The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-01-24
city COUNCIL NOTES.

~ 49,
council met in regular session
y evening.
rles were fixed for the year.
tai increases allowed amount
o per year. The firemen we're
! $40 per month and the police
ed substantial increases. The
commissioner is raised from
10 1920 and the assessor from
10 $1,000. Minor officials also re-
raises. Increase to the Police
re chiefs recommended by the
committee were cut out. A
TO increase their own stipend
100 per annum to $3.50 was lost.
t pays to protest is evident from
ct that the city firemen who
objected loud and long received
bst substantial increases.
committee on cemetery and parks
ed in favor Of buying land ad-
3 Evergreen on the north so as
end the cemetery. Shenian had
inority report advising other
Nienauber and the mayor urged
lrchases but the two 9th ward
Schenisn and McKeough, un-
red their big guns in opposition.
thought it an injustice to home
8 on Michigan avenue TO move
metery up to their back doors.
u call the minority report was
bd 8 to 4 with Nienauber, Thomp.
apitz and Sladkey fsvoring the
ase. 1t was reported that there
bly, so unsold lots in Evergreen
be city must soon either encroach
pine grove or secure land else
i.
city refuses to pay living ex-
S of persons in smallpox quaran-
Unless the patients are paupers.
ian Vetter proprietor of the Man
C House was recently quarantined
a house full Of boarders and
ed recompense. The city paid
hundreds OF dollars for this two
ago against the attorneys ad-
but now they have finally put a
10 the practice for which there
b legal warrant. Schuetze and
ley voted to allow the claims.
heniau raised a rumpus by mo
10 instruct the police co enforce
bunday closing law. He explained
he meant all unnecessary business
that the move was in the interests
el conservation in the national
}, tt was considered, bawever. as
BON closing move and it excited
warm comments with Schuetze
ng the opposition. Thompson
ID the statute an "obsolete old
law" The opposition argued
the initiative should come from
district attorney, not from the
On roll call the motion was de.
ID IL to 2, only Schenian and Nc
Ugh supporting it, the rest voting
)" with Kazda absent.
me years ago the city charged
ting property owners so cents per
for water main extensions and
; voted to refund the money. OF
'efund money Sl006.Sl has been
lied for for three years. There
also S46.50 OF water meter pur-
Q money uncalled for. The entire
OF Sll52 was turned back into the
,ury and the undelivered checks
red cancelled.
venty building contractors Of the
joined in a petition to the council
uthorize the appointment of a
ling inspector. They say that
will willingly pay a license fee
lip defray the expense.
% annual contract for furuishing
ldescent globes was awarded to
f. G. Buerstatte Co. The con-
amounts to about $4,000.
e proposal for an agreement
'eby the High Falls power people
use the city's pole line down
kiln street to reach the Boiler
ks was not pushed, as the city
the Boiler Works with
,r. 1t may come up again.
q fire chiefs annual report was on
The total fire loss for the year
s37, ,645 all but l0,485 having been
ID by Torrison and Beers fires.
department had SO calls during
year. travelled 164i miles, laid
8 feet CT hose and raised 525 feet
dders.
@ meeting was drawn out session
with unnecessary wrang-