The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1905-04-28
BUSINESS OF THE CITY
COUNCIL HAD A BUSY SESSION
LAST EVENING.
THEY TURN DOWN PETITIONS
Opening Of Street and Sidewalks East
OF the River Refused-No Contract
Made for Building Walks and Cross
lngs-Luke Given Job.
lFrom Saturdays Dallv1

lngs-Luke Given Job.
From Saturdays Dailv1
The city council met In regular ses-
sion last night with Mayor HaZen and
all the councilmen present except
Cow, Walker and wilkinson The
proceedings of the regular meeting Of
April were read and approved
The street and alley committee re-
ported regarding the opening OF the
streets and alleys petitioned for at the
last meeting that they had investigat-
ed and found no necessity for the
same. II was recommended that the
prayer OF the petitioners be not grant
ed which recommendation was adopt
ed by vote OF the council. The com
mittee also reported regarding the
matter of sidewalks on the east side
Of the river that the number of the
people who would be benefited by the
walks would be few and that the cost
to the city owuld be considerable. 1t
was recommended that this petition
he not granted and the council ap-
proved the recommendation
The attorney reported regarding
the Emery building that Mr.. Emery
had commenced to veneer the build
ing with brick, although the work
was progressing very slowly.
The clerk was instructed to notify
the parties at the Junction who have
permission to open the hydrants that
before opening any hydrant they must
inform the fireman at the pumping
station OF the fact or the council
would be obliged to take action to re.
scind the permission granted.
Councilman Pasewalk reported that
one of the valves at the pumping sta
tion had been put in and that the
dwelling had been plastered: also that
he had ordered repairs for the hydrant
at the corner of Fourth street and
Madison avenue; also that he had ad-
vertised for bids for painting the roof
of the city building and had received
one bid. that of II. II. Luke at fifty
cents per square, and recommended
that the contract he let On motion,
contract was let to Mr. Luke at the
price stated the work to be done un-
der the supervision of Mr.. Pasewalk.
The clerk reported that he had noti-
fled II. Blatt regarding the water me.
ter and use of fire hydrants in accord
ance with the instruction at the last
meeting.
Councilman Kiesau reported that he
had advertised as instructed for bids
on the building of cement walks and
crossings and had received bids which
he referred to the council for opening
and consideration. Bids were re-
ceived from REYNOLDS & Klug, NJ. En-
dres and VIM. GOhle. The bid of NJ.
Endres, being the lowest, 1t was
moved to accept and that he be given
the contract for the municipal year
for building the crosswalks and side
walks to be put in by the city, accord
ing to specifications and under the di-
rectiOn of the street and alley com
mittee. There not being a majority
of the council voting in favor of the
motion it was declared lost.
The fire and police committee re-
ported that they had purchased eight
rubber coats for the firemen and had
them marked according to instruc-
tions. The cost of the coats was $325
each.
The petition of s. L. Anderson for
an extension of the water mains in
The Heights was read and explained
| by the property owners along the pro-
posed route and the petition was re-
| works.
A petition that the council purchase
S0A feet of lot owned by ]. C. Sttt
on Sixth street, for street purposes,
was read and referred to the street
and alley committee
Fred KlentZ submitted his subscrip-
tion list for street sprinkling and re-
Quested the council to pay him $50
per month for the same service The
request was rejected.
The mayor reported that C. II. Pill
ger had resigned as policeman and
that he had appointed ]. w. Porter in
his stead.
The Following resolutions were read,
and on motion adopted:
Resolved, That the sidewalks along
the property described as follows:
Lot l, block l, Machmuller's addition
along the west side of lots s, 9, 10, II,
12, 49, IA, block Is, of Durland's First
addition be condemned and the own.
ers thereof be required TO build the
same within thirty days according to
the provisions of ordinance No. 275.
Resolved, That new sidewalks be
ordered built along the north side of
lot lG, block 1, and on the east side
of lots l, ., 8, 4, 5. 6, 7, s, block l,
and along the east side of lots /, 2, 3,
4, AZ, 5, 6, 7, block 2, OF Pasewalks s
addition, and along the north side OF
lots l, 2, 8, 4, 5. block IA. subdivision
OF Durlands First addition, and that
the owners of the above described
property be required to build said new
u.