The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-12-07
CITY COUNCIL NOTES.

The council met in regular session
Monday evening. Bigel and Schroeder
were absent.
The State Tax Commission wants
the city to have its fiscal year end on
December 3lst for the sake Of uniform
ity. All general charter cities have
the calendar year and its adoption
would simplify matters for the COM
mission.
A petition was on file from some
abutting property owners asking for
the paving of St. Clair street to
Eleventh street. 1t wall come up la
ter.
The High Falls folks had in a com.
munication reciting their plans in re-
gard to a line into the city for trans
mission purposes only. They plan to
erect large steam standby" power
plant at the corner caused by the river
bend near the Stole, Sr. home, below
the cemetery. They plan no sale of
power in the city at present and as.
same that they have the right under
the law to come in for transmission
purposes ouly without franchise.
This plant will supply number OF ci-
ties in emergencies. They ask that
their plans be approved and invite
reasonable regulation. The matter
went to the utilities committee.
Schuetze introduced resolution to
pave 10th street from Franklin Street
northward three blocks to the G. q N.
w. Railway right-of way north of the
Seating Company's plant. 1t lies over.
One of the ever present bills for ne
cessites furnished to quarantined pa
tients last spring caused debate.
The committee on poor returned it
saying that the party is not pauper.
Some wanted to reject it.
Mc'Keough said: eve have paid 30
of these illegally against the attorneys
advice. Let's have done with it,.
Nearly every one contributed some
opinion and finally Smugler volun-
teered to dnd out whether any city
officer had ordered the stuff on the
city's credit,
On recommendation of the com
mite in sanitation the clerk was
instructed To advertise for sale the
present "pest house" south of the city
and also to ask for prices on new sites
in the city with or without buildings.
The committee on sanitation report
ed back the complaint of people resld.
ing near the gas plant with recommen-
dation Of the city attorney that the
board of health look into the alleged
smoke and SCOT nuisance and take
proper measures in the matter. 1t
was Sc referred
The two 7th warders were up in
arms because the Gray-Robinson Co.
contractors, are evidently planning to
wait until spring before building four
blocks of sewer contracted for. They
wanted to go right ahead and have the
city do it. 1t was finally decided to
warn the contractor to do the work at
once.
The special committee on legislation
reported four matters for consideration
They are:
l. Abolish sewer districts;
2. Abolish ward funds;
). Permit the requiring Of all un-
derground piping before macadamizing
or gravelingi
4. To permit the city to assume
nearly all paving costs.
The attorney was instructed to re-
port on the constitutionality of Mum
bers | and > and to draft bills to effect
these changes.
The Board of Public Works reported
that by "slip of the pen" in comput-
ing quantities of excavating by the en-
gineer contractor Trestik, who relied
on the estimate, underbid the improv.
ing of 24th street between Washington
and Franklin streets by 1888. The
matter was referred but it is doubtful
if the council would undertake to help
the contractor. The assessments total
a triAe more than the bid and the city
would have TO stand any allowance.
Estimates are not guaranteed.
The Board of Public Works reported
that the Street Car Company
owes $4l5l,l IA for the paving OF North
9Th and 18th streets and the clerk was
ordered to present statement and the
attorney to enforce collection after the
60 days provided by ordinance shall
have passed, if the sum is not paid,
The mayor wanted to strike out the
enforced collection part as "too harsh'l
at this time but it all carried unani-
mous.y. There is very probably some
litigation in the making.
An ordinance raising the grade of
south Water street and another adding
some lots to sewer District ID were te.
ferred.
The ordinance vacating the old
street on the "Island," Center street,
was adopted and deed from the 500
Line dedicating new one in its place
was formally accepted.