The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1879-06-12
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
MANTTowoc. June u. 1879.

| MANTTowoC, June II, 1879.
Board met pursuant to adjournment,
all members present except Mr.. Richter.
Petition of c. Luling and others, to
abate nuisance, was referred to 4th ward
local committee. Petition of Jno. Stock
niger to enforce ordinance, was referred
to committee on ordinances.
Communication of A. Whitman was
| read and referred to committee on assess
ment and finance.
A number OF claims were received and
| referred.
Following claims were reported back
with recommendation to allow in full.
Engine Co. No. /, filling cisterns $1,000
| r. klingholz, hauling steamer $50
Rules were suspended and following
| claims allowed in full:
| I. Windiate. work ON north side park $4,000
A. Garrett, gravel for Thompson creek 2.40
E. Borchert, work on q" zoo
Geo. Hagen, streets 80
$50
p. Oward, removing nuisance 80
Report OF com. in relation to cemetery
grounds was read and ordered filed A
resolution providing for the building of
board fence half way around the city
cemetery whenever owners of land adj
joining are willing to build other half,
was adopted.
The clerk was instructed to advertise
for proposals to work Gustav street.
By resolution, the barn of H. Drewsen
was designatedas one of the publicpounds
of the city, and III. Drewsen appointed
one of the pound keepers.
Mayor Schuette presented the follow
ing
VETO MESSAGE:
To the honorable board Of aldermen Of
tie city Of na1ajtovoc::
| herewith return resolution No. .,
designating the official papers, adopted
at your last regular meeting, acithoW my
approval.
The Charter provides, the board of
aldermen shall at their first meeting or
as soon thereafter rs may be, designate
one or more newspapers of this city to
do the city printing and shall have power
to establish by ordinance, resolution or
otherwise, the rates for printing as to
them may seem just, etc.
At the first meeting q resolution was
offered, designating the Manitowoc PILoT
and the Nord Weston as the official pa
pers of the city for the ensuing year,
which resolution was by motion laid over
to the next meeting.
At the second meeting when this reso-
luton came up in its regular order, it
was again laid over to the next meeting.
The Manitowoc PILOT on May 5, 1879,
presented to the council proposition to
do all the city printing for one year at
$50; this proposal was also laid over to
the next meeting, for the expressed reason
that other papers might still offer to do
it for less; the same time the committee
on printing were instructed to receive
proposals for printing and report at the
next meeting.
AT the council meeting on May 10th,
1879, when the consideration of the
printing proposals were in order, only
one proposal, being from the Manitowoc
PILOT, was in possession of the board, in
which said paper proposed to reduce
their former bid to $50, seemingly for
fear of being underbid, as their former
bid at $50 was made public, this proposal
was laid on the table and resolution No
2 amended SO as to designate the Tribune
and Nord Weston as the official papers
for the year.
Under this resolution the printing
would cost the city nearly $3.50 for one
year. On the other hard, by first repeal
ing the printing ordinances, then enter
ing into contract with the English pub
fishing paper at SIS, also the same with
the German, which would be a total of
$50, clean saving of about 5000 could
be effected to the city in one year.
l respect the general rule, that of the
majority extending their preference to
their party paper, but not when this
is done by greatly increasing the burden
of the taxpayers, as it would in this case.
The city council represents all of our
citizens, irrespective of party, and should
protect and guard the interests of the
minority as Wellas those of the majority.
In making this indirect appropriation
for the benefit Of party paper, / fear
that the trust placed in and the duties
imposed upon this board, would not have
been faithfully performed.
Competition is the life of trade, and as
we'll in printing; we all have to meet and
submit to it, though improbable it may
be at times; we all take the advantages
offered through it as individuals, and
do not see why we should not do the
same as a corporation, when voluntarily
offered, as 1t has been in this instance,
and do not see why we should pay for
certain work $3.50, when we can get
precisely the same performed at $50.
Respectfully submitted,
JOHN SoHUErTE, Mayor.
Dated, May ODD, 1879.
The motion of alderman White to
adopt the resolution declaring the Trib-
une and Nord Weston the official papers,