The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-09-21
CITY COUNCIL NOTES.

GlII CUUNGIl NUIES.
The council met in regular session
Monday night. All members were
present.
A large grist of bills were read and
referred.
A petition from residents on Hamil-
ton street for cement curb and gutter
between Goth and 2lst streets was read
and referred, as also petition for an
arc light at the crossing of North Sth
and State streets.
Protest against the filing in of Lake
street, which the petition says it will
cost $500 to clear in event of opening
the street which will be asked for il
the supreme court upholds the decision
of the Brown county circuit court, hold
ing that the street is a public highway,
was made by William Rahr, Sr., who
asked that an order be Issued prohibit
ing any further filling between Hamil-
ton and Hancock streets.
Mr.. Rahr asked that the City take
steps to repair and maintain South
Twentieth street which has been wash
ed out during the summer. The petit
tiOns were referred,
In petition the Nanitowoc Land &
Fuel Co. asked that the river channel
at foot of South 7th street, near its
docks be widened and dredged out to
protect the channel which the company
is having dredged. The petition was
referred to the Harbor committee.
The committee on cemetery and parks
reported that the bid of $500 by c. w.
Morse for the Gulickson farm be ac-
cepted. The report was adopted.
Contracts for building sewers on N.
18th from Huron street to the city linn
its and on Madison street, 18th to 10th,
were awarded to w. O. Bahr, his bids
being the lower of two submitted.
Bahr bid s145.20 for the 18th street Job
and S270. Is for Madison street, and the
F. G. Robinson Co. bids we're $l74,66
on the 18th and S294.44 on Madison
street.
Paving of Washington street, 18th
to 10Th, York from 7th to Tenth and
Tenth from York to Commercial and
from Washington to Marshal was for
mally ordered and resolution direct
ing the installation of gas and water
mains and sewers was passed. The
council plans to do the preliminary
work this fall and start paving in the
spring.
The old sewer pipe on 7th street be-
tween Hancock and the river was or.
dered replaced by new one to be 2(
inches in diameter.
A proposed amendment to the city
automobile ordinance reported to the
council at previous session was with
drawn and new ordinance was substi
tuted upon advice of the city attorney
The new measure fixes speed of Il
miles, conforming to the state law, anC
prescri res a fine of $40 to 1926 for irs1
o.vense and S25 to $50 or 30 days in Jail
or both, for second otfense.
The following resolution providing
for settlement with the Water Works
Co. was passed by unanimous vote:
Resolved by the Mayor and the
board of aldermen of the City of Man
itowoc
That the matter of the settlement O.
the controversies between the City O
Manitowoc and the Manitowoc Water
Works Co. as to the purchase of the
Water plant be and it is hereby refer
red to the Mayor and finance committed
of this board with power subject to ap
proval of the Railroad Commission b,
proper order to enter into a contrac
on the part of the said city with the
Water Works Co. for the purchase o
the Wator Works at $247, 800, and tha
the details as to the time of possession
hydrant rentals, incomes, collection
and manner of payment be on the par
of the city by them adjusted with the
Water Co. That the stock on hant
and additions be adjusted in accordanc,
with the order of the Railroad Com
mission of Wisconsin dated June q
19lk in separate agreement not tt
affect the principal agreement"
After the adoption of the resolution
the attorne for the Water Work
argued at some length endeavoring t.
persuade the council to modify the re
solution so as to provide for a remis
sion of the Water Cos. tax for 1911
but the council stood pat.