The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-09-15
CITY COUNCIL NOTES.

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last Thursday night in its new rooms
in the Williams block. The council
room is on the third floor. 1t is suf-
fciently large, well lighted and nicely
furnished.
Twelve members were present at
the meeting, those from the Sixth
ward being absent
The usual grist of monthly bills was
read and referred to the proper COM
mittees. The monthly report of City
Treasurer Bruno Mueller showed
receipts for the month of August to be
$26432 and balance on hand of
S25, 100.
The council acted favorably on a re-
quest from the Park Commission to
have the Gulickson farm used as n
nursery for supplying the city parks
with trees and shrubbery.
In a communication the Park Com
mission suggested that the City pur-
chase the Meyer property on N. Water
street, which adjoins Riverside Park,
and the commission wants the proper
ty annexed to the Park grounds. The
property is part of that affected by the
order for docking and It is said Mr..
Meyer will be willing to sell at a
reasonable price to escape the tax of
$7Ol for the docking. The communi-
cation was referred to the park COM
mittee.
Steps will be taken by the city at
once for the establishment of the re-
gulations requiring that boats going
to the up river docks employ the SER
vice of a tug for protection of the
river bank and channel the city at
torney being instructed to prepare an
ordinance. The action is taken upon
adviceS from Major BrOmwell, engineer
Of the war department saying that the
proposed regulation was within the
powers of the city and that the war
department would offer no opposition
to it.
City Clerk Reichert was given auth
ority to hire an assistant for three
weeks to aid him in preparing the tax
roll.
Bids were called for by the council
for the building of docks up the river
between Park and st. Clair street and
work will be commenced as soon as
possible. The council adopted the re-
port of the board of public works on
the assessment of benefits. Property
owners will pay S3950.76 of the S6,60l-
"A of the cost of the proposed work,
the charge against the city at large
being s. 26ll.S7. The assessment
against individual property owners is
II. Meyer Sol, j. Villas S99l, John
Schuette $1,000, Water Co. $454.95,
Sladkey $270.
An ordinance regulating the driving
of automobiles, motor cycles and motor
vehicles in the city of Manitowoc was
passed. The provisions in part are as
follows: No automobile, motorcycle,
motor vehicle or other similar vehicle
shall be propelled, driven or ridden
along or upon any street, avenue, alley
or public ground within the limits of
the city of Manitowoc at n speed eX-
ceeding twelve miles per hour: nor
shall any such vehicle be propelled,
driven or ridden around any corner or
on any intersection of any street, or on
any bridge in said city at a speed en-
ceeding six miles per hour.
Upon approaching a crossing of in
such vehicle shall sound an appropriate
alarm bell, horn or similar device to
warn persons riding, driving or walk
ing upon the streets.
Each and every automobile driven
upon the streets at any time during
the hours between dark and daylight
Of any day shall be equipped with and
carry not less than two lighted lamps
placed one on each side towards the
front of such automobile and shall also
carry at least one lighted lamp at the
rear of such automobile and showing n
red light toward the rear.
No such motor vehicle shall pass any
other vehicle or conveyance of any
kind going in the same direction upon
any bridges in said city.
Any person who shall drive, ride or
operate any automobile, motorcycle or
other similar vehicle upon any street,
avenue, alley or public ground within
the limits of this city in violation of
any provision of this ordinance shall
be deemed gultyof misdemeanor and
upon conviction shall be punished by
a fine of not less than $40 and not more
than 800 or by Imprisonment in the
common jail of Manitowoc county for
period not exceeding six months or by
both such fine and imprisonment. On
default of payment of any fine imposed
the person convicted shall be imprison-
ed until the fine and costs are paid, not,
however, exceeding six months.