The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-03-04
COMMON COUNCIL
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Committee to whom was referred
Board of Public Works report on bid.
2lst street bridge and also for a Pom
toon bridge at Ninth street returned
same recommending that the bid of the
McMullen & PITT Construction Com.
pany amounting to S31, $4,000 be ac
cepted, Upon motion on roll call, com.
mittee's report was unanimously &C.
cepted, Mayor and Clerk directed to
enter into necessary contracts. Ayes
IA, nays none.
Committee to whom was referred
Engineers report recommending the
payment of $l213.74 and S57l54 ia
Walter o. Bahr for sewer work done
returned same recommending its adop-
| ton. Upon motion on roll call, Com
mittee's report was unanimously ac-
cepted, Mayor and Clerk directed to
issue necessary order Ayes IA; nays
none.
Committee to whom was referred a
proposed ordinance authOrzing the is
suance of Sl45,OOO.OO street improve
ment bonds returned same with the
| following recommendation:
TO THE HONORABLE MAYOR
AND COMMON COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF MANITOWOC:
Gentlemen:
Your Committee on Finance to
whom was referred the proposed ordi-
nance authorizing the issuance of
bonds in the sum of Sl45,0OOOO, to
raise money to pay for street inn
proyementS to be paid by the City, do
hereby report and recommend that the
said proposed ordinance be published
in the Manitowoc Herald-News, the
official paper of the City of Manitowoc
once, the said publication to be more
than a week prior to the next meeting
of the Common Council
Dated this LIST day of March, 1920.
(Signed) c. f. ISSELMANN,
NJ. j. O'DONNELL,
WALTER A, KAZD&.
Committee on Finance.
Upon motion on roll CALL committees
report was unanimously adopted and
the Clerk instructed to publish the or
dinance. Ayes II; nays none
The following resolution was upon
motion on roll call, unanimously
adopted. Ayes IA; nays none.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE
MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF MANITOWOC
that the special committee of the
Council appointed at the meeting of
the Council held on the 10th day of
February for the purpose of making
recommendations for changes in the
new building purchased for a City hall
and designated as City Hall Improve
ment Committee, be and it hereby is
continued as a special City Hall Com
mittee.
That the said Committee have the
general supervision and control of all
the work of making said changes in
the new city hall, pursuant to plans
and specifications adopted by the Com
mon Council, and all matters in refer
ence thereto be referred to the said
Committee and that it so act until dis
charged by resolution of the Common
Council
That said Committee be and it here
by is empowered to exercise authority
at its discretion in making minor
changes in the plans and specifications
as circumstances may demand and en-
ploy an architect, and hire labor and
purchase material, where such action
does not contravene any law of the
State or ordinance of the City.
Moved and unanimously carried on
roll call, that the City Hall Improve
ment Committee be authorized and in
structed to purchase $4,000 brick at
$500 Per NJ from the Woerfel Brick
Company. Ayes IA; nays, none.
Committee to whom was referred
communication from the Manitowoc
Construction Company regarding their
paving bid returned same recommend
ing that it be placed on file. Upon mo-
ton on roll call, committees report
was unanimously accepted and the
communication placed on file. Ayes
IA; nays none.
The following resolution was upon
roll call, unanimously adopted. Ayes
IA; nays none.
WHEREAS communication has
been presented to the Board of Public
Works and the Common Council from
the Manitowoc Construction Company,
the lowest bidder for the work of do
ing the contemplated pavement here
tof0re advertised for, stating that be
cause of an error in filing the bid for
such work in not having a bond ac-
companying the same and because the
bid was not entirely definite and that
therefore it would be unwise and unsafe
for them to proceed with the contract
of paving those streets specified in the
resolution of the Common Council,
dated January 9Th, 1920 which ordered