Valdez daily prospector., 1912-05-21
TO EXTEND CITY LIMITS
 EMBRACING RESERVATION
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He said he had come to an ar rangemcnt with MT. Saunders by which these matters would be settled.
 Alderman Day reported that there had undoubtedly been an error in assessing tax on the In dependent laundry. He said that the only way the matter could be scttl"d was for MT. Bremen to pay the tax and empowering the treasurer iO issue warrant for S20, amount of rebate. So order ed.
 Alderman McCallum stated that s:'lrnts on Mckinley street ask cd that a bridge be built across ilc glacial stream beyond the Alameda hotel. The street com nIiilcr Were instructed to make a tempo: cary culvrrl pending the building of fin" hikr.
 Dr. Boyle called attention Io prrvirus action of the council to build a bridge near Charles Craw- fnr,l's residence, the glacial stream last year preventing it's l completion. The matter was left over until such time as the rolIn- cil could judge The effects of the ] hike nn the glacial stream.
 Mr. Ethical asked that a street crossing he placed near the [ ',I I,I hu street committee with power to act.
 Dr. Slrenn, health officer, spoke to the council in reference tu war thought if prizes were offered for 1 the rXtrrminaiipn of flies if would be a small amount expended at great profit. He called attention lo the many manure piles in the city and thought the council should pass an ordinance pre- venting the piling up of manure as a menace to public health.
 Mir. Finical thought the fcdcr- al authorities could look after nuisanceS without the limits of the city.
 ll was also reported that rub bish Was being dumped OH the beach by those cleaning streets and alleys within the limits of the area prescribed.
 On motion $iO was appropri- ! lf,I of flies.
 Chief Police Scott reported that residents were willing tu put in crosswalks at the intersection of Hobart and Broadway. Re- ferrcd to street committee. Also that otto Kanitz had been noti- fled to take down the fence across the alley on lower Broadway. He had taken no action.
 Day: Can we do anything?
 City Attorney: As a menace in case of fire inc fence could b" abatcd.
 Finical He is partly on the alley and can be made to remove his porch. I move inc marshal be Instructed to arrest the parties If they refuse to remove q pub lie nuisance on one days notice.
 The city attorney reported that Mrs. LittlejOhn had paid last years taxes and would pay the balance by the first of July. Mn EinipoI IL,nI :I ,,., impossible to make an examina- ton of the upper glacial stream, but that the comimttee, with one from the Reservation, would make such an examination and report as soon as practical.
 The city attorney reported that he knew of law by which a city could be disincOrporated.
 Mir. Ethical said that it was thought that by July the city could be brought out of debt. Irt the city could then be disincor- pOratcd an election could be held in both tho city and reservation io incorporate both as one city. To do ihis inc town of Valdez must bc out of debt. Tho sooner the city could get al ihis matter the better iI would bc for all con- Ccrncd.
 The city attorney was instruct cd io communicate with Judge Cushman to get an opinion on the matter, and advised lo telegraph Mayor Richie, who Is HOW in Cor d"va. io iakc ihc matter up with Inc COIlrt I'm hnnn wns ny