The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-05-08

avenue Is used three hundred and
sixty.fve days OF the year, while a
park would only be used at intervals
during the summer season. AS soon
as practicable the city should procure
the best location suitable for park,
and proceed to lay out the grounds
and bCautify them by planting trees
and shrubbory, extend the water mains
and put in hydrants and make other
needed improvements, thus providing
Norfolk with park that would be a
credit to the dignity of the city.
,. At the present time our streets
are needing a great deal of attention
and would urge that the city council
make some provisions by which the
small grader and King road machine
could be used constantly during the
year, extending the work to the out
lying portions of the city and includ.
ing the Junction; and | would sug-
gest that In addition to the street
commissioner, and under his supervi-
sion, a competent man with team be
hired to do this work, thus relieving
the street commissioner so he could
give his attention to the lettering OF
the sidewalk, crossings and cutters.
G. | deem 1t highly advisable for
the best interests of the city that all
policemen be dressed in full uniform
when on duty; and recommend the
purchasing by the city council of one
half dozen regulation police coats,
caps and stars for special policemen
whenever the occasion arises for their
appointment; nothing demands re-
AHa en-
be dressed in uniform. | endorse the
policy Of placing all police officers
and the police judge upon salary,
and that all fees be turned into the
city treasury, thus eliminating any
chance for graft and | desire to have
it fully understood that any and all
emblems of any nature, indicating
membership in any order or club, be
removed from the clothes of the po-
lice officer.
7. | am convinced that eleven sa-
looms are more than can be legiti-
mately operated or conducted in our
city of 5000 people; and | am in
favor of limiting the number of saloon
licenses to five and not more than
six, and the raising of the license fee
to $1,000 per year, and before the IL
censes are issued that the qualifica-
tions of the applicants be thoroughly
considered. And | desire to state that
am in favor of a law making the
signers of a saloon license petition
equally responsible with the saloon
keepers bondsmen. And | favor the
disseminating Of the issuing of drug
gists' permits for the sale of liquor
for medicinal purposes or otherwise.
s. / recommend that the sum of
81, 900 be set aside in separate fund
each year until the expiration of the
Bullock contract, to be used at that
time as the council may determine,
either towards the purchasing OF an
electric plant for the city to light her
streets and pump the water, or to
purchase new equipment that may be
needed.
9. / recommend that an ordinance
be passed establishing a uniform curb
line.
Hoping that the year will be one
of pleasant associations for both the
approve of all / deem best for the
city's interest, l am respectfully,
. ]. d. Sturgeon.
Mayor oIul SeoH ahHouhCeu IiaI he
would postpone making appointments
until Thursday night, to allow other
business to proceed promptly.
Councilman Dan Craven arrived at
this point and was sworn in.
The matter of saloon licenses was
then taken up.
Rev. Mr.. Conley, who conducted the
case for the local w. C. T. U. in pro-
testing against licenses, is pastor of
the Methodist church at Pierce. Mr.
Conley went at the case in manner
indicating that he had practiced law
before entering the ministry. A mum
Der of little tits engaged in between
the Rev. Mr.. Conley and lawyers add
ed something of zest to the scene.