The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-03-08
CITY COUNCIL NOTES.

DER lelU aJ FeCeSS'
There was communication from
Mr.. Reinhart Rahr asking that he be
heard on behalf of the three breweries.
BY unanimous vote he was invited to
speak. He said that his appearance
was caused by an incident of last week
which elected some plain editorial
comment in a loca. paper. 1t seems
that three car-ferry hands appeared on
sth street in beastly state of intoxi-
cation one of whom through inability
to care for himself made shocking
exhibition of his person. Mr. Rahr
said every reasonable person decrys
intemperance. Brewers are facing
destruction. The brewers are law
abiding. They want the laws enforced
and they want good order. These con-
ditions are because either we have no
laws to control or the laws are not en-
forced. There are some licensees who
would stoop to anything. Some OF
them must be severely handled. If
the laws were enforced there would be
no prohibition wave. After recess
Schuetze moved that the license COM
mittee look into the matter. Thorison
said the license committee had done its
duty in this very matter last summer
but that the council saw fit to turn
them down. Mc'Keough moved that the
police investigate and report and said
that the chiefs reports in the past hao
been ignored but when the brewers
come in every one gets excited. The
chief was ordered to investigate and
bring in recommendations.
Mrs. Charles Smalley had another
communication on file citing an in
stance of black smoke nuisance from
steamers il the harbor. This is the
fourth. IL was referred.
Walter o. Bahr's notice af appeal
from the disallowance OF his $1,000
claim for sewer extras and damages
was read.
There we're a lot OF tax protests
read. Chas. Eberhardt seemed to be
surprised and provoked that after his
sworn testimony before the Board of
Review last summer that his premises
were worth $1,000, the premises had
been left at $500. He demanded re-
,und of the tax on 5000. No chance.
The three Catholic congregations,
had the taxes on residences OF parochial
school teachers annulled and one paid
last year under protest was ordered TO
be refunded. The Finance Committee
recited that the Attorney General ana
The State Tax Commission are both
now of the opinion that the property is
exempt from taxation.
A resolution pending for a year pro
viding for the submission to the people
at the April election the proposition to
purchase the VIM. Rahr electric fran
chise was reported for adoption by the
utilities committee. Mc'Keough was
right there. He said in part: ut is
not right TO make political issue out
of that. 1t has been pending for a
year. Two chances TO put it TO a vote
without expense were passed over.
Now it is, sprung on the eve of muni-
cipal election Bigel thought this
would be an unnecessary expense of
$3.50. Schroeder wanted to know why
it should be purchased and Georgenson
explained. lie said: "By spending
$500 for this franchise we may save
the people 100000. Some public SER
vice company may buy that franchise
and spread all over the city. If anyone
wants to come into this city let them
come to the city council and make
terms. They ought not be permitted
to sneak in through back alley. Our
duty is to give the people chance to
express their wishes on the natter
He said that the reason it came up now
was becouse the High Falls people
were threatening to come in without
permission.
McKeough rejoined that the threat
ened invasion had been known by
petition of the company on file for two
or three months and that the resolution
had been nursed along and kept alive
to "serve its purpose" at the proper
time. Thorison said that high Falls is
the issue anyway and the referendum
may as well be thrown in. Thompson
said; There will be no sitting on the
fence this spring. Everyone must get
on one side or the other" The matter
went over until after recess and the
submission to the people was adopted.
McKeough said "lt has had now the
necessary advertising without the fine
print on the top telling who authorized
il and how much it cost.
Georgenson reported that the utili. |
ties committee was certain that the |
electric rate could be cut to cents for |
lighting and cents fiat for power and
still show good, healthy earnings. |
The clerk and electric superintendent
were instructed to learn how much |
power the consumers in the city would |
use on cent rate.
The matter of purchasing four river
front lots went over again because the |
members have not been up TO look them |