The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-05-10
COUNCIL WINDS UP YEAR.
LAST MEETING OF OLD ADMINS.
rRATloN rs HELD.
NEW COUNCIL NEXT TUESDAY
Insurance on City Hall is Increased
From $4,000 to $4,000 49, Damage
Claims Against City Are Turned
over to Incoming Administration.


session the retiring city council adj
iourned at II o'clock last evening to
o'clock Tuesday morning, when the
councilmcn elect and the new city ad.
ministration will he formally ushcrcd
into Office when the council meets
again in business session Mayor Fri
day and four of the present council.
men. Mcssrs. Mathcwson, Crotty, stat.
ford and Kiesau will be missing from
the council table.
There were no speeches last even.
ing. Mayor Friday simply said at
the close of business, you gentlemen
know of course that this will be our
last regular meeting" For eight min
utes the old council delayed taking
the adjournment that would bring It's
city services virtually to close.
An members save Crotty and Stat
ford were present at last evenings
session During the evening the coun-
ell took action raising the insurance
on the city hail from $4,000 to $4,000.
The city's collection of damage claims
was formally bequeathed to the in
coming administration The annual
report Of Water Commissioner Brum-
mund, showing the details of the
years management of the citys water
plant, was accepted by the council.
Paving Remonstrance.
A remonstrance from Norfolk av-
enue property owners against paving
the avenue was brought before the
council last evening, having been filed
during the day with the city clerk.
The petition was signed by w. A.
Emery. H. ]. Graves, George III. Bish
op by j. W. Ransom, D. Rces by j..
w Ransom Aug. Karo, c. S. Hayes
W. A. Moldenhauer, II. f. Paul H..
Wetzel, +. A. Bryant and A. Reiand
and addressed to the city council I'M
der date of May 2, read as follows:
I'VE, the undersigned property own
ers on Norfolk avenue, demonstrate
against the paving of the said avenue
at this time for the following reasons;
First, the extremely prevailing high
prices of material and labor.
Second. the fact that the water and
sewer connections are not made on
Norfolk avenue.
Third. the fact that the present
sewer pipe ON Norfolk avenue is too
small
Fourth the fact that there are no
available funds to pay for paving the
intersections"
C. s, Hayes signature was attached
Il, fn1lnutinr p,nn,nron1nn, ooh
iects to paving till the lead pipe con
nections are made with sewer and
water mains"
Accompanying this remonstrance
was second remonstrance along the
same lines and signed by nearly the
same parties Circulated on March Z
its contents were published in The
News at that time, The councilmer
declined to take any action on the pc
titiOns, members stating that the time
for demonstrating had passed with the
adoption of the paving resolution ant
that only the difficulty of getting avail
able funds to pay for paving the stree
intersections now stood in the way o
paving Norfolk avenue from Seventh
street to the bridge.
The following claim from A. J. Dur
land was not allowed, the council
holding that under the contract be
tween the city and Contractor Her
rick, all damages of the kind claimed
fall against the contractor: ITO dam
ages to First street houses by con
struction of sewer main, $500 - ST
houses at $50 each"
City Clerk HUH reported the re
newal of $500 insurance on the cit
water plant and $4,000 insurance o
the city hall. On Mayor Fridays sus
gestion that the insurance ON the cit
hall was unduly low, Mathewson
Co. were instructed to write an add
tional thousand dollars on the built
ing.
The street committee was autho
lied by the council to take up wit
Abram White proposed settlemel
of his injunction suit against the Gil
on dispute involving a fence line.
Claims Against City.
City Attorney Weatherby again la
evening reviewed the collection
damage claims that have been file
with the city clerk On motion
Spelman and, with Mathewson votil
no" the entire list of claims WI
laid on the table for further consi
GRAFTON" The personal damage CLAIM
filed with the city clerk during Il
past year or SO are; Mrs. Margar
Boas, falling on sidewalk June 1876
$50; A. c, Williams, broken arm al
dislocated elbow falling on sidewa
November 1905, $3.50; DR.. j.
Mackay fractured leg, falling on sic
walk, December 1905, $1,000; Nj
Fannie Trennepohl, broken arm, ia
ing on crossing May, 1906, 5000, lat
claim, $3.50.
Before adjourning the council vot
that the cost of raising the wat
mains to permit the passage of I
sewer pipe should be assessed again