The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-05-10
CITY COUNCIL NOTES.


sion Monday evening.
The big feature was sprung when
an attempt Was made to increase
the salaries of utility employees. Schen-
ian asserted that no salary OF an officer
or employe could be fixed or increased
except by an ordinance. Some alder
man pointed out the impracticability
of this. especially as regards city
street employees who are hired almost
daily by the street commissioner and
where wages are fixed by him accord
ing to the worth of the individual.
Schenian stuck to his guns and read
the charter part of which seems
to require an ordinance for liking all
wages. II the entire section means
this it has never been enforced and it
would seem to be impgacticable to en-
force it, The matter will be investi-
gated.
Walter Bahr wants to settle his
claim for $1,000 against the city for adj
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damage to him by changes in the
franklin street sewer in 1915. A COM
mittee was appointed to confer with
Mr. Bahr and to try to arrange set
tlement Schuetze seemed to think
that as the city's case depends largely
upon the testimony of former engineer
Pitz, who is not likely to be now very
friendly 10 the city government, that
itwould be best to settle the case out
OF court. Scheni an thought d settle
ment is always advisable.
Mrs. Susan Kadow of Amigo filed a
claim against the city for $500 dam.
ages. She stepped through concrete
sidewalk in front of the Cadillac
Buffet on south 8th street month or
two ago. The walk is said to have
been cracked near coal hole in the
walk and her weight broke a piece
out. She was quite badly hurt. The
city attorneys firm filed the claim but
he said that the plaintiff would now
get other counsel.
o Iron water pipe has increased so
much in price that the price OF block
laid comes to over $500 and makes the
old plan of laying it without adver-
tsing for bids impossible. The city
has purchased three carloads OF pipe
and bids will be asked for doing the
work with pipe furnished and with
out.
The Pere Marquette Railway re-
fuses to entertain bills for damages
done by its car ferries to city bridges
when the damage is caused by INSULT
cient protection or too narrow a
draw. They say that If the claims
continue they will ask the U. S. War
Department to condemn our two down
town bridges as not constructed ac-
cording to government requirements.
Those who are in a position to know
say that the bridges are technically
distractions to navigation under the
War Department rules.
The two 10th street bridge tenders
quit their jobs alleging that the re-
enumeration the city allows for the la
Dor is utterly inadequate. Anton
Reininger was elected bridge tender.
The retiring employees are Jos. Wach.
owaicz and G. Kaufman.
The sanitation committee reported
to the council that the Gas Company
is contemplating moving It's plant from
Chicgo street to site near the Public
Service Company's new plant up the
river.
The purchase OF 500 feet of new fire
hose and the refining of 500 feet were
authorized 1t looks as if the strained
financial condition will put off the fur
ther purchasing of motor fire equip
ment for year at least.
The G. A. r. was voted $3.50 for
Memorial Day.
The Committee on License reported
adversely 10 attempting to revoke any
of the five sal Don licenses under fire
and to let the whole matter rest until
the applications come in in June. This
course will be followed.
The meeting lasted until few min
utes to midnight.