The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-07-27
CITY COUNCIL DoINGS.

On Friday morning the mayor called
the finance committee together and in
formed them he had had talk over
the phone with Alfred Erickson of the
Rate Commission in which Mr.. Erick-
son informed him that tender of the
purchase price, 1926, 600, must lie made
in cash to the Manitowoc Water Works
company before the city could expect
to secure the plant. The mayor also
advocated a special election on the ac.
ton of the issue of bonds with which tc
raise the money for taking over the
plant and petitions were prepared and
their circulation started for this pur-
pose. The petitions were circulated
only few hours when sufficient, num-
ber of signers had been procured
and a special meeting of the council
was called for Monday evening at which
the election mentioned was ordered.
Under the Rate Commission law three
weeks notice of such an election must
be given before the election can be
held. The date fixed for the election
is August II. The question to be sub
mitted is as follows: ''Shall the City
of Manitowoc issue bonds for the sum
of 1920, 10000 for the purpose of raising
the necessary funds with which to pay
the purchase price of the plant and
equipment of the Manitowoc Water
Works Company as fixed pursuant to
an ordinance adopted by the Board of
Aldermen of said city on July II, 1912"
The polls will be opened at o'clock
A. M. ald will close at I o'clock p. M.
The polling places in the several wards
are as follows:
First Ward City Hall
Second Ward Windiate House
Sd Ward w. Schuetze, I20S Wash. st.
Fourth Ward 7l6 York St.
Fifth Ward j. Schubert
Sixth Ward G. G. Nooker
Seventh Ward 7th Ward Public School.
After disposing of the special elec-
tion resolution the council voted to pay
the $500 to close up the deal for the
purchase of the Meyer lot for addition
to Riverview Park, this having been
included in the call for the special
meeting. The report to pay the $500
was adopted, by all members present
voting aye.
There was something of clash be-
tween the Board of Park Commission
ers and the Aldermen because the
Park Commissioners had engaged some
experts to devote some OF their time
and labor to the trees in the city's parks
ana cemepry. The Aldermen entered
a protest to-the action of the Park
Commission claiming that any expen-
ditures OF money by the commission
should first be authorized by the coun-
Gil. The commission assumed that
they had n right to authorize the
work. The cost of the work in ques-
tion will be about $3.50. 1t is probable
that the matter will be adjusted salts
factorily between the two boards.
LATER Under an agreement reach
ed Tuesday night, limit will be fixed
upon expenditures which the Park
Commission may make without sane
tion of the council and over and above
this limit, the Commission will confer
with the council relative to the expen-
diture. The amount decided upon as
the limit is not to be made public until
the report is filed with the council.
All members of the Park Commission
except Louis Schuette attended the
meeting and the agreement was ac-
ceptable to the Commission and the
committee. The work in Washington
park, objections to which started the
controversy, is nearing completion and
no more work will be undertaken this
year.