The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-01-23
CITY COUNCIL NOTES.

The city council met in committee
of the whole informally last Friday
night to thresh things out prior to the
Injecting of Monday. The matters dis
cussed and tentatively agreed upon
were street paving, up river docking
new Tenth street bridge and the vaca-
ton of Center street in the shipyard.
The council met in regular session
Monday with the mayor presiding.
A resolution was adopted to employ
a bridge expert to prepare plans and
specifications for a new bridge at 10th
street. 1t will probably be two-leaf
bascule type bridge costing over $780,
600.
The plans of the Board of Public
Works to pave about three miles of
streets including all streets to the city
limits that connect with the state
trunk line highways. This will include
| Cleveland avenue to the Little Manito-
voc bridge, North Tenth street and a
small piece of the Plank road, and
Washington, Custer and Twenty-sixth
streets to connect with the Calumet
road. Schenian wanted time to digest
the project and also wanted Michigan
avenue added. There was considerable
dissent expressed especially to hur-
ried action and the matter carried only
by an s to vote. McKeough and
Schellin carefully explained that an
apparently general belief that the city
will pay for the paving is a mistake
and that the best the property owners
can expect is a $3.50 split on the cost
with the city. The paving will prob
ably all be concrete.
The city clerk was directed to ad-
vertise for bids for doing the up river
docking which the city has assumed.
1t will necessitate a bond issue of $685.
600.
The city accepted the bid of the
American-L4aFrance Co. to furnish the
hook and ladder auto truck for $4,000.
The Gas Co. has abandoned its plan
to build a gas container in the Fifth
ward, having found that although a
container was built for $14,00o III 1917
like structure now would cost $780,
600. A protest on file by citizens OF
the neighborhood against the gas
house needs no action.
The proposition to vacate the only
street on the island" for the benefit
of the Shipbuilding Co. was laid away
in its grave. The obsequies were brief.
There was a protest bearing 100
names. 1t cited that the vacation
would eliminate the only short cut to
work for many workingmen. The pro-
posals passed from deferring action
for two weeks to indefinite postpone
ment and finally to tabling which is a
parliamentary term for assassination.
1t was tabled.
Salaries for the officers and en-
ployes for the coming year were
boosted all around. The report will
come up at the next meeting for final
action. The increases proposed are:
Mayor from $500 to $780,
Aldermen from $1OO to 5000,
Clerk from $1,5OO to $1,000. CLERK
to pay his own clerks,)
Deputy clerk, $1,000.
Treasurer from $1,4OO to $1,000.
Assistant treasurer from 1860 to
$1OSO.
Attorney from $1,000 to $1,5OO.
Engineer from 1900 to $1,S00.
Assessor from $1,000 to $1,4OO.
Fire Chief from $1,400 to $1,000
Police Chief from $1,000 to $1,5OO.
Utility Supt. from $4,000 to $2,1OO.
Street Commissioner from $1,320 to
$1,000.
Minor officers all received boosts
and the men of the police and fire de-
partments are raised about $3.50 each.
The matter of appropriating $25
toward the lobbying expense at Madi-
son of the State Municipal League
caused a flare-up between McKeough
and Thompson, the latter resenting
what he construed as being an intima-
ton by McKeough that the Socialist
favored doodle" McKeough said he
had rot meant anything of the kind
and the mayor calmed the stormy
waters
The city attorney ruled that under
the present laws property owners are
required to keep the sidewalk clear of
snow whether or not there is a perma-
nent walk of concrete or other mate
rial or merely a state of nature. The
Sidewalk" means the space between
the curb and the lot even if it is only
"a COW path.
Time to pay taxes without penalty
was extended on Schellin's initiative
from February / to March l.
Marriage Licenses
The following marriage licenses
have been issued by the county clerk