The Nome nugget., 1903-05-06
WORK or
 COUNCIL Reaching Out After the < Dough" ROUTINE BUSINESS
And Some Spectacular Displays Take Up the Councils
 Time.

The city council met in its new and permanent quarters in one of the bar racks buildings for the first time on Monday evening, all members present.
 What would have been "dUings' for the street and finance committees, of which Hill and Stevens are charmen, respectively, were quickly sdetracked by Hoxsie. Hill introduced a resolu- ,tion and urged it's adoption, that the .chairmen of the two committees be authorized to wait upon the school board and ask them to turn over to the city S5O0, which was to be placed in a special fund to be used in street lm- provements. and for the city'S health, and what money was left to be spent on a bridge over Dry creek. The resolu- .tion also gave this committee, II sue cessfu in getting the 5000, "fuil power to act. and to spend the money at once: issuing cash warrants on this fund. Hoxsle objected on the grounds that Ii the school board turned over any money it should go into the general fund and not to any special fund or committee and that general warrants ought to be good enough for any body or committee. The resolution was lost, Hull and Stew ems voting for it.
 A message to the council. found else where in this issue, from the mayor, was read anu placed on file
 The Nome Telephone company regis tered complaint that their poles were being used for tacking signs and other advertisements on them, anu requested that the city take action i'll prohibiting the same, anu the matter was referred tu the chef of police.
 The Arion Society was granted the privilege of stretching banner across Front street.
 The annual statement of City Clerk White, giving the receipts and dis bursements for the year past, also found elsewhere in this issue, was read.
 Nobody knows just where the license ordinance is going to wind up, but everybody interested will have whack at it next Friday evening in the city hall, when, at an "informal meeting the council will try to agree on some- thing regarding 1t.
 The Merchants cafe was awarded the contract of feeding the city prison CTS at 33b cents per meal.
 The health and relief committee re- ported having investigated the butcher shops and cold storage plants of Nome, and found them in good condition, and the facilities for handling the new sup ply of meat coming in, are excellent. The meat supply of Nome is very limit ed, but what there is, is good. The committee urged the cleaning Of prem ises by the citizens of Nome. The re. bort also recommended that the city scaycngers be allowed to perform their work between the hours of II p. m. and ,6:30 a. m.
 The committee on outlying districts suggested that in their opinion four foot bridge could be built across Dry creek to Belmont Point, and be made permanent by placing the same about 100 feet further up the creek, using what remained of the old bridge. The main street on the sandspit is impass able, as is also portion of Front stree east. and that few teams and scraper: could be used to good advantage.
 The fire cOmmitte recommended tha the tiremen's mess be reduced to five and that $90.O0 be expended monthl. for the maintenance of the mess, bh action was deferred one week. Th' committee also recommended th authorization of the council to the com mittee, to look into the matter of pro curing horse for the chemical whicl was granted.
 TS.noved that the warrants issue' to 1e officers of the recent election o the general fund be cancelled and war rants issued to them on the special sal ary fund. Calvin seconded the motion Stevens took the chair at the reQues of the mayor, who spoke of the openin the, council was going to make if the passed the motion. He said it was nC right, it was very delicate matter an would in all probability lead to litig; .tion. The principle involved wa wrong, in going back and allowin old warrants to creep in and get th .henefit of . fund created after the wcr was performed. On roll call th motion prevailed, Rustgard, Bard an Stevens voting against.
 The city clerk asked for instruction in the matter of taking Sl0O as hcen'