The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-04-09
CITY COUNCIL NOTES.

1t lacked ten minutes of being mid
night when busy session OF the city
council adjourned last Monday evening
and then some business was put over
to an adjourned session to be held
Thursday.
A communication was read from
John Schuette about the unpaid assess
ment for docking levied against his
residence property four years ago.
He offers to pay the original amount
returned 10 the county, SlS29. 1t was
referred. He says the docking was a
damage instead Of benefit.
The Finance committee put their
o. K. on the treasurer's books. There
is S79, ,638. 40 on hand, $4,000 more than
last year at this time. Vouchers and
cancelled water works bonds were or
dered destroyed, as we'll at $4,000 OF
electric light bonds issued in excess OF
the necessary amount
Various illegal taxes were refunded.
Among them " ere $500 TO Jerry Lem
kuhl: $500 paid by Clement Murphy,
which Alderman Plumb should have
paid "a 10 to VIM. Rosinsky; 1899 to
Frank Kadow; $25 90 to Il. w. Gray and
36.3cc to Ed. Zeman. They were all
basad on admitted errors of fact. The
council approved the proposal of the
finance committee to refer VIM. Rahr's
demand for refund of hydrant rental
paid by him by mistake to the state
Railroad Commission. The city water
commission was also authorized to ne
gotiate for a contract for hydrant rent
al at Mr.. Rahr's Mailing plant.
The attorney was instructed to ask
the Railroad Commission for permis-
sion to make the proposed changes,
among other things fixing minimum
rate for water at $500 per year and
forelectricity at 25c per month.
Plumb reported that Washington
and Sth street property owners have
promised enough to pay the cost of the
present arch lights and they will be
continued "till further notice."
The ordinance forbidding crews OF
steamships to "blow fues" in the har-
b,r was adapted.
The proposal to add one patrolman
to the police force was killed. Two
young men and motorcycle were
deemed sufficient.
Proposed sewers in the 7th ward
started big fuss. Colleagues Rugow-
ski and Smugler wast.eA s2me 7th lssrd
linen. !Smugler moved to lay the 7th
ward over sewer proposals and Rugow-
ski amended to take action. One
sewer carried IL to 2; the other was de-
feated to 6, eleven being necessary.
1t was quite wrangle. Three sewer
propositions in other districts vent
through.
Scherer, Thorison and Bigel are
committee to report on the public play
ground idea. Scherer started it.
The poor committee spent S7s62O in
March, little under normal.
The Health Officer and Visiting
Nurse had long quarterly reports for
the clerk to read.
Answering some newspaper criticism
the Mayor said that water works tests
were not made now as formerly because
under private ownership that was the
only means Of determining whether
the franchise requirements were being
observed. Now, he said, the fire chief
knows.
The big number on the program was
utility management. Five schemes
we're pending for managing the city's
two utilities. The mayor urged the
plan of having council committee of
seven run both plants. He finally "put
it over" Georgensen, Plumb and BIZ
gel argued for it. When Schroeder
Joined them its success was assured.
On roll-call only Nienauber, Zeman
and Smugler v1oed "No." To complete
the job it was necessary to abolish the
present city water commission and
Plumb's pending ordinance to effect
this was carried, only Zeman voting
"No." All the other utility ordinances
were tabled. During the debate Plumb
said Gan honorary commission IF 3
meet each last Thursday and adjourn;
under the Smugler ordinance an honor
ary commission Of five will meet each
last Thursday and adjourn" The com
missioners legislated out of office are
Charles Hacker, Orlando Frick ana
John Plumb.
Bids for concrete mixer, police
motorcycle and ship load of crushed
stone were opened and referred. The
motorcycle bids we're; Harley-Dsvidson
1915. Is, Indian S302.50.
No one bid for building the ceme-
terry chapel and the clerk will re-adver-
tise.
Election officers will get $.00 per
day.
Jos. Jagodzinski, pensioner by grace
OF the compensation act, will 70 on the