Iditarod pioneer. (Iditarod, Alaska) 1910-19??, 1912-05-11
COUNCIL ARRIVES At
place OF BEGINNING

question city brou early,
Chairman asked if the committee comforting with Mr.
Banks report make Mr. Mcdonnell of the committee
that he had considered the council and Mr. Banks
they could what fund Mr. Banks would be willing
Mr. then spoke himself He said woul
have negotiable The N c. Co. will them
fund stands
Mayor Barnes requested Mr. take the chair Addressing
council,
stuck in the mud They didn't know when unload He had
tried to pet them to unload month ago Then thew MIGHT have got
out by unloading small pat They will have unload half
They must cut off Banks off the of the fire department
quit
Temporary Chairman asked Mr.. how he proposed
quit Mr. Barnes answered they could the
department until the cys credit had money
pay the Mr. Auten asked if the people want that and MI
answered that they had never wanted it, Had one man been
let could aoug.
the warrants are worthless Now said he is up TO us to lay off both
these and hire clerk and nior The jantor will only be
needed till the middle of June when school closes He proposed
Mr. Banks fire chief and keep The pumps i'll order
In the long skmsh that followed developed that Mr. Barnes
had talked with Mr. Banks and the latter had sig6ed his willingness
Ito two
the skms kept Mr. Auen leading opposition Mr.
for immediate reduction expenses
opponents delay Even MI McDonel has
generally supported the said lie considered his views
IRENE, but he would be favorable to dispensing wish of the
hemen.
When Mr. proposed volunteer fire force MI Auten said
they would need teach The good men here were
needed train the volunteers Without ran and without
ization the volunteers would be useless
to the fire department
difference the price OF anyhow The clerk and ano
would $3.50 $500 month for who any
He would rather the supply and keep only
department. something while
iantor s1oo
month. Mr. Muchler said the saving would
$500 price warrants
Henry Roden made long emphasizing necessity
for reduction in He said there four propositions
open: To off The department.;
cn off
He believed would be we'll to with laid off and
how it results.
Barnes having taken the chair Mr. Auen
with Banks $500 month running
May upon meeting Bradley
that it the old thing all the methere evidence
would be settled meeting
days Auten,
unanimously Attorney instructed
draw up the
Following suggestion Henry Roden moved that
of receipts hereafter be salary fund per
lin general fund. Carried
Mr. Bradley moved the city create cemetery fund into which
could put money from burial permits keep up
fences bitches, etc of the Not seconded
McDone, that hereafter carry
Clerk OFarrel presented the council rendered
Clifton May Mrs Clifton had declined accept the
She had agreed the half but doing she
cash its equivalent MI Bradley moved to table for week till
he could talk to Mrs Clifton
Bradley moved that the chief police notify people
up once put garbage boxes or barrels and
haul Amended to leave optional with
what kind of recepaes they for the garbage motion
carried-yeas two
Bradley stated that dog
He moved that anybody killing animal and leaving lie be fined
$5 He told that ordinance already such
Mr. Mcdonnell said there complaint the
child nearly bitten day ago. Mutche
that something ought be donh bunch dogs
knock child down. Mr. Roden suggested dog After
siderable discussion McDon ordinance be drawn
providing that dogs be chained confined all dogs
be taxed s. a head Carried.
Mr. Mcdonnell reverted the question the fire department and
that the be dispensed be made
for the clerk keep books CHS old 6buseng
tactics Auten said they couldn't make the change until the first
and Bradley asked why Mcdonnell picked this young
referring Captain OFarrel Mcdonnell explained that he
would remain places of the month
he had directed his motion at person, but at the Office.