Valdez daily prospector., 1912-05-07

me clty cOuncll met Tn regular scsison last night. Present May or Ritchie, Councilmen Ethical, Boyle, Krau, McCallum, Day, Chisholm.
 Minutes of previous meeting read and approved.
 Max Smith made application for messenger license; granted.
 A communication from the Nome council accompanied by a memorial asking congress to so amend the municipal laws as to permit of a more expeditions method of collecting taxes, and to impose penalty on dclin- qucnts and making taxes a pre- ferrcd lien; referred to law an ordinance committee.
 The mayor reported that Mrs. IitIlcjOhn had protested against back taxes on property owned by her. Mrs. LittlcjOhn had pur- chased the property upon which was due three years back taxes to the amount of SI03.49; city ] attorney was instructed to make some arrangement with Mrs. Lit tlrjohn by which she could pay said taxes by installment.
 A communication from Depart ment of Agriculture, asking the co-operalion of the city in the elimination of tuberculosis among cattle; referred to con- mittee on public health and pu- lice.
 The following bills were read, rcfe. red to finance committee, reported and ordered said: Valdez Miner, $2l.5O; Gus Djarf, Si; Oliver Morris, S5; Martin Ellington, Sl.5O; Harry Moore, $i2: McDanicls, S7.G5 A. J. Meals, $i2.5O; Dan Wiltzic, S8.25; Copper River Drayagc Co.,, S9.70; Valdez Dock Co.,, S37.5D: Alaska L., w. & Tel. Co.,, S29.5s: Valdez Sheet cMlal Works, 5Oc: Owl Drug Co.,, $6.25: S. Blum & Cn.. Si2.90; w. II. Crary. s5.85: Valdez Undertaking Co.,, $50.
 Clerk instructed to notify own CTS of the amount spent for shnvrlIng snow from their side walks in front property that they should repay city for same. I lows: Collected from Max Schmidt, S25; from w. T. Scott. S80; from T. p. Gcraghty, si5; from Fish house, Si5.
 Standing committees as here tofore announced in the Pros pcctOr were read.
 Mr. Brennan complained on the raise in the assessment on the Northern laundry building of Si,- 200; referred to committee on as scssmcnt and collection of taxes. Mr. Saunders stated that he wished to put houses on block "C" but found that new survey had contemplated an alley through the block; referred to street committee
 The salary Of all city employees were fixed at the same rate as paid last year. Town trea surer's bond has been fixed at SiO,OOO. The clerk was instructed to notify the clerk of the court that he should not pay over LO the city Treasurer a sum aggpgaLing a. any one time more than S5,OD" in the treasury fund, except on advice of city clerk.
 A vote of thanks were extend ed to Mr. Wheat and MT. Crary for the excellent manner in which they conducted their respective offices last year.
 The committee on assessment and collection of taxes were i'm istructcd to look up the matters of certain license taxes not being paid.
 Dr. Boyle called attention to what action should be taken in regard to the glacial stream and suggested that the natural chan nels immediately under the gla- cicr be blasted and the gravel loosened in order to cause the waters Co deepen its own channel, thus saving the present dikc the pressure of the full glacial stream.
 Dr. Boyle thought that by do- ing something of this kind it would facilitate the work of the government in building the ncw