The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-08-24
CITY COUNCIL NOTES.

The council met in regular session
Monday night. Aldermen Fricke ant
Anderson from the Sixth ward wer'
absent.
Petitions for cement curb and gutter
on various stree is and also large girls
of bills were read and referred.
Though the council had already
authorized the special water works
committee to borrow 1920, 900 from
banks to secure money to make tender
to the Water Co., the council renew
ed the authority and at the same time
adopted resolution transferring $4,000
from the general fund to be added tc
to the loan to make up the S236,OO
which the Rate Commission fixed a.
the value of the Water Co.'S property
Both measures were adopted by un
animous vote under suspension ol
the rules.
The comrittee on cemetery anc
parks submitted recommendation
that the Gulickson farm be leased tc
the party having made the highest bid
in response to the advertisement call
ing for bids. A minority report from
AID. Schellien recommending that the
40 acres be advertised for sale was also
handed in and the minority report was
adopted by a vote of to 4.
A resolution ordering portions ol
certain streets to be paved next year
was passed by vote of IL to |, AID
Thorisen voting in tine negative. The
streets ordered paved are, Washington
from 18th to 18th, South 10th from
Washington to Marshal, North 10th
from Commercial to York street and
York street from 7th to 10th.
The Gas company will secure two
lots, adjoining its plant on the north
for twenty-five years by paying per
cent to the city on the investment and
in return the city will build q dock and
fill in behind it and allow the gas com
pany to use the land to erect buildings
on.
The deal went through following a
favorable report from the harbor COM
mittee and the submitting of con-
tract and lease to bind the city and the
gas company. This means that the
gas company's suit in Circuit court to
compel the city to dock the property
will be dropped, as also the city pro-
ceedings before the rate commission
for lower gas rates, while the gas
company will reduce the price of gas
from $l.05 to 81. The agreement, con-
tract and lease were read at the meet
ing. The gas company agrees to pay
the city as rental for the lots per
cent on the investment which includes
the $500 paid for the lots, TO which the
interest has been added the cost of the
dock and the filing in of the same and
also 500 year for depreciation of the
dock, the city to keep the dock in
repair.
Petitions for surface drainage sew
ers on Madison street extending west
from Tenth street, which has been
pending in committee for several
weeks, was reported adversely because
the district is without funds to build
the sewer. Aid. Schillien protested
against the report and wanted some
provision for building the sewer which
is in his ward and he said was badly
needed. The council IL to l adopted
the report of the committee refusing
to order the sewer.
The committee reported favorably
upon the petition of the Rahr Sons
Co. for the rebuilding of the South 7th
street sewer for three blocks, from
Franklin to Hancock, the company
citing that with its new plant and adj
ditions the sewer would be wholly in
adequate. There was long debate
and on vote the report was lost to 3,
it requiring three-fourths vote to
carry it under the ruling of the mayor.
A motion for reconsideration was filed
and it is probable the council will
authorize the changes asked for.
A resolution was was passed instruct
ing the Electric Light Co. to install
an arc light at corner 9th and Com.
mercial streets.