The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1901-1904, 1904-06-08
TO PLANK
STREETS
Council Will Create I'm.
prOvement Districts.
PROPERTY OWNERS
Will be Taxed for the Cost of
PIanking.-B. Schwarz Wants
$500 from the City.

Little business of Importance was
transacted at the council meeting on
Monday night last. All the members
were present with the exception of
Councilman COPY, who has been quite
i'll for some time.
The finance committee recommended
that general fund warrants Nos. Pool,
2l00 and 2l07, drawn in favor of Taylor
& Eaton, be Cancelled and special
fund warrant for SllO be drawn in their
place; also that $1,000 be transferred
from the general to the special fund, in
order that the present bills against the
city may be paid, including that of
Tanner & Clark.
The street committee submitted the
following report and recommendations
The committee has improved, during
the past two weeks, many of the bad
places IN the city's graveled streets.
They have nearly completed new
street from SesnOn's track on Second
avenue to West b street by ditching
ana graveling the same. This street is
unnamed, and it is recommended that
it be called Extra street Also that an
improvement district be made on Front
street from the Beau Mercantile Com
pany's up TO and including Scheid &
Co. S; ON West b street from Front
street north as far as now planked: on
Second avenue from B street TO the
Hotel Lawrence; said district to be
planked and charged 20 the abutting
property owners. The committee asked
for authority to commence this work
as soon as majority of the frontage
feet is represented in The petition.
Councilman Brannen suggested that
lo-feet planking be placed in the CEN
ter OF Front street and spiked to the
present planking from Steadman ave-
nue. TO Staples corner. The street
committee were authorized to circulate
a petition among the property owners
In this particular district and report at
a special meeting of the council to be
held on Wednesday night next.
A petition from the residents of Joy
avenue, asking that the amount of
their taxes be expended on graveling
said street, was referred to the street
committee.
A petition asking that the license
imposed upon bootblacks be repealed
was referred to the finance committee.
The chief of police reported that GER
tain improvements should be made in
the city jail. He recommended that a
sidewalk be built from Front to the
back of the city hall; also that a shed
be built at the side of the city hall to
be used as an apartment for women in
connection with the city jail This
matter was left in the hands of the DO
lice committee.
The municipal magistrate reported
that he had collected in fines and paid
to the city treasurer $50 from April %
to June |.
A. II. Moore asked the council that
he be allowed to operate a platform
scales on the sidewalk in front of the
building at No. 436 Front street. The
matter was referred to the street com
mittee, with power to act.
The city clerk was instructed to re-
cord any deeds and contracts in his
possession.
The Gold Digger was awarded the
city printing for the six months begin
ming June at l2i cents per line, pay
able in general fund warrant
"A. G. Blake was appointed city en-
gineer and surveyor, without salary.
A communication was received from
the Nome Electric Light & Power Co.,
making the following proposal for fur