The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1922-01-19
CITY COUNCIL NOTES

Monday evening.
The resolution asking that the pro-
hibition laws be amended to permit
the sale of slight" wines and beer was
adopted 9 to 2. Thorison and Fricke,
the two second warders, voted mo-"
Hansen voted present" Kazda and
Revolinsk were absent. The rest vot-
ed "Aye." The resolution will be GER
tilted to the two houses of congress.
1t will take all of two weeks for con-
gress to amend the law in compliance
with the request.
An ordinance was introduced regu-
lating the sale of beverages. 1t is
modelled on the state prohibition law
and the apparent, if not avowed pur-
pose is to conduct city prosecutions
Hereunder so that the city treasury
can get some of the big money being
paid as fines for liquor violations.
A resolution was adopted creating
four coasting zones on city streets but
the information was given out that If
the attorney rules that it creates new
city liability for accidents the mayor
will veto it. The zones are on North
Seventh, South Twelfth, South Six
teenth, and Clark streets.
Mr.. Thomas Higgins, former owner
of the local street railway, appeared
as volunteer speaker on the question
of regulating the motor bus competi-
ton. He gave a long talk, the sub
stance of which was that any financial
burdens placed on the lines are ulti-
mately paid by the patrons, and that
unless competition to the car lines is
abolished the company cannot carry
on. Perhaps the two propositions are
not irreconcilable but they are not in
apparent harmony on casual considera-
ton.
He doesn't think the car lines can be
compelled to pave and said, in effect,
that the new owners in 1918 paid half
of the assessment for North Eighth
street paving merely to make them
selves good fellows as newcomers in
town.
The Riverview bus company was in
with a statement asking that heavy
license tax burden be not laid on the
business The pending ordinance was
not reported back from the committee.
Street {, nissionee VollendIrf lad
his annual report OH file. The depart
me .it laid 27,4b9 fees or curb and gut
ter in 1921, and 2,9+7 feet of replace
ment of corners together almost six
miles.
Three thousand egiht hundred and
fifty-eight yards of gravel were re-
moved from the city pit valued at ST.
3503O. The pit has furnished SlO,-
66O.30 worth of material since it was
purchased in 1905 for $4,000.
The usual monthly reports of City
Building Inspector Peppard and Sealer
Mulholland were on file.
The mayor is getting nervous about
the long delinquent taxes of the Gas
company. The city attorney said he
was prepared to get judgment and
"put the company in the auction
block" He said that the company had
made promises and had lately rendered
a small part of the sum due, which
the city had refused to accept. The
mayor wants action.
The state industrial commission late
ly decided in favor of the city in the
Koral case arising from an injury
to a student in the vocational
school. The council was surprised
to find a new claim on file in
the matter in the sum of S4,SO2. The
commissions decision was based on the
theory that the student was not an en-
ploye and not under their jurisdiction,
Filing the claim anew probably means
that the city will have a court fight
outside the Workmen's Compensation
act.
The school bonds recently voted by
the people will be valid according to
a decision reporting to emanate from
the attorney general, who as state
bond commissioner passes on such
questions.