The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1922-09-14
CITY COUNCIL NOTES

because of the primary election on
Tuesday
Dumping of rubbish and garbage on
the lake street ends is causing pertur-
baton among some city officials. This
is a complaint as old as the city. The
alleged unSanitary condition OF the
bathing beaches was also aired. Inc
street commissioner wants authority to
hire some young men to stand guard
with weapons and authority to enforce
the ordinances by force of arms. IL
was said that some people express CON
tempt for the august council and its
rules and defy anyone to stop them
from their practices of dumping rub
hisb. The council gasped with aston
ishment and horror and it will be woe
betide the man who next essays to de
post empty tomato tins and super
animated cabbage on the beautiful
landscape bordering Lake Michigan.
An ordinance was adopted prohibit
ing Sunday nterments in Evergreen
except in cases of contagious disease
and shipments into the city arriving on
Sunday.
The semi-annual report of the city
utilities commission for the half year
ending June 80, 1922 was on file Ehe
assets of the plants are given ass;
Water, 1923, ,O93 O5; electric, S498,473.-
5s: total SI,O2l ,566.63 Revenues for
the half year were: Water, $685.
76s.O7: electric S9O,OlS.16. Net profits
are reported, water Sl4,92465, electric
500 ,229.39
The city attorney was authorized
and directed to appeal to the state SUI
premem court from the decision OF
Judge Werner in circuit court annull-
ing the city's 1920 assessment of the
Cereal Products company's properties
1t was decided to appeal at once and
not make the re-asSessment ordered, as
the appeal stays the order.
BY unanimous vote the attorney
was authorized to commence suit
against the Gas company to recover
large sums spent in laying gas pipes in
streets being prepared for paving aft
er the company had neglected to lay
the pipes after due notice. The
amounts were put into the tax roll but
the company refused to pay the taxes
The ground upon which payment is re
fused is not clear. kt
The vocational training school board
demanded the maximum which the law
requires the council to allow them, one
and half mills, and it was perforce
allowed. President of the board, Otto
Sengaub explained several sitems OF
the budget. The amount is Sf2,252,
They get considerable sum also from
the state A part of the money al
lowed is to be used to reduce the
boards deficit
Alderman Hanson, on behalf of the
welfare committee, reported on the
employment of combined visiting
nurse and school nurse. The council
paws half the salary and the city school
board half Drumm on behalf of the
committee on sanitation, of which he
is chairman, questioned the authority
of the welfare body to dabble into
nurse affairs and hinted pretty strong
ly about officious uSurpation. Nogel
also kicked about the salary of S2,lOO
being 800 in excess of the budget
provision, but the action was all en-
dorsed, 10 to 3, with Drumm, Nogel
and Klusmeyer voting "No."
Some of the polling places, which
are mainly in school houses, did not
get opened until after the legal hour
of 6 a. m on primary day, one of the
Third ward boards being unable to get
in until I O'Clock. The committee on
elections will coax the ianitors to cut
their sleep short little the next time
TO the discussion as to how to pre-
vent motor drivers from committing
hari-kar at open bridges there is no
end. 1t seems to be conceded that the
warning is insufficient at the Tenth
street bascule and various changes are
suggested. A 2OO-pound cop with a
club at each end is ideal but expensive
Bids received for the public comfort
station at the west side park and for
the public discomfort station projected
for the city hall back yard were re-
ferred to the sanitation committee
4 without comment
The Platt interests are trying to
obey the city's demand for a concrete
walk at Ninth and York streets, but
the contractor can not get cement. The
street commissioner said he had none
to spare for them.
The council fixed the pay of mem
hers Of election boards at SO per day
for both primary and general election
The privilege of using the comfort
stations in the city parks evenings has
been abused and attendants will lock
the doors at ocock p. m. Park Supt.
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