The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-08-31
CITY COUNCIL. NOTES,

The council met in adjourned session
last Friday evening for the purpose OF
acting upon sewer bids.
Nienauber, Schroeder and Revolin-
ski were absent.
There were three bids for furnishing
iron water pipes. They were S3l.55,
$3l.20 and 5000 per ton. They were
referred.
For constructing a condensing water
intake at the utility plant, The Gray
Robinson Company bid 5000 and $93Ol,
depending on the kind of pipe furnish
ed. Nc Mullen and PITT bid $500 and
$500. Some members were anxious TO
accept the low bid at once but mainly
through Thorson's insistence at recess
the matter was put over to another ad-
journed meeting to be held Monday.
Then the sewer matter came up.
The committee reported that the bids
for sewer aggregating $500 are very
much too high and recommended that
the bids be rejected, that the council
find that no proper bid has been re-
ceived and that the street commission
er be instructed to construct the sew
ers.
The engineer was called on and as
sured the council that the prices are
tout of reason He said that these
sewers that the contractors want $500
for can be constructed for $1,000 and
cited several recent instances OF aileg-
ed eXorbitant prices paid by the city,
The council has let several jobs the
past two years over his vehement pro-
tests. The sewers are badly needed.
The season is getting late. The coun.
Gil simply could not tolerate another
letting that they seemed to think was
ho.d-up. They voted unanimously
TO have the street commissioner do the
work. The council evidently reliss
upon charter provision which in ref
erence to public work reads when
no proper bid shall be received, the
council by two-thirds vote of all its
members, may direct that such work
be done under the supervision of such
officer or officers, at it shall designate. :"
Bids were directed To be advertised
for a surface drainage sewer on llth
street between Marshall and Hamilton
Monday night the council met again.
The committee On utilities had had no
chance to meet TO take Up the lake in.
take bids aad had no report ready.
Schuetze demanded that the contract
b let and threatgngc to 10" TO hIgn
Falls side if the new utility plaat is not
soon IN operation.
Bigel said: "We must have it. Let
us not delay"
Mc'Keough said "Well, this is
news. This s-the first time I've heard
it announced that it is certainly neces-
sary. | am not opposed but would
like to hear how this fact was discover
ell and when"
Schroeder said; 81 feel the same
way. We were told six months ago
we wouldn't need it. What assurance
have we now that it will furnish water
during the severe cold
GeUfgenson said: 81 never heard any
one state that we surely would not
need it. We thought to try out the
wells first but Wouldn't jeopardize
our water supply by using it for con-
densing water The committee ought
to have a chance to thresh itout. Our
engineer estimated $1,000 and the gov
ernment engineer less and here we
have a bid for $500. Let's not be
hasty.
Schuetze scofTed at the estimates and
said building for those figures was an
other matter.
Thorison opposed rushing" matters,
and being in the chair ruled That 10
votes would be necessary. 1t appar-
entity couldn't get 10 so Smugler with.
drew his motion to let the job TO Nc
Mullen & pltz and the meeting ad-
journed.
After the council meeting the harbor
committee met with the owners of lots
on the river front between Chicago
and Park streets.
After quite little discussion all but
one a. led to offer the city strip Of
20 feet along the dock line If the city
would assume the docking burden. At
nearly all points along there this 20
feet is already under water. One man
wouldn't "glve an inch" but on the
contrary demanded 10 be protected
They were all asked to submit the
price at which they will sell the entire
lot.
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