The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-12-19
CITY COUNCIL NOTES.

cept Sladky and Kazda.
Health Officer J. E. Meany who with
| City Nurse Jane Pollock, attended the
recent American Public Health Con-
gress at Chicago made a lengthy re-
port to the council. He said that while
there was considerable difference of
opinion among the medical experts in
regard to the present epidemic of in
fluenza many valuable suggestions
were made. According to the statis-
| tics from other cities Manitowoc has
been fortunate thus far in its record.
The methods employed here seem to
have been effective as any. The doctor
warned the public against believing
that the danger was over although the
local situation has materially i'm
proved. There has been an average of
less than ten new cases per day the
past week.
Everett Hammer, who conducts a
saloon at Tenth and Franklin streets
will have to appear on Friday evening
| before the council and defend his Ii
cense. Chief Trochlell filed verified
complaint setting out that Hammer has
paid a fine twice within two weeks for
violations of the midnight closing or
dinance. The police say that the place
| has been far from orderly and that
Hammer insists on retaining a woman
bartender against their advice. If the
charges are proved the council can be
compelled by mandamus to revoke the
license as has been done several
times in Wisconsin.
The council adopted the new plat of
the portion of Evergreen purchased
from Mr. Erase four years ago. 1t is
small strip added to the northeast
corner.
1t cost the city $50 to send DR..
Meany to the health meeting at Chi
cago and Miss Pollock, city nurse,
spent $51.
The matter of scrubbing and sweep
ing out the quarters 'of the Federal
Employment service, maintained by
| the city, assumes an importance
which an ordinary outsider can hard
ly appreciate. The momentous ques-
| ton of whether the place should be
scrubbed once or twice a month was
lsolved by limiting sanitor se toe toI
So per month and it will be scrubbed
swept, busted and FURNISHED as often
as SO will do it.
The Shipbuilding company has asked
flor Center street, the only public
street on the island" During the
war the city gave the company the
privilege of barring the public from
the whole place and they want to per-
petuate the condition by the vacation
of the street. AS the company occu
pies the entire island" and there is
no possible use for public street
there will doubtless be no objections
to the vacation proceedings.
The city school board wants the
council to condemn the Roeff's hill
grounds for high school site. 1t was
decided to call the two bodies together
in joint conference and thresh the
proposition out. Twice in recent
years the voters have overwhelmed
the idea of a new high school in refer
endums. The idea now seems to be to
acquire the site in some way where
the peoples veto cannot get at the
proceedings. If the issue of bonds are
necessary to finance the purchase the
voters can always demand a referen-
dunn.
1t seems now, according to Chief
Kratz, that the expensive piece of fire
lighting apparatus, the pumper, just
acquired is of little value unless there
is a motor propelled hook and lad
der jumping along close behind The
council without dissent voted to ask
for bids for the chiefs new desire. II
surely looks bad for the future of the
fiery steeds stabbed at the fire stations.
In the absence of chairman of elec
tions Sladkey the council would not
act on the bills of the election boards
and the matter of the increase from
$3.50 to $500 per day went over to the
next meeting.
The council voted to notify Ignatz
Pankratz that the lease given him by
the city Park Board of the Plat park
lands is mere waste paper. The coun-
Gil was afraid that the town of Mani
towoc may assess the land for taxa
ton purposes If a revenue is derived
from it. Schenian initiated the move
The Manitowoc Lumber company
which was given the right to construct
a spur track across South Eleventh
street near the river on condition that
it install a catch basin there reported
that inability to get labor had de-
layed the work and that it would be
done as soon as they could get con
tractor to undertake the installation