The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1885-12-24

Last spring this board adopted the report of
the committee on roads and bridges, In which
report IT was recommended that If bridge should
De built ii ought to be good substantial one and
such bridge would cost from $500 to s, oO dol
lars This report was also satisfactory to the
town of Manitowoc Rapids and plans and specifi-
cations were ordered by the town accordingly.
But, gentlemen. if it should be the case now
that this board has changed its opinion in regard
to the matter and if you should now decide to
have a cheap wooden bridge, Will state to you.
that the town of Manitowoc Rapids will agree
withstanding that such cheap bridge would
hardly be IN the interest either for the town nor
/ understand it, to designate and set forth what
kind of a bridge the town wants, but IL shall be
left entirely with you to stipulste what kind of
bridge 1t shall be.
ALI that the town of Rapids wants is: to have
that bridge without delay and trouble. and for
the very good reason, that the travel on of
most important roads Zone of the oldest Ii the
county, ought not to be stopped for any longer
time, than what is necessarily needed for the con-
The position l hold As chairman of the town of
Manltowoc Rapids Is not a very pleasant one. L
feel very sorry indeed to find so much opposition
against my town and particularly as the law and
all reasonableness are our side to have that
bridge built at once. hate difficulties with the
county and particularly if such difficulties should
lead to law suits. 1t would hurt my feelings very
much, if this board would adjourn, without hav-
ing settled this bridge matter satisfactory and l
then had to go to a lawyer and tell him: our town
Is rather compelled to sue the county.
General Grant said: Let US have piece" and so
do say too.
Dated, Nov 24th, 1885,
RICHARD KLINGHoLz
Chairman of the town of Manitowoc Rapios.
Mr.. Kingholz also offered com
munication signed by Messrs. King
holz, Sheldon and Schmidt, supervis-
ors of Manitowoc Rapids, and Mr..
Wits moved that the communication or
petition be read.
Motion was lost on called vote,
Ayes voting Messrs Amunds, Lueps,
Greve, Johnston, Wits, Boecher, King
holz, Carey, Zorn, Niquette, Gagnon
and Breunig-12. Nay voting, Messrs.
Kestly, Gauger, Rauch, Cahill, Fischer,
McCarty, Hacker, Nolan, Wagner,
Schmitz, Cooney, johnson, Goedjen-
Ii.
Mr.. Greve moved to adjourn till 3
o'clock 2. NJ, tomorrow Motion lost,
ayes 2, Greve and Klingholz; nays %,
all other members voting nay.
Mr.. Johnston moved that the reso-
luton No. 10 be now taken up. So
ordered by unanimous consent. The
resolution was again read and on mo-
ton of Mr.. Johnston adopted, ayes 10,
nays 5. Ayes voting, Amunds, Kestly,
Gauger, Rauch, Hacker, Lueps, Greve,
Johnston, Boecher, Klingholz, Nolan,
Carey, Wagner, Zorn, johnson, Coed
jen, Niquette, Breunig-19. Nay,
Cahill, Fischer, McCarty, Schmitz,
Cooney-5; Wits absent
Mr. Amunds presented resolution
No. IL:
Whereas, in the opinion of the majority OF the
members of the board a substantial wooden
bridge with stone abutments can be built across
| the Manitowoc River east of the village of Man
itowOc Rapids; and
| Whereas the town of Manitowoc Rapids has
applied for aid towards the building of such
BRIDGE be it
| be and Is hereby levied against all the taxable
property of this county, exempting the cities OF
| Alanitowoc and Two Rivers. toward aiding the
town of Rapids in the construction of said bridge
| provided that the town of Manitowoc Rapids
| shall accept said amount in full for half pay
ment from the country towns towards the build
ing of such bridge.
On motion referred to committee
on roads and bridges, ayes IA, nays 10
Wits absent. Ayes, Kestly, Gauger
Rauch, Cahill, Fischer, McCarty, No
Ian, Wagner, Schmitz, Cooney; John
son, Goedjen, Niquette, Gagnon,-14
Nays, Amunds;; Hacker, Lueps, Greve
| Johnston, Boecher, Klingholz, Carey
Zorn, Breunig-l0.
Mr.. Johnston from committee Oh
accounts for insane, submitted the fol
lowing report:
Hon. County Board, Manitowoc County--Gen
uemen Your committee have carefully examin
ed all the accounts and claims before them anC
recommend that they be allowed and paid as re-