The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1922-06-22

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The city board of education reported
to the council the present status of new
high school affairs. After giving the
bids received showing that the low bid
with additional grading, other work
and $4,000 for equipment would come
to S597,2Sl,20, the board pointed out
the an appropriation of an additional
$4,000 is necessary before the school
board could sign the contract as the
law requires that the money must have
been provided before the contract is
executed On invitation, Mr. j. j.
Kelley, president of the school board,
addressed the council. When the mat
ter of the appropriation came up. He
said that the 100000 contemplated
the completed project including the
tower on the main building, the build
ing of which has been in doubt. The
vocational school is not included. The
council unanimously voted the $4,000
from the general fund, the first unani-
nous vote on the school proposition,
even the recalcitrant Drumm finally
giving up his long struggle. The work
will now be under way within two
weeks.
The plans for 1928 paving contem-
plate only one big job, that of paving
Marshall street from Eighth street to
Twenty-sixth street. 1t also includes
pavement all the way around the via
duet loop the loop, mainly on South
Twenty-frst street, the block of Elev-
enth between Franklin and Washing
ton streets and the extension south
ward on Fourteenth street from Divi-
sion to the city limits. The proposal
to order the underground work on
these streets did not come back from
the committee and there may be some
changes.
The former action directing the $780,
600 of per cent paving bonds to he
retailed by the treasurer was rescinded
and bids for the lot will be advertised
for. This action was due to informa-
ton that the bonds on bids will com
mand a considerable premium.
Twenty-frst street bridge has not
changed its habits since it was moved
up the river from Tenth street. 1t is
out of repair and the matter of its be
ing fit for travel is in doubt. When
the pavement on North Eighteenth
street Il opened there will be large
traffic over it, Temporary repairs VIII
be made at Once-to keep it open for
fire protection to the industries on the
low level until the new pavement is
ready.
The matter of appropriating $4,000
for band concerts caused a general de-
bate and lot of roll calls 1t was de
feated 7 to 6, came back again and
carried Z to g. RevOlnSky having
switched. The Socialists split, two for
and three against the proposal. The
final vote was, for the appropriation:
Vogel, Schultz, Kazda, Bouril, Thomp-
son. Nienaber, RevolinSki against:
Thorison, Smuggler, Klusmeyer, Staal-
son. Smith, Drumm. 1t is not finally
carried yet by any means as the mayor
who referred to it as the most absurd
and unreasonable demand ever made
upon the council" stated after the vot-
ing that he would "giye them another
chance to vote cn it," meaning that he
will veto it, which will probably kill it,
Petitions favoring the appropriation
and bearing 1000 names had been pre-
sented by the American Legion which
had conducted a canvass.
Upon request of Probation Officer
Mabel Killen the council authorized the
use of the Isolation hospital for the
detention of juvenile offenders until
some other place can be provided.
There are no patients there and she
objected to sending the youngsters to
Jail as has been done.
The plans for a public comfort sta
lion were approved and the calling for
bids for its erection authorized Sew
eral expressed their objections to build
ing on the city hall premises, or build
ing at all now, and the thing carried
only 7 to with Schuetz, Bouril, Snug
gler, Smith, Revolinski, and Nienaber
voting "'no".
The mayor appointed an alderman
from each ward to serve on the board
of review. He named Schultz, Thori-
son, Vogel, Kazda, Drumm, Hansen
and Revolinski. Drumm tried to beg
off as he said he couldn't work ten
days for So per day but the mayor told
him that was one of the burdens he
assumed with the office of alderman.
The city will open Ninth street
south from Division along the west side
of the new high school grounds; by
purchase if feasible, by condemnation
if necessary.
A lot of usual petitions were read
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