The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-12-10
Appoints Committee To Try To
Effect Satisfactory
Adjustment
A WOMAN WANTS $1,000 DAMAGED
Mrs. Budycz Claims She Was Injured
By Washington Street Planking-City
Atty Recommends Dismissal of
Assistant Bridge Tender-MuCh
Other Business At Meeting.

AT the meeting of the City Council
Monday evening the question of the
suit against the G. & N. w. R'y. Com
pany regarding the il tracks on Four
teenth and Franklin streets came up
for discussion. The mayor explained
that the Company had offered to move
their tracks on Franklin st. certain
number of feet to the north 80 as to
leave the street almost clear provided
the city would abandon it's demands
that the tracks on Fourteenth street
should be planked and the crossing
there made less dangerous The Board
seemed to be of the opinion however
that the Company could be compelled
to move the tracks on Franklin Street
anyway and that their offer was very
little more than ruse. A committee
composed of Aldermen Plumb, Phalen,
and Biegel was appointed to look into
the matter and see if some satisfactory
adjustment could be brought about.
The following communication to the
Board was received from the law firm
of Markham and Markham. regarding
balance claimed to be due certain
clients of theirs for labor done on city
contract Ork.
we represent Vim. Pluckeman who has a
claim for labor amounting to $5.15 and Henry
Dettman who has a claim for labor amounting
To 2l5O making S2,25 in all against T. e.
Peters for work and labor performed in grad
ing North Sth STREET under his contract with
the city of Man itowoc. We are satisfied that
these are just claims and that Peters intends to
beat the boys out OF their pay. We trust and
petition on their on their behalf that you will
pursue your usual practice and insist that
these labor claims be paid before the balance
of the contract price is paid by the City.
The communication was referred to
City Attorney Schmi'z.
Mrs. Franciska Budycz, through her
ATTORNEYS Baensch and Kelley. presen-
ted claim for damages for $1,000.
Mrs. Budycz claims that on Nov. 5th
while walking on Washington Street
between Eleventh and Twelfth streets
opposite Washington Park, she fell and
sustained injuries as result of the
loose planking. This WAS also referred
to the City Attorney.
A previous suggestion By Mayor
Kemper that some plan be formulated
whereby al bills against the city Tor
labor should be looked into before being
presented was discussed A committee
composed of Aldermen Lorenzen and
and Urbanek and City Attorney
Schmtz was appointed to look into
the matter and arrange plan.
Reports from the Board of Public
Works were handed in. An Install
ment of $4,000 was asked by J. H. Keith
aud Company on their contract for
building the sea wall. This was re-
ferred to the Harbor Committee For
work on Ten Eyck Street, Aug. Kuhl
asked for allowance of 50 per cent of
his cont act price. and Walter Bahr
asked 95 per cent on his contract. The
latter reported having completed, in
1903, sewers on Eighteenth. Nineteenth,
franklin, Fifteenth, York, Tenth, Park,
Ninth Streets, Cleveland Avenue and
ST Clair and Fourth streets. Both
matters were referred to the Street
Committee.
The question of the assessments of
damages etc. for improvements on
Division Street was discussed and re-
ferred to the Street Committee l:
was decided to suspend taxes of the
residents until the matter should be
settled. The ordinance placing the
Fifth Ward on the North Side district
was adopted. The plans for the new
State Street bridge were inspected.
The amount voted for this bridge is
$500. Bids for improvements of
various streets were received but Aug.
Knhl's bid for the improvement Of
Twenty first street between Franklin
and Marshall was the only one excep-
ted
The recent accident to the Eighth
Street bridge. necessitating the install.
ling of new castors was brought up by
City Atty Schmitz. Mr.. Schmitz said
that shortly before the accident was re-
ported, the bridge was seen one evening
TO swing at the rate of 80 miles an hour
in letting u vessel through and that
witnesses stated that they had heard
the bearings crack. Mr.. Schmi:z said
that the trouble was due to the ineff-
cheney of the bridge assistant Peter