The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-03-04
CITY COUNCIL NOTES.

A communication from the Racine
city council was read. In effect it
urges other cities to assist in stripping
the state railroad commission OF its
power over municipal utilities. 1t
was referred.
A request wrs made for cluster of
lights at Buffalo and 9th streets.
A resolution fathered by w. Schroe-
der and referred provides that the city
clerk make and publish monthly re-
ports of the financial standing OF the
two utilities
Georgenson introduced a resolution
providing that the attorney shall start
proceedings before the state railroad
commission to compel the local street
railway to extend at both ends of the
city line. The first extension asked
for is one from the depot terminus to
2lst and Western Avenue near the hos
pital. The second one is to extend the
line westward from the present fair
grounds terminus to the west end of
the fair grounds, thence south to the
new part of the cemetery. The reso-
4 luton will come up later.
Spring registration of voters was dis
pepsed with.
A resolution was referred which
provides that whereas furnishing fire
protection is city function, that
therefore the cost of connecting the
Rahr intake with the city system, and
I of maintaining the same, should be
4 paid out of the general fund and not
from utility funds.
Rugowski introduced resolution
providing that the first, 10000 gallons
of water through each meter eacn year
shall be free. 1t was believed That the
mayor was the real initiator of this
move and several remarked that 1t
surely did look as if an election was
drawing near.
Schuetze introduced resolution call
ing upon all city officers and boards
and also citizens TO hasten with all con-
templated work SO as TO help relieve
the condition of unemployment in the
city.
c. Schroeder introduced II resolution
providing that the street light sche-
uule be changed SO as 10 furnish light
'when necessary, and, as if this were
not enough, IL added, that is when II
is dark" Mr. Schroeders vocation
takes him out before the cold gray
dawn comes on and he knows whereof
be speaks.
Mrs O. Hanson wanted 81 90 refund
ed which she has paid the city for snow
shoveling. The finance committee
recommended that it be disallowed but
when Nc 'Keough drew out the fact
that the claimant had not been asked
to appear before the committee the
mayor sent it back to them with orders
to give her hearing.
The city hall site purchase came on
for discussion and vote. The finance
committee had handed it back without
recommendation. Without word of
discussion the project was killed 8 to ..
The ayes were Rugowski, Bigel Geor-
genson, Scherer, Schuetze. Then after
it was all nicely killed and buried ev
seryone wanted to debate it and the
mayor let them talk for 10 mipUtes or
more on it.
W. Schroeder, chairman of the bdrge
committee, has fixed it SO that by hir-
ing the ferry man the whole year in
stead of s months, each of the four
bridge tenders can have one day week
OFF duty.
There was a spirited discussion over
the question of free boots and caps for
the city tremen. Schuetze made sew
eral pleas for more pay for the firemen.
Heman said: "If they don't like
what they get why don't they qult?"
Thorison said: I'VE haven't any
gold mine. When | work at
my trade for - years | get the boot,
the tremen get pension" Only
Georgenson, Scherer and Schuetze vo-
ted for free caps and boots.
Schuetze brought up the matter of a
policeman who is residing temporarily
outside the city and whom the chief is
threatening to suspend but no one
seemed TO think the matter of sufficient
importance to be given time.
The two sixth warders by sheer per-
sstence finally put over their project
to have the city lay the 5000 which it
will cost TO properly drain the west end
of Huron street. Nearly everyone
wanted TO talk on it. Schuetze thought
the drainage district not The city ought
TO pay, but Nc Keough and Georgenson
pleaGed, reasoned and wheedled till
they secured all the votes except Ka-
pitt, w. Schroeder and Schuetze.
Schuetze's movement TO make abut-
ting owners pay instead of the ward
whenever whole block or more Is re-
surfaced came up and he batted vail
antly for hi, idea. Iii and Bigel had
a setto requiring the good offices of