The Nome nugget., 1902-04-30

and, ont of justice to our business people and what is due to them. what they expect of the council should be acted upon immediately by this body and such legislation enacted as may be proper to meet the end desired.
 In my opinion, our city has passed beyond plimeval state. beyond ancient styles and customs. and |, gradually assuming metropolitan airs, and Tor this reason, for this purpose, looking only to the good of Nome and her citizens, l would recommend that street Spieling be declared Il nuisance. and that portion of ordinance No. 20 pro- viding for the licensing of spieling be repealed.
 1t is necessary that immediate steps be taken to procure offices for Use of the city clerk and other officers. We are indebted to eX-Mayor Giese for the use of the office now occupied by the clerk during the past eight months.
 The city attorney should receive at your hands all the assistance possible in the collection of delinquent street assessments. This money k due anu owing the city, and should he collected and the firms that furnished the materials should be paid from this fund. If this matter be pushed l have no doubt but that the whole delinquent list could be wiped out in short time.
 The townsite should be protected against alleged placer locations. and the city should assist individual prop erty owners in the protection of their property rights. There k case now pending in the district court, in which 5. G. Simpson attcmps 10 set up claim by virtue of placer location to valuable city property. This Is one Of vital importance to every property owner within the municipality.
 Collection of Taxes.
 Dog taxes: The tax imposed upon dogs should be rigidly enforced to the end that the city may receive the full amount of revenue due from such tax. 1 should recommend that il proper per son be selected to act in the capacity of pOundmaster. the salary or cumpcn- satiOn of such officer to be such as 70 cause the city the least expense. and an amemendment made to ordinance No. 10 to carry out this idea. Five hundred and sixty-four (564) dollars was col lected last year: this should be doubled for the ensuing year.
 Poll tax: This is a much neglected source of revenue, as will be noted by observance of the amount collected last year, 1901. There will in all probability be two thousand (2.000) people in this city subject to the "impOslt ion of poll tax" The registrations books show fourteen hundred and ,iXty-scven l4Gl) persons eligible for such tax. and. with a collector acting under the instructions of the clerk, l sec no reason why the amount collected for 1902 should not exceed that of last year by $2.50O.
 On the first of the month each de- partment should hand in Il requlsilion covering supplies for the ensuing month.
 The people of Nome expect much of this council: it therefore becomes us to put forth every effort to fulfil their ex pectations. To do this, we must act iu harmony: we must be d unit upon all things of benefit to the community; we must put aside personal ambitions, interests, likes and dislikes. when the point aI issue is for Nome and North western Alaska.
 In this way and in this manner only may we be enabled to attain the proper results and discharge the duty assigned us when the ballots of the electors of Nome were counted on April $.
 Let harmony and good feeling pre- vail between the council and school board. Let us be council of ten upon all matters pertaining to the public good. Let Us avoid all friction: discuss with them all questions fairly and i'm partially: meet them half way on all propositions, and 1 feel safe in saying they will generally act upon the same lines.
 In conclusion. gentlemen, l wish to again thank you for the honor conferred upon me, and desire to say that amOng the many errors l shall make beg you will extend the hand of charity and be- lieve me when l say they will be the faults of the head, not of the heart.
 A. l.. VALENTINE.