The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-12-02
CITY COUNCIL NOTES.


act upon bids for new pump house al
the water plant to house the new
pump recently ordered. The call was
signed by Schuetze, Sladky and Bigel.
OF .hese three only Bigel was present
AS G. Schroeder, Edwards and Me
keough were also absent the council
was one short of the 10 necessary for a
quorum.
Those present listened to discussion
by the mayor and w. Schroeder while
waiting for another member. The
mayor urged immediate enlargement
of the electric plant as well as the wa
ter plant and said that 100000 will be
available in six months without issuing
any bonds. He called attention to the
fact that the matter of about $1,000 OF
illegal terminal takes TO be charged
back by the county had been provided
for twice, once in our own budget and
once in the county's apportionment to
the city. Schroeder thought that i'm
proving the electric utility in months
is unnecessary haste and the mayor
then said that months would be more
business like. Some banter was tossed
back and forth. Schroeder scotfed at
the mayors 100000. The mayor
said: "I'll pay the difference myself. y
Schroeder retorted: Put it in black
and white" His Honor replied: "My
word has been taken for more than
that. Every months delay costs $1,000.
AS the talk became faster Schuetze
drifted in and the meeting opened.
1t was moved to open the bids for
the pump house. The matter was vig-
orously debated. Georgenson fired the
opening gun. He thoug ht that now that
everyone is agreed on enlarging both
plants at the water site that building
this pump house only would be waste
full.
w. Schroeder and Schuetze, leaders
Of the anti-mayor forces in all the
past years battling argued strongly
for accepting bid for the pump
house. Georgenson fought back.
Schuetze urged the necessity for
haste. The mayor took a hard and ar
gued for immediate quarters for both
utilities and cited the Rahr Sons plant
as ideal. lie said that they have a
larger plant than we will build all in
one room.
w. Schroeder called on Bigel for a
report on his advice from local ex-
pert and Rigel launched into discus
sion of the whole matter. The debate
drifted into the matter of the relative
locations of the water additions and
electric additions and power plant.
Bigel wound up with: Now the papers
needn't say we clashed. We are only
expressil e our cpn cns eslml. md coed
natured. We can't all agree on ev-
erytning. We aren't 'clashing y. He
was willing to assume responsibility OF
trying cooling water for condensing
purposes by running a pipe out in the
lake even against the advice of his ex-
pert. He recommended sinking one of
the old boilers for that purpose which
seemed to amuse Schroeder. One
member left and broke the quorum
whereupon recess was taken.
After recess Thorison addressed the
meeting in characteristic fashion. He
knew what he was talking about and
had reasons for every opinion. His
principal point was that if the council
is nearly unanimous in an intention to
build the electric additions at the same
site soon it is wasteful to build
structure on a plan for water additions
only. 1t would be foolish to crowd the
electric plant in the present old build
ing. Schuetze charged Bigel with the
otfense of having changed his mind.
Bigel talked some more and Thorison
expressed his views. w. Schroeder
didn't believe in adopting Pitts
plans. Lets combine now" Schuetze
charged the mayor with having said
"We have money for combined plant
but none for separate water en-
largement." J he mayor denied hav-
ing delivered himself of that express
sion. Engineer PITT took the floor
to vindicate himself from what
he considered reelection upon his
ability as an engineer by w. Schroeder
and got fairly started when the mayor
assured him his reputation is we'll
known and safe and he desisted. On
the motion TO open bids for the pump
house the vote was: Ave; kapit2; w.
Schroeder, Schuetze, Smugler, Revol-
inski; No: Bigel, Thorison, Nienauber
Scherer, Georgenson
The vote being 5 to ), the mayor
voted "No.n This vas the first defeat
in year for the anti mayor forces.
There was some more talh. Schuet-
re disagreed with w. Schroeder on the
necessity for experts to draft plans and
said that bidders will furnish plans. 1t
was decided to call special meeting
for Wednesday to adapt the new plans
and Schuetzo said: "lll do anything to
hurry matters along. We gained our
point when we defeated the Diesel en-
CINE" The mayor said: "Wait ten
years and see the Dlesel.n Schuetze
said t.There won d be any then !, The