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About The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19?? | View Entire Issue (Sept. 18, 1903)
Ml 10 NORFOLK NKWS : FRIDAY , SMPTHMUKK IS , HIGH , City Council Revises the Law on Sidewalks. A NEW STREET COMMISSIONER. Mr. Hartman Is Removed by the Coun cil and Bntlike \ Put In the Office. Insurance Companies Will Have to Pay up What They Owe. Strt-H ComlsNlonor K. K. Hurlmim > VHH rutmivoil frnin olllco liy order of i\w \ city cuiuioll liiHt night. Angiml lliithko was iioinlniitoil liy the mayor imtl npiiolnli'il to the piwltlon. The city t-mmcll nint In rogtilur HOH- plnn , iiroHont Mnyor 1 la/tin , Councilmen - men Itniimnuiul. KloHini. Sppllmun. \NMlUliiHon , Xuoltnv. AliHont , Tylor. WnlUur. ProroiMllngH or two iirovlotiti iiu-H- IIIKH won- read nnd aiimvi | | < il. Htronl anil alley connnlttoo reported Unit they had made contract with M. 10. Slilploy to construct Park aveniio ditch hut bond has not yet been niRiiod. Suggt'stcil Unit commlUoo tl'-elilo aw to requirement for bond. Motion to award contract to Ship- Icy without bond WHH lont. On recoiiHlderallon u motion to place tiling In North Fourth Htrcot { juttor WIIH lost. W.V. . HohorlH Hald all Inmmmco companies' not paid tux and mig- posted that they ho made to do HO. Motion carried to that offoct. Mr. Wilkinson reported from poc- ln.1 committed on Htroot grmloH , with following roHolulIon and moving HH adoptluu and insortlon In ordinance : Hosolvcd , That the Hldowalk gradi In all BtrootH Houtlt of the north line of MadlHon avenue and west of Sixth Htroot and north of the Houth line of UrnaHch avonno Blmll not bo moro than eight inches level of the natural Hiirfaco of the lota In the block wlioro the walk IB to bo laid , or prndo oHtabllwhod by the HtrcotH mid : ilk\vn , and all walks shall bo laid in uniform Htrcot with the olhor Hide walks in the Hiimu block. Motion carried. Ordinance No. 27i" > was road uni' vanned its third tlmo. It wns do clnrod an ordinance. Council adjourned. Ordinance No. 275. An ordinance regulating the con structlon of sidewalks in tno city of Norfolk. Nebraska , providing the time , manner and material for their construction and for their malnteu mice and euro , and for the condemn ing and repairing of sidewalks al ready built. Ho it ordained by the Mayor and Council of the City of Norfolk , Nob. Sec. 1. Immediately after the pas sage , approval and publication of 1hls ordinance according to law , all sidewalks within the corporate lim its of the city of Norfolk are hereby ordered to lie constructed at the time , In the manner and of the material as hereinafter provided. See. 2. All sidewalks shall ho con structed of stonecommithard burned brick , vltrllled brick or artitlctal * tone , resting on a foundation of four inches of cinder or mind , and when linllt of brick the border bricks minll lie set on edge and supported with a bank of earth as high as the top of 1ho walk. All walks to be constructed with a slone toward the street of 1 inch in 5 foot. Sec. It. All sidewalks shall bo so constructed that the top of the walk Hhiiil correspond with the established grade , wheroone Is established ; whore no grade is established sidewalks shall be built under the supervision of lie street commissioner who shall ascertain the grade. Sec. Jl fc. The sidewalk grade on nil streets south of the north line of Madison avenue and west of Sixth street and north of the south line of Itrnnsch avenue shall be not moro than eight Inches above the level of the natural surface of the lots in tho" llock ) where the walk Is to bo laid , and nil walks shall bo laid on grade established by the street commission er with the approval of the committee on streets and alleys , and all walks shall bo laid in a uniform street line with the other sidewalks in the same block. Sec. 1. All sidewalks shall bo of width described as follows : On Norfolk avenue from First street to Seventh street the walks shall no not less than sixteen feet wide ; On Norfolk , avenue from Seventh street to Thirteenth street the walks shall be not loss than five foot wide ; On Madison avenue from Third street to Fourth street on the north side , the walk shall be not less than six feet wide ; and from Fourth street to Sixth street on the north side the walk shall bo not less than live feet wide. On Second stroat on the east side from Norfolk avenue south to the al ley the walk shall be not less than six feet wide , nnd on the west side of Second street from Norfolk avonno to Madison avenue the walk shall bo not loss than six feet wide. On Third street from Norfolk av enue to MndKon avenue the walk Shall be not less than tlvo foot wide. On Fourth street on the east side from Norfolk avi'nue to Madison av enue the walk shall bo not less than ten feet wide and on Fourth street on the cast side from Norfolk avenue to Hrauseh nvenue the walk shall be not less than ten foot wide , and on Fourth street from Hraasch avenue to Mcdison nvenno on the west side of the street the walk shall bo not loss than eight feet wldo nnd from Mad ison nvenuo to Philip nvcnuo on the west side of Fourth street the walk shall bo not loss than six foot wide , On Fifth street south to the alley on the east side of the street the walk shall bo not less than twelve feel wldo nnd on the east side of Flftl BUoot from Norfolk avenue to Brnnscl ; avenue the walk shall bo not loss than six foot wide and on the wcs side of Fifth Htroot from Norfolk av enue to the depot platform the- walk shall he not lens than twelve feet wldo and on the west side of Fifth Htrcot from Norfolk nvnnuo south to the al ley the walk Hliull bo not IOHH than fourteen foet. and on the wont Hide of Fifth Htieet from Madison avenue north to the alloy the walk shall lie not ICHH than twelve feet wldo. On Sixth Hired on the cant Hide com Norfolk avenue to Philip avenue ho walk shall be not IOSH than live cot wldo. On FIrHt street from FlnU avenue ) Second avenue the walks shall bo ot less than eight feet wldo. On all other Htreets In Norfolk the valks Hhall bo not IOSH than four feet ml eight Inches in width , and In the esldenco part of the town the Htroot Ino shall be not ICSH than live feet 'our Inches from the line of the ad olnlng lot. Sec. f > . In cases where the ostnb Ished grade Is fixed at Iwolvo Indies ir more above the level of the adjoin ug lot the walk may bo made of loards of not ICMH than ono Inch In hlckness laid closely together upon ot lens than four Htrlngors not loss ban two by four inches In sl/.o and ocuroly nailed thereto , and shall con 'orm In width with walks Hpecllled n this ordinance. Sec. it. Sidewalks shall ho con trucled by order of the city council rt'hlch order shall ho served upon the iwner , If be bo within the limits of he city , otherwise upon the ngont of ho owner or upon the person occupy- ng said lolH.nnd snob sidewalks shall ,10 , constructed within thirty days nf- or the sorvlco of such notice. Sec. 7. If the owner , his agent , or ho person occupying mich lots shall fall or neglect to construct such side walks within thirty days after notice dmll have been Hervod upon him or lor It shall bo the duty of the street ommlHslonor of this city to construct such sidewalk and furnish the city 'omic.ll ' an Itomlx.ed statement of all ixponses Incurred .In building said sidewalks and such expense shall bo issoHsod against said property nnd L-ollected In manner provided by law. Soc. 8. All sidewalks hereafter con structed shall conform to the provis ions of this ordinance nnd in case any person within the city limits , under notice given or otherwise , constructs i sidewalk In violation of this ordl nanco the Htroot commissioner Hhall stop the work of such construction ami order the same to bo made In ac cordance with the provisions of this ordinance , and the wont already made to bo changed and on failure of such person to change any mich work the street commissioner Hhall forthwith change said work nnd furnish the city council with an itemized statement mont of the expense , nnd such ex pense. Hhall bo assessed against said property nnd collected In manner pro vldod by law and any person violating any of the foregoing provisions of this ordinance shall be doomed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall bo lined In any sum not exceeding the sum of ten dollars. Soc. H. All cross walks In the city shall be not loss than three foot in width nnd so laid as to conform to the established grade of the street , and shall , witiuii the lire limits of the city of Norfolk , bo constructed of stone or cement , and without said lire limits , may bo two Inch plank laid crosswise on four by four stringers two feet six inches.apart. Sec. 10. The owner of each lot or lots adjoining which a sidewalk is constructed , or which may hereafter lie required to bo constructed is hereby required to keep such side- walks In good repair and In safe con dition. When any such sidewalk is not in good repair or in safe condi tion , nnd the street commissioner shall deem It necessary that any side walk shall be repaired , or It shall ho required by the city council , It shall lie the duty of tno street commis sioner to notify , olthor orally or in writing , the owner of the lot or ploco of land along and contiguous to which such sidewalk Is situated , his agent or the person occupying such prop erty to at once repair the same and place It in good and safe condition. Any person falling to comply with such notice within twenty-four hours alter Its service shall bo doomed guilty of a misdemeanor nnd upon conviction thereof shall bo lined in any sum not exceeding ten dollars. If within the twenty-four hours after the service of said notice said sidewalk s not repaired and rendered safe , it shall be the duty of the street com- ntssloner to repair and make safe said sidewalk and furnish to the city ouncll an itemized statement of the costs Incurred In repairing said side- A'alk.and such costs shall bo assessed against said property nnd collected in manner provided by law. Sec. 11. Whenever the city council shall doom it necessary that an old sidewalk shall bo rebuilt or recon structed It shall order the same to be done and the street commissioner shall , either orally or in writing , no tify the owner of the lot or piece ol land along and contig uous to which such sidewalk is to be rebuilt or reconstructed , to re build or reconstruct the same within thirty days from and after such notice. If any such owner shall neglect or refuse , or shall have failed , after said notice has been given to rebuild or reconstruct any sidewalk within the tlmo limited In said notice , and whoso duty it is made by this ordinance to rebuild nnd reconstruct such walk , the street commissioner shall proceed coed nt once without further notice to have such sidewalk rebuilt nnd re constructed and furnish the city conn cil nn itemized statement of the expense penso of such walk and work , which expense penso shall be assessed to such lot or piece of land and collected as pro vided by law. Any person falling to comply with the provisions of tills section shall bo deemed guilty of a misdemeanor nnd upon conviction shall bo lined in any sum not exceed ing ten dollars. Sec. 12. In all cases where notice is required under this ordinance nnd service cannot bo made as heroin pro vided the same may bo made by pub lication ; publication to bo made- for two wcjoks , in some newspaper pub' llshod in the city of Norfolk , Nob. Sec. 13. It shall bo the duty ofoach member of the council to report at every mooting of the council all side * * * * * * * * * # * * * ft * * # . * * * < tft * 1r pen in 4 4. 4 4 } * * * and Monday , Sept. 19 8Li\d 21 4' 4'4J 4 44A 41 * ! A full line of Tailor Made Hats , and Children's Hats 4' 4' ' and Tarns. Beautiful patterns only need to be seen 4 > 4 * 4' to sell them , as prices and styles are right. walks within his personal knowledge that are not In good condition for safe use , and It shall he the duty of the council to Immediately take such action , as provided by tills ordinance , to place such sidewalk In good repair and safe condition. All ordinances and parts of ordi nances In conflict or inconslsltont iiorowlth are hereby repealed. Passed nnd npproved September 17 , 1903. Miner C. Ila/.en , S. H. McFnrland , Mnyor. Clerk. PERSONAL. Halph Hraasch was In Neligh yes terday. C. II. Vail wns nt Nollgh yesterday nftornoon. John Kovlok wns In the city this morning from Unttlo Crook. Mr. and Mrs. 13. II. Lulkart of Til- den visited in tlnj city yesterday. .1. W. Edwards , John Krantz nnd W. O. Hall were In Nollgh yesterday. Mr. nnd Mrs. Oliver Goldsmith of Chicago are visiting Mr. nnd Mrs. C. 11. Din-land. H. W. Jonas wont to Battle Crook yesterday to attend the funeral of "Grandpa" Nouwork. John Knright has returned to his homo In Lincoln after a visit with bis daughter , Mrs. M. Ilenncssy. Mrs. 13. I' . Woathorby and Mrs. II. 15. Wnrrlck will go to Omnhn tomor row for a visit with Mrs. Joseph Shoe maker. Manager Ilundick and Agricultural ist Gcrecko of the sugar factory wont to Omnhn today to confer with Goiv oral Manager Howe. Judge .1. H. names of this city , candidate didato for Justice of the supreme court was In Noligh yesterday attending the carnival. The jutlgo met many for mer friends and made many now ones. Deputy County Treasurer Arthur Pllger and wife came over from Mail- Ison last night for a visit with Nor folk relatives and friends. Meantime Mr. Pilger will interest his friends in his candidacy for the republican nomination for treasurer. 13. W. Huso nnd family arrived in Norfolk Inst evening over the Union Pncitlc. Win. Huso nnd wife cnmo with thorn ns far as Grand Island , goIng - Ing from there to Fntrflold to visit Mrs. Wheeler. Four years ago the family went to Oregon , with the idea of making that their home. After tryIng - Ing two towns and looking at a town In Washington they decided that there is no place like Nebraska , and back they came. Holug newspaper people , it is quite probable that there will bo ono or more additional Huso newspapers In the state In the near future. Dr. A. Mlttlestndt , uontlst , Bishop block. Telephone GO. Now designs In jardenlers nt the Hook store. Dr. F. G. Walters succeeds to the practice of Dr. Klesau. 'Phono , of fice and residence 18. Chicago Centennial. C. & N. W. excursion tickets will ho sold on September 26 , 27 and 28 , nt one fnro for the round trip , with ilnal return limit of October G. II. C. Matrau , Agent. "Human Hearts. " When the roster of n company is composed of so many well known nnd deservedly favorite players ns will bo found with "Human Hearts , " It nug- urs well for the excellence of the per- rormanco. Such names ns John D'Ormond.Agnes Fuller , Connie Thorn ton , Harry Lane , nnd Nodra Perry are rarely met with , outsldo of big metropolitan productions , but man ager Nankovlllo wants npno but the best , nnd for this reason alone , the patrons of the Auditorium will bo enabled to sco this great company when "Human Hearts" Is produced hero on Wednesday , September , 23. School Tablets. A big school tablet for 5c at The News office. School tablets at The News offlco. WARNERVILLE. Mrs. .1. IJ. Glenn Is quite 111 with the rheumatism. The Omaha Elevator company shipped n carload of hogs to South Omaha Friday. The republican voters of the pre cinct will hold n caucus Saturday evening , September 20. The members of the Modern Broth erhood lodge will give n dance In the hall Wednesday evening , September 2 ! ! . The youngest daughter of Mr. nnd Mrs. Fred Terry has boon seriously ill with cholera infantnin the past week. Henry Hasmusan wont to South Dakota the first of the week. Ho will oil fruit trees thorb this fall. Howard Wnrnor of Stapolhurst , this state , is hero making preparations to move his family onto the farm ho pur chased a year ago. Mrs. Elizabeth Pollock loft for Marysvillo , Kansas , to make her fu ture homo on Tuesday. Her house ipld goods were loaded the same day. & /e Chickerin/J. / If there bo ono firm in America llial commercialism has not , in any way ail'ected , that firm is surely the famous old concern of Chloitering & Sons , IJoston. These manu facturers of the Chickering Piano have been in business since IS'JJ ! , and have at al times conducted their affairs on conservative , artistic lines They have never con iderec the money cost of manufact ure , but have ever producct the finest piano possible anc have then set the price. The result is that the Chickering name is synonymous for al that is beat in piano construe tion , that the Chickering piano is beyond all cavil the best the whole world pro ducos. Eighty years of con stunt , honorable endeavor i ; the secret of the matchles : Chickoring tone that elusive beautiful thing that all othe makers have tried to imitate but have failed. For inside prices write , Ch&s. H. Johnson , Norfolk , - Nebraska COPVRICMT HERE IT IS MA'AMI ut bag of flour yon ordered is a your door when promised next tiny you'll probably order double thcqunntit ; for Bon Tou flour 1ms a little way o pleasing people , which makes it a welcome como visitor. Everybody and his wlfi knows the superior quality of Bon To floor. Sagacity GemlpUs * : W. II. BUOIIOLZ. President. t V ALEX. BEAR , Vice President , t E. W. 55UTZ , Cashier. Vi * i J * ± The Oldest Established Bank in Northeast Nebraska. Capital , $100,000,00 , Surplus , $20,000,00 , | Does a General Buys > ud Sells Exchange. Interest Paid j > on Time Deposits. Drafts and Money jjjj Banking BllSineSS Orders Soldon any Point in Europo. A * Gonornl Steamship and Foreign P.i.s.sagt Busiuess Transacted. 4 * DIUEOTOUS A. BEAU , F. P. IIANLON , F. J. HALE. W. H. BUOIIOLZ , St V- WM. ZUTZ , N. A. RAINBOLT , S. S. COTTON. * t * * * * * * * X X * * * * * 0. A. LUIKAHT , I'UKSIDKNT. \V. H. JOHNSON , CA CHA3. S. 1IHIDUK , VICK PRESIDENT LKO PASEWALK , ASS'T CASIIIEB The Citizens National Bank. OAVITAL , $30,000. Suuw.us , $10,000. Iluy and Soil Exchiingo ou this Country find nil purls ot Europo. Farm Loans. DIRECTORS CAIU , Assies W. II. JOHNSON CIIAS , S. Iliumii : F , McOircns' C. M. SWANH G. A. LUIKAIIT T. F. MCHMINOEB L. SESSIONS W.H.RISH , Plumbing , Steam and Hot Water Fitting. . . . .All Kinds of Pumps. . . . YOUR W011K SOLICITED. 'Phone No. 97. CHARLES PARKER VDENTIST / Mast Block , Norfolk , Neb. Visits Battle Creek Every flondny. A NEW ART NEEDLE STORE Has just been opened hy Mrs. Joseph Schwnrtz , nt 130 South Fourth street. All sorts of Fancy Embroidery Silks , Sofa Cushion Covers , Etc. , are for sale. A department , also , for HAIR DRESSING MANICURING , SHAMPOOING AND FACIAL MASSAGE Embroidery lessons given. Miss Ellu Schumacher nssists in this branch. Brainard & Armstrong Silks , HA HR W A R E HA Reputation for good work h our tinsbop and good goods from our store hoops us busy all the time. G.E.Moore DR. N. J. HOAGLAND Osteopathlc Physician. Diseases both ncnto nnd chronic successfully treated without use of drugs or knlfo. Olllco nt residence , 109 North 10th Street. Phoue. No. NORFOLK G. R. SEILER , CORXEIl BllAASCII AVE. AND TlIIKD ST. Telephone , No. 44. L. L. REMBE. PLUMBER Steam and Hot Water Heating. J { First Door South News Office. | * HAVE YOUR ABSTRACTS MADE BY Dr.J. H. Mackay PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON , 'Phone 11. NORFOLK , HEBR. SESSIONS & BELL Undertakers and Embalmers , SeealoDB Hilt. , Norfolk Avonus , NOUFOLK. - . . NEDRA8KA.