The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-06-23
VOLUME 62
CITY COUNCIL NOTES
The city council met in a regular ses-
sion Monday evening,


sion Monday evening.
All members were present,
Old Eighth street bridge, which stooc
up nobly under the double traffic dur
ing the long period Tenth street bridge
was building needs an Oyerhauling anc
the prospects are that the necessary
work will close it to traffic for q
month. 1t earned rest
The temporary pontoOn at Ninth
street will not be removed pending this
work unless the government orders il
taken out. The city's expert consult
ing engineers presented bill for 81
776.20 and recommended that the new
bridge be accepted.
An ordinance was introduced provid-
ing for city bonds in the sum of $780,
0C0 to pay for the viaduct being erect
ed to make connecting link between
the cemetery bluff and the old Tenth
street swing bridge placed at Twenty
hISl StISCl' IHCN VIII DC hNC pei NCils
ten-year bonds. The city will place
ornamental lights on the viaduct
The finance committee reported that
the report of the state audit of the city
books will not be ready until the next
meeting and recommended the adop-
ton of a strict budget system, requir-
ing all departments to keep within the
annual estimates upon which the tax
levy is made, with an emergency fund
for unforeseen expenditures.
The city will place new 10000 gal
Ion oil storage tank beside the present
city tank. Demurrage charges can be
saved and street oil purchased to better
advantage with the additional storage
facilities.
The new isolation hospital remodeled
from the Cool residence near the south
west corner of the fair grounds is near
ly ready for occupancy, and the COM
mittee on sanitation was authorized to
employ an attendant. 1t seems, ac-
cOrding to published accounts, that pro-
visions are to be made to furnish pa
tients with meals at the hospital, which,
if true, will doubtless add somewhat to
the pleasure of having the smallpox.
The mayor appointed City Nurse
Caroline Dueno, Poor Commissioner
John Mahnke, and Health Officer
Staehle delegates to represent the city
at a national welfare conference to he
held a. Milwaukr Hl,esc aele egatrS
and Aldermen Tho ison ana D0mm
were instructed to attend the meeting
of the local branch of the welfare work
to be held here June %. The poor com
missioner was also authorized to attend
the state meeting of poor officers" to
be held at La Crosse. If all the poor
officers in the state attend La Crosse
will find difficulty housing them.
The weighty matter of granting a Ii
cense to George Herzog to conduct
popcorn wagon at Eighth and Jay
streets caused big discussion and
called for a written legal opinion to be
filed later before the license will be
passed on. The confectioners of the
city added to the record by filing dis
claimer of any protest against the
granting of the popcorn franchise.
Residents on Manila street want
permission to build sidewalks not quite
standard and it resulted in divided
committee report, debate and a tie
vote of the council on a motion to de-
fer action. The mayor decided in favor
of deferring.
The curb will be moved cut eighteen
inches on each side of Michigan avenue
from Thirteenth street to Eighteenth
on petition of abutting owners
Ornamental lighting took some time
There were a number of bids on file
showing a necessary expenditure of
about $l1 900 to install the system The
matter will come up for final decision
at the next meeting.
The council adjourned at ll.30, an
asearly hour as adjournments go now