The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-06-08
CITY COUNCIL NOTES.

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ting it to move the main line track on
Franklin street between l4th and 10th
streets. Getting permission occurred
to them after the track had been NOV
ed
The Smalley Manufacturing Co. had
in protest against steamers blowing
aues in the harbor and asking the city
to prohibit it. 1t is prohibited by or
dinance and the clerk was instructed
to send copy to each steamship line
and the police to enforce the Or
dinance.
There was long petition in setting
forth the evil Of gravel wagons drop
ping stones on the brick paving. Mo-
tor car tires shoot them through store
fronts.
Thorison had in resolution provid-
ing that the length of service in the
fire and police departments giving SAL
airy increases need not be continuous
service.
Joseph Tadych, 4th ward and Charles
Christianson, 9Th ward, were ''posted." :"
A new rule for the collection OF wa
ter and electric rates was adopted. 1t
provides that if bills are not paid dur
ing the first 20 days of the month that
service will be discontinued and the
delinquent charges will go into the
tax roll.
Bathing beaches occupied lot OF
time. Schuetze wanted TO buy about
$500 worth OF swings and other equip.
ments for the beaches. Schroeder
wanted To grade the beaches and bulld
suitable dressing houses first. On
Schroeder's initiative $1,000 was appro-
priated for grading, buildings, equip
ment and salaries of attendants. The
clerk will get prices on the equipment.
The city park board was voted $500
band concerts. Only Smugler vot.
No." Formerly the appropriation
VAS S400 buy music has gone up and
5000 was necessary or there would be
fewer concerts.
The Engineer had report of sound
ings on file showing that it is necessary
to remove about 5000 yards to furnish
channel of 10 feet to the upper Relss
docks and the clerk will advertise for
bids for doing the dredging.
OR city printing the Herald bid for
publishing notices 45l cents per folio,
the News SOC. On council proceedings,
Herald: 36!, News Al. SO The Herald
continues to print proceedings and the
News the notices. They both offered
to furnish bound proceedings, "at cost
which the mayor says will have to be
definite figure before he signs the
contract.
Poor cost STAGE the past month.
The Board of Public Works reported
that there are no damages and no ben
efts resulting from'a small proposed
change of grade of Lake street between
State ard Chicago streets. This re-
port was confirmed and the ordinance
eifectipg the change was then adopted.
This was all preliminary to the pro-
posed improvements which if it goes
through will make driveway along
the rim of the lake bank in this block.
The street has been closed for fifty
wears. Resident abutting owners have
filed a remonstrance against the I'M
provement in case they are assessed the
whole or large part OF the cost.
The report of mo benefits, no dam.
ages" for change of grade of % and 24th
street was also confirmed and the or
dinance adopted making the change.
The old established grade on both
23rd and oath streets between Wash
ington and Clark led from Washington
sharply down hill across Franklin
street in the ravine and across the G.
a. N. w. railway track at grade and
then sharply up hill again. The new
grade of 23rd street is at the high lev
ell, crossing above Franklin street and
the raj lway tracks. The new grade OF
oath proceeds from Washington to
Franklin at the new high level and
drops perpendicularly to Franklin and
continues at the Old low grade across
Franklin Both streets south of Frank
lin will now be graded, curbed and
graveled. If the streets had been inn
proved at the old established grade
some al The houses would have been
left 80 feet above the street.
Thorison with his usual foresight
hal the engineer Instructed to see how
much filling will be needed when the
improved river crossing at the Little
Manitowoc is made SO that the city can
use the earth that will come off north
street in the paving it if is available.
Thorison also had the engineer in
structed to make plans and estimates
for surface drainage sewer on Huron
street from SLh to 4th. He plans to
raise the money in two years. This
project was killed by property owners
protesting 6 or years ago.
The mayors appointment OF Miss
Marie Rahr to the library board was
unanimously confirmed.
The board Of equalization will be