The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-12-22
CITY COUNCIL NOTES

The city council met in regular ses
sion Monday evening. The plans of the
board of education to proceed imme-
diately with the work of grading and
otherwise preparing the high school
site at Roelfs hill for starting con
struction work received set back
when action was deferred on u resolu-
tion to authorize this work. The rea-
sons given out in the debate were ()
that the school body has provided no
estimate, (2) that funds are not now
available, (3) that soil test should be
made to provide assurance that the site
is a proper one for building such as
is planned, and (4) that the city should
await the opinion of the attorney gen
eral as to the validity of a bond issue
by direct legislation. Drumm led the
fight to defeat immediate work and
was frankly opposed to the site. In
this he evidently has three or four
other members who do not like it. The
engineer was directed to make the soil
tests. These tests were made long ago
by the board of education who found
the foundation ground all right.
Some Madison company wants to do
nate to the city, absolutely free, sill
ent policeman such as the city
has long been looking for. The
numerous posts now in the center of
street intersections do not fill the bill.
The council very discourteously looked
the gift horse in the mouth and found
that the contraption carries a lot of
advertising, rights to which the donor
reserves unto himself The attorney
will look into the matter and report.
Perhaps the plate glass at the new high
school will be provided free if we per-
NIT it to bear an ad for some patent
nostrum and the fire stations would
doubtless be painted for us if we per-
nit their walls to be adorned with the
portrait of the famous bull
I A resolution introduced by ThorisOn
sand unanimously adopted requires the
city utilities department to pay Sl25
per month rent for the space it occu-
pies in the city hall and to pay $1,000
back rent for 1921. The idea is that
the general tax payer should not be
taxed to provide quarters for utility
consumers and that rent is as much a
proper charge as coal.
The city arrived at a price of $500
to be paid to Fred Zander for the
sour'iwes r'riang, lar has of the lot at
the northeast corner of the intersec
tion of Eighteenth street and Michigan
avenue, thought to be necessary to cor
rect a bad turn. The price was agreed
to and the purchase will be made
The new plans for bouleyarding
Eighteenth street southwark from
Michigan avenue to the Niaduct con
template two driveways each 22 feet
wide, and grass plat in the middle
"a feet wide. The concrete walks will
be six feet wide and will aOut on the
curbing leaving but one grass plat on
each side between the curbs and the
property line.
The u. S. government has claim
for $IS9.94 against the city for interest
on some war time, shipyard housing
fund, while the city has a claim long
pending against the same department
of the government, the Emergency
Fleet corporation, for $1,000 arising
from some sewers and water service at
the governments Riyerview addition.
The city is willing to deduct the
$lS994 if the balance of the $1,000
will be paid promptly, but there seems
to be little chance of that.
Election officers ware allowed 5000
each for serving at the special school
bond election Dec. 13.
The Chamber of Commerce wants
the city to look into and regulate the
interurban bus business and to consid
er the advisability of requiring them
to pay license fee.
The matter of ice sideways on
streets for children was considered and
everything that can be done for the
youngsters consistent with safety on
the streets will be done.
Nienaber wanted to know why the
elimination of many unsightly posts
about the city could not be effected in
the same manner as that desirable re-
suit was accomplished where the orna-
mental lighting is in operation by the
joint use of poles by two or three utili-
ties. The committees on utilities and
streets will look into the matter and
report.
Company c, the local National
Guard unit, invited the council to at
tend the annual military ball to be
given next week and the council ac-
cepted.
The audit of the city books by the
state tax commission accountants cost
the city S9S1.l0. The city paid it.