The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-09-01

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the council last evening aud the or
dinanco committee and the city attor.
ney were instructed to draw up an
ordinance to that effect
The ordinance is to be taken up at
the next meeting of the council when
1t will be rushed through to enable
the railroad company to get to work
Immediately on the new Improvement.
According to the petition, the railroad
company Is to build the track so rs
not to Inconvenience traffic I'm any
way. Cars will not be allowed to
stand on the track II. A. PascwallI
and A. w. Hawkins, who were pres.
ent at the meeting in the interest of
the petition. declare that the railroad
company will probably construct
planking between the tracks in this
alley, which will enable teams to drive
there just as they are doing at the
present time. The building of this
track, say a number of the council
men, will not only increase the value
of the property affected by the track.
ing, but will induce new business en-.
terprises to come here. The granting
of the petition alone, says one bust
ness man, assures the establishing of
a wholesale buggy and machinery
house here.
James Dignan, local plumber who
the council believe did some digging
for the city some time ago will be
asked to make settlement with Claude
loush, who not long ago ran into a
ditch In the southern portion of the
city and sustained several broken ribs
and other injuries. Housh asks the
city for $3.50 damages. The city will
endeavor to hold Dignan responsible
under his bond. The bond, however,
having been done over two years ago
may leave Dignan out.
Mayor Friday would establish a hay
market square in Norfolk. He recon-.
mended last night that the public
works committee get busy and find a
location for farmers who come to the
city to sell hay. The Foster lots which
heretofore have been used for this
purpose are now occupied and the
farmers are without lot for the sell.
ing of hay. The public works commit
tee was instructed to find a place for
a hay market. The committee was
given power to act.
Through the untiring efforts of Coun-
Gilman KOorber of the Fourth ward,
the Northwestern road will not be in
convenienced by a long wait for a
petition to be signed in New York
City asking the city council to create
a sewer district on the south side for
the connection with the new depot and
other new buildings being constructed
there. Councilman Koerber had ready
an ordinance at last nights meeting
which was passed with speed. After
its passage City Engineer Tracy hand
ed in plans and specifications and an
estimate and bids for the construction
of this sewer will be advertised for
Immediately. Within eleven days the
bids will be opened and the lucky con-
tractor ordered to get busy at once.
After an exhibition of disc" me.
ter by a representative of an eastern
factory, it developed that the city has
been paying $12 for a meter which Is
not as good as meter costing but IS.
1t also developed that the ordinances
| prohibit the purchase of the cheaper
and better meter. The disc meter is
being installed in many other cities
and has proved its superiority to the
So meter used in Norfolk. The city
council ordered that the city attorney
change the city ordinances to allow
the use of the disc meter. No reason
was given why the ordinance prohib-
| tied, heretofore, the use of the cheaper
meter.