The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-03-21
CITY COUNCIL NOTES.

Inc council met IN regular SesSlon
Monday evening.
The city's fiscal year ends now on
January /, and the first report under
the new plan was on file. 1t was for
the last nine months of 1917.
The bonded Indebtedness of the city
January l, 1915 tctaled 1881, 900, of
which there is Sl69, 900 for the water
plant, &l33,000 for the electric light
plant, So, 200 for harbor bonds, $4,000
bridge bonds and $4,000 school bonds.
Expenditures of the year are classl'
fed as follows: General government,
$l3, 1928; protection of person and
property, s30,S76.0l; health and santa
tion, $12,4l2.S7; charity, IS, S,22l.5o; high
ways and bridges, 500, ,98S.57; education
and recreation, s6,2Sl.63 refunds and
unclassified, S5,653.l6; public service
enterprises, S5,635.09; interest, $2OS.37.
Included under public service enter
prises is the outlay OF S3,O02.oO for
docks, wharves and landings and $2,632
for the cemetery.
During year $4,000 water depart
ment bonds have been retired and
SS,l25 has been paid for interest on
bonds, making a total OF So, lI0.25.
The electric light, harbor and bridges
bonds are payable in January, approx
imstely.
All OF the ward funds on January l
showed balance on hand. But three
of the five domestic sewer funds had
deficit as did four OF the six storm sew
er funds.
The pending ordinance providing for
strict regulation OF the character of
moving picture shows seem to be slated
for early assassination. From the re-
marks ventured by various members
IL Is apparent that nothing as drastic
as this ordinance has any chance OF
adoption. 1t was referred to the COM
mittee on judiciary and complaints.
Action on the ordinance granting
spur track privilege to the Manitowoc
Lumber Co. was deferred until We'd
nesday morning when the council was
slated to meet and canvas the primary
= election returns. The street commit
tee wanted to look into the necessity of
installing two man holes at the place
Z If the track should be extended across
llth street as proposed.
The city now has title TO two o. the
three new parh. sites. 1t owns sS~A
Platt property, horth of the city, and
the former west side ball park, but
: there were some bitches in getting
title to the 7th ward block. Mr.. M.
III. Murphy who owns lot thought it
but fair for the city to assume new un-
paid special sewer tax on the lot of SAT
and after some expressed dissent the
offer was accepted, Bouril alone voting
no" The city's option had expired
and the lot could not be obtained, with
out assuming the tax. The attorney
reported that he did not see how
clear title to the Arndt lots could be
obtained as the title is in a tangle.
This held up the entire block.
On the initiative OF Schenian requests
for refunds for illegal taxes must come
In hereafter in the form of verified
claims. Claims of Robert Schmidt and
William Pauly were sent back for ver-
ifcation.
The bid ef-Central Foundry Co. of
Bessemer, Alabama, for 5000 feet of
iron water main was accepted. Follow
ing an attack upon the quality of their
pipe the city sent out inquiries and of
30 replies from customers all expressed
satisfaction with the quality of the
pipe.
The city treasurer reported SI9S3.8S
unpaid personal property taxes and the
council allowed him this sum to bal
ance his accounts and directed the city
attorney to get after the delinquents.
Action was again deferred upon the
adoption of the ordinance providing
for the adoption of the entire general
city charter.
The report of the board of public
works on sewers to be cons' cucted in
19l8 was adopted. 1t provides for about
30 blocks OF sewers.
Mc'Keough for the utilities commit
tee re commended reducing the mini
mum charge for electricity for heating
and cooking from 81 to 81. The city
utility is in a campaign to sell electric
kitchen ranges and this is doubtless a
- move to stimulate sales.