The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-07-14
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
TnesiaY. .InlY 9th. 1875

DHmke, the mayor presiding.
Minutes Of the previous meeting read
and approved.
Petition of ]. P. Nolan and five otLers
for improving Twelfth street. between
Marshall and Hamilton streets. was re-
fetred 70 committee on streets.
Petition OF Mrs. a. WilliHger snd nine
others asking that the nuisance created
on the east erd Of Hamilton street, by
depositing rubbish be sbatsd, vas Tef.-~-
red 10 committee 90 license and police.
Petition Of r. MenGlik and three others
for constructing sewers along Mn. h
street, between st. Clair and Huron SITS,
was referred to committee on public i'm
pTovements
Petition Of ". Wick and seven others
asking that lot IS, block 13S be improved
was referred TO committee on streets,
COMMUNICATION of the Goodrich Trans
pOrtation Co. asking for additional fire
protection. was referred to committee on
fire department and water works.
CONTAMINATION of the executive com
mittae of the Leagne oi American MnHl
| cipaliiies extending az invitation to The
members Of the board TO he present at
| the convention 10 be held August 10 1
| in the city Of Detroit, Mich, was referred
! TO committee 90 public improvements
! CLAIMS No. 126 10 l55 were presented
and referred
| Resolution of Aid. Hanson directing
| the city attorney to draft an ordinance
| making 1t a misdemeanOr punishable by
| "A fine for persons assembling at street
! corners and on The bridges, WAS referred
/ to special committee on revision of the
| city charter.
! Resolution of AID. Hanson authorizing
| the committee on cemetery 10 provide
| the dwelling of the sexton with telephone
| connection, was referred TO comm tee on
! cemetery.
BY AID. Hanson: In order that the
| CITY may, and ought TO keep n proper
! record Of The water pressure OF ths Mani
| tOwOc Water Works Co therefore h- it.
| Resolved, that the chief of the fire dept
| be ard is hereby instructed TO purchase
a water gauge at The expense OF tn" city
| and place 1t IL the council room Adopt
ed Ayes 10 Nays 0.
| Resolution of Aid. Hansen directing
the city attorney TO institute proceedings
| against he publisher of the Marliownc
| Press for the recovery OF the sum uf SD
! illegally paid for publishing the election
| notice, was referred 10 committee on
printing,
Applications for the sale Of Iiqnors ac-
comprnied by BOMBS from No 80 to II
were presented and raferrt q to committee
on license and police.
Committee on public improvements 10
whom was referred communication Of J
| Il. Green II Sons asking that tie CITY
! bear portion Of he extra express in
| carTed In constructing sewers along Is ;,
| street, between Washington and MarehaIi
| streets, recommend that The sum Of Sl00
| he allowed. Report was adopted and
the mayor and clerk were directed "a
Issue an order for said sum ia favor OF J
II. Green X Sons, all members voting in
the affirmative.
! Committee on streets to whom was re-
| ferred ramonstrance of ". Rahr and eight
| others against :be Improvement of Nine
teenth street, between Woilm"r atreat and
the river, recommend that the same be
Land Oh liable. Report was adopted.
TIE board OF public works reported
that said board pet pursuant to notice
for the purpose of receiving and conaId
| erlnG bids for constructing sa ers along
| Eighteenth street. between Waehngtns
| and Marshall street; Marsha all Sir e.t be.
| tween 18th and loth streets: Was hngto.
| street between Oh and ltlth Stree Ma
shall street. between S-h and Oh sirra;e
QGay street. between Sth and Q h st ertf
Seventeenth street between Was Arlington
| and Marshall streets: Ninth street ira
| tween Hamilton and Madison 81 reefs and
| Hancock street between 9Sh and 10 +
| streets; winch were as follows: Hack
worthy Construction Co, APPLETON
S2,733 10; Harding N NescH, Racine
2,39l52; Biegel 4 Se'z, ManItowoc
2,5GO.40; ). Ii. Green & Sons, Appleton
PISSED !. II. Green 4 Sons being the
lowest bidders SAID b0ard wOnld there
fore recommend that the contract be
awarded To them. Report WAS adcp'ed
all members voting in the affirmative
| First quarterly report of The city tTras
! urer showing deficiency III tie treasury
| of llI"G29, was presented and ordered
| paid.
The board Of public works reported
that said board met pursuant 10 n0tIce
for the purpose Of receiving and 1nnsid.
| nrlng bids for the Improvement Z, New
| York Ave, from Eighth street 10 Fair
| street. also for Michigan Ave from Fair
street to the G * N w. Il. Il. Coz tracks
both separate bids and for the entire
! work, which were as follows: New York
Ave, from Eighth street to Fair street
j. Trastek 4 Co So 10: Henry Srhmld,
l,05l; =. $. IllIaon 2S297S: DUNN &
Riederer $3.50. Michigan Ave. from Far
street 10 the c. * \. ". Il. r. Cos iracke:
j Trastek Il Co. 1862 81: Henry Schm,dt
! $3.50: =. S. gibson 379.S7: Drurm 4
Rlederer Gao. For the entire WORK: !
tras'ek Il Co. Si,3025l; Henry Schmidt
| ,59G.62; Il. =. TIiiSOn ;. 1893 Is: Drnmm
4 Rederar 4,l5O. Henry Schmidt being
| the lowest bidder for New York See. but
| it appearing that he evidently made q
mistake in his figures and he also having
| filed communication asking TO be per
| united to Withdraw his bid. said haa-d
| therefore submit all Of saiG bids to the
| board without recommendation.
| Aid RiPsch moved that the contracts
| for inn rowing said streets be awarded to
! L. ). lliIson In two separate contracts,
| he being the lowest bidder. was adopted
| all members voting in the affirmative ex
| cept Aid. Haneen and Naldy.
The board 0f puhlic works TO whom
| WAS referred the matter of the improve.
| ment Of Fifth street between Cleveland
Ave. ana New York Ave; Cleveland Ave.
! between 9th and 9th streets: Franklin
| street between 18th and 10Th streets.
! Nineteenth street between WO!lmer street
/ and the river, ana Huron street between
! ION and lItn streets, reported that they
| have daily assessed the benefits AccrnInp
( to the several lots and parcels of land
abuttlng on saId improvements, and esti-
mated the amount which should be
chargeable against each of them. which
assessments We're duly filed in the Office
of the city clerk on the If'h dav of june.
1898. That on the 9th day of July, 1898,
said board met pursuant TO notice for the
purpose Of hearing objections winch
might TIE made against snch asesement
OF benefits. that there we're no objections
made or filed and that SAID hoard there
fore finally submit said reports for furth-
er action thereon.
BY Aid. Hansen: Resolved that the
reports Of the board Of public works as
sesslng the benefits Recrulrg 10 the sew
erai lots add perce!s of land ahutfing en-
the proposed Improvement of Fifth street
Confined on second pagaO