The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-02-20
CITY COUNCIL NOTES.

The council met in regular session
Monday evening. All members we're
present except Plumb who is on a
pleasure jaunt to Florida and Cuba.
The designations of four city officers
were read and accepted. They we're:
Mayor Stolze from the city water com
mission, Judge Isaac Cratic from the
city board of education, Beasant from
the city council and Henry FRANKIE
from the third ward election board.
Beasant's resignation contained bitter
matter directed at citizen whom Beas-
ant says contemplates trying TO remove
him from the council because he is
janitor Of city school. FRANKIE re-
signs as election inspector to run for
city treasurer. The mayor resigns be-
cause Judge Park in the Rahr case to
oust the mayor as water commissioner
has decided that law enacted in 1909
forbids his serving as water commits
sioner. The law inxoked in part reads:
''No member of any city council shall
be elected to any Office or position
which has been created oy, or the cleo
tion to which is vested in, such city
council" The charter provides that
the mayor is member of the council.
Neither the mayor nor city officers
were surprised. The mayors incum-
bency has been considered of doubtful
legality. This same statute prevented
Schellin from becoming a candidate
for sexton year ago.
A batch of petitions were read ask
ing that the council reconsider its ac-
tion in refusing to employ Miss Harper
as visiting nurse. Everyone seemed a
bit afraid of the question. AT the
mayors suggestion the Board of Health
was advised to employ visiting nurse
at mot more than S85 per month"
The mere presence of dozen ladies of
the anti-tuberculosis society seemed to
exert some influence.
The matter of motor fire track
was brought up by Thorison. A mo-
ton to advertise for bids was lost 10 to
3, the mayor ruling that it required IL
'ayes" to carry. The ''noes" we're
Nienauber, Lippert and Smugler.
Thorison challenged any OF the three
to state any good reason for their oppo-
sition. Smugler and Thorison then
threshed it out. Smugler stood to his
guns saying that motor truck isex-
pensive, unreliable and not usable off
the main streets in winter.
To save expenses the city will try to
postpone the new registration till the
fall OF 1914 when registration would he
rsqulred anyway. NaN ~ y - fs'~-'-
Capt. Thompson must pay taxes on
his vessel on valuation basis instead
of the cheaper tonnage basis because
he did not file the required statement
on Or before May lst, 1912.
Plans for Sth street bridge repairs
and for new bascule were filed and
the bridge committee instructed to re-
port on them.
Plumb reported in writing on the
bids for heating the sections residence
His committee colleagues, Beasant and
Frazier objected to giving the steam
bid to Trippler when kerscher Bros.
were lowest on the first bids. A mo-
lion to accept Kerscher's bid for hot
water heating was lost to I. The may
or could not induce Frazier to vote.
In this condition the matter rests.
Schellin reported that the city can
do nothing with william Rahr's re-
quest for permission to dump earth on
Lake street until some petition in writ
ing is presented.
The ordinance adopting the general
charter water commission provisions
was again introduced.
The mayor paid tribute to Beasant,
saying that the retiring alderman has
faithfully served his city and constitu-
ents.