The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-01-07
CITY COUNCIL NOTES.

Willinger stand.
The city attorney has been instructed
to confer with the state superintendent
in regard to amendments to the school
laws which will simplify the inaugerat.
ing of central high school here.
The health board report an average
annual death rate of IA per 1000 in the
city. There were 10 violent deaths,
three of them being suicides, during the
year ending Sept 80, 1908.
Jan. 70 at SP. NJ. the city health
board will be in session at the city hall
to hear any suggestions from citizens
relative to garbage disposal and plumb
ing regulations
The city will soon be Greater Manito-
voc, the annexation craze having siezed
the city administration. The territory
will be 81 feet out near Green street,
which causes tax assessment confusion
BY vote of 12 to the bills for vac
cination, disinfectants were allowed rs
board was not composed of cutrate men
and the council appears to agree, but it
provided subject for oratory for some
time.
The pie driver damage bill was sent
back to the Great Lakes Co. to be sworn
to.
Geo. Reuther presented bill of Sl2 90
for certified copies of deeds used by the
city in the Stolze street action.
On advice of the city attorney the
council turned down a claim of the Gas
Co. of 5000 for raising main.
The city will supply free anti-toxin
and disinfect all places exposed to con
tagious disease gratis. The measures
created violent opposition, carrying by a
vote of s to ), the noes being Schmitz.
Wendorf, PITT, Smuggler and Rugow-
ski
The historic state street bridge will
continue to repose gracefully upon the
junk pile, until spring ut least Some
day then the city engineer, assisted by
County Surveyor Gass if necessary, is
expected to go and find it, if he can, and
tote it over to the power house and lay
it across the creek What's the use Of
owning q bridge if one can't use it?
If ii is worth % cents to a shipper TO
have an official city weigher scale his
shipment he can have it done now.
The grievance of the city over the gas
service fee resulted in the unanimous
passage of the following resolution Of
fered by the committee ON light:
Whereas, the Railroad Commission Of
Wisconsin in several proceedings had
before it in fixing rates for gas, electrici-
ty and water has made orders authoriZ-
ing the public utilities to require con.
sumers to pay a service charge or meter
charge, in addition to the charge made
for gas, electricity or water actually
used, and in other cases has authorized
minimum charge without a service
charge, and
Whereas, such service charge places
an unreasonably large proportion of the
fixed expense upon the small consumer,
and
Whereas, such service charge in fact
compels the consumer to pay for the
privilege of being served by the public
service companies although it Is the
legal duty of such companies to serve
the public, and
Whereas, a sound public policy de.
mands that water and light should be
abundantly and freely used by all in the
interests of sanitation as we'll a. COM
fort, and
Whereas, requiring consumer to pay
an arbitrary charge irrespective of the
quantity used induces many to refrain
from using rs much water and light as
should be reasonably used in order to
save expense, and
VIII ereas, the fixing and charging of a
minimum monthly or quarterly or an
nnal bill for light and water will en-
courage the use of light and water and
will more eqnitably distribute the bur
den of maintaining the necessary public
service plants, and
Whereas, the cities and villages
throughout the state have uniformly a
dopted the plan of having Il minimum
charge bill and not service charge,
Therefore
Be 1t Resolved by the Mayor and Board
Of Aldermen of the City of Manitowoc
that the members of the state legislature
from this district are called upon to in
troduce bill and use all fair and rea-
sonable means to secure its passage by
the next Legislature establi shing the
public policy of this state to be opposed
to service charge and in favor of
minimum bill rate schedule.
Resolved further, that the attention
of the Governor and all the members of
the Legislature is respectfully called TO
this subject which vitality affects the in
tsrests and welfare of large percentage
of the inhabitants of our cities, and all
public spirited people of the state are
called upon to assist in establishing Il
correct public policy on this important