The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-05-27

Board met in regular session. Mayor
presiding, all members present Min
utes approved.
Petition of property owners along
Eighth Street from Marshall to Com
mercial Streets asking for some illupi-
mating street lighting system, referred
to a Joint Committee on Streets and
| Utilities.
Communication from the Chief OF
the Fire Department recommending
the sale of two horses and the pur-
chase of a Chassis for another truck, re-
ferred to the Committee on Fire.
Petition for domestic sewers on
North Fifteenth Street between Wis
consin Avenue and City Limits, re-
fcrred to the Sanitation Committee.
Petition for water main on North
Fifteenth Street between Wisconsin
Avenue and City Limits, referred to
the Utilities Committee.
Communication from the officers OF
the St. Bonifacc Congregation extend
ing an invitation to the Council to par
ticipate in the Memorial Day Exercises
to be held at the Calvary Cemetery, re-
ferred to the Cemetery Committee.
Communication from the State Sup
erintendent of Weights and Measures
asking that the City Sealer attend the
convention of Sealers to be held at
Madison on June 22-23-2l, referred to
the Special Committee on City Off
cials.
Communication from the II. NJ. Wal
ker Post No. IS G. A. r, asking the
Council and City employees to attend
the Memorial Day Exercises at Ever
green Cemetery, referred to the Com
mittee on Cemetery.
Communication from the Forman
Film Company submitting a price on
moving pictures proposed to be taken
at the Golden Jubilee Celebration re-
ferrcd to the Special Home Coming
Committee
Communication from the Detroit
Board of Commerce extending an invi-
tation to all City OmcialS and business
men of the City to attend a conference
relating to the Great Lakes-St. Law
renee Tide Water route to the ocean,
to he held at Detroit, referred to
joint Committee on Bridges and Fin
ance.
Communication from the Railroad
Rate Commission of Wisconsin regard
ing a notice of application and the date
Of hearing on petition of the Mantle
voc Gas Company in regard to in
crcasing its rates, referred to the Com
mttcc on Corporations.
General City claims numbered 7O9 to
1874 inclusive, referred to appropriate
Committees
Resolution instructing the Board of
Public Works to advertise for and re-
ceve bids for the construction of Ger
tain domestic sewers, referred to the
Sanitation Committee.
Petition Of the Manitowoc Gas Com
pany asking for a water main on South
Twcnty-frst Street, south of Clark to
Lot No. II, Block No. 2O3, on which
lot they are building a boiler house, re-
fcrrcd to the Utilities Committee.
Resolution ordering the improve
mcnt of South Twenty-ffth Street be-
tween Washington and Hamilton
Streets by grading and crawling and
putting in Of cement curb and gutter,
referred TO the Committee on Streets.
Petition for cement combination
curb and gutter on Clark street from
Twenty first to Twenty Streets,
referred to the Committee on Streets.
Resolution instructing the City At
torncy to inform the Manitowoc and
Northern Traction Company, to pro-
coed with the construction Of the spur
track on North Eighth Street, between
York and Buffalo Streets, which the
Council has permitted them to con
struct, referred to the Committee on
Railroads and Corporations.
Resolution to have the Mantowoc
and Northern Traction Company con-
form to the traffic ordinance Of the
City namely to stop all cars on the
near side of the street, referred to the
Committee on Railroads and Corpora
tons
Resolution to purchase Lots 1853
9-l2 of Block 1872 for playground pur-
poses, referred to the Park Committee.
A proposed ordinance amending the
Bridge Bond Ordinance by increasing
the rate Of interest from five to five
and onchalf per cent, referred to the
Finance Committee
Moved and unanimously carried on
roll call that the City Clerk be in
slructcd TO advertise the sale of $780,
100000 Bridge Bonds in all the papers
Of the County. Ayes II Nays, none.
Committee to whom was referred
bids for flowers for Evergreen Gene
terry returned same recommending that
the bid Of the Rudolph Floral Com
pany amounting to $lI5s5, being the
lowest responsible bid, be accepted.
] IpOn motion on roll call, Cnmmiilcc's