The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1904-02-18
SCORES STREET
COMMISSIONER
FOR NEGLIGENCE
CITY Council inStruCtS Clerk To
Tell Mr.. BOuril That lie Must
Attend To His Du ties
NO SPRING ELECTION REGISTRY
Decided To Let Previous List Stand
ATTY Schmitz Wants Ordinance Re.
garding Poor Amended Other
Business

Only nine aldermen We're present at
the meeting of the Common Council
Monday evening and the business trans
acted was light and OF rather a routine
character The only thing approach
ing a sensation came toward the close,
when Street Commissioner Bouril was
very severely criticised by the entire
body for neglect of duty and when the
CITY clerk was instructed to notify Mr..
Bouril that he must pay more attention
to the business of the city
Mayor Kemper being absent Alder
man Mulholland was voted intothe chair.
The first business to come up was
petition to have some sewer work done
on Marshall and Hamilton and on
Eleventh and Twenty first Streets,
This Was referred to committee.
Lake Washing Away Property
A petition from Richard H, Allen,
Arthur A. Allen and Mary |. Allen was
then read regarding certain lots which
the petitioners claimed We're gradually
being washed away by the lake and
rendered valueless. The petitioners
stated that year ago they had com
menced the construction of break
water as protection, with, however,
disastrous results financially, and with
out success. They stated that they con
templated building second one this
wear and that the total cost of such i'm
hood of $50, 600 They asked that the
city refund the 1903 taxes on the lots
amounting to $3l0.7l. The matter was
referred to the Aldermen from the
Second Ward. in which the property Is
located, and to the City Attorney.
VIM. SEEKER asked to have taxes re-
funded OF $500 of property.
No Registration For Judicial Election
A motion was then made and carried
that there should be no new registration
for the election of Judge of the sup
rene court and II Judge of the circuit
court, which is to be held April 4, 1904
but that the present registration lists
should be allowed to stand In the re-
cess the question came up as to whether
! The election was not a gene raj one, for
which the law provides a registration
must be held. The City Attorney how
ever stated that the election was not a
general one but "a judicial one and that
no registration was necessary therefore.
Alderman Plumb then stated that
Father OLeary, of the Sacred Heart
Church, who had petitioned the coun-
Gil at the last meeting to refund the
taxes on the building occupied by the
church, wished to withdraw his pet-
tion.
Pest House Grounds and Cemetery
Rented
The Committee to whom the matter
had been referred, reported that it had
looked into the bids for renting from
the city the cemetery and Iest house
grounds, which had been advertised
and that it recommended that the bids
of the Mantowoc Picking Company
and of Frank Schmalzce be accepted.
This report was adopted.
A sum equal to 80 per cent of the con
tract price was awarded to Trestik and
Company for work done on Columbus
Street
Fire Chief Kratz petitioned that an
ordinance be passed prohibiting the pul-
ling of fire alarms except III case Of fire.
This was referred to the fire and water
committee.
A bid of c. f. Altman q Sons for fur
nishing plants for the city parks and
cemeteries at $5S5S per one hundred
plants was referred to the committee on
parks.
Wants City Poor Ordinance Amended
A motion WAS then made that the or
dinance regarding the city poor be amen
ded City Attorney Schmitz addressed
the council regarding this He said
that after consulting with the Mayor
and the city clerk he wished to ask tn,
council to lay the matter over until
next meeting to give him opportunity tc
communicate with various other cities
regarding their methods of taking care
of their poor He stated that some
better method than the one prevallin.
here should be adopted rs the city wa