The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-04-12
A CLERICAL ERROR MADE|
OLD LICENSES LAPSE WEEK TOO
SOON.
START BAN ON BRICK WALKS
City Council Discovers That Saloon
Licenses Die April 80 and No New
Ones Can be Granted Till May Z.
But City viii Probably Keep Faith.

But CITY VIII Probably Keep Faith
Will Norfolk welcome her new city
administration into Office on May z
with an accumulated thirst" of a
weeks duration? Will Norfolk wres-
tie with the did" problem for seven
days and enjoy weeks experiment
with prohibition?
Apparently there will be no liquor
licenses in force in Norfolk between
April 30 and May of this year. The
city statutes provide that the liquor
license granted an applicant shall be
In force from the date of such IL
cense to the end of the municipal
year" Through a clerical error last
year all licenses were advertised and
granted to expire on April 80. The
new licenses can not be brought into
effect before May 7, the beginning of
the new municipal year,
The discovery of the mistake ere
ated no little excitement among the
city officials. AS the matter was sim
ply the result of technical mistake
the city attorney is of the opinion that
the council can carry out the spirit of
the law and take action permitting
the saloons to run under their old Ii.
cense until the expiration of the mu-
nicipal year. The matter will be care
fully investigated, however, before the
council carries out its part of what
the councilmen consider to be a vir-
tual contract entered into in good
faith and supposed at the time to Gov
er the regular license period.
| Nevertheless the vision of dry"
town is apt to create something of a
stir about the city, when it becomes
known that a week of seven dry"
days seems even remotely impending
c. b. Durland was elected mayor of
Norfolk on Tuesday. April 2, receiv-
ing majority of 1856 over his repub-
lican opponent, ]. d. Sturgeon.
new democratic city administration
will take charge of the city govern
ment on Tuesday, May Z. All this was
solemnly announced at the close of
the official canvass of election returns
made by the city council at last even
ing's session It was the first official
recognition of the results of this
springs election.
Official Returns.
The official returns were virtually
the same as the unofficial figures pub
lished in The News The successful
candidates and their majorities as can
vassed last night are as follows: c..
b. Durland, mayor, 1856; julius Huff,
clerk, Al; julius Haase, treasurer 267;
c. F.. Eiseley, police Judge, IA; H. Sal
mon, city engineer, 1853; S. w. Garvin,
First ward councilman, 61 E. B.
Kaufman, Second ward councilman,
| "a; j. Degner Third ward council
man, 16; Pat Dolan, Fourth ward coun-
Gilman, "a; members board of educa-
ton, A. Degner, 10, S. G. Dean, 40,
Thomas Shively, "A. The vote on the
school bonds, as announced in The
News, stood SIS for the issue and 145
against.
| City Clerk Huff was instructed to
issue certificates of election to the sue
cessful candidates. The new city Of
ficials will take their seats on May 7,
the members of the board of educa-
ton on May 6.
| The city council meeting last even
ing was held in the city clerks office,
the fire department meeting occupy
ing the assembly room at the city
hall. The council meeting lasted until
near the midnight hour and was at
tended by all members save Crotty,
Craven and Stafford.
At the request of Splitter & Co, the
Toledo bond house who have contract
ed to purchase the $4,000 sewer bond
issue, resolution was introduced in
the council confirming and ratifying
the issuance of the bonds and direct
ing that the bonds be turned over to
Splitter & Co. on the payment of the
purchase price into the city treasury.
1t seems that the council had neglect
ed to take the required technical ac-
ton after the approval of the bonds
by the Norfolk voters. The resolution
introduced last night and put on first
reading was offered to clear the rec.
lords.
Are After Brick Walks.
Inc ordinance requested by Mayor
Friday placing the official ban" of
city disapproval on brick walks in
Norfolk was also offered and placed
on first reading. If the ordinance
passes all Norfolk sidewalks laid in
the future must be constructed of
stone, cement or artificial stone"
To Open Avenue.
The council last evening took steps
towards opening Pasewalk avenue
across the Union Pacific right of way
between Eleventh and Twelfth streets.
The council voted that that part of
) Pasewalk avenue abutting on the
Union Pacific right of way be opened
and that the railroad company be re-
quired to construct a crossing over
the tracks. A portion of the land to
[ be opened belongs to Carl Wolfe and