The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-11-04
CITY COUNCIL NOTES.

The Aluminium Goods reported that
the sewer recently put in past their fac
tory on Franklin street had put the wat
ermain out of commission and now thi t
the sewer is completed they want the
main fixed at once so as to get their
sprinkler system connected again. Inc
utilities committee recommended later
in the evening that the mayor, engl-
neer and attorney attend to it at once
and have the water superintendent i1X
it up. The question OF whether the
city or sewer contractor Bahr must
stand the damage is involved.
The mayor had in written recon-
mendations:
/. That delinquent water and eec
tricity consumers be charged one por
cent per inonth;
, That residence streets he not i'm
proved unless the carriage ways are
narrowed TO 30 feet;
;. That macadam and gravel streets
be crowned up and bound with asphalt
oil as fast as possible and concrete
rossings and tho two plank bridge
cutters be abolished. The communica-
tion was referred.
The people on goth street between
Marshall and Hamilton streets want a
water main.
A resolution was passed adopting
the paving plans and specifications for
18th street, Franklin street and North
Stn street They give property owners
the choice of 4 kinds of surfaclng:
sheet asphalt, cresoted wood blocks,
vitrIfied brick and asphaltic concrete.
Then another resolution was adopted
ordering the Board of Public Works to
have printed form of contract and ad-
yertse for bids and the time for keep
ing the paving in repair was fixed at
five years.
The attorney reported that the un-
derground work on the streets to be
paved was proceeding rapidly and leg
ally and paving in the spring seems to
be assured.
Charles Clauder of the second ward
was put on the anti booze list with the
stereotyped preliminary fol-derol
about wasting his substance.
The fire chief wants hydrant on Sth
street between the fire station and
public library.
Smugler reported that the harbor
committee has spent the money voted
them for filing in behind the dock
along by the city stand pipe and that
there will be no more stagnant water
there.
The ostensible purpose of the filling
was to protect the city's dredging
The city attorney was instructed to
report upon the legality of abolishing
the sewer districts. Thorison amended
so as to include the question of abolish
ing the ward system ol doing street
work also. Nc 'keough, chairman Of
luC SOiHlhiIltC bbdb ~,
said he doesn't know now how he
stands on the abolishing but is willing
to be informed on the legality. When
it was explained only Nienauher voted
"No."
The Reiss Coal Company wants Jay
street East of Sth street paved.
The police committee reported on
! the resolution instructiug the clerk to
advertise for 80 horse power police
patrol that they favor getting bids for
a 20 II. p. patrol and the clerk will ask
for bids for the smaller motor.
The city poor cost s107.09 for Octob-
The utilities committee recommend
ed that the water superintendent put
in four blocks Of water main out on
Phillipen street and the mayor called
attention TO the necessity of doing pub.
lie work of over $500 by contract. 1t
was then amended to advertise for bids
with the evident hope that the bids
will be high enough to reject, which
will permit the city to do the work it.
self legally.
375 feet of main on north 1th street
north from New York avenue was esti-
mated under $500 and the superintend
ent will put that in.
On tie Mayor Georgenson resolution
looking to combined improvements Of
the two utilities there was majority
report by four Of the utilities commit
tee for tabling and minority report
by Georgenson favoring it. Thorison
moved to adopt the ma jority report
and all voted "aye" except Scherer
and Georgenson. There was no action
on the minority report.
The utilities committee reported in
favor OF entering into contract with
A. O. Anderson for the city's yearly
supply OF incandescent globes but the
mayor again said: "No, you can't buy
$1,000 worth of property that way"
The council then voted to advertise for
bids for the lamps.
The engineer reported tnat w. O..
Bahr has completed Sl9 400 worth Of
sewer work and has been paid Sl3, 900
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