The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1904-06-16
FOR NO ROAD
Common Council De.
feats Fond du Lac
Ordinance
SESSION MUCH EXCITED
Typewriting Bill Of $65 Proves
Bone of Content on
UNPLEASANT NAMES CALLED
Miller Denounces Those Who Voted
Against Measure as Cheap Guys
Stoke and MuIholland Much
in Evidence.

At a special meeting last Monday
evening the common council defeated
the ordinance governing the right OF
way of the Fond du Lac and Northeast
ern Electric Railway Company III this
city. The vote was six to six. Aldermen
Schmtz, Plumb, Kennedy Miller,
Reuther and Tomchek voted for the
measure. Aldermen Schuette Schoch
Mulholand Lorenzen, Stolze and BURY
voted against Aldermen Urbanek and
Wenndorf were absent. Several amend
ments to the ordinance were proposed
but only one was accepted.
When the meeting opened Mayor
Kemper stated that its only object
was the consideration of the ordinance.
A motion was made and carried that no
other business be brought mp. The clerk
was then instructed to read the amend
ment which had been prepared by a
special committee, 1t provided that the
tracks of the company should enter by
the Middle Road which intersects the
western boundary of the city, should
pass thence over Custer street to Twen-
ty-sixth Street, thence to Franklin,
thence to Ninth, thence to Quay and
thence to the lake front.
AT this point Albert Fl. Schmidt at
torney for property owners along Frank
lin Street as we'll as the bus track and
expressman of the city, asked about an
amendment to this amendment. This
second amendment prepared by Alder
man Tomcheck, provided that the tracks
should pass down Marshall street to
Twenty fifth thence to Hamilton, thence
to Lake, thence to Quay and thence to
Main Mr. Schmidt addressed the
council on this, reminding the alder
men that petitions against the granting
of right Of way on Franklin street had
already been presented to the council.
He urged that the petitions be regarded.
A vote however defeated this amend
ment
The first amendment was then taken
mp and on being put to vote was de-
feated Alderman Stolze spoke vigor-
ously in favor of it but without effect
He declared that the council had no
right to allow the tracks to go along
either Franklin or Washington Streets
After the vote on this amendment,
Alderman Stole proposed one compel
ing the company to pay n license fee of
one half of one percent. in addition to
the $3.50 per year, when the gross an
nual receipts should exceed $500, 600.
Mr. Stolze spoke some time in favor of
this amendment and some little d SOUS
sion arose over the matter; but it was
finally defeated.
The mayors vote was necessary to
pass an amendment introduced by Al
dermen Lorenzen requiring the compile
tion of the road within this city inside of
eighteen months.
The ordinance itself then came up for
discussion Unexpected opposition
came from Alderman Mulholland who
arose and declared his intention of vot
ing against the ordinance unless the bill
of $G5 for typewritng copies of the same
were paid by the company. He said he
favored the ordinance and wonld vote
for it if the bill were paid Alderman
Kennedy expressed his contempt for a
body that would hold np'' public
benefit for the paltry sum of $65. The
vote was then taken resulting in tie
and consequently in a defeat for the
measure.
After the vote considerable heat was
displayed by members of the conncl.
Alderman Mulholland holding a type
written copy of the ordinance in his
hand dramatically declared that 1t was
that which had caused the defeat of the
ordinance. Alderman Miller denounced
those who voted against the measure ~
cheap guys and Alderman Stole
launched INTO an impassioned defence of
his action The meeting broke mp amid
much excitement
Atty McMnllen who was present re-
marked that the company was willing
to make any reasonable change of route
but that if Manitowoc didn't want the
the road there were others that did
He said that the company had received
a proposition to connect with the Knox
Construction Company's railway Mt
Kaukauna which would give the Fond
du Lac road access to the water, just
what it wanted at Manitowoc.
There is movement on foot to have
he council reconsider the matter nj
next Mondays meeting.