The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-03-18
CITY COUNCIL NOTES.

1t was comparatively short and
quiet meeting. The big noise was
over sewer which alderman Rugow-
ski has been trying for years to have
the city lay in the block OF his resi-
dence on 10Th street. The matter has
been a bone of contention between the
two 7th ward aldermen for along time.
1t appears that Rugowski is the only
resident in the block who wants the
sewer, the others being served from
cross streets, and he waxed warm IN
pleading his own case and reciting his
wrongs. The other five residents join
ed in written remonstrance and one
OF them, Charles Tadych, was heard in
person. After quite wrangle, mo-
ton was carried to appoint special
committee of five to Investigate and
report" which action ncensed Rugow-
ski exceedingly. Only Bigel and
Georgenson voted with him.
Fred Schoch wants SIT refunded
which he says he paid for an Illegal
tax.
Mrs. Hanson's S demand for a refund OF
500 was finally denied. Nc keough
voted mo" saying in effect that he
doesn trust the street commissioner
snow shoveling records.
Wenzel Koutnik, living on South
llth street, says that most unwork-
manlike Job was made of laying curb
and gutter in front of his place last
fall, that it is way off the grade and
otherwise no good. He wants it re-
built or his money back. 1t will be
investigated.
As the mayor predicted when the ci-
ty recently undertook TO lay water
mains free there is deluge of petit
tions for mains. Mains are wanted all
over. One was authorized from Cleve
land Avenue and 7th street East one
block and thence north a block. The
clerk was authorized to advertise for
five car loads of pipe, enough for near
ly 25 blocks.
VIM Bach wants to sell 81 acres at
the mouth of Silver Creek for park
1t is mile south of the city.
One of the bills allowed was slO2 for
the Treasurer's bond.
The payments Of the 800 10 each
g..1olman anu tne mayor 800 contin-
gent fund were ratified to insure The
legality Of the transactions.
A resolution 10y Thorison TO fix the
duration of the Rahr intake contract
as continuing indefinitely with the
right in either party to end it on 80
days notice was referred to the fire
and water committee.
The water meters installed before
October l. 1911, will be paid for on or
about April l, 1915. Secretary of the
water department Weseman has COM
pleted the price schedule and the may
or and clerk are authorized to sign or-
ders for the meters. The new orders
total $500, and with the meters already
paid for will make total of about
800 which the water utility will
have paid under the order of the state
railroad commission that the city must
buy all the meters.
The utility committee reporting on
Charles Schroeder's resolution that
street lights shall burn whenever it is
dark said. "we respectfully recommend
that it be placed on file" Georgenson
explained that the matter will be taken
up next fall. Schroeder wasn't there
to protest.
The utilities committee favored w.
Schroeder's scheme for monthly re-
ports from the clerk as to the standing
of the two utilities but tne mayor did
not. He said the annual or semi-annu
al reports a.one could show the condi-
tion of the utilities and that monthly
reports would be misleading but he
didn't seem to care much and the reso-
luton carried unanimously.
The engineers drawings and spec-
fications of utility enlargements were
placed on file.
Schuetze inquired in regard to
whether the ordering in of laterals
was being attended to so as not to de-
lay his pet paving on Franklin street.
He was reassured.
BIDS for the big proposed well were
opened. PITT and Mc'Mullen bid 1880
for n "a foot we'll and S7,29O for one 30
feet deep. The bids of the Gray Rob-
inson Company were s3S99 and $4,000
for the same depths, about $1,000 tow
er. They were referred.
Former alderman Ralph Plumb was
an interested spectator for a part of
the session tut it wasn't exciting
enough to hold him.
The council adjourned at 10 o'clock,
an exceptionally early hour Ms meet
ings now go.