The Nome nugget., 1903-06-10
WANTS 4
 FRANCHISE ---- For a Street Railway
 in Nome. MAYOR SUSTAINED
And R. I. CheSnut Holds Position of City Clerk.--A New
 City Cemetery.

1no ClIy COunCll got uOWn tO req work early at it's regular meeting O Monday evening, a great deal of usi ness being transacted and the meetin, adjourned at 10 o'clock.
 Immediately following the readin, of the minutes of the previous meetin: Hill moved the election of a city clerk As he said, that office was still vacant The mayor informed him that he wa out of order: that there was cit, clerk, to which Hill took exception and appealed. The appeal was lost by vote, the chair being sustained.
 A communication was read from R N. Simpson, asking for a franchise in vesting and empowering him with the right of locating, constructing, owning equipping and using a'railway for the transportation of passengers and freight through the town of Nome, the same tC be erected and in operation by July b, 1904, the franchise to cover perioi of 50 years, Accompanyin. the commun- ication was copy of franchise, stat ing the rights and privileges to le granted, and what the route of the rail way will be. The matter was referred to the law and ordinance committee, with the cooperation of the city attor- ney.
 Josh K. Mcintyre X Co. submitted
 
 . proposition to install ferry across Snake river, furnish the necessary barges, boats and cables, and employ Q man to run the same from a. m. to 6 p. m., for s25O per month, the service to be continued three months. The matter was referred to the street com mittee and the mayor.
 Chief of Police Wallingford re- portedon the case of Thomas Fin negan. There were bills amount ing to s325 for hospital, physi- clan and undertaken, with warrants and cash amounting to s1OS belonging to the deceased. The finance commit tee have the matter~i in hand and will settle all accounts.
 In all cases where suit has not been instituted for the recovery of street as- easements, the city attorney was in- structed to settle on a 60 per cent basis. Stevens, of the finance committee re- fused to pass on the bill of w. J. Row e for team hire on the Snake river dam, the other bills, he said being correct. Hoxsie said that to relieve Stev- ens' conscience in the matter, he would move that the council take it out of his hands and pass on it, which was done, and the bills, includ- ing Rowe's, amounting to $ll2.00 were ordered paid. Chief Wallingford ex- plained that Mir. Rowe had asked him to get other teams; he had done SD but could not get enough, SO Mir. Rowe's were also secured.
 Dr. Hill of the health committee re- ported having staked piece of ground on Belmont Point, 40Ox2O0. for ceme- tery purposes, to be known as Belmont Heights cemetery. They recommend, cd that an ordinance be drawn com polling all burials to be made within five days, unless more time is granted by the health committee. The report was adopted and referred to the law and ordinance committee.
 The fire committee was instructed tc examine fues, roofs and the electric wiring now being installed.
 No action will be taken in securing water from the Moonlight Water, Co.,. until the arrival of Jafet Lindeberg and until such time the city is allowed to tap the main at the engine house. "A memorial presented by Hoxsie was adopted, and addressed to H. c Payne, postmaster-general, urging i'm mediate action in the matter of better mail service for Nome, recommending she route from Cook Inlet to Unalak lik6 and Nome which route could bt covered in 35 days as against 65 days bJ the Dawson Yukon route.
 Carl Larson, who was appointed tenn porarily as patrolman. was appointed to fll the vacancy caused by the deatf of Th0s. Finnegan, deceased. Resolu tions were introduced by Councilma. Hill on the death of Officer Tinnegan and adopted by rising vote.
 Two ordinances were passed. On' provides for the imposition of a s2.0 poll tax, and the other defines tn, duties of city clerk as assessor and ta, collector, and fixes his bond at $2, 5000 instead of $lO,0OO.
 Blanks to be used by the municipa magistrate were ordered. Attorns! Bell soggested ,hst jury trials be dis