The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-05-23
CITY COUNCIL NOTES.

The council met Monday evening in
special session to consider the final re-
port of the Board Of Public Works up
on paving assessments. The report
alleges that no one appeared before the
board to object and the assessments
we're left as fixed in the preliminary
report. The abutting property is as
sessed our dollars per lineal foot Of
frontage and the city assumes almost
$4,000 OF the cost, besides the crossings
charged to the wards. The report was
adopted unanimously but not until the
mayor had stated that he thinks it is
illegal to authorize this expenditure of
city funds when the same was not in
the tax levy. The city attorney said
that the paving statute expressly auth
orizes the contracts if the money is on
hand, no matter for whatit was raised.
The council then met in regular ses-
sion. A number of sewer and curbing
improvements were voted.
The Rahr Co. wants to know to what
extent the changes, which are being
made in Hancock street will go and by
what authority they are being made.
They want to be informed at once.
The communication was referred.
1t was voted to attend Memorial Day
exercises in body, upon invitation of
the veterans.
Anton Karnofsky was voted a refund
eff Sll.45 for an illegal tax paid on an
automobile which he paid under pro-
test.
A short stub of sewer on York street
was ordered preparatory to paving
that much discussed thoroughfare.
The third ward voting booth was
ordered moved to the lake front to
serve in the other part of its dual ca
pacity as municipal bath house and
polling place.
Frazier reported that the corpora.
ton committee is making progress
with Mr.. Higgins and will report de-
tinitely next meeting"
A petition for discontinuance of
sprinkling on one block Of the fifth
ward occupied a half hour. Opinion
seemed divided. Plumb stopped the
flow of oratory by moving that it be
referred back for proper legal ac-
tion."
A block on the Polish Hill was Or
dered graded and graveled and the
mayor seized the opportunity to make
a plea that ''the squandering of money
on gravel cease, "that the driveway
of residence streets be narrowed and
permanent surface be laid" The coun-
Gil listened courteously, then moved
on.
Gray and Robinson were ordered
paid for several sewer jobs they have
completed.
The "double- brother act" of the two
dailes in submitting bids for printing
resulted in the Herald getting the pro-
ceedings at "a cents per folio and the
News the advertisements at 40 cents
per folio. Sheboygan pays 5 cents a
folio.
What Beasant called the "lost street"
on the hill was up again. Sche)lin
pleaded for his proposed fifty-dollar
culvert but the council voted it down.
This is the alleged street west of the
county asylum and the council seems
not to recognize it as public
highway. 1t caused lot of talk.
Goetzler led the opposition, having
his usual tilt with Schellin.
The show license ordinance was pas
sed after several amendments were
killed and after Zeman and Goetzler
had each made his vigorous protest
against any license fee whatever for
shows. The license fee is $50.
The vote on an ordinance abolishing
publication of those receiving city aid
was tie to I, and the mayor dodg-
ed vote by declaring it lost.
Alderman Koch of Stevens Point
was introduced. He is investigating
street oiling and looking after the city
sealer. In all earnestness he remark
ed upon the quietness and absence of
personalities at the meeting and was