The Nome nugget., 1902-04-30

should be done for the beneht Of the city, and l shall attempt to give you brief outline of what, in my humble judgment, we should act upon immedi- ately.
 City Departments.
 Health: It will be necessary for the committee on health and relief to look into the sanitary conditions of the city and assist the health officer. so far as possible. in the enforcement of the or dinances. We have been remarkably healthy community thus far, and with the enforcement of the ordinances pro- viding for the dumping of garbage on the ice, drainage, etc, we may hope to be free from contagiOn in future. It will be necessary to furnish the health officer with assistance to the end that this policy may be followed up.
 Police Departments: The police de- partment should be conducted upon the lines of economy consistent with good government and no additions made to the force until such time as the cOndi- tions absolutely demand it. | am of the opinion that the office of captain of police is an unnecessary adjunct and should be discontinued. Our city has in the past, aS someone has said, been as quiet as New England village. Let us hope the future will show the same results.
 Competent men. men fearless in the discharge of their duty, should be con tinued in the department. The office of the chief of police should be supplied with the proper books for the record ing of each arrest. cause of arrest, to- gether with a full description of the person arrested, nationality. age, occu- patton, etc., together with the final disposition of the case. This would serve as public record of all matters coming under this department and as sist the chief in compiling reports.
 The chief should report to the coun- cil each month the number of arrests made for what, and other matters that may come under his jurisdiction, and make such recommendations as may be beneficial to his department.
 The committee on police should take immediate steps in the direction men toned bove and make early recom- mendations, together with an estimate of the cost of conducting the depart ment for the ensuing year.
 Fire Department: l would recom- mend that the fire committee make an especial study of the wants of this de- partment and so systematize the work that, without extra expense in the way of salaries. the department may have a volunteer chief at small salary, an engineer, driver and assistant engineer, whose duty it would be to assist in hitching when an alarm comes in and to relieve the engineer at such times as it may be necessary for him to at tend other duties, such as repairs to the Gamewell system, etc. Immediate steps must be taken to procure team. as the Pioneer Company will soon be in need of the horses so kindly loaned and be the duty of the fire committee to make an estimate of the cost of con ducting the department for the ensuing year.
 Streets, Alleys, Water and Light: The committee on streets should make recommendations to the body relative to system of street numbering. which would be of great benefit to the com munity. It would be invaluable to future registration, and it would save our citizens from drawing q map of their residence district to direct per SUI "iIh liiS SiOSe AhN' would be no expense attached to such action, and the idea will meet with the hearty approval of our citizens. It will be necessary for the body to make provision for the repairs of streets, opening of drains, etc.
 I should recommend that the office of superintendent of streets be abolished, and have such work as may be neces- sary done under the supervision Of an- other department consistent with your ideas and the best interests of the city
 Owing to the narrow streets of our city, it will be necessary to enforce the ordinance relative to street Obstructions during the busy season. Dealers are permitted by this ordinance to use fourteen (l4) inches of sidewalk space to display their wares, and no more. Assessor: In my judgment, the city clerk should be made eX-OfticiO assessor, and all licenses and taxes collected by | by him, and such assistance as may be necessary be furnished him to properly conduct the office upon these lines. The consolidation of these offices under one head would greatly facilitate matters, and the saving to the city in salaries will be quite u considerable sum. The merchants of Nome need pro- lection from an injustice that has been practiced upon them since the founding of NOme-the "transient merchant