The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1922-08-10
CITY COUNCIL NOTES

The city council met in regular Ses-
sion Monday evening. There had been
a three weeks interval and in conse-
quence lot of work was on the table.
Drumm had a resolution in giving
the Board of Public Works carte
blanche in regard to the erection of an
incinerating plant This was delegat-
ing powers with vengeance and the
coucil seemed to be of the opinion that
they would like to know what was GO
ing on. The garbage question was
threshed out and the final result was
that the committee was given author
ity to get options on sites and report.
That's quite different from telling
them to go ahead and build a plant.
The aldermen seemed to be in a cri-
tical mood. The mayor inquired of the
attorney about the status of the de-
mand for lower gas rates and better
gas, and was told that the demand had
been duly made. His Honor intimated
that this was hardly enough The
council is getting impatient also about
the $4,000 delinquent taxes owing by
the Gas company. The city advanced
this for laying gas pipes on streets be-
ing paved and put the cost in the tax
roll against the company in 1920 and
1921. That is usually an effective man
ner of collecting but the prospect of
collecting in this case seems to be poor
The council also instructed the at
torney to collect other delinquent per-
sOnal property taxes. There are 140
on the 1920 roll and 100 on the 1921
roll.
The Traction company was also Civ
en- a severe oratorical pummeling on
various counts.
Il representative of mutual insur-
ance company told the council that he
can save the city lot of money on its
liability insurance but no action was
taken.
The matter of the mayors demand
ing that Fire Chief Kratz bring the
department up to full strength at once
by appointment from the eligible list
was reported, and the mayor said that
the chief had already complied.
The committee on Fire and Water
reported that an effort will be made to
comply with the request of the city
Police and Fire Commission that the
city screen the big doors of the fire
stations
An ordinance was adopted which
closes north Eighth street from Chica-
go street to Huron street to heavy
trucking, with certain qualifications.
George Brothers filed protest
against having the Capitol Theatre
property, fronting on Jay street, as
seSsed for Eighth street ornamental
lighting. The lighting tax is based on
assessed valuation and the inclusion of
the theater property increased their
assessment for lighting from about
S75 to about $3.50 1t is hard to say
in some cases just what is "abutting"
property, and there are a number of
other properties, notably the court
house, which have somewhat similar
status.
Louis Nraney was low bidder for
painting the city hall. He will do it
for 5000. Other bids were 1926 and
$769 The city hall will soon cease to
be the "Hotel Victoria"
There were two bids for furnishing
chassis for the police ambulance
patrol. The bids were Sl539.5O and
$l450 They were referred,
The state prohibition commissioner
had on file a communication i'm regard
to the supreme court upholding the ban
on standing bars, and asking co-opera-
tion in enforcing it. 1t was filed with
out reading.
The 1923 paving was threshed out
and settled. There won't be any; that
is, none except the link between the
2lst street bridge and Western Avenue
needed to complete the loop the loop.
This economical finale was not reached
without a sharp battle. The commit
tee did not favor even that much in its
report. There was a determined effort
to save the proposed Marshall street
paving, then part of it, but it all
went overheard under appeals for
economy. On the question of paving
both the 2lst street link and Marshall
street the ayes were: Hansen, Nogel,
Smugler, Revolinski, Thompson and
Drumm. The other eight voted mo"
The proposal to pave the 2lst street
gap then carried 8 to 6. The ayes
were: Hansen, Vogel, Schultz, Kazda,
Bouril, Smith, Thompson, and Drumm.
The roll calls furnish study in sec
tionalism.
The city Board of Industrial Educa-
tion reported that their budget for the
coming school year calls for S45,263 to
be raised by taxation. 1t was referred
to the Finance committee.