The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-02-04
CITY COUNCIL NOTES.

which was raging number OF cltlzens
were present for the purpose, it was
sand, of lending moral support to the
movement to connect the w. Rahr
Sons pumps and lake intake with the
city water system as emergency fire
protection A resolution to effect this
went through without difficulty and the
connection will be made at once, 1t
involves no laying of mains and eases
the public mind over the possibility OF
a big fire with no water to fight it,
Salaries for the officers and employees
were fixed. 1t took some time. In the
police department the captain and asst.
chief were raised from STA TO $Sl6, pa
trolmen from STA to $3.50, and the ply
sician from 5000 to $500. In the fire
department the finance committee rec
commended small raises of dollar or two
per month. Schuetze moved to raise
all fremen $500 per month but on a
vote was supported only by Georgenson
and Scherer and the raises were: cap
tain S774 to 1872; Lieutenants S744 TO
s76S: probatmers 1924 to $3.50. Istyear
pipemen 1864 to 1896; second year s7l4
TO S720; third year STA to S744.
Treasurer's salary caused lot of
talk. This and the clerks stipend were
up in the air because of the uncertain
ty of the additional help necessary and
because of the mayors move to have
the two utility clerks made into assist
ant treasurer and assistant clerk re-
spectively. A motion to raise the
treasurer from 1920 to Sl400 carried
motion to raise the
clerk from 1890 to $l400 was lost II to
,, only Rugowski and Schuetze voting
"aye."
Scherer moved to give the Water
Meyer raise he had
asked for and he was boosted from 800
to 800 per month; this caused Bigel TO
move to give Street Commissioner Vol
lendorf raise he had not asked for and
his salary went up to $1,000 also.
Then the raising stopped. The city
told them that the recon-
mended raise of aldermen from 800 to
800 per year could not apply 10 the
hold over aldermen under the " and
on a vote only Rugowski, G. Sc -
Sladky and Schuetze supr ="
raise ard the Cit.. tS,h>.s go s,.tt
along on their usual 800 Other sal
aries were left as they are.
There had been long delay in get.
ting started because of attempts to
agree on some form OF procedure to
get the utility improvements started.
On account of train delays the mayor
had not arrived in town but he came
in at recess and relieved President
Thorison of the gavel.
A resolution by Georgenson reviving
the project to enlarge the mother
well" at the water station was referred.
The mayors veto of the resolution to
advertise for bids for plans to carry
out the Hunt Csmpany's Recommend
alton was read and motion to over
ride it was held up while another tack
was taken by resolution to have the
necessary plans drawn by an assistant
to be employed by the engineer. The
purpose of this change was 10 attempt
to avoid the necessity of accepting the
lowest bid contingency of obviously
dangerous possibilities. Both resolu-
tions we're penang when the mayors
assumption of the chair put them in
the discard. His veto power made the
small ajority follow his advice and in
struct Engineer PITT to draw up the
plans. Only Kapitz, w. Schroeder and
Smugler voted against the mayor. He
asserted that PITT could do it in 3 days.
PITT was called in and guessed it would
take him about 9. month. The engi.
neer was then also informally authori-
zed TO consult Prof. Meade, an engin-
eer at Madison. Schuetze and W.
Schroeder led the flight to turn it over
to an expert at conceded cost of $4,000
for plans alone. The mayor said that
spending this sum is unnecessary. Nc
Keough and the mayor had their Gus
little spat over it, Georgenson
said that it will be impossible to carry
a Sl20,0 600 bond issue and Thorison said
that the people will prefer this to the
other alternative, excessive taxation to
pay for fire protection.
Poor cost $654.l9 the past month.
The city and dock property owners
have done dock work to the extent of
S33 900 the past two years according to
data compiled by Smuger for the gov
ernment engineers.
The demand of the Wisconsin Knit
ing Mills for refund Of S22 90, alleged
overpayment OF water rates, was de-
nieI.
Christ Kiel refused to accept the Of
flee of supervisor for the 9Th ward and
the vacancy was not filled.
The state Railroad Commission has
resciuded the order requiring water
Sc rvice pipes TO be installed on the
long and short sides OF the main at the
sape price. This is at the city's re-
quest.
Bids for doing the big Franklin
street sewer Job were referred TO
committee They are. Gray Robinson