The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-01-10
CITY COUNCIL NOTES.

Pnday evening after three weeks
|erval. All members were present.
The fire and police chiefs had their
nual reports in. The police chief
Us that his department really has
y eight men on duty at time al
bugh experience has taught that
bre should be a man for every 1000
which would double the
rce. He says there were 10 men
zen the city was smaller. He asks for
rec additional men including a
auffeur and mechanician. There
ire 9i5 arrests during the year and
patrol made la trips.
The fire chief wants three additional
bn, too. A new law operative Janu-
/, requires cities to give hremen
e day off in about every 5. To keep
standard of the service up to the
st standards the additional men are
cessary and the council authorized
increase. The question was
cached of ignoring the state law be-
use it carries no penaly, as the law
huiriDg a city plumbing inspector
S been ignored by Manitowoc for
pee or four years but the idea did
t receive much support.
AS war measure an order was re-
ntly issued forbidding any alien
emy to approach within certain
ecitied distance from any CONNER
81 wharf, grain elevator or bridge.
bis effects many Manitowoc indus
es and the council vas notified that
Wednesday morning the two 10th
,eet bridge tenders would be unable
approach the bridge. Tuesday af-
rnoon U. S. Marshall Randolph
red that the order would not go into
ect at Manitowoc until further no.
Be.
The High school was burglarized
lrstmas week and in response TO an
quiry of the mayor principal G. q.
angel wrote him letter telling OF
e losses which included a lot OF
.sket bali shoes and otht paraphern-
ia and some supplies. After ex-
aing that the police had gotten no
suits he closed With this: 1--WE have
basket ball shoe left that might be
some use to the police department. "
The poor for The month of Decent Der
st $779.59.
An ordinance was introduced by
Ihenisn which, if goes through will
iopt the, general .f:ity chRrte Of the
ate intoto and abandon the special
barter granted 10y the legislature TO
lis city some 46 years ago. The old
barter was thoroughly shaken up
veral times but special charters
ere finally forbidden by consLitu-
onal amendment. All newer cities
Re under the general charter.
The perioo in which to pay taxes
ithout penalty was extended from
) jebruary to March | by the usual
hunal resolution.
A resolution sponsored by Nienau-
br authorizes the cemetery commit
e to secure options on land contigu.
is to Evergreen cemetery for addi.
ons to the cemetery, each option to
bst not over $40.
Some of Vollendorfs street force
lave been at work on the ciUy's isola-
Etion hospital out south of the city
hd now Nc c'Keough wants to use some
them at the utility plant. Persons
ent to the so called isolation hospital
ther die from shock at the sight or
ecover rapidly in order to get away.
City attorney Ledvina reported that
be city had been unable TO agree on a
bmpromise with Walter Bahr over
is claim of some $1,000 for damages
Fhich ne claims to have suffered as Il
pntractor by deviation of few feet
rdered by the city engineer in th9
ne Of the big sewer built on Frank
In street in the summer of 1915. He
aid that he. was utterly unfamiliar
nth the details of the case and that
Drmer city attorney Harry Kelley had
ried a case with the Gas Co. arising
rom the same causes and having very
imilar issues, and recommended that
e 5e authorized to retain Mr., Kelley
S counsel at stipend of $l5 per day
or preparation and S25 per day for
= rial, the usual counsel fees here. The
equest was granted, Nc Keough sug-
letting that the former city attorney
tught not need many days preparing.
The meeting was over at $3.50.