The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-07-23
CITY COUNCIL NOTES.

sided G. Schroeder and F. Zeman also
were absent.
Some combination curbs and cutters
were voted. Scherer and Bigel vigor-
ously opposed building on only one side
of the street, alleging that it is waste
full to move the city apparatus for one
side at time. The two sixth warders
wanted the improvement on the west
side of 18th between New York and
Michigan avenue and pnt it over after
explaining that the property owners
and ward pay for it all and "why should
any one else kick" The property own
ers on the other side won't sign petit
tion and cannot be compelled to build
curb as they have good plank curb.
The two resolutions which the may
or vetoed and which lacked one vote OF
overriding the veto two weeks ago
were re.introduced ard carried again
in his absence: They provide for gra-
ding and graveling block of Franklin,
block west of the proposed paving,
and a block of 25th. Schuetze who
stands alone with the mayor against
any more graveling of new streets vo-
ted mo- to each. Georgenson and
Scherer opposed the Frankli, srteet
graveling In line with this policy
the mayor has vetoed the proposal to
grade and gravel the north stub of 18th
street. He wanted paving or nothing.
1t carried over the veto Schuetze
alone voting "No." All the now fam
iliar arguments pro and con were
threshed again. Bigel said 'Ths vote
would have been the same if the may
or was here. AT least as far as | am
concerned"
The city tiremen want their pay
twice month, demand that was eX-
pected when the utility employees were
ordered paid twice month. The mat
ter was referred.
The merchants OF the city petitioned
against letting any more carnivals in
to the city and asked that the license
be raised from So to $50 per day. 1t
was referred.
The lights will burn all night in the
parks until the snow hies." The ne
cessity for this neighboring residents
offered to specify in detail but they
were not csestions1
A saloon license was granted to Dan
Tracey at Marshall and 10th streets.
Surface drainage sewers will be laio,
10Th, Clark TO Wolmer and 9th, York
to Commercial.
The committee on public improve
ments had a report on remedying drain
age conditions at the west end of Hur
on street, but it was ordered back to
them with a request for some definite
recommendation.
No one seemed to take seriously
Schuetze's resolutions for Sunday street
sprinkling Bigel for the street com
mittee handed back the resolution with
some jocose remarks but without rec
concentration. 1t was sent back to him
for further report. Schuetze moved
that the committee report it in with
or without Recommendation. After re-
cess they reported adversely to its
adoption" Schuetze moved to adopt
notwithstanding the report and got one
vote, his own.
The block of Clark Street west of the
G. Il N. w. at Truman's hill kicked
into spot light. A long petition of
neighbors demanded concrete walks,
curbs and cutters, tile draining and
that the bank on the south side be cut
back. 1t will come up again properly
cut into pieces. The matter of side
walks and curbs was referred to the
Board of Public Works.
A resolution ordering in gas mains,
and gas water and sewer laterals where
paving is to be done on Franklin and
18th streets was referred. The engin-
eer reported the necessity of many
blocks of sewer mains and water pipes
and the situation presents \ problem
that will be vexing.
The utility committee had resolu-
ton adopted efecting the four changes
authorized by the State Railroad Com
mission. They are, /. Change from
gallons to cubic feet for water meas
urement; 2. Changing annual mini
mum water charge from $500 to S4.O0,
effective October lst; 3. A new mini,
mum rate of % cents per month for
electric light service; 4. A charge of
Sl.O0 for setting an electric meter for
temporary consumers whose tota! con-
sumption is small. IT costs 80 cents to
set a meter and the Total gross revenue
from it is sometimes less than quar-
ter.
They said they would report on the
meter and service pipe decisions later,
being engaged in "getting informa-
tion."
Kapitz gave notice that when the
mayor returns he will demand that the
city water department pay back the
$4,000 of the tax payers money which
it borrowed couple of years ago, and