The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-11-09
CITY COUNCIL NOTES.

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Proceedings were commenced for
vacation of the present Center street
the "island' where the Shipbuilding
Company is constructing large new
buildings and for the deduction of
new street about 250 feet further
north. Schroeder introduced resolu.
tion instructing the street commission
er to spend $500 IN graveling the new
street so that fire apparatus will be
able to get over it. Georgerson
thought that the company ought to
put the new street into at least as good
condition as the abandoned one vas at
is own expense but the improvement
was authorized unanimously. Thori'
son thought that as this was really as
sistance to a growing industry the $500
ought to come out Of the $1,000 put in
the budget for Chamber of commerce
purposes under the new law for aid to
industrial growth.
Apropos of the allegations that the
city engineer has been altering speci-
ticatioEs for public work without auth
ority. Mc'Keough introduced a reso-
luton asserting that all such changes
must be ratified by the council before
they are effective.
The council decided that Henry
Wirth of the fourth ward is the man
they were after some weeks ago and
then posted him. There seemed to be
no doubt that Henry needed this at
tention.
Smugler introduced resolution ap-
proving of liberal enforcement of the
II O'Clock saloon closing ordinance on
election night. On vote to suspend
the rules, to take action the following
voted "No": McKeough, Georgenson,
Thorison, Bouril, Nsenauber and Fan
Ia. That killed it as three fourths are
necessary.
The local labor council pettioned
the city council TO have the Chamber
OF Commerce Investigate the high cost
Of living. 1t was taken in all serious
ness and perhaps was so intended, but
several faces showed furtive grins.
The big business was the annual
budget reported by the finance COM
mittee. Schuetze demanded cuts in
the amounts to be raised and incident
ally assailed the expert new assess
ment made last summer asserting that
the big fellows received all the benefit.
He and the mayor agreed that the city
is making mistake in paying for big
public Improvements in one year.
The proposed Police levy was cut
from $40, 700 to 50, 700.
Fire was cut from SIG, 800 to Sl5, 800.
Smugler then attacked the hydrant
rental paid by tax payers to the muni-
cipal water utility and moved 10 re-
ducs it $500 per hydrant. Thorison
defended the present price and the
mayor ruled that this was not the prop
er time to fix hydrant rental.
Then the $1,000 put in for industrial
development came on for an airing.
Georgenson moved to cut it TO $500 and
a sharp ebate ensued. Only Georgen-
son, Smugler and Thompson voted to
reduce it to $500 ard the $1,000 Cham
Der of Commerce money" stayed in
the budget.
The cemetery was cut from $4,000 to
$500. The sewer districts were re-
duced as follows: Domestic District ID
from OOPS to .0O2; E from OOPS to
.0O2, Surface District 5 from .O0l5 TO
.OOl and hi strict from OOPS TO .0Ol.
The budget was then adopted and the
rate fixed at Al mills as against 6.S
mills last year. This is largely due TO
an increased assessment OF $1,000, 0UO.
Thompson for the committee on
claims went on II rampage. lie sad
that bills for supplies must have or
ders attached, that the s. stem was
poor, that grocery bills for people in
quarantine would not be paid except
through the poor committee. The
purchasing system was aired and Nc
KeOugh took fling at the mayor and
the latter expressed his resentment
Thompson was opposed to allowing DR..
Meany's bill for $500 which has been
knocking about for year. 1t is for
treating patients at the pest house, 1t
developed that acting mayor Thorison
may have ordered the service and the
claim was allowed with only Thompson
and Nienauber dissenting.
There was Till for $l3O for an auto.
matte cashier bought by The city treas
urer and no one would admit he had
authorized the purchase or knew any
thing about it. Thompson held up the
claim.
The police department sold Capt
Carries fiery old hay consumer To the
fire department and the council ratified
the transaction. Consideration, $50.
Schellin had something ranking. 1t
seems that the lire department repairs
the roof without getting authority
from the committee. This usurpation
Of authority will cease.
Nc keough in his inimtabe manner
broached the matter OF new isolation
hospital. He has been out TO look at