The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-12-08
CITY COUNCIL NOTES


Monday evening.
The matter of the new telephone
rates came up. The city attorney said
that he received notice the day the
rates were in force, December L. The
state commission said that they sent
their engineers here to make physical
valuation and that the new rates will
net the company about 6 per cent on
the valuations. The idea of appealing
was not thought advisable. The mayor
said; "Guess we will have to grin and
bear it."
Wergin protested that lot of lat
erals were laid in his ward preparatory
to street improvements without notice
to the property owners.
Chairman of the County Board
Schneider addressed the council and
urged a better understanding between
the two bodies and cooperation. He
asked that the council join his board
in an invitation to the state league of
county boards to meet here next year.
He said that the county board was not
responsible for refusing the city the
use of the fair grounds for a SIX ating
rink but that the fair grounds
committee has deemed it inadvisable.
The city attorney was instructed to
proceed as may be necessary to acquire
triangle at the northeast corner of
the intersection of North Eighteenth
street and Michigan avenue which in
its present condition with the widen
ing and boulevarding of Eighteenth
street leading to the cemetery will
leave sharp and dangerous turn.
Drumm reported for the committee
on sanitation that the new pest
house." now softened to Isolation hos
pital," is ready to receive patients
whenever any one will be accommodate
ing enough to need the place He also
reported that the great public improve
ment of installing a bath tub in the
sexton's residence has been completed.
To be consistent with the unwavering
rule in such respects the work "cost
more than was anticipated"
The leak in the Tenth street bridge
came up. The engineer said that he
had notified the contractors to repair it
but that they insist that the leak is
getting less whereas the engineer thinks
it is getting worse and will be serious
when colder weather sets in.
The final sum due on the new via
duct was allowed in the sum of S8,-
2s2.53.
The utilities department needs base
ment space and it was suggested to dig
a space under the city hall and charge
the department rentals for it. The
mayor wants the matter to be investi-
gated and presented in concrete form.
A lot of claims were allowed includ-
ing balances due for sewer construc-
ton of Sl,06O.0S to Walter Bahr, and
Sl,442.72 to the Gray-RobinSon com
pany.
1t is suggested to abolish the city
park board and appoint a Superin-
tendent to have charge of the ceme-
terry and all parks and boulevards The
city park board will be asked to meet
with the councils committee on ceme-
terry and parks and work out some
plan to submit to the council.
A resolution of coincidence to City
Attorney Clarence E. Teitgen on the
death of his wife was adopted by
unanimous rising vote.
The report of Building Inspector
John Peppard showed 81 building per-
mits for November for buildings to
cost $l2,972. Must be nearly all
private garages. There was the usual
array of electrical and plumbing per-
mitS and inspections and, most impor-
tant, 1915 in fees collected
There was no discussions during the
evening, and the meeting adjourned
before 10 o'clock.