The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-06-07
CITY COUNCIL NOTES.

The city council met in regular ses-
sion Monday evening.
The business that seemed to be
deemed most important was the adop-
tion of an ordinance requiring saloons
in connection with dance halls to dis
continue business at II o'clock as other
saloons are required to do. The ordi-
nance which has been In force about
five years exempted dance hall bars
between midnight and four O'Clock on
occasions when dance was in progress.
The exemption was upheld in the
courts as a lawful classification but 1t
has caused lot OF complaint. Men
required to leave other saloons at l.
o'clock have sometimes repaired to the
dance hall bars TO continue their pur-
chasing of intoxicants. Signs of the
repeal of the exemption have been ev'
ident for some time. The license COM
mittee recommended that the ordi.
nance closing all be adopted. Chair
man Revolinski had in minority re-
port asking that things be left rs they
are. The majority recommendation
was adopted IL to 3. All voted for II
o'clock closing except Nienauber,
Thompson and Revolinski with Sladky
not voting. The new regulation will
be in force In about two weeks.
A resolution has been long pending
to allow contractor Joseph Trestik $3.50,
loss he sustained by accepting Engi-
neer Pitts estimates Of quantities in
grading street last fall. It had clear
sailing until Schenian investigated it
and said that the allowance cannot be
made; that the city does not guarantee
the estimates and that contractors ac-
cept them at their peril. Schuetze
argued for the allowance as matter
of Justice and said that there are too
many lawyers" butting in. Schenian
stuck to the law. Chairman of Streets
Schellin thought that fairness requir
ed the allowance. The matter was
referred to the city attorney.
The board of equalization to sit in
July to fix the city assessment was
picked. One alderman from each
ward serves and the following we're
chosen: Nienauber, Sladky, Schellin,
Buuril, Schenisn, Thompson and Snug.
ler.
txyt1l h0 nj OF n n
1917 or 1918. To pave in 1918 immedi.
ate institution of proceedings is neces-
sary. The war conditions and low
city treasury have created 8, fever Of
economy.
The poor during the month of May
cost the city $S94.97.
The city is getting ready to open the
bathing beaches and as soon as 1t is
warm epough, If it ever is, the bath
houses will be opened and an attend.
ant will be on hand at each beach.
Health Officer Meany offered to per-
form the functions OF the City Physi.
clan as long as DR.. Shimek is in the
country's military service If the city
will continue paying the salary to DR..
Shimek's family. 1t will be accepted
The city council will not purchase
the land necessary to opening 18th
street between Huron street and New
York Avenue. The city wants former
City Engineer PITT the owner to ded-
,cate the land for street purposes. A
petition of neighbors is on file asking
the city to open the street. 1t will me-
cessitate the moving OF Mr.. Pitts resi-
dence. That he will donate the land
to the public in order to have an in
creased street frontage is considered
quite unlikely sud the project will pro-
badly go to sleep again as it has so Of
ten in the past.
The city refuses to lie down in the
matter OF damage to the bridges by
car ferries. Smugler pushed through
motion insiructing the city attorney
to collect $3.50 from the Pere Marquette
Railway Company for damage done to
the Tenth street bridge by its ferry No.
10. The Company claims that both
bridges are violations of United States
regulations respecting navigable chan.
nels and that neither furnishes a clear
shipway OF 68 feet as required They
say that it requires only vigorous
protest TO have the bridges condemned
as hindrances TO navigation and that
upon sufficient provocstion they will
furnish just such q protest.
The council went into executive ses.
sion and did not get away until nearly
midnight.