THE NOKFOMC NI5WS : KKIDAY , MAY 11 , H)00 ) ,
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CEMENT WILL LINE AVENUE FOR
HALF A MILE.
RICHEY STREET COMMISSIONER
Permanent Crossing Will be Placed
Across Norfolk Avenue , Between
.Fourth and Fifth Streets Much
Work Done by Council Last Night.
An Important meeting of the city
council was held last night. It was
5 * r Uctormlned to place cement gutters
along Norfolk avenue , between First
juul Sixth streets , and along Fouith
Btrect , between Norfolk avenue and
Madison avenue. O. Rlchoy was ap-
jM > lnted nnd confirmed as street com
missioner. A permanent sidewalk was
ordered placed across Main street , be
tween the Fuesler tailor shop and the
Western Union olllce. Annual nnd
monthly reports were read nnd bills
were allowed.
Council met In regular session with
all councllmen present except Grotty
nnd Mathewson.
Minutes of adjourned and special
meetings of May 1 approved.
CITY CLERK'S REPORT.
City Business Now Demands a Type.
writer for Correspondence.
Tlio following reports were read
nnd referred to the auditing commit
tee :
Norfolk , Neb. , May 3 , 190G. To the
Honorable Mayor and City Council.
Gentlemen : 1 respectfully submit the
annual report of the receipts and dis
bursements of the city of Norfolk , Ne
braska , for the fiscal year ending April
30 , 1900 ; also the financial condition
of the city on said date.
Receipts.
Saloon occupation tax $3,000.00
Insurance companies' occupa
tion tax 700.00
Miscellaneous licenses -150.50
Dog tax 97.00
Road 1,253.20
General tax 7,480.00
Water rentals C.12C.C2
Total $19,407.32
Disbursements.
General Fund.
Salaries $2,200.50
Election expense 158.SS
Streets and alleys 4,750.75
Printing 350.47
Supplies 114.12
Fire department 119.15
Miscellaneous 1,497.91
Water Fund.
Salaries $1,078.75
Coal and supplies 2,305.74
Repairs and extensions 1,801.01
Road Fund.
Labor and material 981.18
Interest Fund.
Interest on outstanding bonds 3,300.50
Fire Department.
Insurance Co. , tax to fire de
partment 200.00
Street Light Fund.
Gas and electric lighting for
streets 1,493.00
Total $20,522.80
( Bills for the month of April are not
Included. )
The disbursements for the water
fund Include $1,125.00 for water main
extension , being 50 % of the contract
price , and should be returned to this
fund ns soon as the money is on hand.
The sum of $775.00 was drawn from
the general fund to pay Engineer
Rosewater for visits to Norfolk and
for plans and specifications of the
sewer system. This amount should
be replaced as soon as the sewer fund
Is established.
The following are the outstanding
bond Issues of the city :
Waterworks refunding , due In 1919 ,
$38,000.
Fire department , due In 1911 , $7,500.
Fire department funding , due In
1911 , $7,500.
Sewer , due In 1907 , $8,000.
Fifteen ordinance books are In the
hands of the city officials and five have
been sold.
I must call your attention to the
large number of voters in the second
ward. It Is not unusual for this ward
to register over SCO " * < h'rli Is
contrary to the prosi nis of Set- ' )
of the Australian l > p"rt 'nw.
As city clerk I have b. ncd the * ' 0-
lowing exempt firemen's certifU. . ;
during the past fiscal year :
Emil Prlbbernow , Geo. W. Sears , E.
L. Dlxon , Ludwlg Wetzel , E. R. Hayes ,
Allen Wilkinson , M. R. Green , Fred
Hellcrman , Ernest Hartman , Wm. B.
Vail , Ray Weber , George Scott.
I would respectfully recommend that
the mayor appoint a committee to des
ignate how much of the rubbish nnd
accumulation of worthless papers In
the- filing room of the clerk's ofllce are
to bo destroyed. At present It Is al
most Impossible to file city documents
In a neat and orderly manner.
I would also recommend the appro
priation of a sum not exceeding $70.00
for the purchase of a typewriting ma
chine. The city correspondence has
become very heavy since the passage
of the sewer bonds , nnd there are very
few cities of Norfolk's size In the
state without a typewriter for the use
of city ofllclals.
All of which Is respectfully submit
ted.
Julius Hulff ,
City Clerk.
WATER COMMISSIONER'S REPORT
Everything In This Branch In First
Class Condition.
V \ Norfolk , Nob. , May 1 , 190G. To the
Honorable Mayor and City Council of
the City of Norfolk , Nob. : I herewith
submit to you my annual report na
water commissioner , from May 1 , 190C ,
to May 1 , 1900.
My last semi-annual report on No
vember 1 , 1905 :
Receipts.
From flat rates $1,326.05
From muter rates 1,550.00
From miscellaneous sources. . 294.85
Total $3,170.50
Paid to city treasurer $3,104.04
Balance on hand $ 12.40
( Audited March 22 , 1900. )
Receipts From November 1 , 1905 , to
May 1 , 1900.
From Hat rates $ 731.50
From meter rates 908.40
For meters , miscellaneous
sources 261.00
Total $1,903.42
Paid to city treasurer $1,893.42
Balance on hand $ 10.00
Recapitulation.
Total receipts during last fis
cal year $5,007.10
Paid to city troasurcr during
last llscal year 5,057.40
Amount on hand 10.00
Total $5.0(57.40 (
Expenditures From May 1 , 1905 , to
May 1 , 1900.
8 cars coal laid down at pump
ing station $1,578.94
Engineer and commissioner's
salary 1,020.00
Miscellaneous expense , labor
nnd postage 34.SO
Light 30.00
Oil and supplies 21.50
Repairs on mains and pump
ing station 33.00
Repairs on motors 4.00
40 new mcteis 148.80
Team hire 7.60
Stationery 20.00
Total expenses $2,941.51
Total receipts 5,007.40
Net gain for water works sys
tem $2,122.92
With a part of this money and n
small levy the city has built nn exten
sion on South Tenth street , five blocks ,
and on South Fourth street , five
blocks , with eight lire hydrants which
when completed will cost about $2-
500.00. The total length of mains will
then bo 103 blocks with 93 fire hy
drants. Eighteen new taps have been
made and 43 motors set , which will
make 220 meters In nil , of which the
city owns six and receives rent for
The total number of consumers tit
present is 494 with 208 at the llatra'.o.
Five were turned off during the year :
two for non-payment and three discon
tinued. Four were turned on again.
Ol the flat rate consumers all paid up
except four. The. amount due fiom
these four Is $15.00 , of which $9.00 will
1)0 paid In a day or two.
Everything Is In first-class order ex
cept five gate valves In mains which
I recommend to have repaired. Tvo
of these will necessarily have to be
now while the other three , with a lit
tle expense , can be made serviceable
ngnin , so that in case of accident I'o'f '
of the city would not have to be on' '
of wnter and fire protection.
All of which is respectfully submit
ted. August Brummtind ,
Water 'Commissioner.
POLICE JUDGE'S REPORT.
Fines to Amount of $527.65 Have Been
Collected In the Year.
May If , rj05 , to May 1 , 1900.
Amount of fines collected $527.05
Number of cases , 91.
Paid city treasurer , fines 1fi5.00
Paid police force In costs 150.C5
Costs I retained myself 222.00
Fines paid 51.00
Fines not paid ? GOO
Fines remitted by mayor , 2.
Jail sentence remitted by mayor -
or , 2.
Number of jail sentences com
muted by mayor , 2.
The street commissioner's report for
April , and the chief of police's report
for the year were also referred to the
auditing committee.
The Norfolk Hook and Ladder com
pany reported the appointment of Tohn
Ohm and John Schelly as fire police.
The appointments were confirmed.
" " ' petition for the opening of Verses
cin" : between Tenth .nnd Eleventh
tree's \ \ 1S ----red to the street and
,1'oy POM"1 ! CJe
> > ] input crossing was entered
place. ' . < - Norfolk avenue from
Fuesler's ui.l . shop to the Western
Union office.
The police Judge's report for Apr ! ' ,
showed $13.00 paid in fines.
The treasurer's report for April
showed the following balances :
General fund $ CO11
Interest fund 451 Oi !
Water fund 2,003.9
Road fund 5C1 P
Sinking fund 4,517.11
Street lights 80.79
flalanco with fiscal agency. . . 448.93
The following resolution was prj
sentcd and read :
"Resolved , That new walks be or
dered placed along the following lot *
according to the provisions of ordl
nance No. 275 : West end of lots 3 , 4 ,
5 , 0 , 7 and 8 , on Pierce street , Kimball
Blair's addition in Original Norfolk
Junction. "
The following plumbers' licenses
were granted for the year : Dlgnan
nnd Beck , Christ Kreuch , O. W. RIsh.
The following bonds were approved'
James Hay , Aug. Graul , W. II. Living
stone , Aug. Brummund , W. D. Eucher.
Ordinance No. 288 passed Us t'ulrd
reading and was adopted.
The following resolution was adopt
ed :
WILL GUTTER AVENUE.
Resolution Is Pasted , Ordering Street
to be Guttered.
Whereas , a petition signed hy a urn *
orlty of the resident owners of the
ots and parcels of land abutting on
Norfolk avenue between First street
ml Sixth street , on Fourth street bo >
ween Norfolk avenue and Mud'mm '
nvenue , has been presented to the
,1 tyor or city council requesting that
coinent gutters bo constructed along
nnd upon ouch sldo of said portion * ) of
said avenue and street. Now , there
fore , Ho H Hesolved :
That In compliance with said peti
tion , It Is hereby ordered that Norfolk
ivcnue shall bo guttered and curbed
with artificial cement , C Inches of
which shall bo of the consistency jf
one part of best Portland cement to
our parts of gravel , nnd the top inch
of said curbing and guttering shall L > o
mlf and half of Portland cement and
sand , making the total thereof G Inch
es In depth nnd G foot , wldo upon cnch
sldo thereof between First street and
Sixth street , and also Fourth street bo-
ween Norfolk avenue and Madluon
ivenuc , In the city of Norfolk and that
i special tax on the lots and parcels
> f land abutting on such portions of
< ald avenue and street shall bo levied
: o pay the expenses of such Improve
ments , and furthermore , the city en
gineer shall establish the grade for
said construction before the same shall
te commenced , and the construction
< hnll be under the supervision of the
city engineer nnd the street and allo >
committee.
Other Business.
The petition for closing the alley In
jlock H was referred to the street and
alley committee The city clerk was
Instructed to advertise for bids for
cement sidewalks and crossings.
The following bills wore reported
correct by the auditing committee , ami
were ordered paid :
E. P. Weatherby , $50.90 ; Nebraska
Telephone Co.1.25 ; .T. Friday , $51.00 ;
Pat Crotty , $50.00 ; G. Hnlvorstlne ,
$50.00 ; .lullus Hu'lff , $79.10 ; G. M.
Dudley , $2.75 ; Norfolk Light and Fuel
Co. , $08.00 ; Aug. Graul , $ G1.00 ; E. .1.
Schorregge , $50.00 ; O. Uhlo , $1.70 ;
Norfolk Plumbing and Heating Co. ,
$1150 ; W. II. Livingstone , $ ' 11.00 ; C.
\V. nransch , $8.25 ; S. MathowHon ,
$25.00 ; A. H. Klesa.ii , $3G.-10 ; Albert
Deguer , $ , V15 ; II. Hoemer , $2.50 ; M.
( iroen , $1.00 ; West Sldo IIoso Co. ,
$00.00 ; 11. Kummerer , $ U.OO ; Nebraska
Telephone Co. , $1.50 ; J. P. Cooke Co. ,
$5.25 ; Norfolk Electric Light nnd Pow
er Co. , $10.30 ; J. C. Spcllman , $25.00 ;
W. P. Dlxon , $12.00 ; II. H. Miller ,
$2.00 ; C. W. nrnasch , $8.25 ; Ed Hrueg-
geman , $1.00 ; Ilelnrlch Piller , 80
cents ; Fred Klcntx , $10.50 ; W. D. Uo-
cher , $51.85 ; .1. Hay , $60.00 ; C. C
Cow , $17.50 ; Millard Green , 50 cents ;
O. Richoy , $ ' 10.75 ; P. Stafford , $12.50 ;
Aug. Drummiind , $28.75 ; C. F. Ller-
man , $8.55 ; Wm. Koch , $19.05 ; W. Me-
Cune , $12.50.
The mayor appointed O. Hlchey as
street commissioner and the appointment
mont was confirmed by the council.
The matter of new gate valves In the
water mains was referred to the street
nnd alley committee.
PIERCE TO BE DRY SUNDAY.
Saloon Men Agree to Keep Their
Places Closed.
Pierce , Neb. . May . ' ! . These new
city officials have been installed In
olllco : Woods Cones , mayor ; ; Frank
Mohrman , clerk ; M. Inhelder , treasurer
or ; Geo. W. Littell , police Judge ; M.
F. Hensler , engineer ; W. B. Donald
son and H. C. Miller , councilrnen from
the East ward ; H. W. Bach and W. E.
Powers , councllmen from the West
ward. The members of the council
had agreed to support J. A. Long for
the office of marshal , and accordingly
he was appointed by Mayor Cones.
Four saloon licenses were granted ,
viz : Relmers Bros. , Frank Schulz ,
William Halm and Dennis Malono.
Theer were five saloons last year. The
four men running the saloons here
have signed a paper agreeing that their
saloons will be kept closed on Sunday
both front and back doors. So the
thirsty mortals will have to go dry on
Sundays hereafter.
The new councllmen are plannlngto
extend the water mains nnd make oth
er Improvements the coming year.
RAINIEST APRIL YET.
Moisture During This Month In 1906
Breaks All Records.
The weather records kept by Dr.
Salter In Norfolk show that there was
more rain In the month of April this
year than In any April of which there
Is record for Norfolk. The rain this
year during April amounted to about
five and a half inches , while it has
never exceeded three nnd a half dur
ing previous Aprils , as far back as
there Is record , which Is about twenty
years.
Stanton Beats Madison.
Stanton , Neb. , May 7. Special to
The News : The representatives or
the Madison high school wore defeated
here Saturday by the Stanton high
school by a score of 2J to 5. Bat
teries : Stanton , Stucker and Antics ;
Madison , Donavan , Webb and Garrett
While the local high school boys are
not given to boasting , they hope to bo
able to afford Norfolk high school a
fair practice If they have the good for
tune to secure , a game with them dur
Ing the coming season.
WANTED By manufacturing cor
poration , energetic , honest man to
manage branch office. Salary $186.00
monthly and commission minimum In
vestment of $500 In stock of company
required. Secretary , Box 401 , Madi
son , WU
OSCAR HAUPTLI WAS TOO MUCH
FOR WOULD-BE ROBBER ,
GUN PLAY IS THUG'S UNDOING
Telegraph Operator ( or Northwestern
Railroad In Norfolk Was Attacked
by Stranger With n Gun Saturday
Night , and Toppled the Fellow Over.
( From Momluy'H Dully ]
A bold hold-up was attempted In
Norfolk Saturday night upon Otu'iir
Inuptll , one of the telegraph oporut-
> rH In the Northwestern train dispatch
H olllco at the Junction. But the
iold-up man tackled the wrong victim
mil was left lying prostrated In a
lltch as a result of two telling blows
endured upon his nervy frame by the
icrvlor telegraph operator.
Mr. Jltiuptll had been down town
luringtho evening and was walking
mine at about 9 o'clock. At the In-
orsocllon of Norfolk avenue by the
1'nlon Pacific tracks ho turned up the
rack to take a short cut to his homo
n the southwest part of the city. Ho
lotleed a man Hitting on a switch tar
get at the Junction of the M. & O. and
Union Pacific tracks.
When Mr. Hauptll approached , the
nan got up and stinted walking down
ho track away from Hauptll. At Mad-
son avenue ho stopped , turned about
mil waited for Hauptll , whom ho con-
routed with a plea for money.
"I'm tip against It , " said Iho strong-
r , "I'm hungry and I wnnt something
o eat. "
"All right , here's a rpinrter , " said
Inuptll , " handing out a bit of silver.
At this the hold-nil man reached for
ils gun pocket , remarking , "If you
lave any more money , 1 guess I'll take
hnt too. "
Fireworks Started.
But right here the hold-up man ran
ip against a proposition that ho had
lot been looking for. For before ho
mil lime to reach his shooting Iron ,
to was mot with a stunning blow on
he car , placed there by Hauptll's clov-
jr list.
The blow had weight behind It -
ivelght that had never been developed
> > ' running a telegraph key and bo-
'ore Mr. Hold-up could recover from
ts effects , he was toppled head over
icels by another severe blow on the
lieart , a soil of solar-plexus affair
which sent the gun man Into the ditch ,
toppling limply.
Mr. Hnuptll , having dispensed with
Iho llltlo Incident , walked on homo
and heforo other people caino along
the hold-up man had disappeared.
CAPTAIN MATRAUMS COMMANDER
Norfolk Army Officer Elected as Head
of Loyal Legion In State.
[ From Kridny'H Dully ]
Captain H. C. Matrau of Norfolk
watt honored by the Loyal Legion or
ganization of Nebraska In their annual
meeting at Omaha thin wok , hy elec
tion to the highest olfipo within the
gift of the order , that of commander.
The now commander has just returned
from Omaha , where nn enjoyable
meeting was hold , ending with a ban
quet.
The. Loyal Legion Is one of the most
exflusive orders In America , UK mem
bers having formerly been chosen by
"lection from the ranks of army offi
cers only , and now being taken from
the ranks of sons of army odlcerH as
well as officers. These companions
from the second class rank have only
been Included lately.
The order In this county is very sim
liar to that of France , excepting that
the members In that republic arc ap
pointed by the head of the govern'
ment.
Loyalty to country and patriotism
are the fundamental principles of the
order. There were about thirty mem
hers In attendance.
NO SALOON AT MEADOW GROVE
"General" Harrison , Landlord of Hotel
There , Came to Town.
"General" Harrison , landlord of the
Harrison House at Meadow Grove , ar
rived In Norfolk at noon and spent the
rest of the day looking after business
matters. The general says that there
will ho no saloon In Meadow Grove
this summer.
"Tho saloon Issue only had three
majority In the election , " he says ,
'and wo found more than enough 11
legal votes to offset that. Wo have
employed Senator Allen of Madison to
light against the saloon for us , and hy
the tlmo wo get the thing wound up
It will be too late to put In the saloon
for this summer , at least. "
WISNER LIVE STOCK COMPANY.
Fred J. Buck Is Appointed Superinten
dent Dates Set.
Wlsnor , Neb. , May 7. Special to
The News : Officers of the Wisner
Llvo Stock and Agricultural assocla
tlon hold their first meeting , nnd ap
pointed Fred J. Buck as superinten
dent. This week they will lot contracts
for 1,000 feet of sheds and other build
Ings. September 12 , 13 and 14 were
sot for the first exhibition. It will un
iloubtedly be the largest exhibition of
live stock ever held In northeastern
Nebraska , as Wisner has the stock to
show.
Farmers bring In your repair work
for spring. I will save you 20 % as
I have the tlmo and am prepared to do
the work. Paul Nordwlg.
Stop paying "pride-taxes" advor
tlso for a lodger.
PIONEER GUARANTEED
NURSERY STOCK
AT WHOLESALE PRICES. I
nsri f.
All stock gimnmliM'il d Incase free and Into to mime.
Hart IMoiiccr Stock In pure lircd and proilurcH licnvj crops.
Value received for wtiry dollar unit us. No AKCII'H ( CommlnNlon.
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