The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-08-22
CITY COUNCIL NOTES.
The council met in regular session
Monday evening.

Monday evening.
The city will exercise its own dis
cretion, based upon long local expert
ence, rather than accept the plans of
government engineers in the sewer and
water plans for the annexed territory
where 100 homes are being built for
ship yard workers. Instead of fourteen
water hydrants which the plans call
for the city will put in three, which
Chief Kratz says is enough. The size
of the pipes was cut from eight inches
TO six. The government engineers had
received bids for sewer work at 90 and
90 cents per foot. Mc'Keough said
that the city has been getting the work
done for less than go cents, The city
will consequently advertise for bids
and if they are too high will do the
work by its own employees.
The ordinance providing for a bond
issue Of S25, 900 for docking up river
was adopted. 1t is understood that all
bond issues are subject TO the approval
OF the federal government during the
war. Some of the aldermen thought
that $26 per foot is pretty tf price.
Docking was done few years ago for
81 to $40 per foot The argument that
immediate docking will save expensive
dredging work seemed to have some
weight.
The July balance in the treasury
was $96,0Sl and the August l balance
was S89854.
A claim of Rudie Stocknger for dam
ages for cellar flooding during the
heavy rains in May was disallowed, the
council refusing TO admit any city liza
bility.
The mayor announced that Henry
Stahl will qualify as member of the
city's utility commission and complete
the five. The organization of the new
commission was reported to the council,
Kazda had two ordinances on !lle.
One clamps the lid on billiard halls,
bowling alleys and ice.cream parlors
between midnight and $50 A. NJ. The
other provides for licensing billiard
tables and bowling alleys and imposing
a fee Of So per alley and table, The or
dinauce will come up at the next meet
ing.
Kazla also had resolution in de-
manding that the city Fire and Police
Commission declare the office of Chief
OF Police vacant and FIJI the Office An
amendment was made recommending
that acting chief Trochell be appoint.
ed chief. Several members voiced dis
approval OF any attempt to name new
chief as invading the province of the
commission. The whole thing was
threshed out at length Nc Keough
said that Il the council objects to an
acting" chief the commission could
come back with the retort than an
acting" city clerk doesn't seem to
bother the council very much. No ac
tion was taken.
The council went on record as being
of the opinion that people who live out.
side the city and enjoy rural tax rates
better have their territory annexed
and bear the municipal burdens If they
want city facilities such as sewers, wa
ter and lights.
The aldermen back from the munich
pal convention at Rhinelander brought
back, among other things, knowledge
OF a statutory provision that the city
under certain conditions can get state
aid for improving part Of the streets
that lead out OF the city to join state
maintained highways. The matter
will be looked into.
Those who were in attendance at the
convention think the meetings very
valuable and urge that the attorney,
engineer and street commissioner be
sent hereafter and that more aldermen
attend.
Vogel introduced an ordinance re.
quiring automobiles TO dim their lights
in the city. 1t will come on for action
later.
The ordinance providing for building
and plumbing inspection was adopted
unanimously. 1t supplies d long felt
want Manitowoc is one OF the few
cities of the state which has been Tor
years ignoring statutory requirement
for plumbing inspector.