The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-05-06
VOLUME 81
CITY COUNCIL NOTES

Monday evening with all members
present. The fact that the socialists
with one or two other members who
usually vote with them constitute eX-
actly half of the council probably
works to full attendance as each side
seems to want its full voting strength
present to prevent anything being
Slipped over"
The daylight saving proposition came
up and debate was shut off by mo-
, ton of Isselmann to table it. 1t was
sent into the discard 10 to /, Nogel
alone voting "No."
The Traction company was in with
an agreement permitting the city to
use its iron posts along Eighth and
Washington streets for clusters of or
namental lights. The matter was re-
ferred. There is said to be consider
able sentiment in favor of re-establish-
ing the white way" that wartime fuel
conservation put an end to.
A new smoke ordinance was intro
duced by Vogel and will come up
again.
The committee on cemetery and
parks had several resolutions in. They
want to advertise for sale the houses
acquired in the purchase of cemetery
lands adjoining Evergreen and also
added two small pieces of land to the
cemetery lands purchased there.
Fhe council refused to reduce tax
assessment of Lawrence Mrotek's real
estate which he claimed was over
assessed $500 but did reduce the as
sessment on a horse owned by Paul
Kattner from $75 to $40 The board
of Review seems to be in session the
year round
The city attorney had on file a copy
of an opinion which he had given to
the city board of education holding in
effect that the city school district is a
government unit separate from the
city and that the city's bonded debt
does not detract at all from the school
districts power to issue bonds. This
means that the school district as a sep
arate hody may issue bonds up to per
Scent of its assessed valuotion and as
The distrieh comprises the whole city
and some outlying territory both north
and south and has but negligible, if
any, debt the way is open to bond the
district, really the city, for over a mill
lion dollars for high school. The only
thing that could stop a big bond issue
would be a negative vote by the people.
Building Inspector John Peppard
made 100 inspections during April,
granted 80 permits and collected
S22394 in fees.
The local post of the G. A, r. who
have kept the soldiers graves in order
since their organization over fifty years
ago ask that the city assume charge as
they are now so few in numbers and
so old that they want to be relieved.
The county pays the expense of the
care.
The two Third ward aldermen, Nogel
and Klusmeier, joined in resolution
to divide the Third ward into two vot-
ing precincts with Hamilton street as
the dividing line. The ward polled 500
votes at the recent election and it was
a pretty heavy job for one board and
will be far worse at the general cleo
ton. The matter will come up again.
Health Officer Meany says that the
sewer condition at the lake end of
Green street is a menace to health and
he wants action to abate the nuisance.
The matter was referred to the board
of public works.
The Shipbuilding company offers to
expend $4,000 on the West Side park
if the city will agree to keep the build
ings in proper repair for period of
twenty years.
The board of public works, by City
Atty. f. l.. Kelley, reported that work
of repairing the broken water main
was being rushed The engineer said
that the damage was not as bad as
was feared and that a sleeve over the
break might be sufficient at a probable
cost of $4,000. The bridge contractors
were authorized to make the repairs,
leaving the question of liability for the
break for future determination.
The council unanimously elected w.
NJ Joyce to succeed himself as poor
commissioner.