The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-05-26
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
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Petition of Aid. Hansen that Wollmer St from
18th TO the river be in proved and that the board
of public works be ordered TO assess the benefits
accrulng TO the several lots and parcels ot land
abutting thereon and that the city engineer pre-
pare plans and specifications referred TO 9Th
ward committee, Resolution of Aid. Hanson
requesting the opinion of the city attorne!
whether the city had any right to construct cuI-
vert through lot IN blk. 324 referred to city
attorney. Resolution of Aid Hanson instruct
ing the chief of the FIRE dept 10 remove fire
engine from the pumping station for the reason
that the Waterworks company has failed to keep
IT in repair and have said engine repaired for
service and that the expense be charged and
collected from the Waterworks company. was
referred to committee on FIRE dept. and water
works with instructions TO notify the said Water
works company TO repair said engine or II Will
br done at their expense. By Aid Blesch.
Whereas 1t is necessary 10 construct sewers
along Quay street between sth and 9Th, therefore
be IT resolved that the board of public works be
and Is hereby auih orIzed and directed to adver-
Ise for bids for the construction of said sewer.
Adopted ayes Is, NaysO.
Claims No. ~ to % were presented and refer
red Committee on bridges to whom was refer
red claim of Iheo. Jorsch for 81 rs for repairing
Nam ST, bridge, recommend that the clam be
allowed ana charged to the Pere Marquette.
Adopted Ayes ID Nayes Committee ON brid-
ges reported that the city be directed to render
/ bills against Pere Marquette for damaging
| bridges. one for the sum of SIS and for the
sum of Sl5.l2 and also galnst the Queen of
the West for the same purpDse for the sum of
! $50, as estimated by the city engineer and the
! city attorney be directed to collect the same
| Adopted Ayes ID Nayes 0. Committee Oh bridges
| reporte d recommendII Z that the city engineer
prepare plans and specifications for repairing
approaches and protection piers of bridges anG
that the city clerk he directed to advertise fol-
bids for doing said work. Adopted Ayes ID Nays
0.
The motion that the ma, or appoint specia
! committee consisting of members who are au
| thorlZed to engage an assistant sexton for Sucf
time as they may deem necessary whose duty i
shall be to keep the cemetery clean under tn.
direction of the sexton prevailed and the Mayo
appointed such committee. the cemeter,
committee consisting of Aid. Dumke, KIemaI
and Blesch, ali members voting in the atfirma
tive except Aid, Mueller and Naidy. The chair
man of the committee on streets reported tina
he has entered into contract with Jas Shunl
for crushing l3S cords of stone for the sum o
S315 and that the repairs made for the ston,
crusher By thu Smalley Mfg Co. did not answe
the requirements, On motion of Aid Burge
the committee was authorized to have .th
necessary repairs made here. Committee ol
: streets to whom was referred petition of Chas
| Frazier and Others for constructing side walk
: on both sides Of 9TH street betW cen Huron an,
t New York Ave. recommend that the petition b
granted and that the city engineer be directed :
= make the necessary survey of said proposed I'm
provement Adopted Ayes Is Nays o.
! Committee on streets u whom referre,
petition of Henry Wits and others for lmproy
ing Franklin street between 18th and 10th street
4 recommend that the petition be granted and tina
the fol blowing resolution be adopted. Wherea
Il petition has been duly made and filed IN tn
, Office of the city clerk, praying for the improve
ment of Franklin between 18th and 10th stree
therefore be 1t resolved. that the board of publi
{ works be and hrreby is ordered to view the prem
= iSes and determine the benefits which will &C
8 crue to each such parcel of the abuttIng real 81
h tate and the amount which should be assesse
= to each such parcel of abuttlng real estate q
r benefits and the entire cost of such improvement
Q and report theron with all convenient speed
} that the cits engineer make survey of sue
: improvement and prepare pla"s and specihcj
n tiuns for The use of the city. Adopted Ayes L
4 Nays0.
: I Committee on streets to whom was referre
\ petition of school board of school Dist. No f,
improving Huron between 10th and It'll street
recommend that the petition be granted AT
that the following resolution be adopted Wher
o Office of the city clerk. praying for the improy,
ment of Huron between 10th and llth, therefor
, be ii resolved, that the card of public works
= and hereby Is ordered to view the premises al
. determine the benefits which will %ccrue to eaC
| such parcel of the abutting real estate ben,