The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-04-24
CITY COU NCIL NOTES


ination of claims by council commit
tees. His suggestion that the rules be
followed and only labor claims be al
lowed at the meeting presented will lie
followed hereafter strictly. 1t was al
SO decreed that the city go back TO the
purchasing agent system of buying and
the city clerk was ordered to keep
track of purchases.
Upon Mc'Keough's initiative the city
attorney was instructed to do what is
necessary to get this city's share of the
$4,000 appropriated by the state for
the carrying on OF the federal employ
ment bureaus. When congress ad-
journed without appropriating the me-
cessary funds thd city voted to keep
the bureau open.
Gas mains and lateral gas, water and
sewer pipes were ordered laid upon all
streets included in the paving plans.
If the owners neglect having it done
VhS SloJ Will hO bHO WOth Gnu pun tuo
cost in the tax roll.
Miss Jane Pollock was reelected city
visiting nurse for the year upon the
recommendation of the committee on
sanitation.
The council voted to enroll as men,
Der OF the Great Lakes Commerce as.
sociation and the appointment of form
er alderman, r. G. Plumb, as harbor
commissioner was unanimously con-
firmed Mr.. Plumb reported that the
recent harbor congte ess at Milwaukee,
where he represented the city, had ac-
complished some things toward restor.
ing water freight lines and that more
remains to be done. The matter of
lake transportation is vital to Manito-
woes great ship building industry as
we'll as to shippers.
The Board OF Education had on file
communication ON the desirability Of
purchasing the Roeff's hill proposed
high school site at once. 1t was accom-
panied by long opinions of school site
"experts" finding that the site is ideal,
is a natural site and about the finest in
America. Each alderman WIS furnish
ed with copy. The school boards
option on the site expires next week
and they believe it would be better
business to purchase under the option
than to proceed by condemnation.
The cost would De: To the Gehbe-
Pitz.Craite interests S25, 900; Stahl es.
tate $1,000; John Herman $1,000; total
S27, 1900. The council agreed to meet
in adjourned meeting Wednesday even
ing and have the school board there
and thresh it out. Some of the alder
men expressad the opinion that the
school board might very properly have
laid before the aid armen long ago its
reasons for favoring the Roeff's hill
purchase.
This school site has been live mat
ter Of public concern for several years
So far as the public's opinion can be
ga sthered from its having twice over
voting Gown proposed bond
issues it does MT favor any site. In
fact the school election three weeks
ago indicated, although not definitely,
thumbs d.wn on Reef hill.
The annual appropriation Of $3.50 to
the G. A. r. for Memorial day obser-
vance was made.
An ordinance was introduced annex
ing to the city and to the second ward,
The two blocks bounded by Pine street,
9TH street, New York avenue and 7th
1t must lie over 30 days
under the law before final action. A
resolution approving a plat OF the same
territory and opening 5th, 9th and
Pine streets in the territory was re.
ferred The premises belongs to M
FL. Murphy and John Murphy.
The city park board vas in with
request that landscape gardener be
engaged and the council cannily asked
them to find out and report what an
innovation like that is likely to foot up
to. The board wants to not only plan
the improvement OF the new park lands
but to beautify the old parks. Mayor
Schroeder is said to have the assur.
ance of several citizens that private
funds In considerable amount are avail
able for this purpose.
The council was asked to get 1000
signers to petition asking for the
passage of the Nye bill at Madison,
giving the Wisconsin soldiers a ten
dollar bonus for each month of service.
The war department asked the city to
aid in getting the returning soldiers
back into industrial life.
. After several years OF laboring and
travail the city council brought forth a
ponderous city building code last year.
Nobody wanted the job Of building in
spector under IL until William Miehke
turned up and claimed TO have an ap-
pllcation on file which no one seems TO
have seen, The council by vote OF Is
to | voted TO go over the voluminous
ordinance and to try to simplify 1t
O'Donnell, kazda and Mc'Keough have