The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-10-06

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get, fixing the amount of money to
be raised by taxation next winter.
The Finance committee which had
wrestled with the problem of keeping
down taxes had its report on file,
making estimates and recommended
tions. The report was adopted with
only minor changes. The report had
trimmed the demands of the various
departments down to the quick and
had provided for a sum which will
make the tax rate about $24.50 per
$1,000 as against S2650 last year
To accomplish this desideratum they
made estimates of amounts from va
rious sources Of taxation that appear
to be too optimistic. They expect
$4,000 from delinquent taxes which
the attorney says he will collect, $2,-
500 from saloon licenses, $1,000
from court fines and $4,000 from in
come taxes. They figured on getting
$4,000 from incomes last year and
received $4,000.
The committees allowance of $685.
725 to the fire department was in
creased to S43, 900 on Chief Kratz'
protest. He wants eight men added
to operate under the two platoon sys-
tenn which the state law now provides
for, but the council told him they
would tell him later how many men
he will have.
The committee and council trim
med the Park Boards requests down
to a fine point The Library board
request for $11,40O was cut to $10,-
600. The budget calls for $407,-
374.5Q, Of which $235,O55 will be
raised by direct property tax as
against $287OO0 last year, One item
is $4,000 to DECREASE the deficit but
the city will be lucky if the deficit
carried over is not increased.
The assessment is $24,122, ,240.84
which is $681 ,663.24 greater than
last year, The rate for city purpos-
es will be 1920 per $1,000.
The contract for paving about 500
feet of street from the northeast end
Of the new Coliseum Avenue viaduct
to 18th street was let to the Manito-
woe Construction Company and the
work wifi be done this year, weather
permitting. 1t will cost about $5,-
600. The price was the same as the
other city paving this year, $2.85 per
square yard, and 80 cents per lineal
foot for curb and gutter.
Seventeenth street along the line
between the O. Tolrison and Smoke
premises from New York Avenue to
Michigan Avenue, will be opened.
The two owners have agreed to do
nate the land but two lots must be
purchased from persons to whom the
Smokes have sold. The net cost of
this, after allowing for resale to an
adjoining owner of an unnecessary
parcel, will be but SITS. The city
assumes the burden of grading and
graveing the new street.
Wergin reported that the work on
Eighth street bridge is proceeding
nicely" and that the bridge will be
open for traffic in a "few weeks"
1t is going nicely" all right, quiet
and gentlemanly in fact; nobody ex-
hibiting any rude celerity of motion.
The public which is putting up with
the Inconvenience is spared the har-
rowing sight of more than a few men
hammering at any one time. "Nice-
ly' is the right word.
The public market season is about
over but rules for traffic on the street
where the market is held were adopt
ed and will be useful next year. We
hicles, except those of vendors, must
keep off from 7 to II o'clock in the
morning on market days. Vogel
championed the rights of merchants
on the street but subsided when in
formed that they do not object.
Property owners in the vicinity of
the gas plant want the city to stop
the whistle blowing, and require a
high smoke stack to minimize the al
legged smoke and SCOT evil. This
comes in periodically. 1t was re-
ferred.
By unanimous vote the attorney
was directed to draft the proper or
dinance providing for a bond issue
of S350,000 for the main unit of the
proposed high school building. 1t
appears that it will pass the council
but the council will probably submit
it to the people without waiting for a
petition for referendum. The
council need not submit it to the peo-
pie unless petitioned for by ten per
cent of the electors but may do so.
The following officers will repre-.
sent the city at the Wisconsin League
of Municipalities meeting at James
vile, beginning October IL: Mayor
Georgenson, Engineer Alter, Attor.
ney Teitgen, Clerk Zander, Street
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