The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-02-08
VOLUME LVIII
CITY COUNCIL NOTES

President Thorison presided.
Mrs. Thompson and Gunder Torrlson
offered 80 feet of their lots adjoining
the river gratis if the city will relieve
them of all docking liability. A reso'
luton to buy the five lots for $4,000
came back with a committee recon-
mendation to offer $500 for them.
Thorison said: "What do we want
them for? Fanta replied: "For nun
icipal dock" Mc'Keough said: with
docking on one side and paving on the
other both threatened it would take
Philadelphia lawyer to figure any BEN
eft from ownership" On account OF
the new 35 feet offer the whole matter
went over. These are the river front
lots directly north of state street.
The state Board of Control served
notice in the section under section 566a
of the statute that the city's police
station is unsanitary and beyond re-
pair and will be closed in one year. 1t
is a tramp station and was provided by
the county on city premises.
Residents of Jay street east OF Sth
street protest against paving.
Nicholas Kowalski's petition for
rebate on his paving assessment at the
corner OF Franklin and 10th streets
was denied, the committee reporting
that there was no lawful way for the
city to aid him but that the Aluminium
company his neighbor had offered to
assist him in the matter.
The salaries for the year recon-
mended by the Finance Committee
we're adopted. Policemen and fremen
were all raised about $40 per month.
The clerks second assistant was raised
from 800 to $500, and the 3rd engineer
atthe water plant was given the same
pay as the others l4Ise from Sio0 TO
5000. Sealer Mulhollaud's salary was
left at $500 per year with the under
standing that he will be given other
municipal employment to yield total
reasonable salary. Several insisted on
better provision for the sealer and
Sladky and Thompson voted mo" and
Mc'Keough refused to vote. The Of
fees of two assistant bridge tenders
were created and the salaries fixed:
tender 800, assistant $500. Hereto
fore tlse salary vas Sl20C and sAs sencoi'
paid the assistant what he could get
him for. Thorison and Reyolinski vot-
ed "No" on this bridge proposition
Other salaries remained as they were.
A furry was created when Me Keough
moved to strike out the aldermen S
stipend of 800 per year. He said that
IL should be fair compensation or
nothing. Mc'Keough is an avowed
commission advocate aud Schuetze
murmured something about "politics. y
Mc'Keough shot back a warm reJoln-
der about "politics" and Schuetze's
reply was growing more and more
heated when Thorison said, proceed
Mr.. Clerk" Only Mc'Keough and
q Bouril voted to abolish the aldermen's s
stipend.
The request of the state Municipal
League that the city contribute go w
toward fund to pay for clerical help
at Madison to keep track of Legislation
affecting cities was denied.
The bills which it is proposed to
have introduced in the legislature
came on for consideration and took d
lot of time.
The proposal to give cities the option
of abolishing ward funds started de-
bate. Thompson and Nienauber op.
posed it. Schellln made vigorous
argument for it as did Schuetze and
Mc'Keough. Mc'Keough pointed out
the injustice of the clty's utility plants
paying taxes into the first ward fund,
while the city cemetery in his ward is
merely an expense to the ward for
keeping up good street leading to it.
Only Thompson and Nienauber voted
"No."
On the proposal to give the city
power to abolish sewer districts only
Thompson voted No."
The bill to give cities the power to
place nearly all the burden of paving
on the city at large regardless of the
benefits assessed TO abutting property
started a discussion. The attorney
told them that they now have control
OF the final assessment of benefits but
McKeough voiced the councils de-
sire for something more definite to
show to the objecting abutting owners.
1t carried with only Thompson voting
in the negative.
Another one to permit the city to re.
quire lateral water and sewer pipes in
advance of macadam or gravel street
surfacing passed without dissent as did
another adding power rates and
other public utility charges to the
delinquent water add light charges
that may to be put in the tax roll.
The fire bills we're directed to be
sent to Assembly man Hanson for in
PRODUCTION. Some Of them doubtless
have chance, but the paving cost
proposal is probably not one OF them.
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