The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-01-21
CITY COUNCIL NOTES.

The council met in regular session
Monday evening. Only Bigel who was
pn the sick list, was absent.
There were several demands for re-
unds for illegal taxes one being from
Mrs. Chas. Benson who paid 70 cents
ago
The Knitting Mills complaint about
IN alleged excessive charge OF S22.7 "a
or sprinkler water after knocking
around for months with clerks and
committees finally came before the
council and was referred
Schuetze has resolution in the oh.
ect of which is to assess benefits against
hbutting property owners for resur'
facing streets instead of paying the
cost out of ward funds as Is the prac'
tice 1T will come up later.
The taxes OF the two utility plants
amounting to about $1,000 was ordered
paid The city pays it out Of one poe
htb lhbo diObhOi ihNiSis 90 pOoh
keeping arrangement.
The attorney is instructed to ask the
railroad commission to suspend indefin-
itely the order requiring long and
shor, distance water service pipes to
be furnished at uniform rate.
Thorison's proposal to prepare bond
ordinance so as TO have it ready when
needed for utility extensions was tabled
with its authors consent, 1t doesn't
look as if it will be needed for quite a
while.
three-years debate over buying a
motor fire truck came to an end with
purchase without dissenting vote.
Even Smugler came over. The new
contraption will be cylinder, cycle
A so horse power motor capable of carry
.s ing 1900 feet of fire hose and will also
have 40 gallon chemical tank. 1t
weighs 5000 pounds and is guaranteed
to be sound of wind and limb and city
broke. 1t will be bought from the
South Bend Motor works at cost OF
s3200 +. O. B. South Bend. a 5000
self starter will come later. 1t will be
able to haul either city fire engine, If
necessary, up any hill in town. There
was a veritable love feast over the
ending of the long fight and Thorison
and the mayor both beamed. The city
expected to spend about 5000 for an
outfit.
The two sixth warders wanted to
foist off $500 charge for properly
draining the west end of Huron street
onto the general fund but on a vote
only had two others convinced. 1t is
properly drainage district charge.
The mayor became little provoked
when his plan to substitute semi-annu-
al for quarterly water collections was
turned down unanimously.
The mayor expressed his opinion Of
| Gov. Phillips Recommendation to abol-
ish the state fire fund He said that
the fund had furnished the state fire
protection at 60% of old line rates for
ten years and had saved 100000.
Rugowski and the engineer joined
issue on an old sewer claim of $42 gS
against the city for work that, il was
asserted, should have been done by
contractor Bahr. The mayor told
them to thresh it out in committee.
Neither would he permit discussion
as to why "home industry" wasn't pat
ronized in employing visiting nurse.
Georgenson finally said they couldn't
let sentiment interfere and had decided
on a graduate nurse and had employed
Carrie Larson of Milwaukee, the lady
engaged before, being unable to come.
The health officer and fire chief had
reports on file. The latter was read.
Chris. Kiel was elected supervisor to
fill the sixth ward vacancy ON RECON-
endation of McKeough. Georgepson
made no recommendation and the vote
was Kiel 9, G. Sweeting =, George
Rathsack =.
The water supply question is criti-
cal as is usual in January and the may
or stirred upa hornets nest by an
nouncing supply test for Tuesday.
Thorison and Schuetze demanded
pressure test with it. The old water
supply question was gone over Chief
Kratz said. "lf mains are to break
now is the time 10 break them, MOI
when there's fire. Thorson's ref.
ference to "fake tests" took a rise out
of the mayor. The responsibility for
prematurely stopping the test last fall
was shouldered by Chief Kraft. His
excuse was: "No one seemed to he in
terested any longer"
There couldn't be an adjournment
without discussion of utility enlarge
ments. The mayor supported Engineer
Pitts plans for getting along for
while by small additions and said:
"pitz is one of the best engineers in
America. Electric Superintendent
Schroeder claimed that PITT had over
looked various essentials including the
ratio of direct current supply to alter
mating current supply in his curves.
The council finally adjourned for one