The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-06-24
CITY COUNCIL NOTES.

Monday night. w. schroeder was the
only absentee.
The clerk was authorized to pay a
deputy S75 per month and two assist
ants $50 per month each. This action
authorizes the addition of ouly one
man in the clerks and utility offices.
A resolution by Revolinski asks t. e
engineer to pass upon the safety of the
Traction Company's bridge over the
Little Manitowoc river. 1t was re-
ferred.
A resolution was read and referred
instructing the attorney to prepare an
ordinance to provide for $4,000 OF
city bonds to raise funds to dredge the
river to depth of 10 feet up to the
upper Refs Coal dock. 1t cannot be
effective until the people vote favora'
by upon it. 1t will probably never
get to the people and if it does the
present outlook is thumbs down.
Emanuel Peronto of the 4Lh ward
was ''posted."
Superintendent Sc hroeder of the
electric department recommended
Increases in pay for four of his subordi
Mates.
The license committee reported fav-
orably on Is saloon applications, eX-
cepting only that of Andrew Wergin
in the seventh ward and a lively de-
bate ensued The committee said they
favored rejecting his application on
alvice of the district attorney. Wer-
gen has had an unenviable municipal
court record the past year. He has
been up for shooting at his wife and is
charged with quite consistent drunk
enness. Revoinski denied most of it
and he pleaded for him. The others
were granted and action on Wer-
gins was postponed. The council
will meet June 30th to act on six late
oaes and will take up Mr.. Wergin's
clse again.
The plumbing inspector required by
law the past two years has not been
appointed. 1t is now referred to the
Board of Public Works, who legally
have entire charge of the matter any
way.
Some people, especially one citizen,
out at 26th and Custer streets want a
sewer. The engineer recommended
that this property owner raise his
house foot and u half and lay a tie
drain to Shermans Creek and the
council passed the information along
to the petitioner without any charge
for advice.
Sewers were voted on Wollmer
street, 2lst to 22nd and l7.h street,
Franklin to Clark.
long, llowery resolution lntroduc-
Ell by Scherer was UNANIMOUSLY order
ed sent 10 the President of the United
States. 1t recommends peace and re-
cites that nothing has occurred in our
recent international relations Justify
ing a resort to arms.
Eighth street paving came up and
carried 8 to 4 after being vigorously
debated Only three of the seven
street committeeman would sign the
Recommendation. The vote was: For
paving, c. Schroeder Edwards, Bigel.
Ihorison, kapitz, Nienauber, Schuetze,
Smugler, Revolinski. Against, Scher.
er, Sladky, Mckeough, Georgenson.
The mayor thought a two-thirds vote
necessary until at recess the attorney
toted up the statutes ana convinced
him. After recess he declared the
paving carried.
Storm sewers between York and
Chicago streets on both Eth and 9th
streets, reco nmended by the engineer
came up and Tho,ison called halt
He said that they were not nearly as
necessary as many others that can get
through: that they are planned snly to
eliminate some motor car speed jolts at
a couple of crossings and that there is
no money TO pay for them in the district
fund. He succeeded again in delaying
action.
A lot of water mains we're ordered to
advertisement for bids.
The special committee on play
grounds started something. They in
troduced resolution TO advertise for
$1,000 worth of playground equipment
and also had a report in. The mayor
objected to any such action on the
ground that it is an Interference with
the board OF education. He threaten
ed to veto it and Mckeough and
Schuetze talked back say ing this is
not lair play. 1t carried unanimously
Action on the mayors veto of the
amending show license ordinance was
again postponed.
Bids of three concerns for street
sprinkler were opened. The bids ON
steel wagon tank of 600 gallons capaci-
ity we're all near S275. 1t will come
lp at The next meeting.
The Board of Public Works report.
ed detailed plans and specifications for
paving on Franklin and 18th streets.
They were referred.
Sewer and water laterals were order.
ed on the part Of North Sth street
ordered paved.
A resolution to buy two cargoes OF
crushed stone came back from the
street committee with motion by
Chairman Bigel that it be adopted.
The mayor argued ear nestly for buy.