The daily morning Alaskan., 1901-07-23
FIX THE SALARIES
 OF CITY OFFICERS
The Council Was In Session For Two Hours and Half Foot Bridge Referred to Committee and City En-
 gneer. Rent Lower Floor of Fireman's Hall

nance must have three readings but one may be by title only A city of fcer may have two offices, but may on- ly draw the salary of the best paid oi- nee. No supplies are Co be bought or labor performed except upon requisi. tion signed by the clerk and a member oi a committee having in hand the mat ter for which the supplies were order ed and bearing the receipt of the per- son receiving the supplies or having the services performed Unless all these requirements are complied with the matter shall not be deemed to be properly brought before the council The rules were adopted as read.
 Mr. Conway reported that the Alas kan had offered Co print the rules for SI2: the Guide for SIT and the Nets for SS. and it was voted that the printing should be done by the lowest bidder.
 The matter of printing dog licenses. poll tax books. roll calls. acquisitions. on Public Works and Public Property. was referred Co the committee
 In the matter of the communication received from the chamber of com mcrcc asking that the council advise ihc chamber as Co whether. where and when a convention Co take means Co pray congress for a territorial form of government should be hcld it was re- ported as the sense of the committee that such convention should be held at Skagway not later than October The report was adopted.
 EN-clcrk Weldon reported that he had turned over all archives oi the city to his successor.
 Mr. Guthrie asked the city engineer ii he was familiar with the lots and towuSitc oi Skagway Mr. Ruud res bonded m the affirmative and explained that as no line had been made or any initial monument no center street line could be fairly designated as a fair line Co base surveys. It was his intcn tion Co tic the center line oi State street Co V. S. Initial Monument Hcan Mo- &, and verify an lines. as he might be called upon, upon that line Mr. Ruud reported that. as re- CardS grades. cN-city engineer Diers refused Co deliver up the grade chart until his bil for making the grades had been paid Mir. Guthrie slid that a copy of this chart must be m the saie oi the railroad company and one in Che hands of the clerk Three copies had been made oi which Mr. Dicrs only had one. Mr. Guthrie asked of Mr. Ruud ii he could follow Mr. Rcid's survey Mr. Ruud said he could as it was chartcd from any de- ,ignatcd point but that jt was a mere preliminary survey as it had never been tied m Co any initial monument Mr. Guthrie said that some allowance in inches must be allowed on Reid's survey as when it was made it was nearly impossible to get through the timber. It was not then thought that the timber would ever an be cleared away. The engineer was instructed Co submit a map at as early date as pos ,ihlc.
 Mr. Weldon reported that thc pound- master checked out an right.
 The following bills were read and referred Co the committee on Ways and Means: German Bakery, meals for clerks and judges of election. at zs cents each. S9 Mr. Pope here moved that this bin be referred Co the successful candidates. R. D. Weldon, salary as clerk for services Co date. Sts.
 The enforcement of the dog ordi- nance was then discussed with the poundmastcr There is no pound at present and several pounds were dis cusscd. One pound was objectionable because SIo a month was charged iot t another because it was too near the Bishop Rowe hospital The whole field was canvasscd and the matter was finally given into the hands of thc conn mittcc on Public Works
 The attorney said that it was incum- bent upon dog owners Co keep their dogs tagged li they did not they must pay penalty to the poundmaster the
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