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MESSAGE OF MAYOR ROBERTSON
lteinrti of Ofllccra mid Comnilttoea Ito
celvcil 1ellttotiA iiml ltrqucl Acted
Upon Water Coiutiiltsloiier Nliinert liut
Not Aiintovvil
From Fridays Dully
Tho regular mooting of city council
was hold last ovoniug Present Mayor
Rohortsou Couucihnou Brannnuud
Beck Degnor Hcckman Spolltnau
Ulilo Absent Bullock Grant
Minutes of last meoting vroru road
nnd on motion approved
Jho following report of tho chiof of
flro department was reported back from
tho committoo on flro nnd polico
To tho Hon Mayor and Members of
tho Oity Council of Norfolk Nebraska
I beg loavo to submit tho following ro
port of tho Norfolk flro dopartmont nud
other matters in connection therewith
FIRST
Tho waterworks system consists of
one duplex compound Kuowles pump
with a capacity of 800000 gallons overv
34 hours also ouo duplex Kuowlos
punrp with a capacity of 100000 gallons
every 21 hours for water supply two
wells One is 2U0 feet deep with six
inch pipe nud tho other is 123 feet deep
tho six inch well with a capacity of 5D0
gallons per minuto and tho other with u
capacity of 1000000 gallons per day the
steam supply is furnished by two boilers
of 40 horso power each
Wo have about 8 milos of water main
and 83 hydraus
Our staudpipo is 1 10 feet high sit
uated ou a lill 100 foot above tho
city making a total height of 210
feet The staudpipo 1ms n diameter of
of 12 feet with a capacity of iliOOO gal
lons Wo have a staudpipo pressure of
75 to 90 pounds with direct pressure for
lire purpose of 150 pounds Wo also
have 23 gate valves
sreoND
Tho membership of this department
consists iof five companies with a total
membership of 9 active members Wo
have one hook and ladder truck four
hose carts and 2000 feet of hose total
value of fire apparatus is 1400
The flro department responded to 11
fires during the fiscal year causing a loss
of 4780 of which 43S0 was covered by
insurance leaving a loss not covered by
insurance of 400
Tho total oxpenso to the city of tho
Norfohc fire department has been So
The department is in need of at least
25 caps and 1200 feet of hose and wo re
spectfully ask that an appropriation be
made to furnish tho above supplies
In concluding this my annual report
I wish to extend to the officers of this
department my sincere thanks for the
faithful manner in which they have
performed their duty pertaining to this
department during the year I also ex
press to the honorable mayor nud city
council my sincere thanks for tho many
kindnesses shown me and the fire de
partment while in the discharge of their
duties their willingness to aid us in
furnishing such needed improvements
ns tho organization of this department
has demanded from time to time has
been very satisfactory to mo and should
bo appreciated by all of tho citizens in
terested in the welfare of this depart
ment My thanks are extended to all
persons with whom I have associated in
tho performance of my official duties as
chief of tho Norfolk fire department
Respectfully submitted
H W WiXTEit Chief
To the Hon Mayor and City Council
we tho undersigned committee on fire
and police have examined tho report of
the chief of police and find same accept
able
As regards recommending purchase of
new fire hose we had the old hoso tested
and fino same in good condition with
exception of one length which was
bursted on one end We would how
ever xecommend a liberal lovy for this
year whioh together with next years
levy will enable us two years from now
to buy a complete new set In rogard
to new caps for members of tho fire de
partment wo find that they intend buy
ing new 6uits and caps with money out
of their own treasury consequently
there is no need of an appropriation for
this purpose
In connection herewith we would ex
tend our sincere thanks to the chief as
well as tho individual members of the
department for their prompt and faith
ful service to tho city during tho past
and are pleased to note their progress
which wo hope will bo ns material in
tho future Aug Brummund
Osoab Uhle
F W Beck
On motion report was accopted and
filed
Oounoilman Grant at this time took
his seat with tho council
Tho committeo on streets and alleys
reported tho stone crossings wore all
put in t
Committoo on flro and polico reported
that tho fire department was about to
purchase new uniforms aud requested
tho council to build wardrobes in the
city hall for same
On motion the request was referred
to committee on fire and polico with
power to act
Committee ou streets and alleys re
ported that they had graded most of
streets but were not yet through
The petition of O G Somers to build
au iron covered building 4 1 by 100 feet
on either lots 7 nnd 8 or 8 nnd 9 in
block 1 Bears addition was read
Ou motiou the petition was laid over
until plaus and specifications are fur
nished
A message from Mayor Robertson was
read as follows
Mayors Office Norfolk Neb
May 17 1000 To tho City Couuoil
Gentlemen I am satisfied that the
rout paid for the polico station now in
use is a ueedlossoxpeudlturo of tho peo
ples money especially in view of tho
faot that the city uow has ample room
iu its own building which cau bo used
for that purpose
I therefore recommend that tho police
stntion bo removed to tho city bulldlug
The chiof of polico advises mo that iu
tho ovont of tho removal of tho polico
hoadquartors to tho city building a tele
phono is not necessary at polico head
quarters
1 therefore submit this matter to you
for your dotormiimtiou
Your attontion is directed to tho fact
that tho sido walks of tho city gonornlly
Bpeaklng aro in a very bad condition
aud that measures should bo takuu at
onco to havo thorn placed iu suoh condi
tion that travel over thorn will bo rea
sonably safo which is not tho caso now
with sonio of them This should bo
douo from tho faot that tho question of
f roo mail dollvory mny dopond to a largo
extent upon the condition of tho side
walks and again tho liability of tho
city for damages in caso of an injury aro
vory muoh lessoned if tho sidowalks
generally aro lu good condition As
thoy uow aro au accident may hnppeu
at any timo whioh might cost tho city a
largo amount of money
Tho pumps at tho pumping station are
not in u satisfactory condition This
matter should havo immediate attention
as it seoms to mo that tho facilities for
tho uso of water Bhould at nil times bo of
tho best that can bo had and especially
is this so in rase of an emergency such
as fire Very respectfully
W M Houuktsos
Mayor
Motion was mndo that tho polico hoad
quarters uow iu uso bo vacated aud tho
headquarters horoaftor bo in tho clerks
ofileo in tho city building Carried
On motion tho telephone now in police
station was ordered dispensed with
That part of mayors messngo refer
ring to sidewalks was roforred to tho
committeo on streets nud alloys
Thnt part in referouco to pumps re
ferred to committeo ou public works
Councilman Bullock entered at this
time and took a scat iu tho council
Postmaster Sprechcr mndo a statomout
to tho council in regard to freo mail
delivery stating that before freo dolivery
would bo established in Norfolk tho
sidowalks would havo to bo put in good
condition tho streets would havo to
havo signs properly put up tho houses
numbered aud tho city properly lighted
but tho principal objection of tho post
ofileo department was on tho sidowalks
Mr C G Somers appeared before tho
council and presented his plaus for his
proposed building and gave oral speci
fications
Tho city attorney gave tho opinion
that tho council could not grant a build
ing permit unless tho ordinance bo
strictly complied with
Tho petition of O G Somers was on
motion referred to tho committee on
firo and police
A motion was made to renew the
present contract with tho newspapers
except where tho contract reads tho
Norfolk Daily News aud Norfolk
Times Tribune the names of tho Nor
folk Journal aud Tho Anzeigor bo also
inserted and where the contract states
that each paper shall collect ono half it
bo made to read one fourth only aud if
either paper refuses to enter into tho
contract as amended then to take the
other three and divide into thirds and if
others refuso the contract then to bo
given to the ones that will make such
contract and compensation divided ac
cordingly Carried
Mr Whitham made request iu behalf
of Dennis ONeill that tho city grade
tho street west of his property so as to
carry off tho water which filled his
cellar since the county had graded their
part north
The chairman of committee on streets
and alleys stated that the grading would
be done as soon as they could get to that
street as it was thtir intention to grade
the street
Ordinance number 231 relating to
sidewalks in different parts of tho city
was read and a motion mado that the
ordinance pass its first reading
Carried
Moved that the rules be suspended
and tho ordinance bo placed on second
reading Carried
Moved that ordinance No 251 pass
the second reading Carried
Moved that rules be suspend d and
the ordinance bo placed on final pass
age Carried
Moved that Ordinance No 251 do pass
the third reading and bo adopted
Carried
Tho following resolution was pre
sented and road
Resolved That Section 5 of Ordinance
21 bo enforced ns it reads and that tho
water commissioner bo paid only the
sum of 25 per month until other ar
rangements aro mado in tho matter of
water commissioner and engineer at the
pumping station
Moved that tho resolution bo adopted
Councilman Beck raised tho point of
order that tho resolution was out of
order and could not be voted on
Tho mayor sustained tho point of
order and held that it was not necessaiy
to pass a resolution to enforce a law
Tho council thereupon went into
executive session
The mayor appointed Geo Davenport
as water commissioner Tho vote for
confirmation resulting as follows For
Geo Davenport 2 against Mr Daven
port as water commissioner 0
Moved to adjourn Carried
S R McFarlakd
City Clerk
Call at tho Cash Hardware Store for
household novelties Big lino at low
price
To our patrons and friends wo wish to
state that wo will not make any stamp
photos after Saturday Juue 2 Until
then we will guarantee you as flue work
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MAY 30TH TO BE WELL 0DSERVED
AttMiiorlitl Hmtilny nmt School liny Will
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UroMoft nnd Muilo Will ho loiituron
From Tuosdnyg Daily
Following is tho program for tho ob
sorvauco of May 10tli Decoration Day
as arranged by Mnthewson post G A
11 and tho Womans Relief corps
All members of thoMathowsoiiGAR
post and tho Womnns Relief corps and
nil old soldiors also votorans of tho
Spauish Amerloan war aro requested to
moot nt tho post rooms at tl a m ou
May JiOth All who wish to contribute
tlowors for decorating soldiors graves
nro iuvitod to bring thorn to tho post
room ut this timo suitably nrrnuged iu
wronths aud bouquotB Procession to go
to the ceniotory will form at 1 150 a m
ou Norfolk avouuo with hoad of column
opposito tho post hall iu tho following
order
Company L N N G as escort
Mathowson G A R post aud old
Spauish Ainorican war
veterans
Womnns Relief corps nnd 20 girls
from tho public schools selected to dco
orato soldiors graves
Mayor and city council
Norfolk flro department
Civic societies
Citizens ou foot
Citizens iu carriage
Procession will move at 10 a in sharp
under tho direction of Marshal of tho
Day Widnmun and will inarch west on
Norfolk nvenuo to Thirteenth streot
thenco north to Prospect Hill cemetery
On nrrival at tho cemetery tho various
organizations nnd citizens will form in
hollow Equnro around tho G A R
monument
BXEKCISES AT TIIH CEMrTTRY
Rending of tho names of tho soldier
dead by tho adjutant
Singing by qunrtot
Prayer by the Rov J O S Woills
Reading of tho G A It ritual by
chaplain of Mathowson post
Reading of Womans Relief corps rit
ual by chaplain of Mathowson corps
Singing by quartet
Decoration of tho graves of tho soldier
dead and deceased members of tho
Womnns Relief corps by school children
under tho direction of decorating com
mittees from tho post and Womans Re
lief corps
After graves havo been decorated the
assembly will bo souudod by tho bugler
and all will ruturn to tho G A It inon
umout and the ceremonies will conclude
with a hymn by tho qunrtot
Tho bugler will sound Taps and the
audience will bo dismissed with the
benediction by tho Rov J O S Woills
All aro invited to visit tho cemetery
on this occasion and strew with beauti
ful flowers tho silent mounds which
mark the last resting places of loved
ones
EXEKC1SES AT THE AUDITOltlUM
In the afternoon public exorcises will
bo held iu tho Auditorium and will be
participated in by a grand chorus choir
of 100 children from tho city schools
Exorcises will begin at 2 50 p in
Mathewson G A R post and Womans
Relief corps will meet at tho post rooms
at 1 30 p m and at 2 00 p m will
march to tho Auditorium
Music by the band
Singing by school children
Prayer by Rev W H Eaton
Singing by school children
Reading of orders from G A It
headquarters by tho adjutant
Memorial day address by Rov S P
Sharpless
Singing by school children
Hymn America by entire audience
Benediction by Rev J C S Weills
COMMITTEES FOK MEMOU1AL DAY
On lowers Mathowson Womans Re
lief corps
On conveyances Comrades Dudley
Light Rouse and Miller
Committeo ou decorating and furnish
ing Auditorium Comrades Morrow
Widamau Matrau Kruegcr Byerly
Bigelow Roedol Mills Van Horn
Childs Conley and Allen
Committee on instrumental music
Comrade Widamau
It is respectfully recommended that
all business houses aud residences bo
decorated with the national colors and
that as far as practicable all business
places close during tho Memorial day
exercises
By order of Mathewson G A R post
W H WlDAMAN II M ROIiEKTS
Adjutant Commander
Memorial Sunday May J7tli
Mnthewsou G A R post and nil old
soldiers and Mathowson Womans Re
lief corps will meet nt G A It hnll nt
10 a ui on Sunday May 27th and will
maroh from thenco ut 10 45 a m to tho
M E church to attend momorial serv
icos nud n sermon by the pastor Rev
G II Main
By order of tho post
W H WlDAMAX II M ROHEUTS
Adjutant Commauder
To Vllt Schools
Mathewson post G A It has or
ranged details of old soldiers to visit tho
various schools iu the city as given
below
Tho following named comrades and
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The tunny preparations of nrscnlc mercury potash etc not only do not cure skin dlscnscs but soon tuiu the digestion
and lit enk down the constitution
nil old soldiers aro requested to meet at
tho post room nt one p m sharp May
as 1000 and from thoro goto the public
schools to participate lu patriotic cero
monies with tho school children
Lincoln school 11 M Roberts W
It Wuluumn O P llyerly W A
Moldenhauor Dr Macomlmr 1 House
Prank Kruegor Prank Hoodie W 1
Wyirnnd P Oarberry It Nightingale
Grunt school W M Hobortson 1
W Bovoii C P Elsuloy Goo Dttdloy
Geo Dwonport 11 13 Head N A
McGinnis A P Childs W 11 Lowe 1
O S Weills
High school 13 P Wonthorby II O
Matrau T S Morrow 11 Gorecko 1
S McClnry V H II llngoy W
Hransch II Warner 1 13 Simpson J
13 Barnes T Long
Washington school H W Mills J
Conley S LadhoiV W H Livingston
II Millor T A Light M Kenedy II
Van Horn It O Allon H Kenedy
Win Boels
Kdgowator school N A Rainbolt J
Koenigstoln 13 G Heilmnu S It Long
C Eble Prod Schelly
W II WlDAMAN II M ItOlinilTS
Adjutant Commander
Doinirtinnnt Onlorx
Headquarters DeiArtmknt op Ne
ws aska Grand Army op the ReiUiilic
Lincoln Nobr May 1 1000 General
Orders No 10 Wednesday May HO is
Grand Army Memorial Day Iu a
manner becoming tho occasion lot us
assemble in tho Citadels of tho Dead
to garland tho mounds with swoot
blossoms nnd raise oer tho nioital ro
mains of each their ouco beloved Old
Glory
Tho established custom of attending
Divine worship ou tho Sunday proceed
ing Momorinl Day is enjoined upon
every post
Invite tho soldiors of tho lato war tho
stato troops aud all tho peoplo to tako
part
Decorato the graves of our soldiers of
all wars
Do not overlook tho importance of
patriotic services in the schools on Fri
day afternoon before Memorial day and
invito the school children to participato
in tho ceremonies
All past times prejudicial to tho sol
emnity of tho occasion bhould bo dis
couraged By command of
John E Evans
Department Commander
Winslow H Baroer
Assistant Adjutant General
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this and close counties Salary 000 a
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