The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-08-05
CITY COUNCIL NOTES.

standing on North Seventh street near
Commercial street since it was moved
to the street some weeks ago was the
subject of some discussion at the coun-
ell meeting Monday evening and limit
of ten days for the removal of the build
ing was fixed by the council. The
responsibility for the building being
left in its present location seems to be
quite hard to determine, Mr.. Platt, the
owner, claiming that contractor Kenne-
dy who has undertaken to remove the
| building to a lot owned by Platt on the
south side of the river, is responsible,
and Kennedy denying responsibility
on the ground that Mr.. Platt or his
agents have not procured from the city
authorities the necessary permit to al
| low the removal of the building. The
council ordered that the building be
removed within ten days and instruct
ed the clerk to notify all parties to the
apparent discrimination as to the notice
| given.
President Reinhardt Rahr of the Park
| Commission appeared before the coun-
| ell Monday evening and addressed the
members for half hour on the general
subject of pushing the scheme worked
out by the Park Commission for a sys-
TEN of city parks. Mr.. Rahr has de-
voted considerable time and some
money to the working out of this sys-
tenn and to the procuring of plans and
estimates for the putting into operation
of city system of parks. He gave to
| the council an estimate of $4,000 year
| for ten years as the amount which, ac-
cording to the best figures he could
secure, would be sufficient for the pro-
curing and maintaining of the proposed
| park on the north side, the Allen pro-
perty, and on the Roet1's Hill property
on the south side. In addition to the
| improvement of these pieces of proper
| ty the scheme of the Park Commission
l
| drive-ways along the lake shore on
either side of the river. Mr.. Rahr
| further stated that the North Western
| Road would improve the triangular
strip opposite its depot in the city and
| would donate a strip of land along the
| lake shore east of its tracks for the pro-
/ Il t. al. tnl Al, 4,
his company would be willing to make
| liberal donation for the purpose of
| building this drive way and suggested
that it was possible that others who
were interested in the scheme might
make private donations to carry out
| the plans. He did not believe that it
| would be necessary to have bonds
issued, but thonght that the money re-
| quired could be placed in the tax
budget each year and raised by general
| assessment. The council, after listen
| ing to Mr.. Rahr's statements, decided
| to hold an adjourned meeting Friday
evening to take the matter up with the
| members of the Park Commission for
| further discussion. Mr.. Rahr is entitled
to the confidence of the people of the
| city for the manner in which he has
| gone about the task of having planned
out the park system which he describes
and if the committee of which he is the
head, are given authority to proceed
in the matter and the necessary money
is appropriated there is no doubt that
| the city will have one of the best park
systems to be found in this state with
in very few years.
| The question of the amounts due the
assessors came up for consideration
I Monday night and after considerable
discussion, the council allowed $3.50. 90
called for.
| "To electric power for operation of
| Eigth Street Bridge, Nov. 2, 1903 to
date, five years, eight months, at $25. 90
a month, $l700.OO."
| The above is the wording of state
ment of account filed by the Manitowoc
x Northern Traction Company against
the city and which was brought up be-
fore the council on Monday evening.
| Accompanying the account was letter
from President Higgins of the Traction
Company in which he says that the
company has made frequent demands
for payment of the bill without results
and unless the bill is paid proceedings
will be commenced to enforce collection
of it. The history of the matter dates
back to something more than five years
ago at the time when the turning of
| Eigth Street bridge by electric power
was commenced by the city. At that
time Mr.. Higgins suggested that a stor-
age battery be installed by the city for
the turning of the bridge and, in accor-
dance with the provisions of his fran
chise, he would then supply the necess-
ary power for turning the structure.
The city, however, has never installed
a storage battery but has been using
the power direct from the supply wires
of the Traction Company. The matter
is the starting of another chapter in the
| troubles between the Traction Company
and the city and is some indication