The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-04-14
CITY COUNCIL NOTES

boards were canYaSSed and the Ohlclal
figures varied only slightly from the
figures published last week. Georgen-
son was elected mayor by plurality of
442 and Hermann treasurer by 7SS.
The complete vote for school com
missioners was: Eckel 1881, Ludwig
2,505, Kono 1896, Mahnke 1898.
c. C.. West of the Rotarians com
mttee submitted the matter of the
danger of losing the Marine band and
suggested city appropriation to pay
for a leader He thought the city
ought to give at least $4,000 toward the
object The money could be appro
priated as additional compensation for
the usual summer open-air concerts.
The mayor named kazda, ReyolinslSi,
Nogel, Staalson and Mahnke as a com
mittee to confer with the band.
Reyolinski voiced a vigorous protest
against permitting the gas company to
tear up newly macadamized streets un-
necessarily. This was apropOs of a
happening of this kind recently on
Twentieth street near Hamilton.
The Caldwell Bill lately pending at
Madison would decrease the part of
the income tax moneys that goes to
the cities and increase the state and
counties share There was a hurry up
call for help from the Municipal league
and as neither City Attorney nor Presi
dent Thompson could get away the
mayor promised to catch the early
morning train and hasten to the scene
like Sheridan going to Winchester. The |
meeting lasted until 1.3O and the train |
left at o'clock, SO his honor had not
much repose. The bill was killed be-
fore he got into action.
Building Inspector Peppard win be
compelled to try to make out with nei-
ther an assistant nor an automobile.
The engineering department has two |
Fords and he will have to worry along |
with such help in transportation as
they give him The vote was unani- !
nous on it.
A half dozen claims for refund of
snow shoveling taxes were denied. The
street commissioner asserted that the
shoveling was actually done in each in
stance.
The 500 Line says its passenger serv-
ice here is the best that the quantity of
traffic warrants The communication |
was filed and the procession moved on.
The big item was letting the con
tract for the viaduct The w. w. |
Oefein bid of Sl9,445 was lowest and |
$4,000 lower than the next higher. The F!
socialists were very solictous about the !
legality of the bid because the contract
accompanying the bid had been re-
turned unsigned The attorney stated |
that this was immaterial, that the sta |
tutes did not require a signed contract, |
that these provisions were for the bene-
fit of the city and could be waived by
the city, that no one could object ex-
cept a taxpayer and he couldn't object
here because the lowest bidder was get !
ting the job. Thompson expressed him
self in favor of awarding the contract |
to Oehein whereupon the other Social
list obiectors fell into line and made it |
unanimous.
The paving contract for the year
amounting to $ll5,0OO was awarded to
the Manitowoc Construction company.
The bond issue for the city's share of
the paving cost in the sum of $4,000 |
was also carried
The city attorney reported in writ
ing on his feat in inducing the Wis
consin Securities company to contrib
ute $1,000 because of not being in
cluded in the condemnation of land for
the street leading to the northeast end
of the new Twenty-frst street bridge.
The street as first planned was half on
their land and half on Stolze's, butt was
later moved over entirely onto Stolze's
The company now has the benefits of a
public thoroughfare to its premises at
the electric plant without losing any of
its area, all which it needs The attor-
ney's report was accompanied by a
check to the city for $1,000 and the
council gave him a vote of thanks.
Probation Officer Mabel Killen had a
report on file showing her activities
with erring youth
City Sealer Mulholand reported
total of 7s5 adjustments, inspections
and testing OF scales during the quarter
just ended.
Building Inspector Peppards report
for March showed a total Of 90 permits
issued for work estimated at S32,53t.
Fees totaled S146.25
Al Norris wants 500, which amount
he says he suffered in damages while
riding a motorcycle, due to the defec-
tive condition of the street at the
north end of Eighth street bridge.
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