The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1904-05-05
Residents of That Street Pro.
test to the Council That
it Would be too
Dangerous
HIGGINS TALKS ON new ROUTE
Tells Aldermen Why he Wants to Avoid
Going Down Truman's Hill--Poor
Ordinance Passed Other
Business


order Monday evening with all present
except Alderman Urbanek, the first
business before it was n petition from
the property owners along Franklin
street protesting against the granting
to the Fond du Lac Interurban right
of way on that street. The petition was
signed by Henry Schmidt and 81 others.
1t was referred to committee.
The local posts of the G. A. K. and
the S. A. W. V. presented an invitation
to the members of the council to par
ticipate in the Memorial Day exercises.
The bond of the city treasurer was
accepted. He reported that the banks
We're unwilling to pay interest on the
city's money deposited with them. This
report was placed on file. A bill from
the Goodrich Line of $50 for ice-break-
ing was presented. A curb on the
south side of Park street between
Eighth and Ninth streets was legalized.
The mayor called the councils atlen-
tion to the fact that new planking was
needed on Tenth street bridge. A side
walk for Washington street along the
park was authorized The clerk was
instructed to advertise for bids for a
metre at the cemetery.
A motion to instruct the clerk to ad
vertise for bids for the placing of Il
sidewalk and curb around the library
raised considerable discussion. Alder
men Lorenzen, Stolze and Schmi,z
opposed the motion vigorously on the
ground that the library board ought to
pay for the sidewalk out of the yearly
appropriation granted it. The motion,
however was fin. 'iy carried.
The committee on the f'n"a l. In"
Interurban ordinance reported an
amendment to the route as follows
Commencing where the middle road
intersects the western boundary of the
city and going from there northeast to
Twenty sixth street, from there to
Franklin, .ol. Franklin to Main, on Main
to QUAY and along Quay to the terminal
thereof; and commencing on Franklin
and going north on Main to York; and
commencing on Main and going east on
Commercial to the easterly end thereof.
A motion to lay this amendment over
until the entire ordinance was PASSED
was adopted
Alderman Stole moved that the
Chicago & Northwestern Railway Com
pany be instructed to place gates where
its tracks cross Franklin and Main
streets This was carried. A petition
for the grading and gravelling OF
Twenty second street between Hamll-
ton and Marshall streets was referred to
the board of public works. The Street
Committee recommended that the con
tract for improving Green street be
transferred from August Kuhl to Tres
til and Co. who would do it for $50 less
Kuhl after taking the contract asked
for 1920 more than the bid price
The recommendation was adopted
The placing of n sidewalk on Seven
teenth street between Marshall and
Washington streets was authorized
The transfer of $4405 from Sewer
District b to Sewer District d was
authorized. This money had beer
collected for the latter but had not YET
been turned over.
Bids We're submitted for the improve
ment of the folio wing streets:-Twenty
fifth. between Western avenue anC
Wollmer street; Wollmer street be
tween Twenty fourth and Twenty sixth
streets; Mic higan avenue, between Ter
Eycll and Fair streets and Richmond
street between New York and Wiscon
sin avenues The last two We're award
ed to Trestik and Co. The others wert
laid over.
The law firm of Nash q Nash flee
notice of suit against the city by The
Chicago q Northwestern Railway Com
pany for $247.1S taxes The matter
was referred to the city attorney.
The Poor Committee then submitted
an ordinance providing for the appoint
ing of superintendent of poor. Th'
recommendation should be made
by the Poor Commission and affirmed
nv the council The duty of the super
inteudent should be to investigate al
applications to the city for relief and t
take the testimony Of the applicant o
of such others as might be necessar,
under oath He should have power t.
contract with any person for the supper
of u pauper provided the pauper was no
already supported at the poorhonse
The superintendent should be presen
at every meeting of the Poor Commi1
sion. The ordinance under suspension
Of the rules was Immediately adopte'
80 that the Poor Commission might b
enabled to submit its recommendation