The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-04-08
CITY COUNCIL NOTES.

The council met in regular session
Monday evening. Kapitz vas the only
absentee.
Mr.. Wilda, residing at Buffalo and
7th streets had communication in re-
citing that for many years he has ex-
pended great labor taking care OF sur
face water at that corner and making
some uncomplimentry remarks about
the engineers efforts to make water
run up hill. The purpose OF the letter
finally developed to be a request for
5000 from the city for the past alleged
services voluntarily rendered. The
matter became football for various
committees until the mayor finally Fore
ed it upon Charles Schroeder for future
report.
The county clerk wants the city to
pay to the town Of Manitowoc $1.2O,
being 7O% of the income tax OF Schnorr
Brothers enormously credited to the
city. 1t will doubtless be paid.
A resolution prepared and explained
by the city attorney was adopted unan-
imously. Its purpose is to urge the To-
cal representatives in the state legts-
lature to work for two pending bills
prepared for the purpose Of effecting,
in part at least, the purpose OF the So
ol phiah
enacted in 1911 and which allowed,
certain railroad properties to be taxed
locally. This law was recently found
by the supreme court to be unconstitu-
tional in its present form.
The poor cost the city $770 in March.
The water superintendent was order
ed to proceed to lay all the water
mains which have been ordered in. w.
Schroeder wanted to know who is 60
ing to pay for them, seeking to raise
one of his favorite contentious, that ex-
tensions should not be paid out of
earnings out paid as new capital added
to the utility but no one, not even the
mayor. would take up the challenge.
The city lately reversed its policy Vt
assessing abutting property for water
mains and is now being flooded with
petitions for free mains. That made it
incumbent to think Of some means Of
paying back the assessments made the
past three years amounting to 5000 or
more.
Some of these were unpaid and were
returned as delinquent to The county
where they have been drawing l5H in.
terest. The utilities committee turned
in a complete list of persons assessed
and the clerk and attorney were in
structed to report on the present status
of each as starter toward returning
the money. There was some disposi-
tion evident to let the delinquents pay
their own redemption costs and inter-
est.
The mayor took occasion TO answer
the charges that the water utility is
not paying venture. He asserted
that the plant has earned $50, 900 net
in three years. "The facts are dis
torted" he said, "to discredit municip-
al ownership. There is no need of re.
funding the $1,000 of water bonds
which natures next July"
The special committee on the pro-
iected Rugowski sewer were unanimous
that it be put in. This caused the only
excitement of the meeting. Each of
the four committeeman gave his reasons
for the recommendation. Alderman
Rugowski is the only property owner
demanding it. The sentiment seemed
to be that as water main is going in
there shortly it is but fair to lay
sewer. 1t carried 8 to 4. The noes
we're: w. Schroeder, c. Schroeder,
Schuetze, Smugler.
The street commissioner reported
that he has completed the drainage
sewer at the west end of Huron street
at cost of$l52. The two 9th warders
succeeded in creating precedent in
having this cost saddled onto the city.
The treasurer's annual report was
referred to the finance committee. He
reports $l74, 1888. 7S on hand.
The job Of improving the block OF
Clark west of the c. & N. w. railway
line was awarded to the Murphy Con-
struction Co., lowest bidder.
Six bids were read for furnishing five
carloads OF water main pipe. They
were referred.
The police pension trustees made
their annual report. The fund in
creased from 1887 to S2O92 the past
year besides carrying two pensioners
part Of the time.
Business was disposed OF with dis
patch. 1t was election eve and two
candidates for mayor alderman Schuet-
re and mayor Stolze, besides half tie
council with contests on their hands,
we're present and every one seemed an
xious to get out and mingle with any
stray electors that might be about.
The gavel fell at $40 an unusually
early hour and the council will meet
again In one week to canvass the votes
cast Tuesday.
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