The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-12-23
CITY COUNCIL NOTES.

The council having failed to elect
bridge tender for 10th street on eleven
ballots at the last meeting the task
was again taken up just where it was
dropped, 7 to with the mayor still
riding that votes were necessary.
Wllfer had I on the first ballot, drop
ped to six, back to seven and on the
sixth ballot fell to giving his oppo-
nent, Joseph Wachowcz the plum
with 8 votes. His two seventh ward
ders who battled for their compatriot
and constituent until victory perched
on their banners were all smiles. Rev
olinski made an earnest plea for his
candidate just before the last ballot
that may have turned the tide. Wach-
owicz has been supervisor and alder
man and Is a power in his ward. w.
Schroeder, chairman Of bridges, who
supported Wilfert had an officer sent
for the new bridge tender at once as
the defeated candidate on the bridge,
he said, twill quit as soon as he hears
of this affair"
The council purchased the legal
work on municipal corporations.
The committee on judiciary reported
on the request of Walter Bahr asking
that the city assume the defense OF the
law suit commenced against him by
Mr.. KowalsKi growing out of the sewer
trench troubles at Franklin and 18th
streets. They were Of the opinion
that the city is not liable and decided
to stay out until forced in. They said
that the city attorneys firm will with
draw from the plaintiffs case If the ci-
ty is likely to be involved. The plain
\ tiff makes no claim against the city.
Sewers were the big feature of the
evening. On the question OF paying
contractor Arthur PITT for The big
Franklin str> : sewer east OF oth
street the old question OF the wrong
done the north side district by bunch
ing its small job with the big job at
Sl.N per foot when it might possibly
have been done for 70 cents came up.
C. Schroeder and Edwards moved
that the south side district reimburse
the north side district Sl20 that it lost.
1t started = debate. Thorisop accused
Shuetze of having braced up the con
tractors to refuse to take the job sep
arately and thus bringing in the mix
up. Schuetze denied it and talked
back tiercely 10 both Thorison and
Sladky. Bigel said, "We all know this
reimbursement can't be- done legally"
Thorison said: "Yes, we know that but
| wanted to see If you folks would raise
that point after the assurance you
made at the time" No one thought it
would carry as the south side had a
majority of but Nienauber and Revo-
linski voted aye" The officers will
probably Lot make the transfer.
Pitz was ordered paid as was w. o.
Bahr for lot of small sewer jobs.
The council will buy 20 II. p. fliv-
yer for the police department. The
chief wanted 80 II + and is scornful OF
the peace ship wagon. The mayor said;
"The water department will make
good use OF it If DO one else wants it.
c. Schroeder went after the city wa
tor superintendent for not connecting
up two dead ends at New York avenue
and 7th street as ordered. 1t is too
late for this season now. The bad wa
ter there is blamed for sickness in the
neighborhood.
There were two identical bids for
the years supply OF electric lamps from
outside firms. On ono o. II. Ander-
son would get commission, on the
other Chas. Buerstatte. The utilities
committee reported back without rec
ommendation. An informs ballot IA
vored Buerstatte 8 TO 4, and a formal
motion gave him the contract II tol.
The report OF the Board of Public
Works on laterals laid preparatory to
paving was adopted and the assessments
to property owners for the cost approv-
ed.
The proposition to refund the Allen
estate IL cents per foot for q gutter on
Truman's hill was debated. The in.
justice Of trying to make them pay for
. gutter which the ward furnishes to
everyone seemed to appeal to the
councils moral sense and it was allow
cd. The street commissioner said that
IL cents per foot is the cost.
Schuetze again wanted the paving
procedure delays explained and the
Board of Public Works Accommodated
him. The paving will be advertised
for this week. The plans and specifca-
tions are beirg printed. The sugges.
tion was made for meeting of abutt-
ing owners to hear the merits Of the
various surfaces discussed
The health officer reported that
there are still persons in smallpox
quarantine.
Two ordinances intended to accom-
plish the same thing were introduced
One permits planks across sidewalk
from = vehicle to building during
cortoir hOnrc for a hajf hour IN 40. n