The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-08-04
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.

Wednesday. July 81, 1893.
Board met pursuant TO call, roll called
all members present except Aid. Burger,
Hampton, Blesch and Naidy, the mayor
presiding.
To Arthur Reichert,
Clerk OF the City of Manitowoc, Wis.
You Will please call special meeting
of the Mayor and Board OF Aldermen for
Wednesday, July q, 1898, at 8 P. M. for
the purpose OF adjusting the difficulties
now existing between the Water Works
20. and the city OF Manitowoc.
81. MuIholland,
A.C. Willert,
Robt. Hampton.
The foregoing application as signed
was duly delivered to me at 5 P. M. on
the 23d day July, 1898, and 1 hereby call
a special meeting OF the Board of Alder
men OF said city, to be held at the council
rooms at the time and place stated in
said application for the purpose Set there
In forth, which have done by sending
said application and call to the mayor,
Thos. E. Torrison, OF said CITY, and to
Aid. Burger, Hansen, Smalley, Kuhl.
LevenhageD, Windlngstad, Kleman.
Dumke, Blesch, Mueller and Naidy, all
done prior to O'Clock this 25th day OF
July, 1898. Arthur Reichert,
City Clerk.
BY Aid. Hansen:
Resolved, that the Manitowoc Water
Company is hereby allowed the sum OF
two thousand one hundred dollars, as
and for hydrant rentals from February
l, 1898, TO May 16, 1898, the same being
computed for that time pro rata accord
ing to the amount heretofore allowed for
the annual rental OF hydrants. 1t being
understood that by making this allow
ance the City OF Manltowoo valves no
right which it has on account OF the fail
ure of the Manitowoc Water Works Co.
to comply with the requirements OF It's
charter, on account of resolution
adopted by this council on May 16, 1898,
disseminating the payment of hydrant
rentals to said Water Works Co. The
Mayor and Clerk are hereby directed to
draw an order in favor of the Manitowoc
Water Works 20. for the amount hereby
allowed.
By Aid. Mueller:
Resolved that M8nitowoc Water
Works Co. is hereby allowed the sum OF
three Thousand six hundred and fifty
dollars (S365O.0O) as and for hydrant rem
tails from February /, 1897, to August l,
1898, but upon the express condition that
they enter into contract with the city
OF Manitowoc to furnish them water at
the cemetery, both for cemetery purposes
and for the sections use for the year 1898
and thereafter, at price not exceeding
fifteen cents per thousand gallons.
Also an agreement to place the neces-
sary piping and b hydrant on Commercial
street or at such point as may be requlr-
ed, for the protection of the property of
the Goodrich Transportation Co., and to
charge the Goodrich Transportation Co.,
after the same erected, and in operation,
at rate not exceeding forty dollars
$4,000 per year. Also to put IN the ne
pense of the city of Manltowoc at such
place may be necessary for the protec,
ton of the property OF the Wisconsin
Central Railway 90. and the Northern
Grain Co., and that the same shall be
mainland without any rental charges for
said hydrant either to the city OF Mani
towoc or to any other person, it beng
admitted that said hydrant is placed on
the original twelve and three-tenths Q2.3)
miles of pipe, pursuant to section ten OF
the ordinance granting the franchise to
Moffatt, HodRkins and Clark, and their
grantees, and that said hydrant be MAN.
tanned without additional rental.
When the Water Works Co. shall en-
ter into an agreement with the City OF
Manitowoc ID form to be approved by the
city attorney, then the mayor and CLERK
are hereby authorized to issue an order
IN favor OF said Water Works Co. for the
above rental.
Aid. Smalley moved to amend the re.
solution of Alderman Hansen by substi
tutiug the resolution of Aid Mueller.
The motion OF Aid. Hansen TO amend
the amendment Of Aid. Smalley that the
Water Works Co. be required to furnish
all the necessary water which may be
required for street improvement purpos-
es and a Sufficient supply of water for
the cemetery, in addition to the require
meuts imposed by the resolution of Aid.
Mueller, free OF charge, resulting in tie
vote, all members voting IN the affirma-
tive except Aid, Levenhagen, Mulholland,
Dumke and Mueller. The mayor cast
the deciding vote by which the motion
was lost. The amendment of Aid Small
ley was lost, all members voting in the
negative except Aid. Smalley, LevenhR-
gen and Mueller.
The resolution of Aid. Hansen was
then declared lost all the members vot-
leg in the affirmative except Aid. Smslley
Levenhagen, Mulholland, Windingstand,
and Mueller.
The motion of Aid. Hansen that the
claim of the Water Works Co. for water
furnished at the cemetery be laid over
until the next meeting IVES adopted, all
members voting in the affirmative except
Aid. Levenhagen, Dumke and Mueller.
Aid. Smalley not voting.
Aid. Dumke moved to amend the reso-
lution of Aid. Mueller that in addition to
the requirements stipulated therein, the
Water Works Go. be required to furnish,
free OF charge, all the water that may be
necessary for improving or repairing two
miles OF Streets each year, for a term of
five years, and that all water which may
be used for improving and repairing
streets exceeding two miles each year
the city is to pay for at the rate of &c. per
1000 gallons.
The motion of Aid. Hansen to amend
the amendment of AID Dumke that the
Water Works Co. be required to furnish
free OF charge, water for the improve
ment and repairing OF three miles of
streets each year instead of two miles
and that the Water Works Co. be given
due notice whenever it Is proposed to
use water for said purposes, was adopted.
Resolution WAS then adopted as amended
oil ON, hare votIrp tho affi rmafIvQ