The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-05-07
CITY COUNCIL NOTES.
The. council met in regular session
Monday evening.


read asking for water mains, curos
and cutters, and few Improvements.
Among the latter Is one for the par
tial improvement" of Franklin from
18th to 18th. A resolution was also
read ordering the paving OF Franklin
street from Sth to 18th, 18th street
along by the N. W. depot and south
Water from Franklin to 18th past Ele-
vator B. This paving cannot be done
until 1915. The subject of narrowing
driveways came on for another airing.
John Schuette's communication offer
ing to pay his docking assessment OF
1911 of $1,000 If the city will pay the
accumulated interest of about 1920
was referred to the attorney.
Royal Sniffin, who runs the city fer
ry at Park street was raised from $50
per month to Sl.75 per day.
The permanency of the job of the
firemen who was added last fall to help
Chief Kratz make the first of the new
state reports was enquired into.
The payments made by committee in
charge of the electric utility since JAN
lst were ratified.
The two gentlemen from the 7th got
into one of their 1are-ups over a pro-
posed sewer on the hill and the lie was
tossed back and forth quite recklessly
until the mayor squelched the proceed
ing.
Georgensen for the sanitary commit
tee reported that the board of health
had failed to elect a health officer
This brought on the mooted point as to
which of the two claimants, Staehle or
Meany, is the ''sure 'nutf" official.
|. The Mayor said that he believes that
I no new official has been elected and
that Staehle is legally holding over.
Staehle is drawing the salary. The
committee also reported that Miss Fra
zier has been engaged again as visit
ing nurse. The Mayor urf ID that
health officer and city ph. Ian be
combined.
A bid for se-power traction
concrete mixer for street work was ac.
cepted.
Kapitz had kick on tin cans and
other goat fodder being dumped at
Franklin and 18th streets and the
mayor referred him to the police. a..
A resolution continuing present en-
ployees OF the two utilities at their
present salaries and authorizing salary
orders and another authorizing month
ly orders for all city salaries we're
adopted.
The city will warn the youngsters on
roller skates not to hitch on wagons or
motor cars on the asphalt paving.
Scherer for the police commitCee re-
fuses to buy motorcycle unless the
specifications are amended to permit
more than one concern to bid.
The treasurer has 500, 900 on hand.
A bid on reimbursement was sub
mitted for the cemetery chapel. 1t is
$3O49. With Ralph Plumb gone this
project is in rough going.
The detention hospital grounds south
of the city was rented again for S35 per
year.
m The ordinance authorizing two
4racks to cross 18th street to the new
sight depot site was moved along to
publication.
4 State insurance OF city property was
deferred to give the new members a
chance to find out what it is all about
The mayor appointed Grover Meyer
on the fire and police commission.
No bids were received for interest on
city deposits. The treasurer has s45,-
600 on months CERTIFICATES of deposit,
earning 80. The utility money piles
up between bond paying periods and be-
comes burden.
appointment of Walter Joyce as poor
commissioner. The Mayor urged the
council to join the Office with that of
visiting nurse, but the vote stood
Joyce IL, Miss Frazier 2, William Lu-
cps l. The Mayor limited that commits
sion government is coming II they do
not economic. but scoffed at the alleg-
ed promises of the commission advo-
Gates TO save 900 per year.
The clerk will advertise for the
books for the uniform utility account
ing.
$50 was appropriated to the g. A,
K. for Memorial Day.
The poor cost 1851 the past month.
Scherer made protest about Eleva-
tor b scattering grain dust. The Of.
flee man and foreman are both alder
men and rose in defense. The former,
Mex cough. said his company would
gladly pay for information as to how
to stop it as the dust is valuable.
Schuetze and the mayor got into
good natured debate over the request
of the former that the two utilities send
statements OF accounts. 1t was Il.l5
nd everyone else was anxious to 60
ZONE long before they quit.