The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1901-06-07


Upon recon- mendation Of Water Com.
missioner Stitt that the hours allowed
for lawn sprinkling be reduced until the
pumps are thoroughly repaired, the
water commissioner was instructed to
notify consumers that the hours for
lawn sprinkling are reduced from three
to two hours morning and evening until
further notice.
The mayor stated that the Thirteenth
street culvert is in very bad condition
and will have to be repaired at once. 1t
was moved and seconded that the streets
and alleys committee be instructed to
investigate the matter and purchase
whatever tiling or pipes it may be fonnd
necessary to tile the Thirteenth street
culvert. This motion was carried by
the full vote Of the council.
| The street commissioner reported the
First street bridge at the junction as
needing repairs and recommended that
it be replaced with l6.inch tiling, which
the city has on hand. The matter was
referred to the street and alley commit.
tee for action.
DR.. Bear recommended that the city
purchase formaldehyde lamp so as to
be prepared to enforce thorough fumi.
CATION of houses infected with contag.
eous diseases, and it was so ordered.
An ordinance granting permission to
w. II. Rish to construct sewerage
system in the city Of Norfolk and the
use of the streets and alleys for such
purpose, was laid over until the next
meeting, with instruction that certain
parts be changed
Ordinance No. 259, relating to certain
sidewalks, was read the third time and
passed.
The mayor requested the council to
take some action in regard to establish.
r sidewalks, and motion prevailed that
permanent corners be established for
each block on each side OF Main street
from First to Sixth.
q
gasoline street lamps be discontinued
y until October /, except on dark nights.
The city treasurer was authorized to
invest the sinking fund in registered
!, city warrants without interest.
Ordinance No. 25S.
An ordinance providing for the con.
struction of sidewalk on the west side
of Higgins avenue or Fourteenth street
r from the south line of Norfolk avenue
to the north line of Madison avenue
!. also providing for the construction of 8
sidewalk OH the west side of Sixth stree,
>. running from south side of Phillip
l. avenue to north side of Park avenue, al
in the city of Norfolk, Madison county
4 Nebraska. Also providing for thu
y, width, material and manner in which
~ said sidewalks shall be constructed.
4 Be it ordained by the mayor and city
u u council of the city of Norfolk, Madison
" county, Nebraska.
= Section one. Immediately after th
passage, approval and publication o
n this ordinance, as provided by law, side
" walks shall be constructed in the city O
o Norfolk, as follows:
o First. Beginning at the northeas
corner of lot one G) of block one (D o
- Hillside Terrace addition to the city Q
Norfolk, Nebraska, running theme
- south along the east line of said bloc
- one G), being a strip of walk extending
a from Norfolk avenue where it intersect
with Higgins avenue or Fourteent
street to the point where Madison
9 avenue intersects with Higgins avenu
''' or Fourteenth street along the west lin
- of said Higgins avenue or Fourteent
q street.
- Second. Beginning at the northeas
;, corner of lot one Cd of block nine co. g
Koenigstein's addition to Norfolk, NJ
,, braska extending south along the Yves
line of said block to the southeast col
ner of lot 10 of said block, being stri
of sidewalk extending from the in'erse(
:, ton of Sixth street with Phillip avenu
and running thence south to where sal
v said Sixth strees intersectS with Par
avenue along the west side of said Sixt
c street.
% Section two All of said sidewalk
o., herein provided for shall be 8 feet an
inches wide and constructed either {
D boards not less than one inch thick, lal
8 close together, resting on anG securel
80 nailed to stringers not less than
q, inches thick and 4 inches wide, or {
- hard brick, cement or stone. Said side
"A walks to be laid level and under tn
~ supervision of the street commissions
ra Section three. 1t is hereby made tn
:" duty of the street commissioner upo
y the passage of this ordinance, to in
* mediately notify the several owners {
rs the lots effected by this ordinance an
~ abutting upon the proposed sidewalk
said requirements of this ordinance IN
or il said owners or any of them shall ia
and neglect for thirty days after sal
ed notification to construct said walks ,
." herein ordered then the said street con
AR missioner shall, if ordered by the cit
rt. council in said city, cause the same to
40 constructed according to the require
ments of this ordinance and the costs
ho the said construction shall be collecte
ii. by levy of q special assessment again
Tor the property abutting against said sid
al walks.
~ Section four. This ordinance sha
"a take effect and be in force from an