The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-06-06
CITY COUNCIL NOTES.

Monday evening. Anderson was the
only absentee.
Mrs. Hall, widow of city fireman
killed at the big veneer factory fire
some years ago, had her monthly al
lowance reduced from S25 to $1666 or
the ground that her children are now
at least partially self supporting. The
new amount is what she would receive
If she came under the pension act.
Aid. Plumb wants the side walk al
the northwest corner of Union park
| fixed. 1t sinks because of the fire
cistern that was located there years
ago. The street commissioner will
attend TO it,
| In 1876 one Smith now long deceased
buried child in Evergreen without
| legal permission. The lot has run tc
seed and the cemetery committee want
to sell it to Geo. Grimm who owns an
adjoining lot. The sale for S20 was
| authorized on the condition that the
| purchaser does not disturb the grave,
but not until Beasant had made plea
for the sacredness of the neglected
grave and protest against what he
thinks is an inadequate consideration.
1t carried over his "No."
Schelin wanted action upon one of
his pet projects for surface drainage
sewers on Marshall and Madison streets.
He accused the committee on public
improvements of holding up a report
on it. He and Rugowski clashed and
on an appeal to the house Schellin had
only his solitary vote. The matter
will come up later. Schellin thinks
that his designs for the public welfare
in the matter of streets do not receive
the cooperation they deserve.
Goetzler touched the risibilities of
the usually urbane clerk by comment
ing on the sanitary condition of part
of the city hall. The mayor stilled the
troubled waters by suggesting that
the health officer look into the
matter.
Frazier, in the matter of Higgins, 5"
reported his customary progress along
those lines"
Acting Engineer PITT reported that
contrary to ''rumors floating in the
air. Sth street bridge is in good con-
dition and will be serviceable and safe
for many years, and that talk of new
bridge is nonsense.
Schellin dies hard. He started some
thing in relation to his defeated move
for a $50 calvert IL the ",ost street"
on the hill, and everyone began taking
a hand in the desultory debate until
the mayor interposed with nothing
before the house." The redoubtable
third warder insisted upon his right to
talk and several other rights but the
mayor firmly but kindly squelched
him.
The matter of street sprinkling was
brought up. One block wants it dis
continued. The law was read and it
developed that all sprinkling this year
has been illegal because not ordered
by the council. The matter was hasti-
ly remedied by ordering it all en-
masse.
The important item of the session
was the question of water works ex-
tensions. The mayor said that unless
abutting property can be assessed for
the cost of laying standard, minor
water main there can be no extensions
made All other cities owning works
make such assessments, the same as
for street Improvements and sewers.
He asked that the general charter pro-
visions providing for this be adopted
and an ordinance adopting them was
introduced. 1t cannot be acted on un-
til July lst. Goetzler inquired anxious
ly whether we could get rid of the
Railroad Commissions pernicious in
reference in local affairs by such
adoption.
In appointing the board of review.
one from each ward, the two from each
ward agree as to which of them shall
serve, it ordinarily going to the senior.
The two gentlemen from the seventh
can never agree. This puts it up to
the mayor TO appoint. He said he
would take the councils recommends
tion and on ballot it stood Smugler 10,
Rugowski !, the two not voting. The
board is comprised of the following:
First ward, Aid. Goetzler; second ward,
Thorison; third ward, Schellin; fourth
ward, Zeman; fifth ward, Schroeder;
sixth ward, Beasant, seventh ward,
Smugler.
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