The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1880-05-27
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
Nav Oath 1890

board met, ali present except alderman
Rerss.
Petition of J. Symes and others to
abate nuisance, was referred to LIST ward
local committee.
Communication of G. II. Schmidt, ac-
cepting appointment as official paper,
read and placed on file.
Communication of chief engineer of
fire department referred to committee on
fire and water.
Claims were presented and referred:
For street work to committee on streets,
G. Dusold, s34 so; W. Hermann, 800;
c. Ludwig, sS13; c. Ludwig, S1ss; ].
Gerge. sl31, work on bridge, to CON-
mittee on streets; A. Vogt, $3.50, chairs
for city offices, committee on claims; r.
Rathsack, S2.25, work on north side
park, committee of End ward. The fol-
lowing for work for fire department to
committee on fire and water: r. King
holz, $500; V. Goetzler, S1C.75; L. C.
Buerstatte, S4.53; T. Windiate, $40; C.
Pautz, 81. so. Schmidt & Wittenberg,
S11.S0, lumber for bridge, committee on
bridges.
The following claims were reported
back and allowed as follows: For haul
ing fire apparatus, Klingholz, $3.50; w.
Herman, $3.50; F. Pautz, sl2; L. Plan
tecoe, S1437, saving wood for fire de-
partment; Willott & Sons, SIS, axes for
fire department; Steamer No. 9, $1,000,
filling cisterns; Hanson & Scove, S35.0S,
lumber for bridge; F. Becker, work for
fire department, allowed at $500; G.
Greve, work for fire department, $3.50.
The following resolutions were adopt
ed.
By Alderman Wittenberg:
Whereas, A majority of the resident
owners of property on 14th street, on
west side thereof, between Franklin and
Washington, have petitioned this board
to order sidewalk, and it appearing
proper that said work should be done,
Therefore, Be it resolved that a side
walk be and the same is hereby ordered
built of pine plank according to the pro
visions of the ordinances of the city,
along the west side of 14th street as above
described, said walk to be built within 10
days.
By Alderman White, reciting the pro-
position of the Philadelphia No. Co., to
number buildings without expense to the
city
Resolved, That the stores and houses
within the city limits be regularly num-
bered upon the Philadelphia plan, by and
with the consent OF ownerE. The Phila-
delphia Numbering Co. are authorized to
make survey, and locate numbers, the
starting points to be the lake and the
river. Number of feet frontage to con-
stitute number, Is feet. Even num-
bers to be placed on north and west and
odd numbers on south and east side of
streets.
By Alderman Kappes: Instructing
the sexton of Evergreen Cemetry to re-
pair platform and pump in the grounds.
BY Alderman White: Directing COM
mittee on bridges to make inquiry re-
specting the plapking OF Eighth street
bridge with oak or elm lumber and to as
certain whether the lumber can be pur-
chased now, so as to be dry when needed.
BY Alderman Richter: Extending
permission to VIM. Rahr to drain the
waste water from his brewery, provided
the streets be placed in as good condition
as before the drain was put in.
By Alderman Johnston: Authorizing
the city treasurer to have cancelled taxes
against city lots l and 2, block 159, for
the sale of 1S70-2-34, as the same be-
longed to the Jones Library Association
at the time the taxes were assessed. Also
that the taxes of 1869 against lots / and 2,
block 159, and the west 30 feet of lot s,
block 164, be refunded to said Associa-
ton.
By Aldermen Richter and Guttmann:
Authorizing the grading of Seventh
street from Quay to Hancock to the es-
tablished grade. Six inches of clay to
be placed under six inches of gravel.
Clay and gravel to be put on over whole
street outside the curb planks.
Petition of Haukohl & Son for sewer
on Seventh street, from Jay to river,
granted.
On motion of Richter the mayor and
clerk were authorized to deed and sell to
II. Stole or acres of land from the
cemetry grounds as described in his pc
tition, at the rate of S75 per acre.
The following petitions were granted;
II. Martens to repair dock and fill lot /,
block 270; j. Symes and others to abate
nuisance; q. Esslinger aud others to i'm
prove 7th street.
Bids were opened to improve Chicago
street between 7th and 9Th, and a resolu
ton submitted by White, awarding the
contract to G. Pautz, he being the low
est bidder.
The bonds of the following liquor
dealers were approved. P. w. Wiebolt,
J. L. Miller G. Haverland, J. Hoyer, T.
Steiner, F. Zeman, J. Daley.
A motion to place 800 street signs on
street corners was lest, and motion to
reconsider was also lost.
The ordinance relating to the grade of
Washington street was laid over till next
meeting, to give the city attorney and
clerk further time to examine records re-
lating thereto.
Under suspension of the rules the fol-
lowing claims were allowed: F. c. Buer-
static, 1873; Y. Goetzler, S10.75; Thos.
Windiate, S20.50; G. Pautz, 50. 50; Rich.