The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1922-11-23
CITY COUNCIL NOTES

The council met in regular session
Monday evening with all present, ex-
cept Revolinski
A petition from the Lions club was
on file asking the council to send two
official representatives to the National
Rivers and Harbors congress to be held
at Washington Dec. 6 and 7. The
council voted to send one, to be ap-
pointed by the mayor but private in
terestS may send others.
The river dredging job is completed
and the balance due the contractors,
McMullen & PITT, was allowed. The
total cost was Sl9,59l, trifle less than
the engineers estimate. About 10000
cubic yards was removed from the
channel. The bridge and harbor COM
mittec were authorized to blow out a
large rock in the river bed which may
roll back into the channel, whence it
was removed.
City Assessor Goetzler was allowed
an assistant at S75 per month, but the
clerk must confne her services to the
assessors office.
A saloon" license granted to Rud-
olph Norosky for the KoSsuth house, at
Buffalo and Ninth streets.
The high school plumbing scheme
will he altered to the extent of dis
charging into the Eighth street sewer
instead of directly into the lake.
The city closed deal to sell a lot
to Uncle Sam for $3.50. 1t is at the
lake end of Chicago street and is prob
ably wanted for purposes in connection
with the government light and fog sig
nal station.
Julius Lndstedt had communica-
tion on file suggesting, in substance,
that the city pursue more liberal pol
icy toward residence districts outside
the limits, and afford them facilities
without trying to force annexation.
The Allen estate, represented by r.
H. Markham, made an offer to the city
to sell for park purposes all the es-
tate's real estate east of Fourth street.
and between Park and Huron streets,
a total of ffty-fve dry city lots, and
lots submerged in Lake
Michigan. 1t is the land along the
north side high bluff and is badly cut
NJ viii "gu'lico." III, p,'s. Il so,1oG
for all the dry lots and $4,000 for the
sAbeeFgeta,lets with riparian rights.
rhe pqssihllstv of reclaiming the sub
marine lots is noted. The matter was
referred to the finance committee, who
were instructed to get quotations on
other lake shore property 1t would
make ideal park land, vastly better
than some purchased,
The National Child Welfare com
mittee is to spend 100000 in research
and demonstration work in three cities.
The selection of cities is to be made
within two weeks On the suggestion
of City Nurse, Miss Chase, the city is
to make formal application for selec-
tion as one of the favored three.
The idea seemed to be that of $780,,
600 is to he spent in each of three
cities of from 10000 to $4,000 popula-
tion without obligation on the part of
the city; why not here? The Rotary
club has already endorsed the move
ment and appointed committee to
urge the city's claims Every organ
izaton in the city will be asked to get
behind the movement.
The big noise of the meeting was the
of Vogel, Klusmeyer, Thomp-
son, and Drumm, socialists, to cut
down Fire Chief kratz's bill of $12l
for use of his own automobile while
the city's car was being repaired, There
was a parliamentary battle ending in
a decision of draw when the matter
was sent back to the committee with
to report recommends
tions, and if possible compromise with
the chief. The fre-fghter has said
"all or none"
Nick Holly of the Sixth ward wanted
refund of 81, being an assessment for
street oilng, alleged to have been use
less 1t precipitated general debate,
Thompson said that the people are al
ways anxious to find any pretext for
condemning street oiling, although it
is all that holds up many street sur
faces. The refund was disallowed with
only Kazda, Bouril, Nogel and Snug
gler voting to refund.
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