The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-06-21
CITY COUNCIL NOTES.

nCIu MClS SNllO CAOlblhS OOibSo w
er the saloon license question. The
short and ugly word" was banded
about for a while and a general good
time was had. A license was denied
to Henry Meyer proprietor of the old
Skarda place az 9th and Buffalo streets.
He paid fine recently for selling Ii
quor to an Indian and the police report
ed disorder and fights there The vote
was against and 6 for license to Mey.
er. Those voting to grant the license
were Smugler, Thompson, Bouril,
Schuetze, Sladky and hazda.
The license committee had also re.
ported adversely to granting a license
to John Massey running the old Marine
Exchange at Commercial and 9th
streets. His record at Marinette was
said to be unfavorable but he has con-
Quoted an orderly place the past year
and only Mc'Keough voted against
him. Rhinehart Rahr appeared for
the brewers and asked that only good
men be granted license.
There are four less saloons than last
year the total now being 73. Someone
will probably go into the Skarda place.
Two losses are due the purchase of
the Dumpke conner by j. j. Stangel
for hardware store.
Schenian introduced a resolution in
structing the police TO enforce all the
laws. Schellin saw in it move to
close saloons on Sunday and Schuetze
also opposed il and said it would close
all ice cream parlors, movie shows and
like harmless places. There was a
long discussion and the resolution was
defeated 10 to as follows; To enforce
all laws: Bouril, McKeough, Isselman,
Schenian; Against enforcing ME-
nalber, Sladkey, O'Donnell, Schuetze,
Schellin, Kazda, Thompson, Kapitz,
Revolinski and Smugler
Ii may not be fair to say that the
ten are all opposed to enforcing the
laws. Some of them doubtless voted
"No" because they considered the
adoption of such resolution a super
fluffy and, in fact, an absurdity. Me-
Keough remarked that he was glad
there are four American citizens in
the council to which several took ex
ception, Schuetze violently and during
passage alarms he and Mc'Keough
each intlma6eu that the other on oc
casions does not adhere to the strict
letter Of the facts, only they didn't say
it that way.
Schenian predicted that the city will
have Sunday closing in three months
anyway. In reference to Schuetze's
Language and manner Schenan Insisted
that the Mayor preserve order even if
it should be necessary to remove an
Offending alderman by force.
The city rejected the claim of Mrs.
Kadow for $500 damages on the ground
that notice of the accident which the
law says must 5e fled within Is days
was not filed until the 10th day after
the accident. She stepped through
cement sidewalk IN front OF the Cadil-
ac cafe where the cement was cracked
at a coal hole rim. Mrs. Kadow re-
sides at Aptigo.
The council refused to allow Con-
tractor Trestik any part of a claim for
Sl30 for loss alleged to have been
caused by reliance upon erroneous es-
innate of material TO be excavated in
grading 23rd street north from Wash
ington street. The attorney said that
estimates are not guaranteed
The money demanded for continua-
tion school work for next year was
So, 795 which amount the city must
raise by taxation.
The city purchased $500 feet of water
pipe at a cost OF $3.50 ton. 1he last
preceding purchase was for S46.95.
The Glow g. Sons Co. advised the city
to buy now as it is going higher.
$4,000 was appropriated from the
utility funds to make the purchase.
The Land g. Fuel Co. had in petit
tion for the vacation of the stub of 7th
street between the river and Quay
street. There will be special meet.
ing of the street committee next Mon
day and objections will then be heard.
A similar move two or three years ago
failed in the council. The company
then agreed TO lay a gravity pipe from
the river to well on Quay street so
that access to water with fire hose
would not be affected.
The city appropriated 5000 for 4th of
July celebration. Two bands will be
engaged but no fireworks will be pur-
chased. Schuetze, Thompson and
Kazda will spend the money.
The Bahr claim for 1880 for extras
on the Franklin street sewer in 1915
still haunts the pale watches OF the
night. Thompson said that the claims
committee would report at the next
meeting on the proposition to settle 1t.
1t is pending in circuit courS on appeal
from disallowance by the council.
Tuesday evening the claims committee
met with Mr.. Bahr, his attorney the
former city attorney, and the present
city attorney and the old story of the