The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-11-19
CITY COUNCIL NOTE S.

Tht city council met in regul ar ses
sion Monday evening. A II member
were present.
Some citizens who claim that the
plate glass store fronts are "bombard-
ded" by stones from the brick paving
pettioned the city. 10 require gravel
wagons to have better side and end
boards. Bigel said it is a matter for
the police.
Mike Sadowsky wants S63.l5 for al
legged injuries to his automobile caused
he says, by hitting a man hole that
stands nearly foot above the street
level on Water street. The bill was
referred.
The treasurer was allowed about 5000
of uncollectible personal property tax
The attorney reported that part of it
may still be collected. Most of 1T is
due from persons who left the city he
fore collection time.
The committee on judiciary reported
back without recommendation the Pc
ttion of the liquor dealers association
asking that closing time be extended
from midnight to o'clock. Schuetze
introduced an ordinance providing for
the change and vigorously defended II
. Mc'Keough as on the firing line at
once and had set-to with Schuetze.
! Mc'Keough said: Lets leave them
| closed at II at the latest and maybe
our growing poor list will be helped. y
Thorison dryly remarked when
Schuetze's factory grows to employ 200
men, as | hope it will, he will think
II O'Clock too late" The ordinance
will come up later and there is some
disposition to make the closing hour
apply to dance hall bars. A test vote
on the petition which however effected
nothing showed the following. For
II o'clock: Rugowski, Bigel, Thorison,
Georg snson, Nc 'Keough; For O'Clock
Kapj.z, w Schroeder, Zeman, c..
Schi oeder, Scnerer, Nienauber, Slad-
ky, Schuetze, Smugler. The saloon
men are not by any means unit in
extending the time.
Steve Knechtel was voted $1,000 for
street contracts bu, 1868 was held up
until he pays the city for crushed stone
furnished and until his concrete work
on Green street has stood the winter
successfully.
A resolution providing method OF
appraising water meters was introduce
ed by the utilities comm tee 400 went
back to them without action. 1t pro-
vides for purchasing meters as OF Octo-
Der /, 1911, and allows $500 for repro
duction value for the usual / inch me-
ter, reckons life of II years and al
lows $500 scrap valve. 1t will proba-
bly, be amended.
The Reiss Coal Company's proposi-
tion to furnish electric power to the
city was rejected unanimously.
The utility enlargements were, of
course, threshed out again at length.
Schuetze demanded acceptance or re-
lection of the steam pump bids on lie.
No one seemed TO expect much from
the Railroad Commission engineer who
has been asked for. The mayor again
urged, in the interests of economy,
that engineer Pits advice as to build
ing a combination water and electric
enlargement be followed. Bigel point.
ed out that the statements about the
necessity for increased fire protection
Is exaggerated: that only one of the II
million gallon pumps is ever in use or
needed at one time except in time of
fire. On test vote only Rugowski,
Kapitz, Bigel, Georgenson ard Scherer
supported the mayor.
The engineer and utilities commit
tee are ordered to report recommenda-
tions op the bids AT the next meeting.
The engineers plans for a sewer on
Franklin street was moved along to or
uerlng bne Clefh W duNerJlSe. ScDueU-
re had his way at last although no one
knows where the money is coming
from.
The council authorized insuring the
city against liability for injuries to
electric department employees.
A committee was appointed to ar
range for ameetng of the council with
citizens to talk over the question of
how to enlarge the two utilities. Man
ufacturers are asking for electric pow
er which the city plant cannot furnish.
The Refs Coal company is reported to
have purchased the old franchise of
William Rahr, Sr., giving him the
right to sell electric power and to be
contemplating using it to furnish pow
er to manufacturers in opposition to
the city. This attempt alta competing
electric utility, If it is made, may land
in the courts.