The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-06-24


Monday evening The official proceed
ings appear elsewhere in this issue.
The socialists took after City Engi-
neer Alter for permitting McMullen 4
PITT, bridge contractors, to substitute
ice protection pilng at the new
Twenty-frst street bridge for nineteen
feet of docking which was not built.
The engineer explained that the dock
ing specified was not needed and was
largely on the Rahr property and that
useful piling of the same value had
been substituted. There was a sharp
issue as to whether the engineer had
informed Alderman klusmeer of the
situation at the last preceding council
meeting. Bouril said he knew of the
exchange and thought the engineer had
exercised good judgment. 1t seemed to
be the general opinion the hasty paying
of the final amount due under such
contracts, as was done in this case, is
mistake and will not be followed in
the future.
1t was announced that the StOl2e es-
tate does not purpose to let its private
way be used by the public to get from
the cemetery to the northeast end of
the new bridge and this FASTENED the
viaduct proposition. Plans for both
timber and concrete viaducts will be
prepared, submitted probably ON Aug.
2, and bids will then be asked for,
Thompson got into the protesting
game by declaring that plans for the
Tenth street bridge are being altered
from time to time on the advice of the
Chicago consulting engineer without
the consent of the city engineer or any
city officials The council voted to stop
this practice.
Thompson set off some more fire
works by asserting that the Badger
State Construction company building
the new George Brothers theater had
not secured a proper permit for the
use of the street and some one had
made subsequent alterations in the one
of that company was present and got
into the discussion, 1t seems that the
city clerk who issued a permit to oc-
cupy part ofthe street denies knowl-
edge of ''seven months insertion in
the document Nothing came of the
discussion.
There was considerable discussion of
the zones for ornamental lighting. The
only zone defined, however, was that
on Eighth street which will extend
from Chicago street to Marshall. This
came after determined effort to post
pone action. The others will come up
later.
Then came the matter of approving
of the high school plans prepared by
Chicago architects for the city board
of education. There was some dissent
expressed but Thompson's speech in
favor of a new high school seemed to
bring the other socialists around and
the plans were adopted unanimously.
City Assessor Goetzler used up $50
worthof gasoline in his work and the
city treasurer bought an electric fan.
Both bills had received the O. X. of the
city clerk as purchasing agent. The
council allowed these bills but gave
both officials to understand that here
after they can come into the council
with their hats in their hands and ask
for such luxures before buying them.
The Plan to compel the street rail,
way company to install passing track
on Washington street and another on
North Eighth street is dead. The prop
erty owners near the proposed tracks
arose in unison and yelled protest in
chorus.
This years paving program may not
be entirely carried out because of the
inability of the contractor to get ce
ment, and the pavement 10 lie ordered
for next year may be limited to West
ern avenue. The contractors have their
crushed stone on the South side and
want authority to do South side paving
work first to use up this stone without
hauling it through the present traffic
congestion at Eighth street bridge. The
street committe and board Of public
works were authorized to fix the order
of paving.
George BROTHERS were in with petit
tion stating that the sewer on Jay
street is ne .her deep enough nor big
enough to accommodate the sewer
facilities that the state requires to he
installed in the new theater They were
requested to try to connect with Frank
lin street block north over private
property and if they cannot do this the
city engineer will prepare plans for an
enlarged, deeper sewer to connect with
the big Franklin street sewer by way
of Seventh street.
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