The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-02-09
CRAVEN NOW COUNCILMAN
WAS ELECTED LAST NIGHT TO
SUCCEED C. p. PARISH.
START SEWER BOND ELECTION
The City Council Last Night Passed
the Proposed Sewer Bond Election
lsh il Next Time-For $4,000.

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lsh il Next Tme-For $4,000.
Norfolk drew n new councilman last
evening and again has full city coun.
ell after almost Il year Of sQuabblinG
and political rivalry II became ap-
parent at the meeting last evening that
another councilman was absolutely
necessary to make action on the sewer
bonds legal beyond doubt and Dan
Craven was elected to the Office, VA.
Gated by c. p. Parish, inside OF thirty
minutes. There was little jockcying
between Mayor Friday and the mem
bers Of the council before the manner
of electng the new councilman and
his name were decided upon. The old
ordinance providing that elective of.
! fees of the city beneath the grade of
mayor can only be filled by appoint
ment of the mayor, the council con.
tlrming the appointment, was passed.
The ordinance had been held up by
the council since II passed its second
reading in July. AS soon as IL was
passed Mayor Friday nominated Alex
Morrison, whom the council refused to
accept by vote of one for and six
against. The mayor then realized the
impossibility of passing any appoint
mcnt over the heads of the council and
after a consultation with several of
the members, nominated Dan Craven,
whose name was accepted by a ma
jority of the councllmen.
Act on Sewer Bonds.
Action was Immediately taken on
the question of a sewer bond election
and an ordinance providing for the
election 10 decide whether 100000 in
bonds should be issued by the city
passed its first and second reading
The original wording of the ordinance
provided for bonds to the extent of
S3S 900 but the members of the coun-
ell decided to increase this to 100000
according to the estimate furnished by
Engineer RoSewater according to his
latest plan. This additional $4,000
will provide increased sewage on
Main street and on Omaha avenue.
| The sewer according to the present
plans will extend from Logan street
to the river in direct line, on Omaha
avenue from Logan to Main, on Main
from Omaha to Norfolk. There will
be two laterals extending from Main
to Sixth on Park avenue and from
Main to Seventh on Madison avenue
and on Seventh from Madison avenue
to Norfolk avenue.
The ordinance calls for 100000
worth of bonds drawing three per cent.
interest and redeemable in thirty
years. The date of the election on the
ordinance is put at March 90, the
bonds to bear the date of May l.
The ordinance for the sewer bonds
will be put to its third reading at the
next meeting of the council when
Councilman Craven will qualify.
The order of the evening was:
Council met with the mayor and all
cOuncilmen present.
The petition for an arc light at the
intersection of Thirteenth street and
Norfolk avenue was granted, and the
gas lamp is to be removed. 1t was the
opinion of the council that no light is
necessary at Ninth and Koengstein
avenue.
A communication was read from En-
gineer Rosewater calling attention to
the change in the sewer plans, the
main sewer south being run down
First street to Omaha avenue, at an
increase of $4,000.
The matter of 81 900 damages asked
for by DR.. Mackay for falling on ce-
ment walk was referred to city attor-
ney.
The petition asking for a street
light at the corner of Ninth and Phil
ip avenue was referred to the proper
committee with instructions to report
at the next meeting.
The following resolution was read
and adopted:
Resolved, That the following de-
scribed sidewalks be condemned and
that the owners of the property be re-
quired to build new walks within thir-
ty days, according to the provisions Of
ordinance No. 275:
Western Town Lot company, block
16, east side of lots /, Q, 3, 4, 5, and
7; block Z, east side lots /, 2, 8, 4,
and 6, west side lots 7, 8, Q and TO-
block 8, west side lots 6, and 3.
Dorsey Place, block 2, west side of
lots II, 13 and IA.
Pasewalks Third addition, block 5,
east side lots l, 2, 7, 8 and 10
Pasewalks Second addition, block
3, east side lots A. and 6.
Koenigsten's Second addition, block
4, east side lot Z; block 4, east side lot
8.
Mathewson's addition, block 2, lot
l6, east side; block A. lot 7, east side
and north end; block 3, east side lot
lG, north side lot z; block 2, west side
lot 9.
Mathewson's Second addition, block
4, west side of lots 6 and 7,
Pasewalks Second addition, block