The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-05-06
CITY COUNCIL NOTES.

Deciding to appeal to the Rate Com
mission at Madison for relief in order tC
compel the 500 road to establish a pass
enger train schedule between here and
Neenah, the city council Monday even
| ing unanimously adopted a resolution
from the pen of Aid. Plumb in short or
der which empowered the city attorney
to take the necessary steps TO force q
restoration of the former train schedule
of the old Wisconsin Central.
The resolution stated that the 500 line
has cut this city oft without proper train
service and that the city attorney pro
| coed to take the matter to the Rate
Commission, acting with the committee
| on railroads and corporations of the city
council and whatever committee of cit
| liens might be named and also from
Quarry, MADISON, Nalders, and other
stations on the Wisconsin Central line
between here and Menasha.
The resolution asks that the passenger
schedule formerly run by the old Wis
consn Central be again established by
the 500 line. Aid. Plumb stated that
this was matter vitality concerning
Manitowoc, one in which every citizen
should be interested. The Rate Com
missions decisions, he said, could be di'
vided into two classes, one on railroads
| and the other on public utilities While
in the latter decisions citizens nigh,
think the Rate Commission technical
and short sighted, Mr.. Plumb stated
| that in looking over the decisions of the
| Commission In regard to complaints OF
shippers, he had found that that body
always used "horse sense and that this
city could expect fair treatment.
Mr.. Plumb added that the 500 line
had been taught in the northern parts OF
the state that they must maintain train
service and run regular trains, and that
Manitowoc should take the initiative and
force the road to establish passenger
trains here. Aid Plumb was the only
one who spoke on the proposition. In
fact he was the only one that needed tC
talk, as the aldermen were all of one
mind on the proposition. -ManitowoC
| Daily News,
Alderman PITT in the council Monday
night asked that city employees be in
structed not to purchase supplies from
any firm Of which.a city official lisa mem
Der and said his committee would reject
any bills of that kind in the future, be
cause the city attorney had ruled tina,
they were not proper Mr.. PITT refer
red to a bill from the NJ. e. Madison
Seed Co., of which Chas. Kunz of the
fire and police commission is a member
The committee on railways Offered
the following resolution which was a
dop.ed by a unanimous vote:
Resolved by the board of Aldermen
that the city attorney is hereby directed
to institute and prosecute on behalf Of
the city OF Manitowoc suit or ACTOR
to prevent the Manitowoc d Northern
Traction Company from charging a fart
of more than ten cents for carrying {
passenger from Manitowoc to Two Xiv
ers and from Two Rivers to Manitowoc
and also from loading, unloading ant
hauling freight cars or cars for fleigh
upon the tracks within the limits of thu
city of Manitowoc.
A resolution from the police commit
tee requesting the city clerk to advertls
for bids for team of horses for tn
police patrol was adopted by vote OF
to 6. The resolution stated that the oil
horse had to be shot as he had becom
worthless, and that it would be in tn
line of economy to purchase team, a
the patrol wagon was too heavy FOR on
horse.