The daily morning Alaskan., 1901-08-13
PASS TITLE ORDINANCE FOR
 LEVYING THE TAX
Three Hours Session Consumed By Reading Three 0rd nances, Passing and Referring Bills, Considering
 Four Candidates and Electing Assessor

[ nors also passed Co a third reading .od was adopted.
 Ordinance No. %, relating Co the levy 1i taxation. was read for the third time
 Mir Guthrie moved that thls ordlnarcc be made effective immediately after rs city could proceed forthwith, because there was but short time left for n,, work of Che assessor and the board of equalization. and the ordinance was amended Co read "to bc iu force from and after passage and approval. and it shall be published three successive weeks In one of thc newspapers Of thc city"
 On motion of Mir. Hcnton the Commit. tee on Public Works and Public Property were empowered Co seek bids and mak, a contract for the publication of the of dlnonces and for the printing Of the as, scssmcnt rolls md blanks.
 The Fire Chief reported the necessity Of tho following supplies; l.jOO feet oi 2i4 Inch hose. two Callahan nozzlcs I. 2l Inch hose couplings 90 2lt expansion rings. one 2is hose cvpandcr. pairs rlb- bcr gloves. 8 pairs wire nippcrs and g, rospirators.
 Mir Andrews remarked that there was no money In the fire fund.
 Mir GuthHc said that thc supplies were much needed and that lt would not do tl neglect thc department untn new money came Into thc treasury and he would therefore advance the money himself and carry Che warrant until lt could no paid
 Mir McGroth moved tho election Of an assessor and a spirited discussion upon the subject occupied thc council.
 Mir Dillon said that as he was a can- dldatc hc would withdraw and Mir Me Grath said hc wasn't afraid to sny an hc had Co remark In thc matter lf Mir. Dillon remained. but Mir Dillon left thc room Mir Gregory having made Che low est bid was carefully considered. Mir. Hcnton champloncd his candIcacy 'r. no start Co finish
 Mir Guthrie didn't feel justified ln ,v pcrlmcnung with a comparative stranger In SO important a matter He was satis- fled that Mir Dillon was thoroughly advised or thc conditions in thc city Mir Woodruff assorted that Mfr Gregory wos not qualified clcctor at Che last clec- ton but presumed hc might loo ot th' present Mir Guthrie said that Mir Dn- lon had been ln thc city several years and hc believed him peculiarly quail fed Mir Hcnton did not believe In pag Ing t2o0 for a job that was bid for at S2N. Mir Guthrie said that poor job would he dear nt any price TTc thought S2o' little enough for the work but womb sooner have lt at S2o0 lf hc thought 10 would loo well done. Hc did not want Co make Che experiment or letting SO import ant a matter out Co a gentleman who could have hut little acquaintance with thc property values or skagway
 Mir Andrews nominated Hooper. Mir Ucnton. Gregory: Mir Guthrie. Dillon. and Mayor WoodruF. saying that he dil not want Co scc Phil Abrahams lcft oui nominated him The vote was as fol- ows.-Hoopcr Andrews: Gregory Hen- ton. Dillon. Conway. Guthrie. McGmth and Woodruff. and Mir Dillon was dee clarcd elected. Mir Dillon rc-cntcrcd tho room and agreed Co prepare his blanks
 The Poundmostcr was instructed Co