The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1922-05-18
CITY COUNCIL NOTES
The council met in regular session
Monday evening.

The council met IN regular SeSsloH
Monday evening
The matter of the proposed river
dredging gave the aldermen consider
able concern. Final action was deferred
to an adjourned meeting to be held to-
night. The question of whether the
lowest price per yard bid for the work
would stand if the estimated quantity
was cut one-third through a change in
required depth between Tenth street
bridge and the 500 Line jack-knife
bridge, was not answered as Arthur
PITT, member of the firm of con-
tractors, wanted time to figure on it,
The hardest nut to crack is the matter
of financing the work as provision had
not been made for it.
An ordinance regulating parking on
Eighth street between Chicago and
Washington streets was introduced and
will come up later. 1t limits parking
vehicles to a half hour on this section
of street.
There was an effort made to author
ize needed repairs on the Twenty-frst
street bridge, but the matter was held
up until the probable cost is more
definitely ascertained and reported on
by the engineer. He said that he
thought the cost would be about S4,-
600.
The claim of the Cereal Products
company, for a refund of Sl6,Ol4.4l,
taxes paid on the alleged excess of as
sessment over true valuation of the
former Rahr Sons mailing plant was
denied by unanimous vote. The com
pany claims that the assessment was
excessive by S636,25O. This claim is
probably a foundation for court pro-
ceedng. The 1920 assessment is in
circuit court on similar proceedings.
The action awarding a contract for
six car loads of street oil to the Clark
company was rescinded and the clerk
will purchase the needed oil in the
market The street committee said
that the oil company failed to comply
with requirements, but its certified
check will not be forfeited
Three new ornamental light zones
were created. They are; Jay street,
Eighth to Tenth; South Ninth street,
Washington to Franklin; Commercial
street Seventh to Tenth. Lighting can
be assessed against abutting owners in
the "zones."
The lowering of the water main
which passes through Sherman creek
at Seventeenth street to a position be-
low the bed of the creek was author
lied. The creek there is big enclosed
surface drainage sewer and the pipe
doubtless impedes the flow of solid
matters. A similar situation at Fif-
teenth street was the cause of the Sl2,-
600 verdict against the city in the Rap
pei case, but the pipe there will doubt
less be left undisturbed until the ltiga-
ton over it is ended.
Residents on North Eighth street
ask that heavy traffic be compelled to
take another street alleging that it is
running the asphalt pavement.
The council and officers will attend
the Memorial day exercises in a body,
and as many as can will attend the
convention of the State League OF
municipalities at Appleton in June.
The city officials will also cooperate
with the local Chamber of Commerce
in entertaining the Milwaukee boosters
whose special train will visit here on
May 26 An invitation to participate
in a Muscle Shoals conference was not
acted on.
Residents in the neighborhood of
the Wisconsin Aluminium Foundry
company plant want the aldermen to
make the company quit maintaining an
alleged nuisance in the form of large
ramming machine.
Norman Shubert and Oscar Gem
rich will be attendants at the North
side and south side bathing beaches
this summer
Mr.. j. Cushing Smith, landscape
architect, to whom the council in its
enthusiasm over parks last year gave
contract was present. The contract
was also there. The aldermen seemed
to wish that both were on their way
to the pending Hague conference. The
failure to make the proposed improve
ments at the West Side park within
the amount available therefor was, ac-
cordng to Mr.. Smith, most certainly
not his fault as he had recommended
letting it by contract, but the work had
progressed by day labor until about
$500 had been spent with nothing ac-
complshed visible to the naked eye of
the ordinary citizen going by in his
hivver. The expert was ask ed what he
would take to call it quits but he does
not want to abandon the work His
fees are a percentage of all money
spent on the park improvement scheme
IIa uag asked IN name Il pure to LET