The daily morning Alaskan., 1901-07-16
COUNCIL
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Health uIuccf
 Mir Pope said that Che health oii- ccr had devoted two months Co Che city and had only charged a hundred dol lar, for hs service He had been dil- iecnt in stamping out thc nllictiou and had succeeded in doing SO. Mr. My rick wa, mistaken about the health ol- fccr having knowledge oi that ease for five days. Other physicians had said this case was within their knoWI- edge and their not reporting lt tur- ui,hcd ui the reasons why the doc tor had suggested Co the council that 10 be incumbent upon the residents oi Skagway to report contagious or in- iccuous diseases.
 Mr. Conway oi thc committee on Law, and Elections. asked further time Co report on the communication from the Chamber oi Commerce relative Co th calling oi convention Co move congress for territorial government Granted
 The same committee were instruct rd to confer with thc city attornc, in thc matter oi rccou,truc,iug the rules governing thc council
 The bill oi A. palmhcrg for SEo7S for material and work furnished in thc construction oi thc new school build ng. and which wa, endorsed by thc school board. wa, read 'hy Che clerk Mr. Andrew, wanted to know ii t wa, their mere duty to p1,. these bills l, presented or should they bc audited and checked li it was thc school holrd, hu,uc,, Go not only incur these bIll, but Co endorse them a, h- ually correct then why were they prc ,cntcd Co che council He did not like to vote thc payment oi 30 bill hc knew nothing about. especially Js he wa, thc chairman oi tbc auditing cOmmIt tvc lie thought thc b'il was an right hut he dil mot want Co place himself u danger oI future ccu,urc ii pcrhap, 10 might mot be alright U he could be shown that he was an-o'vcd from thc responsibility %. checking tm, h'' bc would bc glad to escape Che troH'.r oi doiug t. hut W'c,, hc could lc ,n shown. hc dil mol want to vote che lHl through blind n n were none %. tlc council, business hc ll not want Co make it ,o Attorney Price explained that under present conditions there wa, nothing to do hui tp vote thc pay mcut ot a'i school hI'l, iu.y endorsed by the school board Judge Brown had decided ihlj all running school c>. pcn,c h'i', had Go hc pI.l l, presented f... ale. .f. ........f ....HH ..f.. .......... llucc oi extra ordinary bills The d.- rector. were not to hc intyr.crci Vit1 iu thc general management oi thc school, This. however. Was am extra ordinary b.'l The council oi Iwcu had passed an ordinance restricting thc school board I, tn expenditure Nr Price believed chat thc school board and council should so Toe cuu. tro.'cd by ordinance th1t thc latter should also audit thc bills and ilu, sccp a double check on thc school cN. ptulturcS.
 Mr. Guthrie moved that che hi'l be 'ail over and Mr. IIgutou seconded thc motion. R. w. Jennings. who had presented thc biIl on behalf oi Mr. Pa'mbcrg then addressed thc meeting He said thc council were mere cu,to. 1ilus oi thc fund, oi thc schools and 10 was so plainly provided both in t0c city charter and thc Alaska 1ct The council, plain and only duty wa, to ply thc h.ll, 90, presented This man bld made 1 contract with Che h'IrI oi which thi, bii' was ln initiative con. ,rlcrltiou IIc needed thc money tn pIy hi, hll 1ul go ou with thc school lu'iuc II any new u'c was to hc adopted l,t it bc for thc future bHt not make it to rctrnlct SOD thlt th.. hrI could not he plid for week. or Worc MT Guthrie withdrew bis motion coon. cciiuc chat notbu. should hc done to interfere with thc pru.rc,, of thc school bui'liug I. louu 1> it was rcI ,unah'y sure that thc hiN was correct The hiil wa, allowed and warrant was ordered drawn ou thc treasurer for fhe same
 The following bills were presented and referred to thc Ways and Mean. committee.
 Ed Dalton labor iu scttuc hyirut,. S1-65. Dr. l. IT Moore. ylccinltiug 3, Indians. etc.. SIoo. p RciUm7u care oi patient, lt Eurro creek at S} per day. Sb. Alaska Transfer Co.,. elm der, and clay for smoothing Fourth avenue for thc hose cart races ou th. Fourth SSss
 Mr Andrews s1id that hc h1l been chasing lil over town to ful out thc particular. about bills that had hcg1 referred to him In some instance. h. could mot hnl who ordered thc mate. u1l, or work charged for or what dc. plr,mcnt oi che city hll incurred thc expense llc produced thc form oi 30 rcguI,ition lIc moved chat a rcIuI-i- tion >hould iu thc future hc drawn com thc clerk for material, and labor and that that rcQuisition should hc cu. lor,cd by thc committee cor city de. parimcnt mourning thc expense. and stating by what authority it was iu- cured and bearing a receipt for the goods or labor from whoever the good, might be delivered or Che labor performed On suggestion oi Mr. Guthrie. Mr. Andrews withdrew hi, motion and thc matter was referred Col thc committee who had the revision oi ihc rules in hand
 The city attorney reported that thc ,uit of N Palmbcrg had been scttlcd and dismissed
 The Fire Warden asked for instruc tions regarding the setting oi a drr plug on Broadway li he placed it near Third and Broadway. only 30 hlock oi the city would be cut out during thc time it was being sct but ii it were set. where it was first planned to put it thc| ..-L-I. ....- ..-...IL L.. --..L --..L L-- u. U.