The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-08-09
CITY COUNCIL NOTES.

and Quay street vacated. The main
objection was loss of facility in reach
ing tho river with steamer section
hose. This difficulty the company
will remove by building a reservoir in
Quay street supplied by gravity from
the river. Schellin wanted to see the
plans for the reservoir before voting.
The company was willing to make a
deposit to furnish reservoir to please
the fire chief and city engineer, but
with Schenian alone voting mo- ac-
tion was deferred.
Another important matter that went
over was the matter of reduced rates
for electricity. Some differences of
opinion have developed and chairman
Mc'Keough of the utilities committee
had the matter held up to thresh it
out in committee.
The matter Of the purchase of the
river bank lots north from State
street for the Goodrich company
which has been forced off the island
opposite by shipbuilding enlargements
also went over for action later because
there was no assurance that the Good
rich people want to use these loLs nor
that the tender OF them will keep the
company here.
The Aluminium Goods Company had
on file formal request that 1T be
served with 400 H. Z. of electrical en-
ergy at once and Offering to contract
TO take Juice for 400 II. +. installations.
The Utility committee reported that
the city cannot furnish this amount.
1t is understood that the company
will at once petition the state Railroad
Commission for authority To connect
with the Wisconsin Public. Service
company's power lines which now ex-
tend to the shipyard. The power was
turned on at the shipyard Tuesday,
this week for the first time.
The ordinance amend ny the fran
chise of the West Side Power and
Light company under which the Wis
consin company claims the right to do
public utility business in the city did
not come up. Chairman Mc'keoUgh
said that the company may surrender
its present fralcnlse Tor new one
limiting it TO patrons having 40 Ii. +.
or greater installations. They doubt
less will gladly do SO because the law
seems TO contine the present franchise
to few blocks in the neighborhood of
the Mailing Companys plant.
The Thompson resolutions declaring
the West Side franchise invalid and
directing them TO cease selling light
illegally and asking price on their
physical properties were all left sleep
ing in committee.
The local Gas Company claims TO
have been operating at loss for some
months and has now filed petition
with the State Railroad commission
asking that pending the decision on its
petition for permanent increased rates
a temporary order be entered. They
ask now that they be permitted to In
augurate a surcharge on rates to make
up losses caused by great increases in
the cost of coal and labor. The hear
ing on the original petition has been
adjourned two or three times and no
one seems to be sure now when it will
come up.
Alderman Schenian introduced a
resolution appropriating $1,000 toward
building bridge across the Little
Manitowoc river. 1t is proposed to
divide the cost between the county,
city, town and Traction company.
When the balance OF the lake shore
road is concreted a new bridge will be
necessary and the new site for it will
probably be little north Of the pres
ent bridge which Will throw it almost
entirely outside the city limits. 1t is
now about half outside. The resolu-
tion went to the bridge committee.
The city does not longer need the
connection of It's mains with the Rahr
Sons Co. intake for fire protection. 1t
has been paying $l2OO per year for two
or three years for this protection. The
Rahr Co. has offered to leave the con-
nection without future rental and the
same in fire emergency could be
drawn on IL needed.
Mr.. Hubert Falge has been for
years calling attention to the fact that
the city is using his property for a
bathing beach and also has light pole
on his premises. He offers to sell the
beach end of lots 7, 3 and of Block
322 for $1,000 or all OF said lots for
$4,000. The matter was referred.
Poor cost sS56.53 during July.
A bill for $50 was on file being the
amount it cost to repair the motor
patrol after the chief drove it into
the curb TO avoid hitting a motorcycle
recently.
The o. Torrison Co. offers to split
even with the city the cost Of repairing
the sidewalk which settled as result
of the work recently done in raising
the settled portion of the carriageway
just north OF Sth street bridge.
The Robinson Co. served no.