The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-02-22
CRY COUNCIL NOTES.

The council met in regular session
Monday evening. Mayor Stolze and
Aldermen Schroeder and Fanta were
absent. Thorison presided.
Henry Mahnke had protest on file.
He alleged that house that cost S29oO
years ago was increased on the assess
ment roll last spring from S34OO to
$4,000. 1t is just seven months too late
to do anything tor him.
The Fire Chief and the Police Chief
each had on file a letter, vying each
with the other in the beautiful Eng
lish with which thanks for the salary
raises were couched.
Three or more requests for refunds
of snow shoveling and sprinkling taxes
came in.
Contractor Joseph Trestik was given
some estimates of quantities by the city
engineer in street Improvement mat
ter last summer and by a purely mech
anical slip the figures were far short OF
the facts which would cause consider.
able financial loss to Mr.. Trestik if the
city exacted its pound of flesh The
council allowed him S320.0S which al
most makes up for the error at the
contractors yard price.
The clerk will advertise for bids
for an oil tank for containing street
oil. 1t will be located in the 500 Line
yards.
A resolution was adapted thanking
the Goodrich Co. for the help furnished
by it's steamer Georgia at the Beers
fire three weeks ago.
The matter of increasing the salary
of City Sealer Mulholland which occu-
pied half hour two weeks before
again took up half hour or more.
Schellin objected TO increasing the
salary at this meeting as the charter
provides for fixing salaries at the first
meeting in February. Thorison and
Georgenson wanted to leave the sealer's
salary at $500 and later find other mum
icipal employment for Mr.. Mulholland
with extra compensation TO bring the
total to $500. This plan was followed.
Thompson for the claims committee
again objected 10 purchases being made
by city officers without an order blank
and vouchers and said that bills would
not be allowed unless accompanied by
formal documents. A motion TO effect
this carried with only Sladky voting
"No." He thought it absurd to re
quire the street commissioner to travel
Two miles to get an order for pound
of rails.
Chief kratz's 80 H. p. gasoline
pumper to cost from $1,000 TO $1,000
was moved along TO advertising for
bids.
Apropos of the city's refuge for
Weary Willies by the state board Of
Control, or state Something, Schellin
urgedthat the city again get after the
County Board to build "a work house.
The city disclaims ownership of the
condemned Hotel de Garlic and is trying
to wish it onto the county.
Mr.. Pitts plans for sewers for South
Water street and neighboring streets
to precede proposed paving were adopt
ed ana advertising for bids was author
ized.
An ordinance adding lots to sewer
district D was adopted. They were in
no district.
Albert Tomchek was allowed Sl4o4. %
on his utility building making total
paid OF $50 of the entire price of
$l4,546.
Georgenson said that the completing
OF the utility plant is not approaching
as rapidly as had been hoped and that
complete survey by the building COM
mittee and Superintendent of Electric
ity Emil Schroeder may be made this
week to gather up the loose ends.
The attorney reported that Walter
Bahr's attorneys do not desire to have
action delayed on the Bahr claim for
1885 for 'extras and damages" in
building the Franklin street sewer in
the fall OF 1915. The council thereupon
took action. The bill was dsallowed.
1t will probably be on the June calen-
dar in circuit court.
The two proponents of the purchase
OF dock lots just above State street,
Schroeder and Fanta, being both alb
sent there appeared TO be no one pres
ent who cared to sponsor the purchase
and the matter is still on the desk.
The general charter adoption chang
ing the fiscal year limits from April to
January first was adopted.
The engineer was directed to pre-
pare plans for an enlarged sewer on
Franklin street from 10Th to 2lst, and
new sewer from 2lst to 26th where
there is none, and also to estimate the
cost Of the whole project.
1t being the eve of the commission
government election day thele g was
considerable badinage flying about.
Nc Keongh, one Of the few advocates
OF it in the council, held bis own in ev-