The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-10-21
CITY COUNCIL NOTES.

The council met IN regular session
Monday night.
Chas. Schroeder was the only absentee,
A letter was read from the Oconto
City council inviting city officers TO be
present at the opening of the new as
phalt paving on their Main street,
The mayor ordered it filed and the
grind of business didn't stop for mo-
ment.
The attorney was instructed to re-
port on the matter of the possibility OF
abolishing sewer districts. No one
seems to want it or believe it can be
done if it is wanted.
The mayor dies hard. He had in a
recommendation that plans and speciiica,
tions be prepared for Improvements at
each utility separately and for the two
combined and that bids be asked for all
three, arguing that the bids would
show the economy OF combining. he
message with resolution to put it ir-
to effect were referred to the utilities
committee. Re called the attention Of
the opposition to the fact that they
advertised for bids for pumps, engiu
and boilers but not for the buildings.
They partially corrected this by adopt
ing the engineers plans for the build
ing in resolution prepared at recess.
The building cannot be advertised for
until the pump is determined. Only
Georgensun voted mo" Scherer had
gone at recess.
The Local Board of Industrial Eiuca-
ton asked for S4525 for running the
continuation and night school this year.
1t must be voted. They get $1,000 also
from the state.
W. Schroeder reported that the
bridge committee had nothing to re-
port and the mayor said: Haven t
you something to report on the resign
alton of the 10th street bridge tender?'
Schroeder said that they had a man
tending the bridge. The mayor de
clared vacancy and ordered an eec-
tion and 10 of the l3 voted for Schroed-
er's temporary appointee, Scniesleder,
to swing the bridge until next April
The much discussed show ordinance
came on again. AS reported from the
committee it raised carnival licenses
TO 500 per day, reduced the monthly
and yearly rate for shows exhibiting CO
only two nights in one week and re-
NOV ed the mayors discretionary power
to .aiSe The .co il .us case. IL creaCed
some discussion. Sladky inveighed
against the twice cheap rate. The
mayor vetoed this proposition some
time ago but the stated reason for his
veto, the discretionary power in the
old ordinance, has been removed. BIZ
gel said a 800 fee wouldn bar immor-
al carnivals. RevolinsSi, Schuetze
and Mc'Keough argued for it. The
mayor thought the whole matter was
not worthy of the time spent discussing
it. On roll call all voted AYE"
There is a short piece of sewer in
North llth street to be laid and Me-.
Keough was afraid it would be too late
this fall ii bids were advertised for and
moved to have the street commissioner
do it. The mayor objected but was
finally won over to permit it to 90 to
roll call. The whole thing will cost
less than $50 and the property owners
are demanding it and some are ready
to pay the assessments willingly. The
vote to let the commissioner do it was:
Ayo-Bige!, Sladky Mckeough, w.
Schroeder, SmugleT, Revolinski; No
Edwards, Scherer, Thorson, Kapitz,
Nienauber, Georgenson. The mayor
made some threat of veto as the pro
ceeding is admittedly not legal, and
the council was so advised.
Schuetze reported that during the
week small pox patient had been TAX
ed to the city'spest house and he made
an attack on what he called a Godfor
saken place. He said it was shame
to take human being there and that
the city should provide a decent isola-
tion hospital
There was quite discussion over
narrowing the driveway of Lake street
between Chicago and State streets to
"a feet. This block along the rim of
the lake bank is to be graded and
graveled and the narrow roadway is
necessary to avoid expensive filling in
spots. 1t raised a protest from w.
Schroeder who cannot get reconcled
to narrow carriage ways but it went
through on the understanding that i.
is still subject to the wishes of the
abutting owners. There is a suspicion
that if wide street is ordered that the
benefits assesslble to property owners
may fall far short of the cost, putting
a larger burden on the city at large.
The lots on the east side are lake bank.
Some one moved to allow the Gray
Robinson Company balance of Si90
due on the big well. This innocent
formality started something. Bigel
made vehement protest against al
lowing it without deducting for 50
loads Of the city's gravel which he said
the contractors hnd carted away and