The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-03-10
CITY COUNCIL NOTES

The city council met in regular ses'
sion. Monday evening.
The 1921 paving program went
through. The plans for paving were
adopted and the clerk was instructed
to advertise for bids for paving the fol
lowing parts of streets with condi-
ton that the work be completed by
Oct |.
Clark street and Western avenue,
Thirteenth to TwentysiXth;
Fourteenth street, Washington to
Division;
Thirteenth street, Franklin to Wash
ington;
Seventh street, New York avenue to
Pine street, last of the park plat.
The west part of this is on the un-
finished 1920 program, There is also
unfinished on last years contracts,
among other streets, the following:
Tenth, Water, Eleventh and the
Plank road from Park to the city linn
its and South Water, Eleventh to Thir-
teenth the low two blocks in front of
the Elevator b and annex. This all
means about four miles of paving this
year.
The owners OF property abutting on
the streets paving last year thought
from their reading of the official no.
lceS that it made no difference wheth-
I err they paid for the paving when the
= work was finished or waited until tax
time this winter Some of those who
waited until tax time have now a griev-
ance that interest is charged from last
summer and they proceeded to air
their feelings. Some aldermen thought
that the clerks notice should have
made the matter more plain. The
claims for refund of interest went over
to the next meeting.
The city will advertise for people
who have a kick on the quality of gas
or gas service to appear at a hearing
to be held by an expert of the railroad
commission here soon. Nogel said that
Engineer Lacey of the commission who
appeared recently before the councils
committee seemed to hold a brief for
the gas company.
The attorney will get after personal
property tax delinquents with big
stick.
The attorney reported on the suit OF
Cereal Products company to avoid
about half Of its tax.
Jay Hall was awarded the contract
for furnishing a three and a half ton
truck for the street department. 1t will
cost S5,49S.5O.
The sum of S25 was voted as the
citys share of the legislative bureau
maintained at Madison by the state
League of Municipalities.
The local Rotary club had in petit
ton asking that the city cooperate in
an effort to make the 500 Line give the
city decent passenger service, and the
city joined the crusade.
The kicks on the letting of the street
oil contract to an outsider who was not
the lowest bidder, and for quality not
advertised for, came to nothing. The
city will go ahead with it.
Building Inspector Peppard issued 6s
permits in February, made ia nspec-
tions and collected SS735 in fees, He
wants an assistant and a Ford.
The treasurer reported collections of
S297, ,S57.O9 during February, and dis
bursements of S2l4,079 with balance
on March of S27l, ,66S,90.
Halver Johnsrud was refunded half
the tax on an automobile because the
assessment was too high.
The council voted to direct the street
car company in holding the north
bound car back from the switch at 9Th
street bridge when waiting for the
southbound car. 1t was demonstrated
that this will lessen the danger to auto
mobiles and prevent traffic jams