The daily morning Alaskan., 1901-07-09
Council Grinds Through a
 Heavy Grist
Tho Troasuror, Fire Warden, Attor- noy, and Health ohioor, Roolet- od-Ford Wiu Bo Fire Chiof- A Contest For tho Clorlship

All the councilmcn were present at the regular meeting last night
 After having arrived at a decision shat only thc necessary officers Co car ry on the city government be elected, the council proceeded Co discussion upon the subject oi fire warden and clp marshall lt was deemed by some Oi the councimcn that the two oiHcc1 should Doe consolidated The matter re- quring further investigation. it Wds laid oyer until next meeting.
 Harry Sinclair, application had laid oyer from the prcviou, meeting Chas Q. Walkers application and pctiiioi was read, but was withdrawn by Mr Walker. Harry Sinclair was then cleo ted fire wJrd-u unanimously The sa lary will Doe hNcd at ncNt meeting. The matter oi compensation oi all o.uccrs mol hcd by ordinance was laid over
 \. A. Anderson was unanimously elected treasurer.
 John c. Price was elected ';y lt. torncy without a dissenting vote.
 Cortcs Ford wa, unanimously tlec ted treasurer
 Thrccc applications for the office of city clerk were rcad:-Gco. :. l'"w. ards. Godfrey Chcalandcr lnJ K. D. Weldon. The poll oi votes 'Uc How ard two votes, ChcaIaud,r two Jnd Weldon three.
 Mr. Guthrie called aitcnarn 0 the rule oi thc council that it rcqulr.l iour vote, Co elect au officer and the matter ter was laid over. Mr. Weldon rcug T- ,tructcd Co act under the arrangement made with him until hi, successor was elected
 Upon the subject of health officer considerable discussion arose. Coun- cilman Guthrie stated that the health officer had been chosen by a iointcom- mittcc O. Che citizen, and the council and had been confirmed by the council Mr. Guthrie stated thl Dr Moore had prc,crtcd no bill, Mr. Pope nom mated Dr. Moore and stated that thc doctor would certainly present a bill for in, services Mir Hcntou said that hc preferred thc matter laid over rather than subject thc city Co an uu- known charge for medical services He had nothing against Dr. Moore hut thought it unbu,incss like Co cm p'oy anyone without knowing what they were to be paid Dr. Moore was in attendance upon his own family but he knew what his bill was going Co be- lt wa, currently believed that thc doe would make a thousand dollars out '' fhc city and thc stcamboat, under the luarautCc regulations. Mr. Pope said that thc city had nothing Co do wi,h ihc doctor, functions about the steam boats. The steamship companies cm D'oycd him for their own protection and as for Dr. Moorc's bill to the city he wa, m a po,itiouto say that up Co the day before it amounted to just SIol-a very reasonable charge under tlc circumstances Mr. Hcuton be- 'icycd that thc matter should lay over until a dcfuatc arrangement could be made Mayor Woodruff considered it incumbent upon Che council not Co have thc office oi health officer vacant for even a short period The utmost pre-. caution should be maintained in con- junction with ,hc Canadian officials to maintain a strict quarantine of any sud- den case that might occur Although ,hc few people who had been affected with ,m1llpoV had convaIcsccd. hc be Gcycd that the utmost vigilcncc should be maintained to prevent the spreading oi any new case that might possibly occur Hcntou still believed it wa, uuhu,incss like Co give a physician .ull power Co act and charge m the matter On nomination of Mir Pope Dr Moore was elected. an thc couucilmcn voting for him but IIcnton, who. at his iu- stance was excused