The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-10-14
CITY COUNCIL NOTES.

The council met in adjourned session
Monday night to act upon the sewer
bids which had been referred to the
committee on public improvements
week before. The committee report
was read
1t recited that if the three sewers
are considered as separate jobs then A.
G. Schreiter is low on the two small
north side jobs and y. H. PITT is low
on the big south side job. If it is all
one job A. II. Pitz is low bidder. They
reported that they are advised by the
attorney thai under the circumstances
no one contractor could be compelled to
take anything less than the whole Job
and the contractors say that they bdon
the entire work and none OF them will
accept anything less than all of it. At
A. H. PITT S ent re figure the north 81 Q
district will lose $3.50 over the lowest
figure for that part but the south side
will make about S400over the next high
ct tlu lOF buc SOuILoliC ptl " hO Soui
mttee composed of Mc'Keouga, Bigel
and Schorer recommended letting the
work TO A. Ii. PITT and the north sid
ers particularly Thorison, G. Schroed
er and Edwards protested vigorously.
Mc'keough said that he would not
recommend this course were 1T not inn
L, H., I'm a. nc
fall and besides re-advertising usually
results in higher bids. Thorison criti
cised the contractors. On a roll call
all the southsiders voted for the com
mittee report and the north siders,
c'Keough excepted, against it. The
vote was: For letting in one job; Bl-
gel, Scherer, Nenauber, Nc Keough,
w. Schroeder and Schuetae. Against;
G. Schroeder, Thorison, Sladky, Ed
wards, Georgenson. Absent: kapitz,
Smugler, Revolinski.
c. Schroeder insisted that 6 votes
were not enough TO carry it but the
mayor RI e tnat majority of quor-
um was sufficient under the charter
wording.
Thorison said "Its a bitter pill
which suppose we must swallow. ."
The committee also recommended a
concrete sewer instead OF vitrltied pipe
for the big job as it is about $500
cneaper. They said that the work
should be started at once although
concrete work is done all winter. The
pipe mede in tlc street and is steam
arieu. The concrete pipe was adopt
ed The mayor promised that If the
contractor demurred on signing to 90
the work this fall he would veto the
action il accepting the bids.
That ended the sewer proposition.
The Board of Public Works had a
written report in detailing the Difficult
ties Of preparing Franklin and north
Sth streets for paving, The councils 5
delay in getting the main water pipes
and sewers in has delayed the putting
in of the necessary laterals until the
time is almost too short TO give abutt.
ing owners the proper notices this fal'.
The work of laying lateralS is proceed
ing regularly on most of the blocks to
be paved.
The mayor had resolution asking
the treasurer to report how much mon
ey the water department owes the gen.
eral fund. Thorison construed the
MAYORS remarks as questioning his
statement made few weeks ago that
the water department is Indebted s4o,-
600. and he resented it. W. Schroeder
said the monthly report on utility
standings asked of the treasurer would
show this if the reports were made as
requested. While the debate was on
a motion to adjourn by Thorison car
ried.