The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1886-04-29
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
MONDAY, April Is, 1885

MONDAY, April g. 1856.
Board met, all aldermen present except Dam
Ter and Dumke, the mayor presiding. Minutes
of previous meeting read an approved.
Petition of j. PANTHER to have sidewalk built
on east side of 14th street between Washington
and Marshall streets, prese nted and referred to
Third ward committee.
Bond of Henry Thompson, constable presented
and referred to committee On police.
Claims Nos. q to o presented and referred.
By Alderman Torrison:
Resolved, that the committee on sanitary, to-
gether with the two city physicians. are hereby
appointed as the Board of Health of this city.
Applications of following persons for license
to sell intoxicating liquors to be drank on the
premises were granted and their bonds approved:
Aug. Grosstueck, Frank Sixta (South Side)
Frank Steiner Frank Grunn, adam fischer, John
Bolen, John Sobiech, Frank Died., Christian
Peterson, John Svacina.
The mayor informed the board that he had in
terviewed the officials of the ", l.. s. & W. Ry.
Co., who had promised that In case vessels were
enabled to reach the railroad docks in this city
the company's coal would be brought to this port
and shipped by rail to western points; that he had
also visited persons at Amigo, Oshkosh and other
places, engaged in shipping large quantities of
lumber, who very favorably considered the ad-
visibility of making eastern lumber shipments
by the lakes via Manitowoc, dependent the
same conditions; also that the present deplorable
condition of our river, as rlve of refuge, GER
tainly warranted some dredging being done; that
in case the work is done and this freight dis
charged it would give employment to many men
and would tend to induce other shipments of
heavy merchandise being made by way of Mani
towoc; that the natural advantages of Manitowoc
certainly warrant 1T to become point of ship
ment for all coal, salt, cement, etc., for the
tire western territory that in view of these facts
and IN further view of the fact that Manitowoc
cannot afford to lose single opportunity for bet
terlng its condition, or any opportunity tending
to promote the welfare of the city and commu-
nifty, he urgently requested immediate considera-
ton of this matter and recommended that a chan
mel of sufficient depth be dredged from the mouth
of the river TO the railroad docks and that the
lots abuttng the river from Fliegler's mill to
said docks be built up to the established dock
hIes.
by Alderman Roemer
Resolved, that the committee on harbor are
hereby authorized and instructed to hire CON-
petent person to sound the river from its mouth
to the railroad dock and also to estimate the cost
Of dredging channel for such distance of an
average depth of IA feet at low water.
| Unanimously adopted.
The city attorney filed an opinion on the petit
ton of +. Kostomlatsky to the effect that the city
could not refund the money as prayed for.
| The petition was laid on the table.
| Following claims were allowed under suspen.
| sion of the rules:
P. Schreihardt street commissioner, $500. $36 rs
Anton Lii, street commissioner, ......... II q
| F. Pautz, gravel, OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 60
| f. Pautz, gra vel, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS "a IL
| Adjourned to Monday, May 8.
EMIL BAENsCH, City Clerk.