The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-06-30
VOLUME 63
CITY COUNCIL NOTES

Overriding the recommendations of
the license committee, which, based
upon court records and reports of the
police department denied licenses to
six applicants for saloon permits, the
city council at special session Mon
day night by a vote of 9 to decided
that conviction under the federal pro
hibition law or Mulherger law was no
bar to the business and gave licenses to
five men who have been convicted or
pleaded guilty under these acts. The
council was prepared to go further and
to grant license to the Dassey place
which has figured in at least two court
actions, one federal and one state, but
Mayor Georgenson declared that he
would veto any such action and the
Dassey place was withdrawn from the
vote,
The report of the board of public
works accepting the new bascule bridge
at Tenth street and allowing the bal
ance due ON payments was adopted.
The contractors will file 10000
maintenance bond and will keep the
bridge in complete running order at
their own expense for one year
The contractors, McMullen & PITT
Construction company, were allowed
$1,000 balance due ON the substruc-
ture, Sl5, 800 balance on the superStruc-
ture and 1881 for the change made in
the construction in the fender cribs ac-
cording to agreement made with the
city council.
A report of the vocational school
board filed asked that an emergency
appropriation Of not less than $4,000
be made for equipment to bring the
school up to the standard set by state
requirements The estimate showed a
total of $4,000 worth Of machinery
needed with the largest item that of
$500 for the machine shop depart
ment. This includes milling machine,
lathes, etc. The list also specified 3d.
600 for the pattern shop, $500 for the
sheet metal shop, $3.50 for the electri-
cal laboratory, $1,000 for auto me
chanic, $500 for commercial depart
ment and $3.50 for the home economies
department.
The report was referred to the com
mittee on finance and win be reported
on at the next meeting
The license committee, to whom was
referred The request of Peter G. Thiel-
en- for transfer of his amusement II
rers, frort th ta,um to tirc new
location on Washington street where
the open air show is to be given a trial
asked the city attorney for an opinion
on the legality of the transfer and then
allowed the transfer under a stipulation
that if the attorney ruled that it could
he legally done
The report of the utilities committee
awarding the contract for fixtures,
transformers and brackets for the new
ornamental lights on Eighth and Wash
ugton streets was unanimously adopt
ed without debate. The committees
award of the contract for 1896 feet of
II inch water main was also O. KID
going to the United States Cast Iron
company at 1920 per foot with an ad-
ditiona charge of five cents per pound
for fittings 1t was explained that the
pipe was identical with that which the
city has been purchasing from another
company in the past.
The report of the park board on the
appointment of William Schade as park
attendant at West Side grounds at a
salary of Sl25 per month and of Gus
tave Olson at Lincoln park at a salary
Of 800 per month was adopted and the
appointments confirmed.