The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1895-05-09
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
MONDAY, May 6, 1905.

10th, referred TO committee on public i'm
provement Petition of F. ". Meyer and
six others for building sidewalks on both
sides of nth between Madison and Column
bus, was referred TO Third ward committee.
Petition OF Louis Weber and fourteen other
owners Of meat markets requesting passage
OF an ordinance to license non resident deal
ers in meat, referred to committee on License
and Police Petition of F. A Mueller and
four Others for constructing sewers along
Sixth street between Park and Chicago, re
fe-red TO committee on public improvement
Communication Of Ze;schold for rcfundine
taxes on property partially destroyed by fire,
referred TO committee on assessment and II
nance. Petition of w. Click and Ado.ph
Click for constructing sidewalk along Chi
cago between 18th and Sth, front Of block 80
referred to committee on 4th ward. Petit
ton of f. Wilhelny and four Others for i'm
proving Main street 10 the established grade
between Division and Philllppen, referred
to committee on railroads. Communication
Of c. H. Seeger asking permission TO make
sewer connections outside bis district reterr
ed TO Com. on public improvement. Petit
ton of ]. Willott IT,, and II others request
ing construction of sewers along 9Th from
Park to State streets, thence west along
State to 9th, thence south along 9th TO con-
meet with main sewer at intersection of Chi
caco and 9th, referred to committee on pub
lie improvement, Communication of Pro
chazka 81 Chloupek requesting extension of
sewers on 9th between Buffalo and Chicago
referred to committee on public improve
ment That of John Schuette and 10 others
far paving Sth street from Sth St. bridge
to Hancock street with cedar blocks accord
ing to the specifications adopted by the city
Of Milwaukee, was referred to committee on
streets. Communication of VIM. Stephan
as administrator of the estate of Anna
Strauch, deceased, requesting the payment
of Judgment rendered in his favor and
against the city by the supreme court of the
stateof Wisconsin, for S5375, costs
on appeal in said action from a iudg-
ment in the circuit court overruling de
murrcr in said action, referred to City Atty.
Petition of 20 residents and business men
of the 4th ward requesting that p. Pierce
be appointed to the office of constable of
said ward to fill vacancy oCcasiOned by fail
ure Of constable elect Peterson to qualify,
was presented Motion of Aid. Stole that
petition be accepted and action taken on
same was adopted. Vote resulted as follows:
Il votes cast of which P. J. Pierce received
II, blank 2. p. J. Pierce was duly declared
elected.
Claims No. az to 81 presented and REFER
ed 4 resolution by AID. Cary appropriate
ing $50 for proper observance OF Memorial
Day was adopted. Ayes II, Nays 0.
Report of Com, on Cemetery recommend
inc the re-shinCling of dwelling for sexton,
erection of a stable, plating a new section
and extending the waterworks to sexton's
dwelling was presented ard ordered placed
on file. Com. on Cemetery was authorized
TO advertise for bids for reshingllng seXton's
DWELLING in the official papers.
Following resolution was adopted: Where
as the Manitowoc Terminal Co, proposes to
locate extensive terminal yards and facilities
in the city of Manitowoc on the banks ofthe
Manitowoc river and TO eXpend large sums
of money in the construction of necessary
wharves, docks, slips, etc. for the acCommO-
dation of lake traffic and it is desirable for
the interests of the public that the dock lines
in said river be definitely established by the
authority of the government. Now therefore
be it
ResoIsed, That the secretary Of war be,
and hereby is, requested to have the dock
lines in said river within the territorial limits
of the city Of Manitowoc above Tenth street
bridge, definitely established, with all con-
venient dispatch, where the dock lines are
not at present established.
Re5olged, That a certified copy of. this
resolution be transmitted to the secretary OF
war
Bonds of constable elect E. c. Hollenbeck
and Bern. kitzrow and also of James Ed
wards for sale of liquor were accepted and
approved. Request of E. J. Peters that his
license be transferred to James Edwards was
granted.
Committee on Streets and Railroads sub
mitted the following report;
Your committee on Streets TO whom was
referred the petitions of citizens of the 4th
and 9th wards asking for the vacation OF
certain streets would respectfully report:
That they have had said petition under con
sideration together with the balance of the
board acting as a committee OF the whole,
and that we find that the vacation Of all the
streets asked would leave at least 40 acres of
territory near the geographical center of the
city across which there would be no public
street in any direction, and would also leave
all the ManitowoC river above 10th street
biidC an ID below the railroad bridge cut off
frome,any right on the part Of the city -
bridge the same or open street across the
same should the convenience of the public
demand such bridge or street, without con
demnng property at a probable great eX-
pense TO the city.
That there are still private interests in said
district which seem to be entitled to public
highways over some part OF the same; and it
seems highly probable that the public inter
est of the citizens of this city would be scrv-
ed by maintaining reasonable number of
streets in said district; still we recognize the
fact that the possible needs of the new rail
road and other enterprises which have been
suggested to Us, may require the vacation of
nearly all of the, streets in the territory re
ferred to.
We therefore, recommend that the Board
take such action as will signify 70 the parties
interested in the proposed Improvements the
readiness of the Board to cooperate with
them in affordng them any reasonable fran
chise or other assistance in enabling them to
complete the enterprises they are seeking to
establish, and that We ask the parties inter
eSted in such enterprise to give the Board
more definite information as to what they in
tend to do, and what portion Of said territory
in which it is absolutely necessary for them
to have streets vacated in order to carry out
The improvements they contemplate. Re
port was placed on file.
Clerk was instructed TO transmit copy Of
the foregoing report TO the representatives of
the Manitowoc Terminal Co. in the city.
Committee on Electric Light reported that
they had been in consultation with John
Schuette in regard to purchase of the plant
now owned by that company. That there IS
a proposition pending for the sale to the city
of the entire plant including lot, building,
poles, wire and all other property constitut-
ing the plant for the agreed price of s32, 600,
bonds to lie issued bearing 5 per cent, inter
est for the purchase price, the transfer to
take place July I, 1895 and they recommend
that the proposition be accepted. Matter
was laid over until next meeting,
Continued next week.
ARTHUR REICHERT, City Clerk.
AMONG FARMERS.