The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-01-06
CITY COUNCIL NOTES.

EcSCut.
One John Dix had on file long COM
munication setting forth alleged out
RACES at the hands of assistant water
superintendent Scherer. He claims he
rs taught how to read meters as
pised and that his discharge was
unjust. IL was passed to the util-
committee. Mr.. Dix seems to
ne of the spirit of his namesake
war times.
jerull had in unverited claim
AS. 1t was itemized into buns
5d, bread trade lost and such
gs, leading to belief that 1t is the
eatened claim for damages against
city for quaraptining Cerulfs bak-
~ on South 10Th street. 1t raises
bme interesting legal questions but
till probably not get the claimant
anywhere in particular.
The paving specifications were
lamended by adding light traffic as
sDhalt paving, being paving with
sconcrete foundation of inches instead
Z nf 6. Both will be advertised for.
They were also amended by providing
for strip of vitrified brick along car
rails in both asphalt and asphaltic paw
ing.
II the North line of Water street by
the old Fleigler mill was extended
Easterly it would cut off small trian-
gular corner OF the Schoch lumber yard
and make better street corner. The
street committee is instructed to get a
price from The Allen Estate for the
piece.
A movement was started to raise 18th
street foot at the corner of Water
sloping thence down to Franklin street
grade. The Board of Public Works
will assess benefits and damages.
There will probably be considerable
damages, especially to sidewalks.
resolution by Kapitz to grade and
gravel oath street between Washing
ton ana Franklin streets created quite
debate. The mayor is opposed to all
graveling and SO is Shuetze. Kapitz
and w. Schroeder argued for it and t
went through with G. Schroeder, Ed
wards, Bigel, Scherer and Georgenson
voting No"
Schuetze reported that the SAM
t,ry" con m ltee was to pat Sam Rice, =
city charge, to work on the city dump.
G. Schroeder said that there had been
no committee meeting. Shuetze said
that he and Smugler are majority
and haG acted. Sam Rice, drawing
S20 per month, was prominent figure
for about 10 minutes. 1t was voted'to
leave his retention to the discretion OF
the street commissioner.
The city poor cost SoO2.2o in Decem-
ber.
The chief of police had written
complaint in on icy walks. Nienauber
introduced an ordinance providing that
the street commissioners may sprinkle
sand or ashes on icy walks at the <
pense of the abutting owner. He u
now remove snow or ice. The ordI','
ance lies over.
The Chief of police had his annual
report on file. He handled l344 ceases
this year, an increase of 1876 over 1914.
The most common offense was plain
drunk, there being S3 of them. There
we're 80 fines collected for violations of
traffic regulations.
The mayors veto of the Ford police
; vDatrol was read. No one made move
override it. A motion was then
hopted to advertise for q combination
batrol and ambulance of not less than
no H. p. The former AL called for a
l2O q. p. Edwards wanted to know
J why the fivver accepted is objectiona-
BILE and pointed to the numerous deliv-
cry trucks in the city. No one replied.
Ed wards, Kapitz and w. Schroeder
voted against readvertising.
The two pending ordinances on tenn
porary Instructions of sidewalks to
facilitate the handling of goods were re-
ferred. The mayor referred them to the
street committee.
y The special committee on free ice
inks reported that we will have them
d soon as the mercury drons little
Eids were opened for the combined
utility buildings. Stripped of condi-
tional changes they were: A. G. Tom.
chek, $l2S5O; Mc'Mullen and PITT,
$l5347; Blake Construction Co., $l4,.
665. Ed. Herman also filed bid a
half hour after the time set in the ad.
vertisement and the council wouldn I
open it. Herman said it was lower
than Tomchek's.
The attorney was instructed to re-
port at the next meeting on the ques.
tion of compelling the Traction Com
pany to pay for part of the having.
On motion OF Thorison the clerk was
, instructed to write to Mr.. Whitcomb,
former w. G. Ry. official, to get a
price on the lake front lots between
Chicago and State streets, which it is
reported can be bought at reasonable
figure.