The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-05-06
CITY COUNCIL NOTES.

petition was read and referred
ng for creosote block paving on
n 9th street from Chicago street TO
on street. 1t has the signatures OF
ly half the residents on the street
le Reiss Coal Company had on HE
9tter urging the city to keep the
r channel to the upper docks clear
depth of 2l feet which they say
the understanding upon which the
er docks were built. The company
constructing new unloading rugs
e TO replace the big hoists that
down last summer
bill of Latham and Smith OF SUR
a Bay for crushed stone in amount
80 was allowed. To prevent turth-
payments of this KIND the street
mittee introduced a resolution
ting proceedings looking to the
chase of another stone crusher anc
more gravel bearing land. In this
aection the proposal Of VIM Beck
sell the Silver Greek lake front
IDS and gravel land to the city was
.rred to the street cOnAmittee and
city park commission. The whole
ter will doubtless come mp at the
meeting
resolution to advertise for another
set sprinkler was adopted.
resolution to appropriate $50 for
G. A. h. for Memorial Day was re
ed TO the Committee on Cemetery
Parks.
resolution to advertise for bids Tor
asoline power street roller and also
a steam roller was carried, The
llmittee OF streets is to approve the
ineers specifications before the adj
tising is done.
Petitions were referred which pro-
for grading and graveling the fol-
ing streets: Franklin, 18th to 18th;
ashington, % to %; Hamilton, l4th
10th and the Plank road from llth
set westerly to the city limits This
is to connect the city streets with
state road at the Windiate triang-
r building.
\ resolution was adopted requiring
street commissioner 10 lay curbs
cutters in tire order which petit
rs thefefor were 4!rd avccpt hen
can go On without moving his equip
nj.
\ movement was inaugurated by the
yor 10 advertise for bids for laying
city water mains The council re-
ed TO take immediate action and the
.yor said: VERY well; ! shall refuse
sign orders for them,' The city is
ing its own mains cheaper, officials
than contractors would DO It.
ere is over 10000 of this work this
ar and the mayor says that The law
luires all public work OF this charac-
to be let by contract Georgenson
ought that there may be some way
avoid this and defeated immediate
| tion.
Irhe Utilities Committee had in a
solution providing for repaying all
liter main assessments amounting TO
| most 5000 Some were paid and
|me were returned delinquent TO the
|unty.
|The finance committees report
recommending that an assistant treas
er be authorized at a salary mot eX.
eding $500 per month" evoked "A
Drm of debate. Georgenson, Schuet-
and w. Schroeder argued for the
Is. Edwards and Nc Keough led the
sault on this figure. They succeeded
reducing it to $50.
A petition of Walter koehler, a
,ung school teacher, asking mat an
Hleged ille gal tax of S3.OS on motor
Gle be cancelled was unanimously de-
led.
The city will rent the room adjoin-
Y the city Offices on the north The
larters are now too small for the bus
.ess transacted.
A relort of the city attorney was
,ad holding that the city Board OF
ealth must be organized pursuant to
,e state law. Bigel moved that the
,mmittee on sanitation should serve.
his was amended by Mc'Keough and
lrried to take a ballot. The council
acted Charles Schroeder, Frank
mugIer and Arthur Schueize. They
,ganized at recess and elected Schroe-
er charm an and DR.. j. + Meany
health officer After ballotlng
,huetze moved that the ballots be
sstruyed, an echo of the aftermath Of
eichert's defeat of few weeks ago.
The committee on Railroads and cor
Jrations repo nted on the resolution TO
,mpel the Traction Company to make
Stensions at both ends OF the city
ne. They said that Mr.. Higgins re-
lses to consider the extension to the
est part Of the cemetery but is con
building the extension from
ne depot to the hospital when tinanc-
" becomes easier. The committee
sconimended that there be no haste.
eorgenson led fight against this re-