The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-05-05
CITY COUNCIL NOTES
The city council met in regular ses-
sion Monday evening.

The city council met in regular ses-
sion Monday evening
The big feature of the evening was
long and spirited contest over day
light saving resolution which Thorisen
sprung on the council without formal
notice. 1t was referred and came back
from committee after recess with a fa-
vorable recommendation. The oppon-
ents taken rather by surprise were re-
sourceful in fighting off impending
adoption. After arguments and mo-
tions to defer action had failed to ac-
complish anything they started amend
ing the resolution. They were being
defeated on every roll call to when
Hansen who said that he personally
dsapproved of daylight saving but was
voting for it as he thought the major
ity of the people want it, switched
over and voted in favor of an amend
ment expressly making the act of push
ing the clock ahead an hour optional
in the discretion of each business con-
cern. In other words, the council now
solemnly resolves that each individual
can push his clock ahead if he wants
to do so, something he knew before the
resolution was adopted. The opponents
of the measure succeeded in emascu-
lating the resolution and making the
thing adopted a mere shadow of a
shadow
During the debate Attorney Teitgen
was called on for an opinion and said
that this was new law and that he
doubted the legality of any attempted
mandatory action.
The Marine band matter was thresh-
ed out and debated from every possible
angle. The main topics for argument
were over the amount of aid to be
given. whether leader Sohrweide could
properly remain as leader after refus-
ing to do so before the city aid was
given, guarantees of maintaining the
high quality of music and whether a
quarterly accounting should be asked
of the band. The recommendation of
the finance committee that the band he
given $500 per month, exclusive of the
usual $1,000 for summer park concerts
was adopted. This will carry only un-
til the new budget is adopted in the
fall. The accounting win be required
The attorney was instructed to draw
up contract for the high quality of
music
The mayor appointed John Schneid-
er ember of the City Police and
Fire Commission IN place of Charles
Frazier whose term expires.
John Mahnke was elected over Wal
ter Joyce as poor commissioner, by al
vote of 9 to 3 This post now pays
$500 per year and has been held by Mr.,
joyce for Is years. There were three
absentees when the vote was taken.
John j. Kelley was reelected for a
five years term on the city's utilities
commission.
The council decided not to attempt
to keep the Ninth street pontoon in use
as the new bascule at Tenth street will
soon be in commission and every pass
ing carferry takes a running drive at
the frail pontoon.
The Elks want $l93.6S in taxes re-
funded on the claim that the property
is exempt
Mrs. George Vollendorf wants the
council to compel the Wisconsin Alum
mum Foundry Company to make less
noise
There was an epidemic of claims for
tax refunds. Five were allowed and
one disallowed. These refunds are
very seldom lawful and some taxpayer
might take a notion sometime to com
pei aldermen to refund public funds
paid to individuals without authority.
We have had citizens in the past who
would not hesitate to teach the council
in court that they cannot in May, 1921
perform the functions of board of
review that adjourned sine die in July,
1920.
The clerk will get bids for repaving
the approaches to the new Tenth street
bridge.
The meeting lasted until l a. m.
Revolinski was the only alderman
absent after recess.
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