The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-09-29

half the coal required. all members voting
in the affirmative except Aid. Hansen,
Smalley not voting.
The board OF public works TO whom
was referred the matter of the improve
ment of Nineteenth street from Wollmer
street TO the Manitowoc river, reported
that they met at the city council rooms
in said city on the Both day of August,
1893 pursuant to the order OF the BOARD
OF Aldermen OF this city, dated the 18th
day OF Aug. 1898 and after viewing the
premises, took action as required by said
order al made their report and filed the
same ID the Office of the clerk OF this city,
which report is hereto annexed and filed
Aug 80, 1895. and fixed the date and
bour when this board should be in SEES
sion at the said clerks office to hear all
objections which might be made to said
report, which date WAS the 18th day Of
September 1898, at ten O'Clock IL the
forenoon. That this board caused notice
of time and place when objections are TO
be heard to be published IN the official
papers as required by section SO of the
charter of this city. That at the time
and place herein mentioned your board
OF public works attended, all members
being present, for the purpose of hearing
objections which might be made to said
report.
That WIl- Rahr, represented by l.. j.
Nash, appeared and objected to the Im
provement of said street ID this, he OBJ
jected TO the division of the said street
into sidewalks and carrisgeway as the
same Is divided by the general practice
and by the ordinance of said city, and
urged that said street should be divided
into carriageway and sidewalk as fol-
lows: The sidewalks on each side CT said
street 10 be fifteen feet wide, with slope
of five inches to the gutter, and the car
rlagewHy of said street TO be thirty SIX
feet wide, all other specifications to be as
provided IL the general ordinance for the
dlvieiOn of streets into sidewalks and
carriegeway, and by the ordinance and
practice in such matters.
He stated as reason for the division
of said street as requested that the abut-
ting property on either side was and al
ways would be, ia his opinion, residence
property and would not be used for pub.
lie bui dings and that the convenience
and usefulness of the street would be
benefited by the division which he asked.
No other objections we're made to the
improvement of the street by any person
whomsoever. After considering said
statements your board of public works
would recommend that their former re-
port be SO amended that the improve
ment ordered would extend upon Nine
teenth street, north from Wollmer street
to the ManItowoc River, that is to with
in thirty seven feet of the dock line on
SAID river at the north end of said Nine
teenth street, and with such amendment
we recommend chat our former report,
so amended, be adopted
10 regard to the change of the width
of The sidewalks aud the carriageway up
on said street, the city attorney and city
clerk respectfully recommend that the
suggestion and request of Mr.. VIM.
| Rahr made by his attorney MIR. L.. D..
| Nash, be granted, and that the sidewalks
on said street be ordered by the couLcil
to be constructed fifteen feet wide with
slope of five inches to the gutter, 9TH
erwlse the improvement to be as per
plans and specifications of the city eDgin
eer on file In this matter.
| The city engineer does not join in the
| recommendation that the change IN the
| width of sidewalks be made, for the rea
son that he does not regard the premises
as purely residence property, and for the
uIbHeT IcdSOl Uudb lShul anu WHpoU
could not turn on said street at the foot
or north end of the street, near the river
with any degree of convenience if the
street were made rs narrow as requested.
Your board of public works are unsni-
nous in finding that the cost of construc,
ton will not be materially changed by
the change of the width of the sidewalk.
Your said board of public works therefore
/ fpuliU 6 n limit GaId oil RI no
board of aldermen OF this city with the
amendment suggested and suggestions
| offered, and recommend that the said re-
| port as amended be approved, and said
improvement ordered. the motion OF
Aid. Mulholland that the sidewalks on
, the above named street be made fifteen
| feet wide on each side of the street and
the carriageway thirty six feet wide, WAS
lost, all members voting IN the negative
except Aid. Hansen, Smalley, Mulholland
and Dumke.
By Aid. WIllert
| Resolved, that the report OF the board
OF public works assessing the benefits
and damages accrulng TO the several lots
and parcels Of land abutting on the pro-
posed improvement of Nineteenth street
north from Wollmer street to the dock
/ line of the Manltowoc r yer, FLED August
| 30, 1898, together with the final report of
the board of public works In regard to
said matter, filed on September 10, 1893
by which the original report is amended
so as to read that said Nineteenth street
be improved from .Wollmer street north
| to within thlrty-seven go feet of the
dock line of the Manltowoc River accord
Ing to the plans and specifications on file
and according to the charter ordinance
and practices Of this board IN such mat
tiers, be accepted and adopted.
| 1t is further, resolved, that as to the
matter of the change of the sidewalks
along said Nineteenth street, where said
Improvement Is to be made, that the
sidewalks be ordered constructed twelve
feet wide on each side OF the etreet, with
a slope of four inches to the gutter 1t
is further resolved, that such improve
ment be and the same is hereby ordered
to be made, and the board of pubic work
is hereby directed to advertise for bids in
the usual manner. Resolution was
adopted, all members voting in the affir-
native except Aid. Hansen and Smalley
City engineer reported that j. Trastek
n Co., contractors, to whom was awarded
the ontract for improving Clark street,
! from 10Th street to the west corporate
limits, have completed the work of i'm
proving said street, except rolling, and
therefore recommends that the contract
price. amounting to Sits 90, be paid the
contractors, retaining the sum of S25. 90
until the street Is properly rolled. On
motion report was adopted and the may
or and clerk were directed to issue an or
der for the sum of $4,000 10 favor of
the contractors, all members voting in
the affirmative.
On motion of Aid. Mulholiand, the
chairman OF the committee on streets
was authorized to make the necessary
arrangements with the several contract
ors, who have contracts for the improve
ment of streets, to use the steam roller
instead Of the horse roller to roll the
streets when completed. Adonted.
On motion of Aid. MulholIauG, auly
carried, all street contracts hereafter
awarded, the contractor shGll be required
to roll the streets with the steam roller