The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-04-04
CITY COUNCIL NOTES.


last night. AT the meeting last night
all members were present.
Various petitions rs follows were
read and referred to proper commit
tees: For oil sprinkling on 10th street
between Washington and Franklin;
for sewers and water main on 22nd be-
tween Marshall and Franklin; for elec-
trio service to property owners in the
new Elmhurst Addition north Of city;
for refund of personal property tax of
$l3 80 on an automobile assess6 d again
st Emil c. Sixta, and for refund of
03 income tax against Vim. H.
Pauly.
The Fire and Police Commission pre-
sented a communication in form OF a
resolution granting Chief of Police,
George Groffman, leave of absence
tor an indefinite period to allow him to
render bis services to the Manitowoc
Shipbullding Company, which company
is constructing ships for the govern
ment and has at present approximately
a force of fifty special policemen of
which Mr.. Groffman is to have charge.
The commission. aske1 the approval of
the council on the same.
Resolution for improvement of 25th
street between Washington and Ham
ilton by grading and graveling and to
hot ,.l OfI Dbl tat
essary steps to have said street provid-
ed with proper gas, water and sewer
Facilitates, was introduced by Schellin
chairman of street committee.
AID McKeough, chairman on Utili-
ties, presented resolution adopting
form of contract for the sale of electric
ranges.
The clerk was by resolution instruct
= ed to advertise for city printing for the
ensuing year.
In response to recent advertisement
Tor combination motor truck and
pumper, five bids from manufacturers
Of fire apparatus were received. Prices
varied from $3.50 to $40, l50
A tender of $4,000 from Simon +.
Wehrwein for the perpetual care Of a
OF in Evergreen cemetery was accept
ed.
A resolution directing the Commit
zee on Cemetery and Parks to take
necessary steps to acquire lots /, 2, 3,
|, 5 and of Block ll3 and all of block
IL and lot l6 of block ia for park and
playground purposes was adopted.
Owing to q vacancy in the Park Com
mission the Mayor appointed w. w.
)eLano to succeed Peter Hanson, de-
leased. The appointment was con-
irmed by the council.
City Sexton Pasewalk reported the
nterment of 30 males and 81 females
luring the quarter ending March 81,
9l8.
The committee on Assessment and
finance returned the comm unication
If City Sealer Henry Mulholland, with
recommendation that the council APP
)ropriate sum of money to cover ac-
ual expenses which NAV occur in at
ending state meeting of Sealers and
Neighers at Madison, April "a, 25 and
9th. The meeting is to be in the ma
ure of Ia school of instruction, showing
he construction of various scales in
sc by dealers in the state and how to
etermine defects, and numerous other
hings.
A resolution changing the monthly
ninimum rate of $500 to $l.00 for
,eating and cooking was adopted and
he clerk was instructed IT, forward a
opy OF the resolution TO the rail road
commission.
Petitions for domestic sewers on
danilla street between 10th and l4th
treets, and on So. 18th street from
Vollmer north to end Of block, were
ranted.
An ordinance granting the G. & N.
v Ky. Company, its successors and
ssigns the right to construct, maintain
I'D operate a spur track over and
cross llth street into the yards of the
lanitowoc Lumber Company was
dopted.
A recess of fifteen minutes was de-
Jared so as to allow the committee on
lections to canvass the returns OF the
everal wards and prepare report on
be same. After recess the icommittee
l. eported returns from all the wards
kept the Fifth for which official re.
lrns had not been received. Council
djourned until O'Clock p. NJ Friday,
pril 9th.