The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-11-20
COMMON COUNCIL
JOHN SCHROEDER, Mayor
ARTHUR II. LANDER,
City Clerk.
Monday, November II, 1919.

! Communication from the Local.
Painters Union in regard to repaint-
ing. recalciminng or repapering walls
and asking that houses so repaired be
fumigated before such work is done,
referred to Kazda.
Communication from c. f. Prota,
asking for damages to the amount of
SIs5.O5 caused to his automobile, due
To defect in street at Eighteenth and
Washington, referred to Nogel.
Communication from L. A. Butt,
asking for damages to the amount of
$1,000 caused to his automobile, due TO
defect in street at Twentieth and
Franklin, referred to Nogel.
Communication from County Clerk
informing the Council that the County
Board had passed a resolution at
regular meeting held on Nov
cmher 18th, authorizing the APP
pointmcnt of special committee to
confer with the committee of the City
Council in regard to obtaining all nee
cssary data for the establishment OF a
Manitowoc County Poor Farm, was re-
fcrrcd to Thompson.
Communication from the Manitowoc
& Northern Traction Co., stating that
The paving on North Eighth Street
would be repaired as soon as arrange
mcnts can be made, referred to Nc
Kcough.
Clerk reported tender of $4,000
from Mrs. Amund Aastad for the per-
pctual care of Lot 2, Block is, Section
"K" of Evergreen Cemetery which was
referred to Nienaber..
City Attorneys opinion regarding
the proper authority to appoint a
Building Inspector was read and re-
fcrrcd to ODonnell.
City Attorneys opinion regarding
The construction of a viaduct over
sherman Creek for the accommodation
of riparian owners was retired to
Kazda.
General City Claims numbered 1868
to 1856 referred to appropriate com
mittccs.
The following resolution was re-
frrrcd to Bouril
WHEREAS the City of Manitowoc
entered into a written contract with
W. \. Rideout on the 18th day of DC
tobcr, lgls, whereby the said Rideout
agreed to install certain gates or bar
ricrs ON each end of Eighth Street
Bridge and
WHEREAS the said gates are not
installed although over one year has
expired since the making of the SAID
contract, and
WHEREAS said contract provides
that the said gates be completed with
out unnecessary delay and
WHEREAS in the judgment of the
CITY of Manitowoc there has been
great and unnecessary delay in the in
slallng of said gates or barriers.
THEREFORE, BE TT RESOLVED
that the City Clerk be and he hereby is
directed to notify the said W. A, Ride
ont that unless said gates are put in
operation within ten O0) days after
the service of said notice that the City
will consider said contract as cancelled
and abandoned and will take such
further action as may be necessary to
remove the Instructions placed upon
the street by the said w. A. Rideout.
Resolution authorizing the Public
Utilities Commission to install street
lamp at the corner of New York Ave
uuc and Fifth Streets referred to
Sadkcy.
Resolution instructng the Public
Utilities Commission to cause to be
constructed the conduits necessary to
curry electric transmission lines on the
Streets placed on the 1920 paving pro
gram referred to Sladkey.
Resolution amending the schedule of
water rates adopted September 18th,
1919 referred to Sladkcy.
The following resolution was re-
frrrcd To Mckcough
WHEREAS that portion of Column
bus Street from Lake Street to Lake
Michigan is at an angle, southerly,
from the line of Columbus street west
arly from The Lake and
WHEREAS it is desirable to have
straight street castcrly to Lake Mich
gam because of the surface drainage
and lo make better appearing street
and
WHEREAS the city owns the real
estate ou both sides of said streets be
l@ccn lake street and Lake Michigan,
THEREFORE BE TT RESOLVED
that the City Attorney be and hereby
is directed To prepare an ordinance
aud take such other steps ms are ncces-
sary To make Columbus Street al
straight street through its entire
Icgnlh hy conforming that portion be-
tween Lake street and Lake Michigan
to the balance Of the street westerly
from Like Street and that he confer
with the proper officials Of the Chicago
and Northwestern Railway Company
~ reference to new crossing over its
tracks and that on behalf Of the city
Of Mrnilowoc he file with the Railroad
Commission petition showing the