The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-07-09
CITY COUNCIL NOTES.

"A idfge NUMBER Vi peIitiohS io' W.
crete curbs and cutters were read ana
allowed. The mayor made obJectlon
to the time they consume claiming that
action by the council is unnecessary.
The water main tapping machine
will be loaned to Wausau for "noml-
nal fee" of $500 per day and expen-
ses.
Residents on North Sth street out
side the city want city water and light
ing.
The people on 26th street do not
want a water main if they are to be as
sessed for it.
A petition was read from people re-
siding about Washington Park asking
for all night lightning in the park and
Offering to furnish 'more detailed rea-
sons" for the necessity of it.
George Ranke petitioned the coun-
Gil to make neighbor stop depositing
garbage in his premises, claiming that
the health officer refuses to act.
The judiciary committee reporting
on the proposed ordinance designed to
remove the city physician from the
board of health so as to break the to
deadlock in that body recommended
that it be amended to go into effect IN
April, 1915. Action was deferred in
difference to the court proceedings
pending over the Office of health offi-
GER.
One of the two stubs of 18th street,
the one opening north, was ordered
graded and graveled in the face OF
the mayors promise TO veto 1t. lie
said "graveling must stop"
Poor cost S60l 80 for the month.
The utilities committee recommended
that $500 be refunded to the Manlto-
voc Mailing Co. on the grounds that
the city should not seek to take advan-
tage of Il payment made by mistake
and that it will pave the way to an
amicable adjustment of long stand
ing dispute over charging for private
fire protection. Bigel explained why
he signed the recommendation and arous-
ed the ire of several brother committe-
men who took decided objection to his
remarks. 1t carried unanimously.
The utilities committee has the fol-
lowing proposed rates referred to the
state Railroad Commission:
1. Private fire protection as the
commission shall deem just.
2. Sprinkler system, minimum OF
$1,000 per year and cents per year per
sprinkler head in excess of 400
3. A minimum rate for electric pow
er of SI00 per month per horse power
of motor served.
The G. A. II. refunded as unspent
1885 of the $4,000 appropriated for
Memorial Day.
The Mayor vetoed the resolutions for
grading and graveling Franklin, 18th
to 18th and 23rd, Western Avenue to
Clark. The reasons filed were that
improvements are not OF permanent
nature and are useless expenditure OF
public money" Kapitz moved TO yer
ride the veto and the most bitter de-
| bate in many months ensued. Schuetze
supported the mayor in demanding
paving instead of gravelng. He said:
"Oshkosh has over 70 miles Of paved
| streets. We are back numbers"
| Kapitz and the mayor talked at each
other fercely. Kapitz thought tina It
| the people paying the freight know
what they want. The vote was: To
Override the veto: Kapitz, Schroeder,
Thorison, Chas and w. G. Schroeder
Georgenson, Nienauber, Sladky, Nc
Keough,- Supporting The mayor:
kugowski, Bigel, Scherer Schuetze-
a. AS 10 were necessary the veto stood.
r. is the first veto of the mayor since he
was inaugerated in 1911. The debate
continued for Is minutes after the vote.
The mayor says he will veto every re-
solution for graveling while he re-
mains Office.
Walter Bahr was given a sewer job |
of three blocks near Columbus and 18th
streets. The council is determined |
that he shall do the work in hurry |
this time.
The Board of Industrial Education
wants 1880 for the next school year.
The orders of the Railroad Commits
sion in regard to free meters, service
pipes and small rate changes were read
and referred to the utilities committee.
The danger of not taking immediate
action was discussed but apparently no
one was afraid to wait two weeks.
The mayor said he favored free me-
uers: that it is 'communistic" that the
water plant will earn $4,000 this year
and can spare $4,000 for merers and
other charges.
Schuetze wants streets sprinkled Sun
day morning. Action was deferred.
The council got away about l045,
an early hour in these days of utility
management by the council.