The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-03-11
MAYOR GROFFMAN ANN0UN-
CES HIS CANDIDACY.

To THE PEOPLE OF MANITOWOC:
| announce to you that l am caudi,
date for re election to the Office of Mayor.
/ do not seek your support upon political
lines; my Official duties in the past nave
been performed without respect to party
or factional lines and if reelected | shall
seek to do my duty and shall be controlled
in my action solely by an earnest desire
to promote the welfare of all the people
of our city.
1t may not be amiss at this time to
mention some of the things that have
been accomplished during the past two
years.
The citys business has been attended
to promptly and carefully. The board
of aldermen has transacted its business
promptly and without any unseemly
| strife; under the supervision of the city
engineer streets have been built, docks
have been rebuilt the most difficult part
of the dredging was completed, sewers
have been laid, and all without trouble
or complaint; the city has not been in
volved in litigation, and more general
feeling OF good will has been fostered
For much of this thank the care and
fidelity of the aldermen.
The Board of Health successfully took
care of smallpox epidemic that threat
ened to be very serious. This was taken
care of at an expense Of about one. fifth
of the cost of less serious smallpox cpl
denies in the past. Diphtheria antitoxin
has been put at the free disposal of ALL
and other measures have been taken for
the good of the public health.
An orderly test of the waterworks plant
was had The deficiencies of the plant
were made plain and the company has
since put in new boiler and built a large
storage tank An offer was secured from
the company to sell the plant to the city
at a less sum than the price fixed by the
appraisers. This offer was rejected by
the people and steps were immediately
Commission. This proceeding is still
pending. The water mains in the 9th
and 18th wards also in the 2nd and 1st
| wards have been extended thus greatly
increasing the city's fire protection.
The city filed complaint against the
service of the Electric Light Company
This service has been improved and that
company has installed additional engines
and generators.
, "A contest ns.s Do3n .4ai with the Gas
Company and belive that before this
constest is ended we will have Dollar gas
The cemetery has been improved snd
new parts have been laid ont into moder.
ately priced lots.
The city has under way plans for
lengthening Eight Street bridge, so as to
avoid the necessity of large expenditure
for new bridge; the protection piers
now under construction are being built
with that plan in view; plans are being
developed for establishing central high
school without confusion; steps have
been taken for u park commission that
may in time provide the city with park
system for the benefit and enjoyment
of all.
Taxes for general purposes have been
reduced. The general taxes are of course
independent and separate from the taxes
for building of schools, sewers and streets
The taxes in school district No com
prising the 3rd, 9th and 7th wards are
high because the school district at its
meeting levied $1,000 90 in taxes more
than usual to pay for the new school
house. This was matter under the
control of the school district alone
The general taxes levied and collected
for the past four years are as follows:
1905-$5369S 66
1906 5915752