The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-07-05
CITY COUNCIL NOTES.

Monday evening.
A communication from F. e. Down
ing, chief inspector of state weights
and measures asking the council to
adopt an ordinance fixing a standard
for bread oaves was referred Some
of the larger cities of the state have
adopted such an ordinance.
The library board wants the city to
install large boiler in the northside
fire station, next door TO the library,
and heat the station and library with
it. The matter will come up again.
The library heating system is in bad
shape.
There was some little excitement
over the proposal to allow Contractor
Trestik $3.50, the sum he claims to
have lost through reliance upon the
estimates of quantities in grading a
block of 23rd street, furnished by the
former city engineer The city attor-
ney reported that it could not legally
he paid, the contractor having already
been allowed his full contract price.
Six members Of the street committee
favored paying and one, Schenian, op-
posed. BY a'yote of IL to 3 the coun-
Gil favored paying Trestik. Then
Schenian said that the treasurer would
pay il at his peril. 1t is probable that
legal proceedings will be resorted to,
if necessary, to stop the payment.
!, Trestik was allowed $500 under
identical circumstances on oath street
last fall, everyone being then also in
formed that the allowance was not
strictly according to Hoyle.
Schenian complained that street
barriers were frequently removed from
freshly oiled streets and said that the
public could not he expected to respect
the barriers when even aldermen did
not do SO. Schuetze aared up and eX-
planned how he had been required to
remove barrier to get by and an eXs
change of compliments took place that
the mayor had to gavel down.
Poor cost 1896 10 during June.
The raising of the paved approach
on the north side of Sth street bridge
cost S243 in labor, and ten times that
amount in inconvenience to the public
through the deliberate, easy going
performance of the job.
The city will insure itself against
loss by accidents tostreet employees.
Utility emlloyee, are. now covered.
The new city combined water and
electric utility will soon be in opera
alton and there will be mass of obso-
lete equipment and a lot OF junk which
will be advertised for sale.
The matter of vacating 7th street
between Quay street and the river up
on petition of the Land and Fuel Com
pany will come on for action on August
9th and it is evident that the vote will
not be unanimous. Smugler and Thomp-
son voted against fixing any date and
the latter said he will oppose any such
street vacations at every stage of the
proceedings.
A resolution asking for the opening
of Madison street ty the lake fathered
by Revolinski wss referred 10 the
street committee. These lake end
stubs were all given away twenty five
years ago TO the G. q N. w. Railway
Company and it will be hard work
! opening any of them now.
The Gas Company is required by its
franchise to keep bond of $4,000 on
10. 1t has not done SO for years and
pw it has been notified that it cannot
ahead with its plans to install
fger main across the river at 9th
reet until it has filed its bond as re-
ired.
Rumors were current that the coun-
|il had been asked in executive session
20 permit the Wisconsin Public Service
Company to run its lines from outside
he city to supply one consumer with
bower in quantity which the city can
easily furnish from its plant, and that
something may be stirring If an at
tempt is made to run the lines, inaug.
urated by individuals If the city govern.
ment lies down. Both political factions
promised in effect last spring that the
High Falls people would be permitted
10 sell only to consumers whom the
sity could not supply.
Two additional saloon licenses were
granted-one to Mat Panosh for the
saloon at corner 10th and Franklin,
1and the other to Herman J.. Meyer for
the Kossuth house on North 9th street,
hich his brother was denied This
akes total of IS and there is anoth.
application on file by Robert Pulls
the White Front place.
MarTIaue Icensp