The Norfolk weekly news., 1900-11-08
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
\ Large Number of Bilis Allowed aud
General Busincss Trans
acted.

| N'N'Hl- l'hlibNh
Minutes of two preceding meetings
were read and approved.
Treasurer report for October, show
ing balances as follows-geucra fund
s53l 10; interest fund, 81 5O3 10, water
fund, $3.50 10, road fund, SIS % sink.
ing fund, 81 S9G p, fire department
fund, Sl4i so; was read and referred tC
auditing committee.
Police Judges report for October show.
ing fines collected S63 10, read and ro.
ferrcd to auditing committee.
The auditing committee reported back
the treasurcr's statements for August
September and October, and the police
| judges report Tor September ~
correct, and report was accepted.
Committee on streets and alleys rt
ported that u car of stone had been re-.
| ceived and placed in crossings in various
parts of the city.
The mayor was authorized to instruct
the street commissioner to fill III the
streets where the water mains had been
uncovered, so rs to prevent freezing.
The special committee on electric
| lights reported that it had conferred
| with Mr. Patterson, lessee of the electric
| light plant. and that he had agreed to
furnish the six street lights for the
same price as before the last three were
put in and recommended that the three
lights be discontinued. The report was
adopted and the clerk was instructed to
notify the lessee of the lighting plant to
discontinue the street lights at the inter
section of Norfolk avenue and Ninth
street; Philip avenue and Sixth street
and Philip avenue and Fourth street.
j. W. Ransom, agent for Geo. H.
Bishop, asked the council through the
clerk, for permit to erect brick build.
ing on corner of Norfolk avenue and
Fourth street. The request was referred
to the committee on fire and police with
power to act
A communication from City Engineer
w. II. Lowe, in regard to establishing a
grade on South Fourth street, was read
and ordered filed.
On motion the resolution OF the
council on September 6 referring to in
struction to city engineer to establish
grades at expense of city if sidewalks
are built ana at expense of lot owners if
walk is not built was rescinded.
The following claims were read and
ordered paid:
w. II. Widaman, salary, $50.
Martin Kane, salary, $50.
w. II. Livingston, salary, $40.
S. r. Mcfarland, three months salary
and postage, $75.35.
Oscar Uhle, three months salary,
$l25O.
+. w. Beck, three months salary,
$12. 90.
julius Degner, three months salary,
$l2 SO ...-
Ed Grant, three months salary, $l2 90.
August Brummund, three months
salary, $l2.50.
A. G. Hickman, six months salary.
1876.
Burt Mapes, three months salary,
$50. .-i
John Friday, three months salary and
postage, 1915.
H. E. Hardy, coal to city hall, $3.50.
L. A. Ayers, repairs at Jail, $6.
Fred Klentz, street sprinkling, $l5.
j, M. Covert, killing two dogs, 81.
j. M Covert, special police, 81 80.
W. p. Dixon, special police, 81 SO.
H. Van Horn, special police, $3, 80.
Wm. Hemphill, special police, 81.
j. S. Morrow, special police, 81 30.
w. H. Cooley, sp cial police, ~.
Albert Degner, hardware, $3.50.
w. H. Lowe, establishing grade on
Fourth street, SIC.
Chicago Lumber Co., car crossing
stone. $l26,72.
l.. G Mittelstadt lumber for crossing
and walks, SIS. 80.
Chicago Lumber Co., lumber for side
walks and crossings, $92, ,73.
Edwards 81 Bradford Lumber Co.,
lumber for sidewalks and crossings
$l5325.
w. II. Law, labor on streets and side
walks, $35.75.
Dan Craven, cinders for streets,
15 cents.
w. A. King, work on grader, $27.
M. r. Green, unloading car of stone
and drayage, 81 90.
John Clemmons, work on street
grader, $l4. 80
Pardon Marshal. work on street
grader, 81. 30.
j. A. Light, work on street grader,
s. %.
O, A. Richey, drayage, $l.5O.
w. j. Freeman, work on crossings,
$3,
]. L, Simpson, salary and postage, $40
G. +, Mapwiller, salary, $45.