The Nome nugget., 1902-10-08
GRAuL) JURY . Gives Pointers to the City Council. - Obiec. to ihe Adultefat;on Of
 Coal and to W0Men Ere.
 qucnitng Saloons.

Five members of the grand jury al tended the meeting of the city council last Mol 'ay cgcning and il one k to judge from their recommendations. which were explicit, and their speeches. which were r intel, the purchasers and consumer of coal in this vicinity are going to be protected from being swindled tli, winter in the matter of adultcrated ccal. Mr. (. T. Hosmcr. chairman ofthc committee of the grand jury. made few remarks on the recommendations of the committee. The first recommended that thr council take some action to prevent coal dealers from &dulterating the coal. Last year. said Mir. HCsurr. one certain company had mixed GD tons of slack and muck with the Wellington. to stretch it out. selling il for he genuine article. The second recommendation Was in reference tc restraining women from freq qGenting saloons, a-GtuE tine council , .v uuuI; Ichm a,urc, a. would abolish such practice, anu that ii pro,l .'"'lon be tolerated, remove them 10 separate quarters. Addresses by Jurors MCG"ath and Mckinney on the first named rccommeudatiCu-, were also heard, after which the natter Was referred to the law and orJer committee to re- port .t the nest meeting.
 The II. 1nthly reports of the various city officers were read and adopted. That of the ci. inf of police showed lOG arrests, lO3 ro.u .o!ions. discharged ana No had paid fines. The sum oi cl52j Lad been collected by Municipal Judge Reed frola fine, and forfeiture-. and after dc"ucting *l21 salary. the balance had been deposited with the cltN treasurer.
 Two ugulnancca were passed. cne plo- vidpg for the prevention Ct certain animals running at large, such d. mu'r-, hor.,~. cows. dogs, goats and sheep, the othc. permitting the killing of female dogs running at large under rcrtatu cOnditiou~.
 tuuucilmau Goodrich. of the street committee, rel ultcd having furnished the people of Belmont point with i3y fec ot luatosr iu. the rcpai"lng G the footbtid.e across Dry creek. which the council sanctiOltd and ordered d var ran; drawn for the full amount.
 The claim oi the Pacific Packing & Navigation comianN, asking for all money, collected for the Vianliin9 of Front street east of the <. \. T. & T. company, oFer and above their guar anttc of SJdi. Was allowed on recon. menGatiDn of City Attorney sullivan, who stated that the claim was a just one.
 , While CoI2.iiman Jour9en deemed it adNi sable to ship such pe.sons to the outside ao WouIu be a bueden to the city daring the coming winter, he stated that lhe lequcst Ot Mrs. Colby. yhO EaL' applIed for such assistance, gvas an :iust one. and according to the ,ity health officer WaS hale and heart . robust and fat. und fully asie to take c2re of herse f. |. Matthews had been sent out on tnH Oregon, and Council luan JourGgn stated that if tine city would gather ur. and ship out several of the confirmed buns Of thi-,iioWn the re0pIe of Nome Apaid be riudiug itself of bad rubbish. The matter Was refer re.t 10 the mayor. Who will i.rt in con junction with the health officer.
 According to tue city 'reasurer'- report the cash Gn hand in the genera : fund amounted to 72l72. .66: ,4reet fund |. $I111.2l; fire fund, &l04.2N attornea fund. 46S. 20. with the school fund oye'@ drawn to the amount of &l4 s3.
 Mark F.. Reed, in behYIt of $. c.. Simpson X Co.,. asked for q 9egregati m of the assessment against 'he Simpson property. part of which belongs Co tae North Coast l.lghterage company. .md the city assessor was Instructed. to do so.
 The sum of $4J0 was or tered divafted from the general fund to the fire fund, and warrants ordered drawn for the payment of supplies fgom the SutsiGe amounting to SJIS.I1: one ton of Eay S45, and T.l5 fer the payment of tickct on the Oregon for -eading out one J Matthews.
 Bids for the purchase of 30 tons O coal. delivered a, needed, were opened and the contract awarded 10 TaVlor .S 1 Eaton at the iate of 32l. 90 per ton. pay able in warrants. The other bidder, were the N. w. Commercial company and the Pacific Cola Storage company
 A warrant for Sll2.50, in favor Q James F.. fenton, vas ordered drawl for one-hait months service as cit, attorney. while eX.City Clerk Cashe was allowed full months salary fo the month of September.