The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-07-24
CITY COUNCIL NOTES.


Monday evening. All members were
present
The city will buy pulmotor outfit
for SlS5. The instrument is device
to assist in forcing respiration in per-
sons saved from drowning.
Petitions for curbs where the sigma
lures of all owners in the block had
not been secured were referred to the
Board of Public Works with the un-
derstanding that they will order curbs
and cutters for the whole block under
the new law.
Better fire protection, including new
mains and hydrants, will be laid in
three factory districts. They are the
Aluminium district, near Franklin and
10Th streets; the Rahr Sons and Pea
Gamers district and the Smalley Co.
and Building Supply Co. neighborhood.
The mayor said: "We will lay nearly
$4,000 worth of pipe this year."
The special committee on north 18th
street conditions reported that Phil
Pitts young ocean" is merely a
depression, the water of which Engine
er PITT will voluntarily drain away by
riling. Phillip was present and ex-
pressed his dissatisfaction forcibly at
recess.
The fire chief reported that the Land
& Fuel Co. has violated the building
laws by not covering their new big
screen shed with tin. 1t was referred.
The special assessments of property
on Lake, South 9th and Green streets
were approved and bids for the street
improvements will be called for.
The engineer maintained that one of
three sewer bids was exorbitant. This
sewer is badly needed and it went
through dispite the protest. He said
it was 5000 too high.
Two transportation company's re-
ported that they will soon pay for
damages to 10th street bridge recently
caused by the steamers Brazil and
Ann Arbor No. 5.
The saloon closing ordinance caused
the biggest debate since the days OF
water works financing. The ordinance
as introduced provided for closing from
IL p. NJ. to 6 A. M. with dance hall
bars permitted to continue to A. M.
Plumb, one of the leading closing adj
vocates amended it to read from IL to
$40, thinking. perhaps .aat it sad 10
chance rs it read. The dance hall
feature was then amended from2 A. M
to A. M. by the same vote. A mo-
tion by Scherer to table the ordinance
was lost. Then the talks began. Nc
Keough starred for the saloon closers,
ably assisted by Plumb, Frazier, Thor
+. ison and Georgenson. Scherer led the
opposition talk with Zeman, Kapitz
and Schroeder for aids. The mayor
argued mildly in opposition but said:
''If you pass it I'll sign it," An effort
was made for vote by ballot but the
caves and Noes" were called for with
this result For closing, Rugowski,
Bigel, Frazier, Thorison, Plumb, Me
nauber, McKeough, Georgenson, (S);
Against closing: Kapitz, Schroeder,
Lippert, Zeman, Smugler, Scherer. (6).
Apropos of the mayors statement that
the saloons could be reached through
licenses better Plumb said "We al,
ways find that the man behind the gun
isn't the man behind the bar" The
new law provides that no liquor shall
be sold in the city between midnight
and $50 A. M. except at dance when
it must stop at A. M. Saloons must
be empty of guests and closed during
the same hours.
The engineer was instructed to pre-
pare plans for chapel at the ceme-
terry entrance, to furnish place for
funeral services in case of rain, deep
snow or extreme cold.
The mayor, engineer, attorney,
clerk, street commissioner and alder
men Bigel, Thorison, Frazier, Zeman