The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-01-22
CITY COUNCIL NOTES

The council met in regular session
Monday evening The official minutes
appear on another page.
The big item was the report of the
finance committee on salaries for the
wear. As customary in recent years
there were boosts all along the line,
the biggest increase being to the asses
sor who was raised in the recommend
atons from $l,4O0 to $4,000. The re-
port proposes other raises as follows;
Police chief, $I,7O0 to $4,000; fire
chief, 81 800 to 2,OO0; clerk, $1,000 to
$2,500; attorney, $500 to Sl,SOO; utiI-
ity superintendent, $4,000 to $4,000;
street commissioner, $500 to $4,000;
city engineer, $4,000 to $4,000. There
were also raises proposed for the as
sistants, minor offices and the police
and fire departments. About the only
Offices who are to draw the old StipendS
are the MAYOR and aldermen. There is
said to be considerable opposition to
the report and some of the figures may
be slashed before the necessary vote
can be mustered. 1t will come up at
the next meet
Health Officer Meany addressed the
meeting and asked that the city pre-
pare to fight flu epidemic which while
not here now, may descend at any
time. He thought fund should be APP
propriated to be drawn on to fight the
epidemic when it occurs. No action
wGs taken.
\ resolution introduced by KluS-
meyer was adopted providing that
holders of saloon licenses who surren-
der their licenses will be given a re-
fund to a part of their 5000 paid in
proportion to the unexpired part of
the year.
There is an ordinance pending pro-
viding for the licensing of beverage
containing alcohol under one-half of
one per cent which license will cost
500 and licensing non-alcoholic bever-
ages at S25. The clerk may issue the
latter. Action on the ordinance was
deferred
The council elected John II, Peppard
as city building and plumbing inspector
over c. Knickelbein. The committee
had recommended these two names.
Mr. Peprard will assume his duties at
once Tie salary is $500 per year.
Mr. 'eplard is a good man for the po-
sition.
The city will buy seven tank cars of
street oil, about 10000 gallons.
Mr.. Ignatz Pankratz has backed out
of his proposition to rent the city's
gravel farm and the lease will be given
to Ed Rand.
The city will consider the leasing of
the ground 1oor of the present quar-
ters when the entire lease expires in
September without the present council
chamber which tie Odd Fellows, the
new owners, want for themselves. it
is SuggeStei that the ground floor he
rearranged for council chamber. The
vault would appear TO be the only
available floor space.
The city formally accepted the $l0,-
600 offered by the heirs of the late
John Schuette, the income of which is
to be disbursed annually for charitable
purposes. A council committee viii
confer with Messrs Louis and Edwin
Schuette as to the manner of handling
the fund
The bid of Hall Brothers for a Fed
eral truck at S4,775 was accepted.
The council will send City Engineer
Fred Alter to the Road school at
Madison next week. He is expected to
soak up a lot of information on con
crete paving which the city will deal
in extensively this year
The council turned down the claim
of +. A. Butt, former city treasurer,
for S23 damages which he claims his
automobile suffered because of de
feet at Twentieth and Franklin streets
Nogel said the street was fit for travel.
Mr.. Butt will have to sue if he wants
the money.