIM. Herzog. $50, hauling engine, l50o
| K. KIingholz s., 2J0
The com. ON fire and water reported
back the communication of Carl Greve
and recommended that the officers named
IN said communication, viz:
PreSident-Fred Seeger,
TreaSuer-Jno. Schreihardt,
4Secretary-Carl Greve,
who were elected as such officers By the
fire department on the 17th day of May,
1873, be and the same are hereby con-
| tirmed by this Board and are hereby de-
| clared duly elected and authorized to or
ganize as body corporate under the
laws and ordinances of the city charter.
by aid. Martins:
Whereas, Money is in the treasury be-
longing to the fire department from the
insurance companies, therefore
ResOlued, That the mayor and clerk
are hereby authorized to issue an order
to the treasurer of the fire department
for the same.
Adopted; ayes 10, yes l.,
Proposals were opt ned TO, the i'm
proyement of Madison street between 9th
and 10th streets; also fer the improve
ment of Washington street between 18th
and 18th, and Carl Pautz being the low
est bidder it was
| ResOlUed, That the mayor and clerk
be authorized to enter into contract with
Carl Pautz for grading and otherwise i'm
proving Washington and Madison streets
| according to the terms of his proposals.
| Adopted unanimously.
| Report of Ii. Morrison, street commits
sioner for the second district, was rece;v-
ed and the following resolution submit
ted and adopted:
ResOlUed, That the mayor and clerk
be and are hereby ordered to issue script
to Geo. Gibson for the grading of Chica-
go street according to his contract.
Report of Geo. Hagen in relation to
Madison street, between 10th and 18th,
was received and placed on file
| Board adjourned for four weeks to
meet on Monday, Sept. 9th, at u P. NJ.
A. d. JONES, Clerk.
A NUMBER of people from the torrid
South picnicked on Friday afternoon
among Goods first Temples" north of
the city limits. Nature must have spoken
to them in various language" as dis
cordant melody hoated from the bus, in
which they returned. "Way down upon
the Suanee, Tramp, tramp, the boys
are, Zone sweetly solemn thought, "
LEFT blooming alone" are snatches of a
few of the many songs which made the
| bus miniature pandemonium, as it
''rattled DER the stony street." The city
marshal has been on the qtsi ViUe ever
since. He swears by the attenuated
neither limbs of Carl. Schurtz that he
will maintain order in the city, even
though he should be forced to use the
lath, his insignia of office, on the hilar-
ious constituents of the far famed Cock
erell.
Mr.. GEORGE l.. NORTH of Green Bay,
who is well known in Manitowoc to
lovers of vocal music, has concluded to
give instruction in vocal music to a class
in this city. His terms are one dollar
for ten lessons. On Monday evening at
Z o'clock he will give free concert IN
the parlors of the Presbyterian church.
When the class will have attained suffici
ent proficiency Mr.. North assisted by
the class, will give a concert for the bene.
fit of the Jones Library Association.
The Old Plug Club lay dormant dur.
ing the heated period, only to come Out
with greater brilliancy when the weather
would permit of physical activity, JOIN
Read was duly initiated, yesterday, into
the mysteries of lodging balls and seek
ing shady spots when the game grows
hot. ''Pretty warm work, was his cen
tentious comment on the game after TIVE
hours steady labor in eluding the hop
skip, and jump of the live ball, JUL
Nelson umpired the game with an UNI
brella.
LAST night the hard ware store O
Albert Becker was discovered to be OF
fire. The fire originated from the char
coal furnace used in the manufacture o
tin ware. The fire was quickly subdue(
without much damage to the stock Oh
building, which is covered by insur
ance. Steamer No. 1, poured the frs
/ stream of water on the building, thougl
| the building was much nearer the engin
house of steamer No. 2.
HAVING just received large quantit
of new salt by propeller Roanoke direc
from the salt works, we are now enable
to offer the best fine salt at 81 per barre
the lowest price salt ever was sold 6
here. We can supply dealers at lowe
figures than they would pay in procurin
salt south. J. SCHUETTE & Bros.
. A STAGE driver while on his dali
{ rounds between KieI and Howard
/ Grove scared his team by opening a
n umbrella. He had his leg broken b