The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-09-06
CITY COUNCIL NOTES.

Two vacation propositions were up.
One was to give two blocks, from 7th
East on Washington a block and south
block on 9th street, to the William
Rahr Sons Company and the other was
TO give a short stub of 7th between
Quay street and the river to the Land
and Fuel Co. The Rahr project came
up first and the two blocks were vacat-
ed II to 2, with only Thompson and
Kapitz voting "No." When the Land
& Fuel Co. vacation came on the at
torney ruled that vote is necessary.
The roll call resulted as follows: For
vacation: Bouril, Schuetze, Sladky,
Kazda, O'Donnell, Schellin, Schenian,
3. Against vacation: Smugler
Thompson, Kapitz, Nienauber, Nc
Keough, Revolinski, 6. The mayor
ruled that IL votes were necessary and
that the resolution was lost. Attorney
A. l.. Hougen for the company then
arose and asked that the resolution be
declared adopted and got into dispute
with the city attorney over his ruling.
He said that the charter proceeding
requires a I vote but that section 9Ol
of the ststutes supplemented by section
927 provides an additional method
which requires only bare majority.
The city attorney said that the su-
preme court has decided that the
statute applies only iu the absence OF
a charter method. Mr.. Hougen said
the cases do not apply and that when
city attorney he had SO ruled. He
also urged the coal emergency and
said they could unload $4,000 or 10000
n more tons of coal with this street.
4 The attorney said it could be settled
in court and Mr.. Hougen said it would
4 take couple of years The granting
of two whole blocks 10 one concern and
h refusing useless river stub TO another
when the block south is already vacat-
ed TO the Boiler Works was character
n lied at recess by one spectator as
"straining at gnat and swallowing
camel" Whether the company will
go into court on the majority vote
d remains to be seen.
The council adopted resolution
N providing that the city is willing to
/ not oppose a certificate Of convenience
/ and necessity TO the High Falls people
( on condition that it be limited TO
electric power only as distinguished
from lighting and limited to installa-
tions of over 40 horse power and that
/ the West Side franchise be surrender
y ed. McKeough introduced the reso-
!. luton and explained il. He said that
the city's plant is now loaded TO capac-
II ity and that some large concerns want
| more power. He said that for political
| effect the action will be misrepresent-
ed He challenged anyone to suggest
better solution of the problem OF
getting more power or scheme to
better safeguard the interests of the
| city plant. The matter had been
talked to exhaustion for two years and
no one ventured any remarks. Every
body voted AYE" except Thompson.
The mayor named McAeough and
Schenian to accompany the attorney
to Madison to represent the city. Nc
Keough said that he isn't sure that
the power company will accept the
proposition. This was the final scene
in long drawn out drama that has
held the boards for at least two years.
The continuation school board wants
$1,000 more than they figured on be-
cause OF recent legislation requiring
more students to attend, making a
total of $7795. 1t was voted TO them.
Industrial insurance for city employ
es caused lot of talk. O'Donnell hal
motion in to rescind the action OF
the last preceding meeting providing
for taking out insurance. Schenian
argued for real insurance and Schuetze
for the city carrying its own insur-
ance. Schenian claimed that the
rates are not too high. On test vote
Hall voted to table the resembling mo-
Iktion except Bouril, ,Schuetze, O'Don-
MEL and Schellin. The city viii insure
the employees.
The clerk had on file an annual re-
port OF utility earnings for The year
lending July lsJ as follows:
Water Plant.
Revenues s 54,370
Expenses 29,204
Net earnings 25,l66
Electric Plant.
Revenues 8 99,499
Expenses 65,73l
s IS, 1853
The expenses include all interest and
depreciation charges. The utility
even pay office rent and taxes to the
city.
The original cost OF the water plant
was $250,000 and tie electric plant
only Sl500Oo.
The mayor said that II the city buys
5he four lots on the river bank north
rom state street the Goodrich people
will leaae them for ten wears and nav