The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-12-24
CITY COUNCIL NOTES.

! The council met in regular session
Monday evening. The two Schroe-
ders were absent.
The Aluminium Goods Company had
petition in requesting that it's spur
track ordinance be acopted. The or.
dinance was moved along to publication
and will come up again at the next
meeting.
A resolution originating with the
mayor provides that instead of quar-
terly payments of water rates the big
consumers shall pay monthly and the
small ones semiannually. The tax
paying and water payments at the
same time now cause useless confusion
and congestion. 1t was referred.
Another pending resolution of the
mayors provides for putting the two
utility clerks under The Jurisdiction Of
the clerk and treasurer Noone would
introduce IT until it was put in such
form as would not separate the Two
present CLERKS from their jobs.
The mayor also exhumed the remains
OF the old project to insure city pro-
perty in the state fund. Rugowski
signed it and it is pending. 1t has
small chance OF adoption.
Under a resolution adopted any one
who ha, installed a meter under muni-
ainal hi Ia hiS
ey back in cash in full. Prior meters
have not yet been all appraised
discount fund of $500 was started
so that money can be saved by paying
merchandise bills within ten days and
thus save "a.
The SaGusky claim for sos for dam
age to motor car caused by catch
basin that protrudes foot out of Wa
ter street near the Addison House
was allowed at 5000. Schue tie re
ported that the tires were not total
loss. The attorney said the city is LA
BILE.
The bids for cemetery pine logs were
rejected as "too low." An effort will
be made to find use for them in the
city work, even if it is necessary to
haul them away to be sawed up.
The bids on file for months for en-
larging the two utilities were, upon
recommendation of the committee on
utilities rejected and checks ordered
returned. They have caused hours Of
debating but were finally disposed OF
without comment, roll-call or adverse
vote. The mayor wanted to start the
ball rolling again by asking for bids
Ior 900 horse power unit In steam, in
pump, but he couldn't induce anyone to
introduce his resolution. Thorison,
Bigel and Schuetze in explaining why
they wouldn't sign drew his fire. The
unanimous opinion seemed to be that
it wouldn't be playing quite fair with
the citizens committee TO ask for ne
bids until that committees consulting
engineer had reported. The mayor
couldn't see it that way and dlsclamed
any r, sponsibllty for the delays in
making the needed utility additions.
He said that he is the one who has
been trying 10 force action. The mat
er was gone over in iesultory way
but no one would start anything until
the experts report is in. 'Schuetze
said Lets wait and see what we de-
cide on and then ask for bids for that"
The long pending doctors bills for
operating on poor charge were final
ly allowed. Thorison made the motion
saying that it was understood that the
city physician should hereafter get
authority before mourning such bills,
Only Bigel voted "No." The amount
was $l3O. They must still get by the
mayor.
A motion to buy typewriter for
the clerk caused Mc'Keough to inquire
whether anyone in the office could op-
crate one. Thorison was suspicious
that it meant another employe. Schue-
TIE thought the city ought to have
both machine and girl. 1t went
through unanimously.