The Nome daily nugget., 1911-08-08
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send him outside The action of the committee was approved
 Art Gibson. then addressed the coun- cil in behalf of the Fratrrnal order or odd Fellows. asking that the city deed to the mdcpudcnt order of Odd Fellows. pr Nome Lodge No. ,. a cer- tain strip pr parcel of ground in the cemetery for the burial of their dead. After explaining the particular location Wautcd which was free from graves. and with the help of plat of the cemetery. showing the city council the location petitiuncd for it was moved and adopted that the city deed to the ! Independent order of odd Fellows a strip of ground .S0x16o in the south west portion of the east half of the city cemetery
 Before opening the bids for hauling the gravel to the Sandspit and Stead man Avenue. Councilman MicIlo, called the attention of the council to that piece of road from Steadman Avenue West, passing the Catholic Church.
 Holy Cross Hospital and as far as George Boles house. and asked that
 5o additional wards be added to the contract about tu be let to the sue cessful Bidder if agreeable to council and contractor The same being al- lowed by the council and agreed to by the two bidders present. The bids were then opened and that of w. !. Rowe's being 90c per cubic yard and that of David Gilchrist being for zoe the lat ter was allowed the contract for haul ing 300 cubic yards 200 to Stcadman Avenue. 90 on the Sandspit and 50 along Hospital street.
 The calling for bids saved the city N0c. per cubic yard. pr little oyer loo Der cent David Gilchrist having reduced his bid from SI.5o for the last hauling tn Zoe for the present con tract. conditions being just the same.
 II being made known at this time that the School Road were anxious to mak" the improvements needed to the Seward School Building the council voted the sum of S975 placed to their credit for making the needed repairs
 w. ]. Rowe, through his rep, escutu- tive then announced he would fur ui-h the city inch lumber dressed on one side cut into three foot lengths and delivered where the sidewalks were to be constructed in the East end .of town or over on the Sandspit for $4I5o per NJ. That the 2xi lumber for stringrrs would cost them $t5. less 10 Der cent per NJ.
 Councilman Mielkc thought the price Ia little strong and wanted the matter laid over. The difference to be saved would not amount to over g. on thousand feet and six thousond feet being lhe amount required. Also that the children woudl soon be going to school and would need the sidewalk. the other members of the council voted to construct thc sidewalks at once
 The question of city lights was then taken mp. The chairman of the street committee recommended that the regu- lar 52 lights be maintained and three additional lights. one at 5o0 Grocery. one corner 6th and Steadman. and one in the East end of town be installed Adopted, and it was ordered that the lights be turned on pending the com pletion of the contract to he entered into between the Seward Power Com pany and the city for terms as out lined in the communication handed in at the last meeting which were printed in the Nugget a week ago