The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-07-28
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS,

DOdTu met III regular session, roll
called, all members present except
Aid. Mplholland and Mueller, the
Mayor presiding Minutes of prev
ious meeting read and approved
Claims No. 156 to TIC we're present
ed and referred.
By Aid Hansen:
Resolved that the city clerk be and
is hereby instructed to advertise for
bids in the official paper of this city
for the purchase of a steam road roller
weight to be not less than fifteen gross
tons without fuel or water. Adopted
Ayes IL, nays O.
Committee on claims to whom was
referred claim of Mrs Carl Kiners for
500 for alleged injuries sustained ON
icy walk, recommended that the same
be referred to City Attorney. Report
was adopted.
Committee on License and Police
to whom was referred petition of Mrs
A. Williams and nine others for abat
ing nuisance created on the east end
of Hamilton street by depositing rub
blsh, recommended that the petition
be granted. Adopted.
Committee on printing to whom was
referred resolution of Aid. Hansen di
recting the city attorney to institute
proceeding against the publisher of
the Manitowoc Press for the recovery
of the sum of S35 illegally Spaid him
for publishing the election notice rec
commended that the resolution be re
ferred to city attorney. Report was
adopted
Special committee to whom was re
ferred the matter of the litigation now
pending in the circuit court, wherein
the city of Manitowoc is plaintiff and
the Manitowoc Terminal Co. is de,
PENDANT, and which litigation referred
to the condemnation of certain real
estate belonging to the city, the same
being part of cemetery grounds, re
ported that they have had an inter
view with the officials of the Company
who have given their personal assur
ance that the bank on the cemetery
side of the railroad will be put in
proper condition either by sodding or
by covering the same with good and
proper soil SO as to prevent washing
or caving They also reported that
the representatives of the railroad
company say that they think the rail
road has been a great advantage, pc
cuniary and otherwise to the city and
that the city ought to be willing to do
nate them this amount of land and
waive all damages which was S49S.
This sum the company will pay if the
city demands it, but request the mat
ter be referred to the council as to
whether the damages should be DON
ated or not. The committee recon-
mended that the assurance Of the rail
road company that the bank will be
put In proper condition he accepted.
AS to the question of whether the city
ought to donate the sum of $49S to the
company or whether they ought to
pay the same, they make no recon-
mendation.
The motion of Aid Hansen that the
Mayor be requested to make settle
ment with the Manitowoc Terminal
Co. for the $49S due the city and that
the bank be put in proper condition
SO as to prevent it from washing and
caving, was adopted, all members vot
ing in the affirmative except Aid.
Burger and Kuhl
On motion of of Aid. Levenhagen,
duly carried, the matter of removing
surplus earth on lot Is, block 13S was
left to the committee on streets.
Committee on streets to whom was
referred petition of j. 2. Nolan and
five others for improving Twelfth
street between Marshall and Hamilton
streets recommend that the petition
be granted and that the following res
olution be adopted: Whereas, petit
ton has been duly made and filed in
the office of the city clerk, praying
for the improvement of Twelfth street
between Marshall and Hamilton street
therefore be it, Resolved that the
board of public works be and is here
by ordered to view the premises and
determine the benefits which will &C
crue to each such parcel of the abutr-
ing real estate, and the amount which
should be assessed to each parcel of
such abutting real estate as benefits
and the entire cost of such improve
ment and report thereon with all con-
venient speed, that the city engineer
make survey of said improvement
and prepare plans and specifications
for the use of the city Adopted. Ayes
IL, nays
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