The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-10-10

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Monday evening. Thompson was alb
sent. He is busy seeking election to
congress on the Socialist ticket.
Several aldermen questioned the
right of the city park board to lease
any city lands. 1t appeared that the
board had leased part of the recently
acquired Platt tract north of the city
to Ignatz Pankratz TO raise grain on.
The lease is for only one year. The
aldermen seemed to think that they
are the people to decide such matters.
1t was referred for an investigation.
The poor park board has always been
sat on every time it had the temerity
to claim any power to do anything. 1t
has lost valuable members in the past
through a disinclination to serve on a
body without authority or functions
and almost without funds. Some of
the aldermen also object to shooting
on the premises. Perhaps it would be
we'll to build a ten-foot wall around it
without gates.
III. G. Kress, as secretary of the
Chamber of Commerce, wants the
street archces taken down, as they
cannot be used during the war, and
the bulbs put to some useful purpose.
The communication was referred
The council turned $1,941 into the
tiremen's pension fund, being fees re-
quired by law to be thus turned over.
The bulky building code ordinance
was again adopted and will be pub
lished on time, sure.
The council has at last taken action
upon the matter of protection of traf-
lie at the bridges. The No-Rideout
Gate Co. of Oshkosh is going to install
gates at Sth and 10th street bridges
on thirty days trial. If satisfactory to
the council they may be purchased for
$4,000 There was no discussion and
the action was unanimous.
The mayor appointed to the city
library board A. j. Wyseman, Frank
Hoffman, Norman Knudson, Mrs.
Frank Eggers, Miss Amelia Richter
and Miss Flora Waldo. They are ali
appointments, except Mr. Knudson,
to fill the office heretofore held by
Miss Platt.
The council allowed the budget of
the Board of Education unanimously.
~ calls eor $92,23l.S7, al s.. creasC over
last year of $4,000. The increase was
explained to be for portable schools
for the west side and four additional
teachers. OF the total the city raises
$S8,S21 and the parts OF the town in
the district $3.50.
William Rahr Sons Co. put in a re-
quest for the use OF the city's stone
crusher which they desire to utilize in
buildings operations going on at their
plant. They recite the fact that their
lake intake and pumps are connected
with the city water system for use in
emergency free of charge. The matter
was referred to the street committee.
The city will by its own superin-
tendents and employees lay the con
crete foundation Tor the new electric
unit at the city plant. The bid OF B.
Hoffman Co. OF Milwaukee for piping
for the 1900 X. w. turbine was ac-
cepted. The bid was $13,S50
The city proposed to use class &C"
pipe in extending water mains to the
u. S. governments Riyeryiew addition,
but upon protest of the representa-
tiyes Of the u. S. shipping board here
the city gave in and agreed to lay
class "B' pipe. If everyone is satisfied
now, all is well.
Reinhardt Rahr has accepted the
city's offer to sell six lots at the west
end of Evergreen sloping down toward
the river for $3.50. The Rahrs purpose
building a mausoleum there.
The U. S. government will not per-
NIT the sale of cement for non-essen-
tial work and the construction of con-
crete curbs and cutters came to sud
den halt in consequence. There will
be no more constructed this year
When the council five or six years
ago raised the pay of election officials
from $500 to $3.50 per day it was con
sidered scandalous wasting of pub
lie funds. Now the boards are filing
kicks about the starvation wages. "
The $3.50 may look like real pay again
before long but just now it is a mere
bagatelle.