The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-03-25
Councilmen All Present.

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Every councilman OF the city, for
the first time in months, was at his
place in the council chamber at the
| city hall last night. Dan Craven
who had been out of the city on bust
ness, was present, and Councilman
| Coleman, who had been in California
in search of health, looked much bet.
ter than he did before leaving the city.
Ordinance No. 343 providing for the
elimination of the switching on certain
streets, passed it's final reading by a
vote of five to three.
The ordinance at it's first reading
provided that trains passing through
the city should not exceed the rate of
six miles nhour, but was objected to
by all three councilmen who voted
against Councilman Dolin asking that
it be laid on the table for five or six
months.
You are starting something with
that ordinance" he said, and you are
liable to lose a new depot" Council
man Brakeman, however, defended the
ordinance and stated that it was an
ordinance that the majority of the citi-
zens had asked for. The council
changed the speed limit to eight miles
an hour and the vote was taken and
carried, five to three.
Property Owners to Meet.
The expected meeting of the prop
erty owners with the ciuncil did not
occur, but II. A. Pasewalk appeared
before the council and explained that
the owners of property in the paving
district would meet at the city hall at
s O'Clock Wednesday night and discuss
the proposition as to what kind of
material they will ask the council to
pave Norfolk avenue with.
To Light EdgeWater Bridge.
petition from citizens OF Edge
water was received asking the coun-
Gil to place lights on the bridge and
at the M. & o. crossing. That part of
the city, they state in their petition,
is very dangerous on dark nights, not
only from accidents OF railing from
the bridge, but from Migrants that in
fest the region The council will place
a light at the bridge and an ordinance
will soon be drawn by the city attor-
ney requiring all railroads to have
lights placed at street crossings in the
city.
Many complaints were registered
against refuse heaps that are left in
the alleys of the city and the nuisance
on mi In,
owners to remove the nuisances at
once.
Street Light Talk.
w. j. Stadelman, in letter to the
city council answering their request
in regard to street lighting PROPOSE
tons, stated that if the council pro-
posed to light Main street with what
is known as the Park lighting sys-
tenn" it should be done by the under
ground conduit system and would
cost, for an up-to-date complete light
ing system, about s1,0292O This was
figuring on a basis of four lights to
the block on each side of the street, |
a total of thirty.two lights |
from the Oxnard corner to the railroad |
crossings.
Council Proceedings.
The city council met in regular ses- |
sion at $40 p. m. Mayor Friday pre-
siding. Present, Brakeman, Winter,
Coleman, Craven, Fuesler Fischer,
Dolin and Hibben.
The minutes of the last meeting
were read and approved.
Moved by Brakeman, seconded by
that the public works commit
tee be instructed to repair the west
side and Junction hose houses. Car.
ried.
Moved by tuesler, seconded by Cole.
man, that the city clerk be instructed
70 draw warrants on the fire depart
nent fund for $3.50 in favor of the
Eureka Fire Hose company for hose.
Carried.
A petition for lights on North First
street was read.
Moved by Winter, seconded by
8l'6eman, that one arc light be placed
ust north of the First street bridge.
Carried.
Ordinance No. 343 was read the
bird time.
Moved by Brakeman, seconded by
Coleman, that ordinance No. 343 be
PASSED as read Ayes: Brakeman.
WINTER Coleman, Craven, Fuesler:
lays; Fischer Dolin, Hibben. Car
led. II
The mayor appointed the following
lection board:
First Ward-Judges, w. II. Vida. l
nan, Fred Braasch, Il. Moeller; clerks, I
Ohm Schelly Warren McClary.
Second Ward-Judges, j. Larkin, f. u