The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-10-22
CITY COUNCIL NOTES.

The council met in regular session
Monday evening. Sladky was absent.
Walter Bahr whose bids for cheap
permanent surfaces on three streets
were surprisingly low asked for per-
mission to withdraw his bids, saying he
had made an error. One block of
Franklin and the stub of 18th stree t
opening into New York avenue were
ordered graveled, but not until Schuet-
re had gotten out of his system his in
evitable, vehement protest in favor of
paving. He said "I.ets come to our
senses and stop this wasteful gravel
ing" Georgehson joined him SO far
as Franklin street was concerned.
The resignation of Henry Wits from
the park commission was accepted.
The mayor asked for suggestions. W.
Schroeder proposed Adolph Schulze
and Bigel named William Rahr, Sr.
The mayor named Schulze without
much apparent hesitation.
The room was half full of persons in
terested in the bids for water plant
equipment. The bids are for steam
pumps and there was some talk of leav-
ing them sealed until it could be learn
ed whether there is any possibility of
considering the Diesel oil engine. The
bids were finally opened. They cover
wide range OF prices. The highest
was over $50, 900 for everything want
ed. A committee of Scherer, kapit2,
Thorison, Schuet2e, Charles Schroeder,
Engineer PITT and Superintendent
Emil Schroeder was appointed 10 go to
Appleton and see Diesel engine pumps
in operation before the utilities COM
mittee acts on the bids. Both utilities
need additions badly.
The state railroad commission will
be invited to visit the city and help
appraise the water meters which they
have ruled the city must buy or rent
and also to help find a method of put
ting into force the commissions ruling
that service pipes must be furnished 10
both sides of the street at the same
price. The difficulty on that is that
these pipes are put in 10y private con-
tractors for the consumers and how to
make the price for the long side and
short side is problem.
The clerk and treasurer both want
additional help because of the extra
work entailed in the new uniform city
accounting. The requests went TO the
utilities committee for reasons proba-
bly, known to the mayor.
The old question OF making n full
sewer charge for lot in front of which
the sewer is not laid the entire distance
was dragged in 10y Kaptz and the en-
gino er's explanation didn't seem to- eX-
plain to him
A written opinion by the city attor-
ney was read upon the doctors bills re-
icIlSt w flIl. ilC Sdltl llidl VIC tlltl
ges for services performed for indig-
ent persons at request of the city ply
scian could not be collected from the
city; that the physician had no author
ity to incur this liability for the city,
but that as the work was within the
scope of proper city activities the
charges could be legally paid by rati-
fying the unauthorized contract. The
matter went back to the committee on
claims.
The cemetery chapel long since
pushed through by former Alderman
Ralph Plumb is completed and con-
tractor Drumm was ordered paid.
Schuetze and Mc'Keough complained
about a recent star chamber commit
tee session of 10 aldermen and it dew
eloped that the mayor erred in suppos-
ing that the utilities and street COM
mittees comprised the whole council.
Each has seven members but they
overlap.