Douglas Island news., 1902-02-12
ORDER FOR HEARING.

On reading the petition filed herein of more than sixty bona tde residents of the community heretofore known as the town of Douglas, situate on Douglas Island in the District of Alaska, whereby it appears that the inhabitants living within and on the tract of territory hereinafter described, desire to incorporate into town or city, pursuant to the statute in such case made and provided, and such petition having stated the number of inhabitants therein as three hundred (300) or more bona tide residents, and setting forth a description of said proposed incor- poration and the territory included therein by a plat showing approximately the terri tory sought to be included, which said terri tory is therein described as follows;
 Beginning at the northwest boundary line of Treadwel City, Cor. No,6 Treadweu Sur vey, Corner No. l. running thence along the tide limits at deep water of GastineauX Channel to opposite the center of Lawson Creek; thence from Corner No. ?, at the cen ter of the mouth of said Lawson Creek, up the center of said Lawson Creek to point one-half mile distant from the mouth of said Lawson Creek to stake No 5; thence south easterly along the mountainside parallel to n straight line from Corner No. to Cor No 2 on the said GaStineauX Channel, six thous- and five hundred (650O feet to Cor. No. 4; thence eaSterly about one thousand feet n GOO ft) to Cor. No. l Treadwell Survey; said Treadwell survey to corner No. there of, which is corner No. hereof, the place of beginning;
 to the matters set forth in said petition, here by Orders that such petition be heard before this Court at Juneau, in the District of Alaska, on the 24th day of February, A. D. 1902, at the opening of court on said day; or if there be no court on that day, on the first court day following and counsel can be heard; at which time and place the Court will hear objections to such incorporation made by interested parties, and if satisfied that the public interests require the incor- poration, will make a further order for that purpose changing the boundaries thereof if deemed eXpedient, and in such order will set forth the name of such incorporation and give due notice of an election for the purpose of determining whether the same shah be incorporated, and also provide by such order for an election by the qualified electors of such incorporation of common council of seven members, who shall have the qualifications provided by law, which said election shall be under the control of board of election composed of three bona said proposed incorporation and will also be appointed by such order.
 It is further hereby ordered that notice of the hearing herein provided shall be given the inhabitants of said community so pro y-osed to be incorporated, by posting q copy said proposed incorporation in three of the most public places in the town of Douglas, to-wit, one at the post office Tn said town, a second at the Douglas Pharmacy on Third street in said town, and third at the Com missioner'S court room in said town of Doug las: and also by publishing this order four weeks in the Douglas Island News in said town, and that proper proofs be made by affidavit to the Court that the notice herein provided has been duly given before the hearing above mentioned will be taken up.
 Dated at Juneau, this 24th day of January, A''-' MIG. BROWN,
 Judge.