The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-10-27
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.

MONDAY. Oct. II, 1875. 1880 d. m
Board met in regular session roll called all
mem bcrs except Aid. Naidy. the mayor presiding
Minutes of the previous meeting read and APP
proved
Petition of John Kralnik and five Others for
Improving North Eighth street from New York
Ave, to the north corporate limits. was referred
70 committee on streets with request to report
Petition of Ed Brey and nine others requesting
that the matter Of improving the tract of land
! lying west Of Eighth street. at the junction of
Cleveland Ave. was referred to committee on
s-Teets. The motion of Aid. Hansen that further
confederation of tie mat ter above referred To- be
deferred until the next meeting. was adopted.
Peil'lon OF Mrs. NewComb and four Others for
constructing sewers along Park street betwean
4th and 5th streets, was referred to committee on
pubic Improvements.
Petition of R. W. Burke ct al for improving
huron street between Ith and 10th streets, was
reffrrd TO committee OF streets with the IT Quest
that they report this evening
Claims No Ip3 TO 91s wara praSap-aS ord ra
ferred
By Aid SmaIley:
Resolved, that the owners of lots Is and ~ In
oock 90 IN this CT 5, are hereby required to with
IN ten days lay standard Sidewalk on the south
side thereof along the north side of Park street
ana the clerk of this city Is hereby directed to
once serve notice upon said owners TO construct
sald SIDE walks as heleln required Ard should
the owner or owners of said lots either of them
IAN TO construct such sidewalk within days
from the date of service of such notice to build
the same, then the Board of Public Works are
directed to cause said sidewalks 10 be built.
adopted Ayes Is. nays0.
BY Aid. Hansen:
Resolved. that the committee on cemetery and
the city attorney be and they hereby directed
10 prepare ordinance to regulate the use of
water on the cemetery and TO provide for the
collection of a tax from consumers. Adopted
whereas the sidewalks on both sides of Frank
I'M street, hetws en- llth and 18th streets, are in
dangerous and impossible condition TO pedee-
trims. therefore be IT
Resolved that the street commissioner be and
Is hereby instructed TO notify the property owners
ks in f,Nr
travel forthwith. AdoUted.
BY Aid Hansen:
! Whereas, IL Is customary to annually allow the
twelve hremen stationed at tie south side engine
house the sum of $40 each for d freman's mi
form, therefore, be il
Resolved, that the sum of SI20 be and is hereby
appropriated for SAID purpose. bur only upon
the express condition that said uniforms are or
uereu ID this city and upon the further condition
mat the two engines now belonging to the CITY
snail be kept IN repair by the tremen, if requir
ed as soon as they are stationed in the addition
now Delng bullt To the engine house. Adopted.
BY Aid. Hansen:
Whereas. II would be more safe and convenient
10 ascertain ard trace all articles ordered and
purchased for the of the city, thor fore be it
hesoiVed that the city clerk be and is hereby
oruered to purchase carbon order hooks of such
nature rs he may deem most advantageous and
mar hereafter such order books must be USED
oy lhe authorized officers of said city, and writ
ten order shall be given by them for any article
OF articles that they my order or purchase for
the ulHerent wards or for The city, and when
parties present their claims for payment, such
written order must be attached to such claim,
ana that hereafter no claim will be recognized by
the city unless such written order is attached
thereto: Resolution was adopted. All members
No1lng IN the affirmative except Aid, Mulholland
BY Aid, Hansen:
Whereas, at a meeting Of this board held on
the bth day of October 1893 a motion WAS adopt
ed 'nstructlng the city attorney TO give notice TO
the owners of lots in block 800 TO remove the OBJ
structlons placed by them in that part of Lake
street abuttIng SAID block on the east side and
whereas, this board Is now informed that none
OF the owners If lots In said block desire the
opening OF that portion of Lake street but pre-
fer TO have the same vacated except one Adolnh
Walllch, who claims to own the eastern portion
OF lots and In said block,
ana, whereas the board is further informed
that the title of said Wallich to the eastern mart
"f lots and Is disputed by the widow and
heirs OF AdOlph Whitman, who claim title To the
whole OF lots : and 3, by virtue of more than
forty year : adverse possession thereof and who
are now III the actual possession thereof and
Whereas this board has not been informed of
any Soou or pubic reason why the portion of
Lake street aforesaid should be opened or i'm
proved and it appearing that if all of the owners
OF SAD block desire IT, it may be decided by this
board that said portion of Lake street. on the
east side of block 800, should be vacated, there
lore.
Resolved. that the aforesaid motion he and is
heIeby resclnded and annulled, and that no ac-
ton he taken towards opening Lake street east
OF said bloc k: until the sand Wallich shall have
established his title 10 the portion of said lots
which he claims. Adopted
committee on cemetery, to whom was referred
resolution of Aid. Hansen recommend that the
same be adopted, which il follows:
Resolved that the price of ali cemetery lots
Regardless of where they may be situated here
AFTER SOLD to non presidents of the city shall not
O..
Committee on re department and water
works, TO whom was referred petition of VIM
Hendrles and seven others for extending the
water works system along 18th street, between
Marshall and Madison streets. recommend that
petition be granted. Adopted Ayes b. Nays O.
a trpn 4, ,C
that the steam street roller forwarded to this
city by the s. Kelley Co of Springfield, o..
for trial, be accepted. but only upon the express
cohdlslon THAI said company furnish the city of
Manltowoc, free of charge. an iron pulley. to be
attached to said roller, to be used for the pur
pose OF crushing stones, and upon the further
condition that the ssaid G. S. Kelley Co. pay to
the Manltowoc Steam Boilers Works the sum of
TOM dollars for repairs on the roller during the
trial of said machine. Report WAS adopted all
members voting In the affirmative.
On motion of Aid. Hansen, duly carried the
clerk was directed to forward certified copy of
the above named report to the o. s. Kelley Co.
Adopted,
The proposed ordinance authorizing the issue
OF Fifteen Thousand dollars Harbor Improve
ment bonds, having been duly published as re
qulred by law, and notice given that the same
VIII be considered at this meeting was taken up
Tor consideration and read. and on motion duly
carried, adopted as read, all members voting in
the affirmative
An ordinance. laid over from the previous
meeting, to provide for the collection of taxes
Dor Improvement Bonds dllted Oct 90 1895
was taken up for consideration and read, and on
motion duly carried adopted as read, all mem
bers voting In the affirmative.
BY Aid. Hansen:
Resolved, whereas the board of aldermen of
TINS city have authorized the issuing and sale of
Fifteen Thousand Dollars in Harbor Improve.
ment Bonds, by an ordinance dated Oct. H. 1895
1T Is hereby ordered and directed that SAID
bonds may be disposed of as follows:
First: The bid of Fred Schuette for twenty
nve hundred dollars worth of said bonds shall be
accepted by the cit treasurer upon the payment
according u the b. 81 aid Fred Schuette, and
the bonds oliver Il To am upon the payment of
the money.
Second The b,i 81 F,rson, Leach < CO. for
the balance of sal ''lits being twelve thousand
five hundred dolla.s W. h, shall be accepted by
the city treasurer and bonds fer that amount de
llvered to them upon payment therefore accord
TO the terms of their bid on file Adopted Ayes
Is, Nays o.
Qontinued.)