The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1879-03-27
PERSONAL.

Boyer Amunds of Cato dropped in on
us Thursday.
Miss Eta Shove OF Appleton is visiting
friends in this city.
". H. Egan of Centeryille made us a
pleasant call last Thursday.
Rev. Mr.. Averill attended the funeral
OF DIR. DeKoven at Racine last week.
Rev. Mr.. Showers has been visiting
the city OF Washington the last week.
Judge Stransky Of Kewaunee and Mr..
". II. Seymour of Ahnapee were in the
city last week.
Miss Carrie Pierpont of Stoughton is
spending her spring vacation with her
parents at Two Rivers.
J. E. Plat, Jr. spent few days OF last
week in our city. Mr.. Platt has num-
Der OF warm friends in this city.
Jos. Villas Jr. made his many friends
in this city visit this week. Mr.. Villas
now superintends his fathers business at
Shawnee, Ohio.
Hon. Jos. Villas arrived in Manitowoc
Saturday night. 4ir. Villas has been
seriously i'll for some time, but we are
glad to state that he is rapidly regaining
his health.
4 man named G. T. Hyden, was at
work III this city last Friday unloading
hay. After getting through with his
work he vert toward the house to get a
drink of water and dropped dead on the
road. He was troubled with heart di-
sease. Deceased was 60 years of age at
the time Of his death.
THE holders of the city bonds, given
in aid Of the railroad. refuse to sell them
| at much less than the face, now that the
city has made provision for their pur-
chase. II there was prospect OF repud-
iation, the bonds could be purchased at a
pretty low figure. The bonds were in
the market at so cts. until lately.
Mr.. A. WHITMAN will probably be
the democratic nominee for city treasur-
er this spring. Mr.. Whitman has held
the position for two years and discharged
its duties to the satisfaction of everyone.
He has been very diligent in the collec-
ton OF taxes and has reduced the amount
of taxes usually returned unpaid by the
city. He deserves a reelection.
THE members of the city council whose
term of Office are now drawing to close
have deserved well OF the people for their
economic administration of affairs. Dur
ing the year they have been watchful OF
the interests of the city and diljgent IN
reducing expenses. In city so heavily
taxed as Manitowoc, economy should be
| the first principle in the guidance of the
city council The individual members
may become unpopular with certain
class, by their efforts to Keep expenses
within reasonable bounds, but large
majority of the people will applaud their
course.
In the caucuses to be held this week
care should be taken to select men who
with full appreciation of the needs of
the city, will countenance no extrava-
gance. Good, iudicious men should be
selected and if those put into nomination
are lacking in those qualities needed to
conduct the affairs of the city in G bust
ness like and proper way, their defeat
is that kind of a calamity to the party
putting them in nomination, in which the
people may we'll rejoice, The many
little expenses incidental to city govern
ment, in the aggregate, make large
amount, and the ratio of taxes paid by
the resident of the city of Manitowoc to
the taxes paid by residents of other parts
of the county is large indeed and greatly
in excess of the advantages of living
under city government. 1t is local
expenses rather than an unjust proper
ton Of the taxes levied upon the county,
which swell the taxes of the property
holder of the city into dimensions be-
yond his ability. Hence the necessity
of selecting men who Will give the same
attention to the business Of the city that
they will to their own private affairs.
The practice OF economy in local affairs
is surer way Of reducing the burdens Of
heavy taxation which now Cypress the
city than any effort to reduce the valua-
tion of the city at the regular session of
the county board.