The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-02-19
CITY COUNCIL NOTES


were absent because of sickness.
The ordinance providing for licens-
to the sale of malt beverages contain
adopted. AS amended 1t applies only
to the sale of malt beverages contain
ing alcohol up to the one-half of one
per cent which the law permits. 1t i'm
poses license Zee of $50 on the dis
pensers Of this innocuous liquid and
places no restrictions on the sale OF
other soft beverages.
There was discussion about buying
another Ford car for the use of the
engineering department because of the
work that will be going on all over the
city this coming summer but the oppo-
sition resulted in action being de-
ferred.
The city has the deed for the Vic
toria hotel premises. A cash payment
of $22, 900 was made and the city as
sumed the mortgage representing the
balance of the purchase price. A spe-
cial committee of five was named by
the mayor to have charge of altera-
tions to be made inthe building. This
is composed of Thompson, O'Donnell,
Drumm, Nienaber and Bouril. Mr..
Borcherdt reserved the right to pos
session until July ] but will permit the
city to occupy parts of the building at
once. The visiting nurse, employment
agency and possibly some other de-
partments may be moved TO the for
mer bar room at once.
The property purchased for city hall
purposes includes lots and and 20
feet of lot and the purchase price
was $4,000. Mr.. Borcherdt has con-
Quoted hotel there for twenty-six
years.
When the city agreed to pay a part
of the cost of street improvements,
sewers and public utility installments
at Riverview. the government war
housing addition, the city stipulated
that the maximum amount the city
would assume would be $4,000. 1t
thereby saved about $4,000 as its
share of the work would come to
about $4,000. The final figures here
submitted by Asst. Counsel Harry Hell
wig and Engineer Merrill of the
Emergency Fleet corporation. The en-
tire cost to the, government of the
housing project was S5+o,is5. The city
will have to pay only $47,l2s.43 as it
has credits for several items.
Street oil will be luxury this year.
The bids received ranged from eight
and three-fourths cents to ten and one
half cents per gallon. Standard Oil
company was low bidder. The bids
will come up later.
The list of election officers for the
ensuing year as named by the mayor
and ratified by the council is as fol-
lows:
First Ward
Inspectors; Emil Kunish, Fred
Schultz, Arthur Reichert.
Clerks of Election. Ernst Groth,
William Gennrich.
Ballot Clerks: Karl Kawalle, Edw.
Hoffman.
Second Ward
Inspectors: Rev. w. S. Whittsit,
Walter Houghton, Harry Kelley.
Clerks of Election. Frank Stirn,
Jas. Brennan.
Ballot Clerks. William Hall, Henry
Schaaf.
Third Ward
Inspectorsi August Kaems, Emil
Hopf, Max Wellenhoefer.
Clerks of Election: Louis Schnell,
Richard Theisen.
Ballot Clerks. Henry Martens, Frank
Nemetz.
Fourth Ward
Inspectors. Rev. NJ. S. Axtell, Louis
Kellner, Henry Vida.
Clerks of Election: Wenzel Kazda,
w. F. Brandt.
Ballot Clerks: Joseph Vida, Steph-
en- Krainik.
Fifth Ward
Inspectors, Emil Bull, Walter Ru-
gowski, Robert Naumann.
Clerks of Election. Gust Aumann,
Charles Schlei.
Ballot Clerks: Leslie Thompson,
Charles Hoeffner.
Sixth Ward
Inspectorss William Kiel. Christ
Kiel, George Vraney.
Clerks of Election, Lars Aslaskson,
William Risch.
Ballot Clerks. Clarence Holsen, F.
Blesch.
Seventh Ward
Inspectors. LoreDz Zawatzk, Chas.
Tadych, Anton Zich.
Clerks of Election. J. F. Gorychka,
Albert Galata.
Ballot Clerks, Ed. Tadych, Arnold
Reimer.
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