The Nome nugget., 1904-06-22
THE CITY
 FATHERS. Some Petitions That Were Acted Upon. BRANNEN DEFEATED A Lengthy Fire Ordinance--Stev. ems ImpaSSiOned Speech.-
 Gambling.
BRANNEN DEFEATED

Monday evening when the city coun- cikcoN there was noticeable lack of 'pulic interest, manifested by the bieak array of empty benches.
 The first business to come before the cesncil was a communication from A. G.NCushman, in which the writer set forth the fact that he had paid $50 for his city license, and that others in the same business had paid only sl00 He asked that $50 be refunded.
 Councilman Huson moved that the peqnest be complied with, and was sec onded by Will, who thought it would be no more than right.
 Stevens, who takes the minority side of all questions, oracularly informed his colleagues that they could not break their own laws, and the only way they could go about the matter legally was by passing an ordinance. The matter was finally referred to the law and ordinance committee and the city attorney.
 A petition from the Yukon Pioneers, asking for plot of ground twenty feet square in the city cemetery, was read and finally referred to the health committee and city physician, but met with some opposition in the matter of procedure from Stevens, who wanted it referred to the finance committee, not because he was chairman of that com mittee, but on general principles.
 The city clerk made the following re- port on cash received from all sources to date: Total cash received, S1l, 40l.- 70; general fund, S700.S5; special fund, 2s2.SO; salary fund, Sl,9l7.1S; balance, $2, ,900.S1.
 The finance committee reported fla Ivorably upon the payment of the follow ing bills from the salary and special funds:
 { Salary fund-F Hemming, S23.25; A. Revure, s'7.25; E. Vanorsdex, $24.00;
 --GIynn, s24.O0; I. Fiske, SIPS; D. Everets, $49.00; D. Brown, S2.50; N. s. Davidson, $500.
 Special fund-Mr. Oleson, S21.2O; Haley & Marshal, S65. .OO; Rowe X Will, S41.50.
 The petition of Councilman Brannen, asking that general fund warrants for an aggregate of $49l.30 be cancelled and a warrant drawn op the salary fund for the amount, was reported un- favorably, on the ground that it would be unjust to the holders of other gener- al fund warrants not yet matured.
 Attorney Porter J. Coston made a verbal report concerning the status of the application for townsite patent. The report contained nothing more than what was published in the last is sue of THE NUGGET, but will be sup plemented next week by detailed re- port in writing.
 About this time City Attorney Scho- field appeared upon the scene with a twenty-five section ordinance respect ing about everything in connection with fires. and prescribing a penalty for every violation of the various sec tions. The ordinance was referred to the fire committee for one week.
 During the reading of the ordinance Councilman Stevens, presumably mak- ing mental calculations as to the size of the warrant it would require for the publishing of the ordinance, wore his happiest smile. When the disposition of the ordinance was being discussed, he said: "I-the-it-necessa time l know nothing -ordinance-fire-g oline--one week."
 The council looked much impressed and Chief of Police Jewett prepared to suppress any undue or boisterous ap. plause.
 Another ordinance was introduced and passed under suspended rules, con- stituting gambling a misdemeanor, and providing for it's punishment by fine of not more than Sl00, or ninety days in jail, or both. in the discretion of the court.
 The Schwartz claim, in the Metler way matter, was disallowed.
 The fourth free telephone coming to the city was voted to the Spit, and will be placed in the "500" grocery.
 At this time there was close finish between Stevens and motion to ad journ, Stevens getting under the wire a short nose in the lead, with an in. quiry as to what the council proposed doing with the petition of Mir. Buxton, whose application for a license in lieu