The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-11-05
CITY CO UNCIL NOTES.

nd ended at 1908 A. NJ, going over
ne midnight deadline for the first
me in some years. The big time con-
lmers were the new tax budget and
tility equipment.
The local retail liquor dealers petit
oned the council to change the closing
our from midnight to l A. NJ. 1t was
eferred to the committee on Judiciary
nd complaints. The ordinance has
cen in force for fifteen months and is
srictly observed. The dealers urge a
af dozen reasons for the extra hour
sked for.
A request of the city clerk for per-
lanent assistant, which he alleges is
ecessary because of the additional
FORK imposed by the new system of
ookkeeping, was denied upon RECON-
ndation of the utilities committee, but
elp for two months while the tax roll
being made up was authorized The
ecessity for permanent assistance is
expected to appear at the end OF that
ime.
The finance committee reported the
nnual budget in and things started.
he mayor and SchuetZe did not over
bok the opportunity to make their Gus
binary plea for more permanent street
urfaces as against gravellpg but the
pleas fell on needless ears. The may
IF argued earnestly for lower taxes.
n attempt to raise the tax rate for
reneral city purposes from 81 mills to
was defeated and the mayors prop
sition to lower it to ) mills resulted
n a tie vote, I to I, The mayor voted
vyes" and the rate is mills. This is
Z xclusive of ward and sewer taxes.
Ward taxes are exactly the same as
asst year except in the sixth, which is
aised one fourth of mill. They are.
st ward II mills; md, mills; 3rd, 4
mills; 4th, > mills; 9th, > mills; 9th, p
mills; 7th, b mills. City taxes will be
over than last year
The library appropriation is raised
rom $500 to $780, half Of which is be-
sause of increased lighting cost which
;omes back to the city electric depart
nent.
Thorison was on guard to prevent
he $4,000 raised last year for motor
lriven fire apparatus being thrown in
Q the general luna o. USED tor gener-
III fire purposes, and he succeeded in
having the $4,000 set aside for the pur-
)ose for which it was raised. This ac-
Ion doesn't buy the motor truck, how
ever.
tt .iark will advertise some ceme
ery pine logs for sale.
Some residents outside the city, north
offered S55 to help pay for fire box at
'th and Pine streets on the city limits.
The cost is S65. The mayor wouldn't
entertain the favorable committee re-
port and said "the city can't take their
money. If they want fire protection
ct them come IN and pay city taxes"
No one moved to override the ruling
and the matter is pending.
The resolution to ask the city school
board to publish its proceedings was
I to tie. The mayor voted NO" re-
|marking about an unnecessary eX-
pense of 500 per year" and confidence
in the school board
Pellet and Mc'Mullen were allowed
sll09, being 500 of their 10th street
bridge piling bill.
The engineer had been ordered
1.-TWO weeks before to prepare plans
and specifications for a Diesel en-
gine and electric generator. He
read report pointing out the great
economy of combining the wat
er and electric stations. One
big engine could serve both and be
kept at its greatest efficiency and only
one reserve would be necessary instead
of two. Steam versus oil was threshed
out again although most members ap-
.peared to be weary of the discussion
lThen, at recess, Engineer PITT left for
home and CONSERVATION reigned when
the clerk said no Diesel plans were on
ltile. The mayor sent the patrol wagon
after the engineer and he came back
from home at ll:l5 in Il peltng rain in
the hurry-up wagon. Everyone was
wrathy. PITT hauled his plans.
Schuetze demanded Franklin street
sewer plans that had been promised
and the engineer said Schuetze's ideas
were impractical.
Georgenson spoke earnestly in favor
of putting both the water and electric
additions at the water plant with one
big power unit. The mayor engineer
aud Bigel also urged it but it lost SO
and the whole matter is up in the air.
The vote was: supporting the mayor:
Rugowski, Bigel, Thorison, Georgen-
son, Scherer, Nienauber, Against
the mayor: Kapitz, w. Schroeder Ze-
man, e. Schroeder, Sladky, Schuetze
Smugler and Mc'Kough
X. H. Markham had protested again
st assessing for grading down the
street at Truman's hill and the matter
is held up.
A motion by'W. Schroeder at ll.45