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The Alaska prospector., 1903-05-14
ORDINANCE No. 24.
AN ORDINANCE CREATING THE OFFICE OF POLICE MAGISTRATE ANn DEFIN.
 INC, IIIs lI'gISlI,TInN

IN oRhbNAN'E CHEATING THE OFFICE
 OF POLICE MAGISTRATE AND pEFIN-
 ING Ills JrRiSbiCTioN.
 Be ii ordained by The Common cnunril oi the Town nf Valdez. tlssk".
 section l. ThHt police court is hereby ,.S. abolished within the Town oi Valdez. Alaskn. which shall be presided over by a police magi>. trate who shall have jurisdiction of tl. vi1i,.- lions of the town ordinances He may issue warrants uf arrest, summon witnesses grant bail. try and commit to prison any offender. in accordance with the provisions of such or,li nance. or l@>> judgment ilInt the dcfcndan nj pay iine may also direct thai the .cicu,iani he imprisoned until the hnr be satisfied in pro. portion oi une days Imprisonment for every two d"llar> oi the fine. ani shal have power ru hear, try and determine any violation of the town or'.inanc .>. and rarry H. judgment into effect.
 s..c,ion ,. The police magistrate may admin >ter all oath, or afiirinalions in any proceed in. in his court and such paths or ai.irmufi may he in conformity with Chapter sixty-nine. Title II. nf tli. Civil tode ni Ala>ka. He shall prc>es.c order in' his c,utt end may punish any offender ior contempt by finc not r.,re ... ing two n'.n,ircd dollar, ar by Imprisonment n"t exceg,iing ninety dHy>: and the acts .r umi-,iaB> s,'t forth in section 6 C. of Cha,tcr t.-cghf, T'lc II, "f thcCi,il Code of Alaska, >o far applicable shall be deemed to br c..i.. teinP'- of the authority of Ihe court heieb. cstai,li, hcd.
 section .. Actions in the police court shall be commenced and pro>ec.tc'i to d final deter imitation and judgment thercip cns ,r.cl iIl the manlier provided by Chapter Eorty-twu oi Title II, oi th, Criminal Code of Alaska when applicable and not otherwise provided.
 When sentence of Imprisonment is passed upon any offender the police magistrate may include in such judgment that such offender shall be snbjeet to labor under the custody ol the town marshal.
 searion |. In trial or proceeding for the violation of n town ordinance such trial shall be by the court and without Il jury.
 section j. That the costs to he taxed in all proceedings before the police court shall be the same aS that fixed for the United States Com missioner's court Tor the District of Alaska for the third division.
 section 6. That the salary of the police mag i>trate shall he fixed by the Common Council, and all appeals from said police court shall be in accordance with the provisions of the Act of Congress. entitled ''An Act Amending the Civil Code of Alaska" and approved March ?, ltar,.
 Adopted May F, lac;.
 Attest: JoHN GooDELL.. Mayor.
 W. H. CRARy. Clerk.
The Alaska prospector., 1903-05-14
Tilicunis Go Hunting.

The steamer Perry was chartered by a few men of Valdez for d hunt ing @ trip down the sound. She left last Sunday .evaning. after hay ing taken @n board a large outfit of food, ammunition and other necessary ingredients for such a trip. Among those on board might be seen Judge Geodell, Judge Brown (aOt of Juneau), A. W. Rechford, Debney and Greenwald. Aheut this time of the year the blood of Nimrod seems tp tiakle through their veins and they must away.
 They returned early Tuesday morning after a very exciting wild goose chase. One of the party admits having violated the game Jaw, inasmuch as he took one pot with a pair ,ef deuces.
 Poor old Nimrod From the hest obtamable accounts he was a sober, steady sort of an old sport, though many of the present day claim to he his disciples
The Alaska prospector., 1903-05-14
Government Outfit.

Hank Chesterman and Jack Me Dougal are the only ones who have returned of the party of packers employed by the government to land goods at the various teIe- graph stations along the govern ment trail between Valdez and Mentasta pass. They went as far as Chistuchina and were recalled leaving enough others to do the rest of the route. By this time every station is well supplied with provisions for another year to come. The other stations beyond Mentas.a will be supplied from the Yukon headquarters.
The Alaska prospector., 1903-05-14
ORDINANCE No. 9.
AN ORDINANCE CREATING THE OFFICE OF TOWN MARSHAL AND DEFINING
 HIS UI-TIES


 OF TOWN MARSHAL AND DEFINING
 Ills BrTIES.
 Re it ordained by the Common Council of the Town of Valdez, Alaska.
 Sectioa |. There k hereby created the office oi town marshal, who shall be ex-ofiieio chief of P ,lice. and who shall be appointed by the Common Council and shall hold office for tine term of one year, unless sooner removed by the council.
 Section ?. IL shall be the duty of the town mafshai { preserve order " ihin tn. corporate limits of the Town of Valdez, Ala>ia, and tn make arrests and to sec that the ordina nces are enforced and that violations thereof are punished. lie ,hall Le the officer oi the police court and shall serve and see that all lawful orders thereof are enforced. He shall take charge of and safely keep all persons committed to his charge by the police court and perform such CT her duties as are usually performed by town marshals under the ordinances and laws relating thereto.
 Section 2. In addition to the duties enumer- .,ied in Section of this ordinance, the town marshal shall perform the duties of Iiie warden and poll tax collector under the ordinances of the Town of Valdez. and such other duties as the eouneil may from time direct.
 Adopted May l3, 1895 Attest: JoHN GooDELL Mayor. W. II. cRARY, Clerk.
The Alaska prospector., 1903-05-14

Total snowfall for winter lsas-ss. .lsiis in.
 Observed and reported by Dr. l.. $. Camicia
The Alaska prospector., 1903-05-14
TO [[[(T JUDGE SPECIAL ELECTION CALLED
 FOR MAY zS .(ity Will Clean Streets
Keystone Avenue Property Owners
 Want Sidewalks.

Tiie regular meeting of the coun-
 cil Monday night was adjourned
 until Wednesday, owing to lack of n quorum. On the latter even
 ing the ordinances creating the
 offices of police magistrate and marshal were passed to final read ing and adopted.
 According to the provisions of
 these ordinances q notice has been
 issued for a special election, to he held Monday, May 25th, at which
 police magistrate will be elected.
 The matter has not been much discussed in public and the only candidate at present in the field $
 lawyer F, D. Kelsey. The sal
 arv of ti'e magistrate will be deter mined ny the council. and as his du- ties will Eot be very onerou> it is
 Mo. likely that the salary will hc
 large.
 F. M. Brown and X. w. Koch ford, of the sahoo. h0ar,l, appeared
 before the council. and the righ; <
 of t,e school no ,rd an l cornell in regard to money in treasurery was
 again discussed at length. The board put in an est mate of amount reluirei for school purposes. for the quarter beginning April 1. at
 $2,OOO. There is now in the hands of the treasurer $1 300 available C for school purposes. Of this amount , 200 is the balaMoe remaining of : the money set aside lay the 'eeuncil | for the school in January. Vhe . treasurer was instructed to hold the remaining $l 300 subject to or der of the school board.
 This money was paid into the treasury before the passage of the new law, by terms of which, the i judge of the district court has the power to decide what proportion of
 license money shall go to the 7 schools The minimum is 9 l,eq cent. and the maximum 50. , The treasurer was also instructed, |, . in the event of the clerk of the | court turning O,e' any money to
 him before the judge decides upon ? ahe percentage to lie set aside for . school purposes, to hold 9 per ], of the same subject to order of the , school board.
 Aietition was presented by prop
 eriy owners along easterly side of
 Keystone avenue asking for a side
 walk along that street from Third
 to Front street. The petition was : granted and the street committee
 was instructed to get the proper
 grade, and to take other action
 necessary to expedite the building
 of the walk. An ordinance will
 probably be introduced at the next
 meeting specifying the size and
 grade of sidewalk, and providing
 for levy on abutting property to
 meet the cost of the same.
 The matter of cleaning streets
 was deferred another week, until
 snow leaves, but committee on : streets was authorized to see that
 Nellie creek, which is now damned 5 by snow and rubbish, he cleared. . The water in this stream is backed up and standing stagnant covered with refuse, from below St. Elias s hotel to the bridge on Broadway, and is a menace tO the health of l. the community.
 The following bills were ordered , paid:
 ]. Valdez News, printing, .$ 200 l. J. w. Leedy, attorney. 5000 C. W. Wilcox, repair type !. writer. BOG ! V. D. x w. Co, wharfage l. on fire apparatus, .. 19.S5 j. P. P. X \. Co.,, freight on fire apparatus, 1sO.oC
The Alaska prospector., 1903-05-14
Up From E1lamar.

The gasoline launch Marilla is again in commission and was brought up to Valdez from Ellamar. where she has been housed all win ter. Campbell and Marion. who brought the boat up, state work is going along smoothly on the Gladhough mine and about twenty five men are employed on the job.
The Alaska prospector., 1903-05-14
ORDINANCE No. B.
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDIN NANCE
 NUMBERED NINE


 Be il ordained by the Common Council of the Town oi Valdez, Alaska.
 Section I. That section 2 of Ordinance N. 2 bc amended >o as to read as follows:
 Section ?. At each anmtal election there shall he elected seven councilmen. three school directors and police magistrate, who shall hold office for one year from and after the see ond Monday of March following ~aid election.
 Seciion2. There shall bc q special election in the Town of Valdez on the 2ith day of May, l"r', for the purpose "f clecting police mags- tratc. who shall ike .ii> office on the list day oi June, l%s, and hold >nid office until the second Monday of March of the following year.
 Said election snail bc held and conducted in ail respects in conformity with the require. men,s ami provisions of Ordinance No. 2, r-lat. ing to general elections.
 Adopted May I3th, lar,
 Attest JoHx GoopEIi, Mayer.
 W. II. CRARy, Clerk.
The Alaska prospector., 1903-05-14
.AR0UnD T0Wh
THE SAWMILL IS AGAIN IN
 OPERATION.
(ab|eAqo55the Copper
Valdez to Pave a Bowling Alley
 In the Near Future.

valdez to Pave a Bowling Alley
 In the Near Future.
 The sawmill of tte Copper River Lumber company, after having undergone a thorough overhaulinc i- again m operation. Its capacity has been increased to twenty-five thousand feet of lumber Der day. and all the necessary machinery [" turn out finished lumber for any purpose. Some large orders have already been placed with the com- pany for inmlcr ncctic,l for build- ings to he started at an carly date. There Is large boom of log. now a. the mill and force oi men are at work down the sound getting out log, to be lowed in bv the Perry. Mr. Robinson, who |. per sonaiiv supervises affairs intends to make the mill hum this season. \ contract has been entered inio between the mill company and the eactrlc light company whereby the latter company takes all the excess >iab> and sawdust. which by q -yS- lem of convevors will be carried from the mil! .o ,iic electric piant and there used d. fuel.
 New Building.
 Ground + now being broken for the erection of building on tine lot owned bv Al. White, cor. of Broadway and Mckinley st. The structure will be 3Sx13O feet and will contain two double bowling alleys and gymnasium, with Il cigar emporium in the front. The building is being erected bv Al. White, and VII hc 5-o1sis ' Y NJ. Stoel anu Wn. Wilson, wno expect to take possession not later than July l5.
 Up From E11amar.
 The gasoline launch Marilla is again in commission and was brought up to Valdez from Ellamar. where she has been housed all win ter. Campbell and Marion. who brought the boat up, state work is going along smoothly on the Gladhough mine and about twenty five men are employed on the job.
 Bound For Kayak.
 The trim little schooner Axel, recently from Ketchikan, is again in commission. She left here last Tuesday with few passengers, for Kayak, and if business warrants, will take up the run between that place and Yakutat.
 The work of cutting ties for the V. c. R. & T. R. R. is progressing rapidly. About a thousand are now piled up at Snug Corner cove, Fidalgo bay, awaiting shipment.
 For the convenience of travellers to tl'e mineral country beyond the Copper River a ferry is being established at the Indian village of Taral. The cable is now stretched and anchored and a fiat boat 25 or 20 feet is being built which will be capable of carrying several hosses at once. A fine trail will be made from the ferry over fine dry sessMtry te connect with the present government trail.
 yke kexstere Wharf is now practically y completed s.ead ready for heats to land. There is q small warehouse finished, and for the present season it is believed thi& will meet all requirements as there Is ample room on the wharf for teams to keep moving height with out any hindranee. This plan suits the merchants as they get inl- mediate delivery from ube hoats ts
The Alaska prospector., 1903-05-14
| Windy. [ Light Vim. Cloudy.

Windy. [ Light WiiW. Cloudy.
 Above zero except where otherwise stated.
 Rain. Figures show precipitation in inches During :he month of April the thermometer ranged from II la n aegrees aboye zero. snow fell on nine days during the month. Total snow fall, 3i incnes. There mere Il cloudy and wind days; wind day; N. wind , days The following table shows by com pa rison the relative snowfall for the winters of lssc99 and l4kllS:
New-York tribune., 1903-01-09
HAARLEM PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY.

Nine. Suzanne Adams and Francis Rogers were
The soloists at the morning musical OF the Haarlem
Philharmonic Society il the Astor Gallery OF the
Waldorf-Astoria yesterday forenoon The occa-
sion was brilliant socially less than musically.
for the annual breakfast of the society followed
the musical, and the hall was filed 10 overhoWing
with gayly govned members of the club and
guests. The attendance at the breakfast was
larger than ever before. Nine. Adams, who was
the sociery's guest OF honor. was charming IN q
robe Of turquoise crepe. trimmed with butter lace
and cut pointed at the throat. With ii she wore a
black ostrich pluned picture nat Nine Adams
sang songs by Delbruck. GODDARD. Hahn. Blzet-
SchUmann Dvorak, Bishop and Stern Mr.. Rog-
ers's selections included numbers by Schubert,
Franz, Hahn. Saint-Saens, Foote, Luckstone.
Boot, Rubinstein and Bayley, besides Two Irish
airs Isidore Luckstone was at the piano The
applause that followed Mr.. Rogers's singing OF
The Clowns SeTenade'' was shared by Mr.. Luck
stone, the composer.
From the Astor Gallery the guests passed to the
grand ballroom. where an elaborate luncheon was
served The deCOraJi were in white and gold,
mar Of the committee of aTrang gements, received
with Mrs Frank LitLletied. chairman OF the board
Of directors Mrs. A p Fitch Mrs. I. II. Daniels,
Mrs J =. BlO6EeJt anG Mrs W z. Lloyd. The
committee OF arrangements. TO whom the members
and guests are inCebted for the pleasures OF the
?. Darlington Mrs Alfred Z. Fountain. Mrs. Alex
aldeT Reed. Mrs. MeTriCk T COnover, Mrs. Charles
7. NaethlnE. Mrs JudsOn G Wells Mrs. Charles
r PearSe anG Mrs Francis DurandO Nichols.
New-York tribune., 1903-01-09
LADIES DAY" AT PRESS CLUB.

It was ladies day. yesterday at the Newly HoTh
Press Club. Members of the club. assisted by the
Beasey Sisters and other professional and amateur
talent, and corralIed by E. Waddock, chairman OF
the entertainment committee, gave ratting vaude-
Vile show audience of sisters, cousins aho
aunts' that completely filed the parlor and over
flowed into all the club anterooms and Corridors
Shy reporters and tender editors sang topical songs
and danced skirt Dances while the women VINO
couldn't get in peeked through the cracks Of doors
and stood chairs in an endeavor to see ano near
the turns. It was the largest ladies Gay the
Press Club has ever known.
There was only fly in the ointment Tor MI
Waddock. amid the stunning success OF the mo-
ment Mrs, Langtry had promised TO come down
and give a recitation. but at 4:30 O'CLOCK she hau
not arrived. Lillian Russell. true to her word
came looking very fetching in black velvet SKIRT
and white bodice, with rope Of pearls around her
neck and fur and jet turban, and sang two songs
Mrs Langtry came at last, however, and MI " ao-
docks spirits rose, and all the women tried not 10
let Mrs Langtry see that they were busy taxing
notes on her costume II was a white crepe dress
bv the way, with Eton jacket OF Chantlly lace:
panelled in Irish lace. with yoke and collar, OF
pale pink velvet Her hat was OF Iace ana q s4Qre;
with a long. long streamer hanging down behlnC
her left to the waist She too, wore rope OF
Mrs Iangtry asked for a fan. She said she really
have q fan. It wasn't that she was warm; no
thew needn't open a window. but she needed the
fan as a property. As the Press CLUB coulo mo- moL
ind a fan among its properties, the audience was
appealed TO, and some one promptly ylelQeu up
fan Thus eQuipped, Mrs Langtry went on anu
spoke her little psee, and then being recaleo. Wen @
coming" she said sweetly to the swarm OF men
who saw her to her carriage, I like to come
New-York tribune., 1903-01-09
CONTRIBUTIONS.

A freight box of beiated Christmas sunshine 'dl-
rected by Santa Claus came with greetings from
Mrs A Collins. of Plattshurg n. Y Good things
are never too late, and the contents of the box
clothing dolls. books candy, jellies, cards, etc
will be forwarded to a branch where every article
will nrove accountable sunshine a down pillow has
been received from Mrs. Darley Randall, of New
Brunswick n. j; calendars. from Miss Elizabeth
Boynton of Newburg, n. V and some unknown
friend in White Plains, y. Y; calendars and ten
nairs of new mttens. without name; papers,
cards and books from East Orange. n. J., and
rolls Of old muslin for bandages from Mrs. NJ K
Aaxson; from Pelham" Miss Dunn, of Jersey
CITY; X X X, and several parcels without names'
package of infants clothing, from Mrs: sherman
Williams cards and papers from "A D.. "ools'
;+bo,,e etc. from Mrs A D. Vorce, of Connect
c,,t. four shirt waists from Newark n. j.; two
skating caps baby blankets and quilted Pettcoat I
from Mrs. E. T. Galloway, of Rutherford n j. :
calendars from F. VI. Linton; books from Annie
Morris and reading matter from Julia Senhet.
New-York tribune., 1903-01-09
SUPPORT FOR DIR. WOODBURY..
No Opposition at Hearing TO Request for
More Facilities.

No one aPpea red TO oppose Street Cleaning Cor1-
missioner Woodbury's request for additional tacih
ties for removing waste from department. stores
and office buildings at a hearing before the Alder
mems Committee Street Cleaning yesterday
DIR. Woodbury. discontinued removing this waists
in November. ard since then the owners have been
obliged to haul II 70 the public dumps Commits
sioner Woodbury. has informed them that he 10
willing resume the removal as the city
will appropriate enough money to enable him 20
hire carts drivers and other necessary fach-
ties
Dr. Woodbury. told the committee that as ques-
ton of the health OF the city was concerned, with
the present facilities at his disposal, the stores
and buildings must wait on the conveniencs OF
the dwelling and tenement house sections.
I'VE turn out at a. m.." he said. and the men
work until 9 at night. I not ashamed OF my
men, Come and study the department. books and
the department dump and think you will agree
with me-
Secretary Mead OF the Merchants Association
read communication from the association declar-
ing that the facilities OF the Street Cleaning De-
partment were Inadequate and that Dr.. Wood
bury appropriation for the removal OF garbage
should be increased The paper decTied the letting
Of private contracts for the removal OF garbage.
on the ground that private contractors were care
less in the hnal disposition Of the garbage they
Woodbury.. in his management Of the department.
and zeal and efficiency. was the equal OF the late
Colonel Waring
Josiah Collins PumpeIIy chairman Of a West
End Association committee delegated to attend the
hearing, also spoke in support Of DIT. Woodbury's
New-York tribune., 1903-01-09
CHINESE WOMEN PRAISED.

S,easjne of the women of China before the Legs
latfve League yesterday afternoon Mrs Esteile l.
r1l5,;r Who lived among them twenty years in
the canacitv of missionary, said: They are very
bright and the intellects Of the women OF emma
are bv no means inferior to any women OF the
world and this is the result of learned ariS
+ac,, which if it is not Christian is better than
a military aristocracy- s
."rbe education of China to-day is IN the hanos
~ the missionaries and great things are expecteo
f the ernpire under their increased influence eSpe
ciaIlv with the women OF emma. win .lel It
.iA-lS ~ r.l1,ess Of their feet was considered
m i1dly Of social position bat lately when We w
90 eoI1gbT a family known TO nave SaIt- y :,
waS W. 91o+oins about her feet she Is educated.
The Empress Dowager received gooo Rf RoLu the
-.s9snf of the league, seconded TINS pI5i!se
p fI;1e her the greatest woman OF the nl'Se"'"
New-York tribune., 1903-01-09
WOMEN LEARN ABOUT FRANCHISES.

But for The extraordinary and unnecessary gen
erosiJy displayed by the municipality Of New-York
during the last fifty years railways would to
day be paying nearly half the cJys taxes" said
Frederick ". LongfeIlow IN his address before the
Homens Municipal League yesterday afternoon
on franchises IN general. and that OF the Pennsyl
vania tunnel in particular As matters stand.
however continued the speaker, they pay prac-
tically none The Ninth-ave.. below Fifty
niuth-st., when brought bay by the Court of
Appeals. hands over small amount rare inter
vals. but otherwise they 90 scot free Mr. Long
fellow contrasted the Western and OLD World
methods Of grant giving: in the later instance pri-
vare ownership Of transit facilities being practi-
ca Ly unknown The longsighted franchise terms
insisted upon by Baltimore fifty years ago under
Mayor Swans guidance. when New-York was
handing out rights OF way and saying thank you
the recipients and Philadelphia recent refusal
of SS0tlUJ9 for a privilege eventually bestowed
gratis were touched upon A liberal franchise
arrangement IN Massachusetts brought forth me
e9rn1ItnI Al very well for that STATE. may oe:
arI. Nev-YOrkers cant stand any more treeQoIn
There scarcely = franchise given mere curing
last IITN years SAID Nj LOLSl-ll',Nf -
which some scandal has not been attached / ne
-oneLhlng for nothing greed Is the curse OF tne
GAY Skeletons II aldermanic closets mad their
rCrzs cors-0eT.s h4y rarrIa0 and that worthy BODY
+e - -S71{ 5lraSJ - g M fargfeoLg went over the
terms OF me tunnel franchise IL detail. and an
sSvered number of questions asked BY large ana
deeply interested Audience he remarked mel
Of course l can speak Of II before Docy OF
women he lnterjected laughingly that the tunnel
terms would not really permit OF any olVidenoS for
the next 1t-een years The PaCoy s market
abuses. the selling stale and chemically treated
meats by pushcarI venGeTs- had been found by the
committee appointed by the league 10 be SO VIDE
spread an eVil Inat il asked for auxiliary com
nnittee assist IN thorough handling OF the
matter and the league unanimously voted TO this