The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-02-10
VOLUME 62
CITY COUNCI'

The matter of the p. duct
to connect the cemetery ,th the
new Twenty-frst street L = occu-
pied some time,
The attorney reported that bids
could not be advertised as the Soc Line
over whose tracks the yioduct passes
had not as yet registered approval.
The city engineer favors a concrete
viaduct as planned whereas the mayor
thinks it will be too expensive and
favors trestle He has no faith in
the estimates of 100000 and thinks it
safe to add so per cent The aldermen
thought there is no harm in getting
bids for a concrete structure and a
motion calling for such bids by March
10 carried, with Stallson, Thompson,
Wergin and Klusmeier opposing. All
except Stallson opposed merely the
date
Fire Chief Kratz had his annual re
port on file with his customary array
of detail statistics showing the number
of alarms, the miles travelled, the feet
of hose of various sizes laid, number of
gallons of chemicals discharged, num-
ber of feet of ladders raised and more
entertaining and instructive informa-
ton of this kind. The fire loss of the
city during the year was S5,26l.O3, a
very remarkable showing for a busy
city of $4,000. During the year the
last piece of horse drawn equipment
was displaced and the faithful old
horses have gone out of the fire lad
dyS life forever.
The monthly report of Building In
Spector John Peppard showed 81 per-
mts, 1877 inspections and S8s in fees
collected.
Probation Officer Mabel Killen re-
ported Al calls at Two Rivers and 46
here during January, and claimed that
she is getting results.
Due to the fact that a train cannot
be seen approaching from the north
and west at Thirteenth and South
Water streets, the council will not sub
stitute a Aagman for gates but will
consent to the lengthening of the gates
and will straighten the Water street
curb.
The Manitowoc Land and Fuel com
pany has installed a well fed from the
river at Quay and Seventh streets for
fire purposes as promised when the
street stub was vacated Fir, Chef
Kratz o. KID the new well.
The engineer was directed to make
a city map with assessment figures on
it for the convenience of the Board of
Review when it meets in July.
George Brothers company were
given permission to erect an iron, or
namental canopy without support from
below at the Eighth street entrance to
the new Capitol theater nearing COM
pletion, and also an electric sign over
the canopy.
Upon the initiative of Nogel a port
able polling booth will be built for the
new precinct of the Third ward, 1t
will be located at Thirteenth and Col
umbus streets. 1t was figured out that
rentals saved would soon pay for the
booth.
A petition asking for a city public
market for farmers and gardeners and
signed by several hundred people was
referred to a committee headed by
Thompson. 1t will come up again.
The city owns some houses acquired
when it condemned for cemetery pur-
poses Several tenants refuse to pay
the amounts of rent asked while one
well known former citizen folded his
tent like the Arab and silently left for
the north woods with his family with
out the formality of settling with his
city landlord. The city attorney was
instructed to get after the delinquepts.
There wasn't even hot air in the city
hall rebuilding reproach. The commit
tee that Investigated special building
committees transaction had nothing
but praise for the economy, industry
and system with which the committee
had done its work. Holly defended his
attitude which had resulted in the Sin
veStigation" and thought the building
committee should feel gratfed at the
opportunity given them to show what
splendid service they had rendered.
The report of the investigating com
mittee was unanimously adopted.