The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-03-11
Pavino District is Created.

which created Norfolk's first paving
district, the city council adjourned at
midnight to meet again tomorrow
evening, when they will pass the or.
dinance ordering the paving of Nor.
folk avenue, including intersections,
from First to Seventh streets.
The third reading of the paving dis.
trict ordinance was suspended and
quick work was done by the city ia
theirs, who gave the measure it's final
reading.
After the council passes the order
to pave, thirty days will elapse before
actual work on the street can be done
Must Make Connections.
The ordinance ealing for the water
and sewer connections to be made was
also passed by the council last night
after many amendments. This ordi-
nance, which is now effective. is to
compel property owners to make sew.
er or water connections before the
paving of Norfolk avenue has COM
menced, thus saving the tearing up of
the paving.
To Get Houses Properly Numbered.
Express, telegraph, messenger and
telephone companies, according to
Councilman Dolin, have made many
complaints about the difficulty in locat-
ing persons to whom important dis
patches and packages are addressed,
owing to the fact that houses are poor
ly numbered. Some of the companies
q INV hn
painted" said Councilman Dolin. The
council will at once take steps to have
all the houses correctly numbered.
Edgewater will also get street signs.
New Stable for Fire Horses.
The fire department will get new
stable for the fire team, the present
stalls making the offices of the city
officials almost uninhabitable. The
stable will be built onto the rear of
the city hail. the cost not exceeding
5000. The hook and ladder company
will also get rubber coats.
Special Election for Bonds.
1t was stated that a special election
will be held for the intersection bonds.
This will be separate from the regular
April election.
The council met in regular session
at 8 p. m, Mayor Friday presiding.
observation-disclosures, Winter, Fuesler,
Fischer, Hibben, Dolin; absent-Cole-
man and Craven.
The minutes of the last meeting
were read and approved.
On motion the police Judge and
treasurer's reports for January and
February were ordered filed.
Ordinance No. 344 was read the
third time.
Moved by Winter, seconded by
Brakeman, that ordinance No. 344 be
adopted as read. Carried.
Ordinance No. 345, creating paving
district No. /, was passed under sus-
pension of the rules.
Moved by Winter, seconded by
Brakeman, that an addition be built at
the rear of the city building for the
fire team, at cost not exceeding 5000.
Carried.
The city clerk was instructed to no.
tify NJ. l.. Ogden to remove his hogs
from within the city limits at once.
The following bills were reported o. !
X. by the auditing committee: Nor
folk Long Distance Telephone Co.,
$1,000; l.. c. Mittelstadt, 1896; r. N. |
FOWL, $4,000; c. F. A. Marquardt, !
SIS; w. H. Livingstone, $55; W. |
O'Brien, $25; A. Brummund, $62; Ed |
Harter, $74; /. T. Cook. $l5.25; John ,
He. mann, $11; f. Brummund, 81; H.
1925; E. Mas, Sc; A.
Degner, 81; E. S. Monroe, SOL; Chi
cago Lumber Co., So; w. d. Uecker,
5000; S. Ammidon, So; H. Rohwer,
81; Dignan & Shultz, $2.35; w. H.
Sc; j. Friday, So; Salter
Coal and Grain Co., $31,60; J. Jones,
81; A. Finkhouse, 1884, Nebraska Tel
ephone Co., $3.50; Huse Publishing
Co., $114SO; Norfolk Light and Fuel
Co., SIS; Norfolk Electric Light and
Power Co., $267.7O.
Moved by Brakeman, seconded by
Winter, that bills be allowed as read
and clerk be instructed to draw war
ants on the different funds for the
amounts. Carried.
Moved by Fuesler, seconded by Win.
er, that the fire and police committee
'e instructed to purchase four rubber
oats from the West Side Hose Co.
Carried
Moved by Fuesler, seconded by Hib-
zen, that property owners be notified
o number all houses in the city lin.
is by April l, 1910. and the mayor ap-
Joint a party to number all houses
lot numbered by that time and costs
harged to the owners. Carried.
The treasurer's report was read and
eferred to the auditing committee.
Moved by Fischer, seconded by Win.
er, that the bill of Ed Brocker for SO
re allowed. Carried.
The council adjourned at midnight
ntil Wednesday evening, March 9, at
o'clock.
Ordinance No. 344.
An ordinance providing for the use