The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1896-03-26
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
Monday March o. 1891

All members present except PITT and
Heyroth. Petitions Of Manitowoc Land
& Salt Co. and others for improving 18th,
! 18th and 18th between Washington and
! Marshall referred to committee on streets.
| An ordinance presented by 0. Il. Ihayer
asking that certain privileges be granted
to the c. & \. ". Ry. Co. alleged To be
! necessary in order to make certain pro-
posed improvements ID the city was read.
| On motion of Aid. Stole the proposed
| ordinance granting d franchise asked for
| by the company be placed on file and
the time and place for its consideration
| by the council be fixed at a regular meet
ing thereof be held at the council rooms
on April 90, 1896 at nalf past seven o'clock
IL the afternoon of that day, and It Is
further directed that said ordinance be
published for at least two weeks before
said hearing IN the official papers of the
city at the expense of said railway COM
pany.
All dealers in the city in spurious or
ardent liquors were prohibited from sell
ing or giving any intoxicating liquors 10
Nike Zeqrotnek for term Of one year
from this date and the marshal was 10
structed to give proper notice thereof.
A resolution of Aid. Erickson recitlng
that heretofore the committee on cleo.
tons Of the board has canvassed the
election returns OF special and municipal
elections the procedure being not ID ac-
cordance with Sec, u of the city charter
and declaring that the board shall with
III one week after such special or ANIMAL
municipal election meet and canvass the
returns of such elections, was adopted.
Communication of August Schmidt
and others for dredging the inner harbor
from Sth street bridge to government
line to uniform depth of ID feet to such
a distance as required by city charter,
was recommended granted by committee.
but on motion of Aid. Stole was referred
back to committee with a request that
estimates of the amount of dredging and
the approximate cost be made and TO
make such recommendations to the board
as they may think necessary.
The matter of granting certain conces-
sions to the G. K n. w. Ry. Go. was referr-
ed to the committee on streets. Clerk was
instructed to furnish each member of the /
board type written copy of an ordinance
granting franshise TO the milwaukee,,
Lake Shore Il Western RY Co. along
Franklin and Quay streets to the lake. /
License OF Frank WIllInger was trans
ferred from No. 1901 S. Sth ST. to SO7 Jay
st. Marshal was instructed to notify O.
X \. W. Ry. Co. to remove Instructions
on >. Water street and to discontinue /
unloading cars on said street. City
engineer presented a map showing change
of sewerage system IN Dist. &. as pre- /
pared by him, which was referred to 9th
war committee. Mayor, city attorney
and city clerk were authorized and en-
powered to enter into a lease for a suit
able and convenient room for city coun- /
ell. Nays, Koepke, Gerpheide, Stole.
Reports of city treasurer showing re.
celpts and expenditures for the year end
Ing March 20, 1896, the receipts of the
sum of $40 30 from sal0onkeepers union
for the benefit of the poor and S1S.3I as
uncollectable personal property tax, were
referred to committee on assessment and
finance. License and bond of L. Y. Smith
was accepted and approved. Nays, Ger
pheide, Erickson. Not voting. FRANKIE
and Stole.
Salaries of officers and employees of the
city were fixed as follows for the ensuing
year:
City engineer, 5000; Treasurer $500; /
Attorney, $500; Clerk, $500; as clerk or
Board of Pablo Works. $500; Marshal,
$500: Assistant Marshal $50; Policemen
each, $3.50; Physicians each, 800; Harbor
Master, SO; Tender Sth st. bridge, $3.50; /
Main street S425; Sexton $3.50; Official /
papers each, $50, and an additional sum /
of $50 each If proceedings of the Board I
are published IN full as they appear on
the records: Chief of fire department
5000, to be IN full for all Lis services and
assistance he may require for keeping the
electric fire alarm system in repair, to all
general repair of the department and
such other services as may come under
the duties of the chief of the department,
Firemen each, $50; extra fremen, sub
ject to call each, SO; 1st and 2nd foremen,
each extra, S25; Street commissioner,
$500; Janltor, city council rooms per
month, s.; Fire department S15; Asses,
sor per day s.. Each alderman was al
lowed $50 for ensuing year for committee
work.
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