The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-08-06
CITY COUNCIL NOTES.

The council met in regular session
Monday evening. All members were
present.
A resolution was read from William
Rahr protesting against the condition
of the recently improved Lake street.
A resolution fathered by Schuetze To
reopen the south side bathing beach
and employ an attendant was adopted.
The fire and police commission were
| given desk room in the council cham
| ber.
A resolution by Kapitz was read and
referred which provides for paying
back to the general fund by the water
department the 1000 balance OF the
$4,000 taken to help pay for the water
works three years ago. 1t also calls
for q interest. The mayor said that
he had been planning this very move
himself.
Two Resolutions were introduced by
Rugowski and referred. They provide
buying all water meters and also those
lead service pipes to the curb which
have been installed since the munlclp-
alzing of the water utility. They pro-
vide for depreciation for meters install
led prior to that time and for rental
for these since that time. The mayor
is supposed to favor them but the
adoption of either is said to be unlike
IL. The city has the option of buying
meters or paying Sl.O0 per year rent.
Schroeder wants danger signs and
gongs put up on the two bridge draws.
The matter will come up later.
New bids will be asked for cheaper
cemetery chapel, the first and only bid
received being prohibitive.
The judiciary committee reported on
the anti-carnival petition by rerom-
mendng that an ordinance be introduc-
ed raising the license fee to $4,000 per
day. 1t will be introduced later.
Bigel for the street committee said
that his committee is nCG prepared 10
report on the resolution ordering later
al pipes laid on streets to be paved.
The engineer said "If you are going to
pave in 1915 you better prepare" and
the mayor said keep it quiet; don't
|. advertise your negligence to all the
world"
Poor cost sGG2S the month of July.
There was ordered from the water
fund Sl3,5l5 and from the electric
light fund sll, ,332 to meet utility pur-
chase tCLl.s Rad interest.
The engineer will prepare plans for
new boiler, we'll and pump at the
water station.
The clerk will advertise for bids for
S25OO worth of incandescent lamps, the
purpose being to get special discount
for quantity.
The old question Of surface water
and manufacturers sewage in domes-
tic sewers came up and occupied some
time, all TO no purpose.
1t was only $50 p, NJ. and the mayor
had hurried things along to adjourn
ment when the ever present issue be-
tween gravel and permanent surface
was dragged into the proceedings and
il took half hour before everyone
was through having his say. kapitz
and the mayor had their seml-monthly
nare.up oyer this point. The mayor
said "Im ashamed of our streets and
ashamed Of our sQuandering money on
worthless, costly graveling. He advo-
Gated getting bids for an asphaltic con-
crete surface as we'll as gravel upon
the streets which the council had Or
dered graveled over his veto. He also
said that regraveling a whole block is
a basis for assessing the property and
is not proper ward charge. Wards
have always paid for this maintenance.
McKeough said "You didn't come to
this conclusion till Bigel had the streets
around his house and yours all improv-
ed,' Bigel acquitted the mayor of any
prior knowledge of the Marshall street
improvements. With only Kapitz W.
ting "No" the clerk was instructed to
advertise for gravel and for /! inch
bituminous (asphaltc concrete) wear
ing surface.
Schroeder was authorized to have
sth street bridge scraped and painted.