The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-07-19
CITY COUNCIL NOTES.

the only absentee.
The big feature was action upon
High Falls power. Notice was read
OF an emergency order of the Railroad
Commission directing the High Falls
Wisconsin Public Service Company to
Immediately furnish power to the
Manitowoc Shipbuilding. Company up
on petition of the said Company and
reciting that the Service Co., the
Shipbuilding Co. and the city were
all represented at the hearing and that
the city admitted" that it cannot fur
niSh the power demanded by the Ship
building Company. No action was
taken on this it being stated that ac-
ton by the council can add nothing to
the order of the Railroad Commission.
The attorney stated that the commits
sohers mad stated that they could not
refuse the temporary order upon the
showing made when the eXigencles OF
war demanded that there be no delays
at Shipbuilding plants.
The commissions order also ordered
and directed the city TO act upon plans
for a transmission line from the city
limits along 18th and spring streets TO
the Service Company's plant on the riv'
er which plans have been on file since
December ,, 1916 This line is neces'
sary if the order of the company to
ANerve the shipbuilding company is to
? be complied with. The attorney had
the clerk read an opinion Of former
city attorney Kelley filed last Decem-
bor with the utilities committee and
which he concurs in. This opinion
reads that the city cannot stop a trans
mission line under the statutes ana
may be mandamused to act and was re
quired to act at Sheboygan. The pub
lie has not seemed to comprehend that
all those informed in the matter have
agreed all along that the line into the
city to the company's power station
could not be prevented.
Where the Railroad commission ac-
CURED the power to order a govern
mental, legislative body about when 1t
is acting entirely outside the character
as public utility no one stopped to
question. 1t did not matter anyway
because the courts could compel it and
everyone except Thompson appeared
Willingsto allow the line, He wanted
TO be sure it was purely transmission
line and Il. 6. Nash arose and assured
5he council that it is purely trans
mission line because the current must
sathrough a transformer before being
used. There was considerable discus
sion about joint use of the poles with
the city and Mr.. Phenece, vice presl'
dent of the Service Co, spoke several
times ana smoothed things out. Only
Thompson voted agninst approving the
plans for the transmission line.
Before all this two ordinances were
read, proposed by the West Side Pow
er and Light Co., owned by the Ser
wee Co., which ordinances amend the
West Side franchise. One limits the
territory TO be served TO down town
territory and the other limits the com
pany 10 power consumers who have
installations of 40 Ii. +. or over. They
we're ordered published and will come
up on August 9th.
Thompson threw couple Of bomb
N shells IN the form of resolutions de-
&laring the West side franchise inval.
asking ior price on the lew poles
gSnd wires they have and also demand
ing that they cease the illegal sale OF
light for which they have no franchise
These all went over. He introduced
another resolution that the clerk ad-
vertise that The city has surplus OF
electrical energy tor sale.
Mrs. Grabo refuses to sign for curb
and gutter on South 7th street and SO
the city will let contract for curb and
gutter, process that is very seldom
resorted TO.
A saloon license at the White Front
Cafe, $40 Washington Street, was CIV
ca to Robert Pulls.
An order for car of street oil was
cancelled because of delay in delivery
and the city will buy a carload from
the county,
The city will take out liability insur-
ance upon all street employees.
The matter of the liability of the
city to maintain the bridge over the
Little Manltowoc River was broached
An act of the legislature extending
the city limits some thirty years ago
says in effect that the city shall per-
petually maintain this bridge" inside
the city limits. The fact is that the
corporation line cuts through the mid
die OF the bridge leaving nice legal
question for the near future. What
authority the legislature has to burden
the city with the maintenance of a
bridge outside the city will be puzzle
10 be solved soon.
Mc'Mullen and Pifz has virtually
completed the lake intake. An addi
tional line OF piles may be necessary
around the crib TO hold the stone.
Nc c'Keough said that a new schedule
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