The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1904-01-07

a box in the school on SoutL Fourteenth
street. The boy nearest this building is
a. present four blocks away
To Advertise To Rem. Grounds
Alderman Urbanek, of the Sanitary
Committee, reported that his committee
, had received an offer from II man who
wished to rent part of the grounds
around the pest house for term OF
three years. The man was willing tc
pay only $40 year. There are about
ten acres in the lot Alderman Urbanek
stated that sometime ago the grounds
had been rented to another party foI
$45 year, but that the rental had never
been paid. The Council finally decided
to have the grounds advertised as for
rent. 1t was also decided to advertise
for rent the 40 acre farm situated on the
town line road. The farm was original
ly purchased by the city for cemetery
purposes.
A bill submitted by the Insane Asy
lum for the care of two idiots was au-
thorized to be paid. 1t amounted to
SAT 60;
G. & N. w. K. K. Must Open Four
teenth Street
When the question regarding the Chi
cago q Northwestern Railway Compa-
ny's tracks on Fourteenth street was
brought up it was very quickly and
quietly disposed Of, The matter had
previously referred to committee com
posed Of Mayor Kemper, City Attorney
Schmitz, and Aldermen Plumb, Phalen,
and Biegel. This committee met Messrs
Cleveland and q Brien, OF the company,
and the property owners along Four
teenth street week ago. Wednesday
evening. At this conference the com
pany's representatives explained their
offer to move their Franklin street
tracks thirteen feet to the north so as to
leave that street practically clear. Mr..
Cleveland was of the opinion that it was
the safest plan, as regards the possible
ty of accident, to close Fourteenth
street entirely. Arguments on the
opposite side were heard from various
property owners, among them George
Berger VIM. Cooper VIM Schuette, and
Charles Hartwig. H. l.. Markham also
spoke. The Committee then prepared
its report, which was submitted Mon
day. 1t recommends substantially that
the Councils first resolution, passed
June /, 1908, instructing city attorney
to compel the Company to remove the
distractions on Fourteenth street to
leave that street free and clear for traf-
flc, and to provide proper safety appli
ances at'their tracks. be allowed to stand
The report was signed by Aldermen
Biegel and Plumb, and by City Attorney
Schnitz.
Two claims for damages, one of WIN.
Schroeder for $25 for injuries to n horse
on North Ninth street, and the other of
Francska Bndycz for 81 600 for person
al injuries on Washington street, were
disallowed.
City Engineer Reports On Paving
The long expected report of City Engi-
neer PITT on paving, II subject which he
has been on recent trip to investigate,
was read
Mr. Pitz visited number OF cities but
his conclusions were largely the result
of his observations in Buffalo, Niagara
Falls, Toronto and Hamilton. Alto
gether his report was much more favor
able to the use of brick for paving than
to any other material Asphalt he con
sidered about as good, as far as quality
is concerned and better in that it makes
less noise, but of secondary considera-
ton because Of its cost. Some streets
in Buffalo-which, by the way, had the
finest paving system of any city visited
had been laid with asphalt fourteen
years ago and were still in good condi-
ton. Other streets were laid with
brick on concrete foundation, Some
of these had been built twelve years ago
and were apparently good for twelve
years more. In Toronto and Hamilton
a bituminous macadam. in which tar
was used, figured as good material. In
the latter town a patent paving was al
so used. 1t was composed Of macadam,
filled with coal tar 1t had been laid by
the city itself twenty years ago and.
though considerably worn, was never
theless still solid. The cost of this
however, and the fact that it was pat
ented made it in Mr. Pits opinion un-
desirable. The cost of first class as
phalt was given at $3.50 per square