The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-04-15
CITY COUNCIL NOTES.

The council met in adjourned session
Monday evening to canvass the returns
of the recent city election and to reor-
ganize for the year. The defeat OF Ar
thur Reichert forcity clerk after twen-
ty-siX consecutive years OF service was
the sensation of the meeting. John
Kelley present city electric light depart
ment clerk secured 8 votes to Reich
ert's ), blank |. The disposition was
apparant to defeat every officer who
was thought to be friendly to Mayor
Stole and a good organization to effect
this was evident. The first big battle
of ballots was over the Office of presi-
dent OF the courcil with William Schroe-
der and Edward Thorison running TO
I. After the Schuetze and Georgenson
supporters switched on the eleventh
ballet the result was Thorison >,
Schroeder Is and Thorison was declar-
ed elected. He said that the only rea-
son he was glad he was elected was the
vindication it gave him after the ''un-
derhanded work done against him in
the recent election.
Prior 10 these elections some routine
| business was cleared up, and the old
council adjourned sine die. The !
newly elected members filed their
oaths, including two new members,
Edwards and Revolinski succeeding
Zeman and Rugowski. The mayor
thanked the old council and made a
short address to the newly organized
one say ing that changes in office were
inevitable and probably desirable IN
a republican form of government. he
was conciliatory and said tacetiousIy:
"Be lenieut with me as | am getting
old and feeble" He named his eigh-
teen committees. The important
chairmanships were as follows
Assessment, Georgenson; Bridges, W.
Schroe ie"; Fire and Water, Thorison;
Public improvements, Nc keough;
streets, Bigel; Poor, Thorison, Cull-
ties, Georgenson.
The ballot on city physician resulted
as follows: Shimek II, Teitgen ;, Fai-
ge |.
Gaedke for sth street bridge tender
received all but one vote on the only
ballot.
The vote on 10Th street bridge tender
on the only ballot was Rubt. Wiess-
man 9, Gus Stretch ).
Mr.. GeIhke for south side assessor
sac the only unanimous choice
The north side assessor required oev-
en- ballots with Henry Mulhollapd CIV
| ing Frank Stirn a close chase Surn
won after several ballots.
Emil Vollendorf, for many years
street commissioner was given scare
nosing out Tom Robinson to e,
Harbor master required four ballots
| the last resulting in he election OF Ju-
| Illus Dahm of the Glenn Inn.
The mayor has the appointment,
. subject to confirmation, of the attorney
and engineer He named the two
present officials Harry Kelley AMI l.,
. Tx. PITT. w. Schroeder made motion
to vote on confirmation 10y ballot and
this motion the mayor refused to en-
tertain evidently suspectlng that the
steam roller that crushed Clerk Reich
ert might Hatten one or both of his ap-
pointees. Both appointees will hold
over without confirmation. vote on
confirmation may be taken soon.
The finance committee reported that
the treasurer's annual report is cor.
rect.
The canvass of the election returns
. disclosed only minor changes from the
published reports.
The bid of JAS. b. Glow Company
for five car loads of water pipe was ac-
cepted.
The mayor had letter from the
railroad commission read stating tbatit
was legal to use the water works
| depreciation reserve for additions and
paping OIL bonds until it should be
needed for requirements.
The room was crowded with cur
. ious citizens and they were rewarded
by the spirited contests for offices and
a general spirit of upheaval