The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1922-04-20
CITY COUNCIL NOTES

terms begin on the third Tuesday OF
April. Klusmeyer and Staalson were
the only absentees.
The Manitowoc Construction COM
pany had on file communication re-
citing why they cannot grant a rebate
on the Fourteenth street paving. They
say that the material was all bought in
1921 at peak prices and that they were
then ready to go ahead with the work
but that the city prevented it and that
the saving on labor this year will be
but nominal They also say that the
South Tenth street paving was done at
a greater cost than was contemplated
when the bid was made. The state
ment went to committee and did
not come back.
The court decision in the fourth
ward election case was read and elicit
ed no comment.
The council voted to add its protest
to bill pending in congress which
would permit Chicago to take more
water from Lake Michigan than it has
been taking through the drainage
canal to the Illinois river. 1t was as
serted that it would materially affect
navigable channels in Lake Michigan
harbors.
An ordinance was adopted prohibit
ing the use of telephone poles or
municipal poles for advertising There
will be five bulletin boards on poles in
each ward for legal notices.
The statutory $3.50 heretofore given
r to the G. A. r, for Memorial day ex-
penses will be disbursed by the young
er veteran associations, the older vet
Grams having asked to be relieved of
the responsibility.
The council accepted the invitation
to attend the St. Lawrence waterway
booster mass meeting at the X. of c.
hall Wednesday evening.
The brick building back of the city
hall facing Ninth street, and which
was a white elephant on the citys
hands has been razed, and two com
mittees both objected to auditing the
bill, but Drumm, for the committee on
sanitation, finally assumed the burden.
The street committee and the street
railway company cannot agree on a
franchise for the bus lines which the
company will take over, if a sasisfac-
tory ordinance is adopted. There have
been five drafts and innumerable con-
ferences. The committee was told to
draft their ideas and submit it to the
company to take it or leave it.
Residents on Wisconsin avenue want
the street graded from Eleventh to
Fourteenth street.
Leatham D. Smith of Sturgeon Bay
quotes SI.40 per net ton delivered for
crushed stone for street work The
bid was referred.
The report of City Sealer Henry
Mulholland, was on file showing that
his department cost the city SLOT
during the year, and giving some sta
tistcs of the work done, including $50
scales tested.
Mayor Georgenson closed his first
year by thanking the council for their
labors during the year. None of the
retiring aldermen, Fricke, Mahnke, or
: Wergin, had an inspiration for a
swan song, and the old council died at
10 o'clock in prosaic, routine fashion,
The new council met Tuesday even
ing The principal business as usual
was selecting city officers and getting
organized. All old officers were re-
elected or reappointed.
The only contest of any consequence
was that over street commissioner.
Emil Vollendorf has held the office for
seventeen years and has had many a
y narrow squeak for reelection. The
q first ballot was Vollendorf 7, Archie
Lii 8, Chas. Schroeder 8, Ed. Golden
stedt l. The second ballot stood Vol
lendorf s, Lii 4, Schroeder 2.
Harbor Master, minor office, re-
y quired eight ballots.
The mayor renamed the Attorney,
Engineer, Health Officer and Commits
soner of Weeds and all were con-
firmed
The following is the list of officers
u for the year:
President of Council--Alderman Ed
Y ward Thorison.
City Clerk--Arthur Zander.
=. Deputy City Clerk Allen Kleman.
Assessor Rudolph j. Goetzler
Street ommssioner--Emil Vollen-
dorf.
City Physician--Dr. A. J. Shimek.
Harbor Master-Capt w. Clark.
Building Inspector-John Peppard
City Attorney-Clarence L. Teitgen.
City Engineer-Fred L. Alter.
Sealer of Weights and Measures
Henry Mulholand
Health Officer-Dr. Max Staehle.
Commissioner of Noxious Weeds