The Alaska citizen., 1914-02-09
TEACHERS PAY MAY BE CUT
 BY COUNCIL
INSTRUCTORS MAY LOSE WAGES FOR TIME SCHOOL
 WAS CLOSED.

Public school teachers of Fair banks mus walt for their salaries for January until the school board flies q report ath tha council showing fer what purpose money is anted and advising the council whether the teachers are 10 b. paid for the time the schools were closed. This was decided by the council at it's meet ing Friday night.
 Whether the council will approve a plan for paying the teachers for he time the schools were closed will be determined at the next meet ing of that body The question oe- casioned considerable debate Friday night Counciimcn Hess and Me Donald leading the debate fayoring the pOstponemeat Of the salary ques tion.
 A motion presented by Councilman Callahan. providing that no more pa tients should be sent to the hospi ta's without the consent of the mayor and he chief of police, was carried.
 Henry Gohres. cartain of the fire department. was allowed pay for ten day, vacation. after considerable dis oussion He had been granted a leave of absence for four months ard when he returned he asked that ten days of that time be considered vacation. in accordance with the previous ruling of the council, allow ing pav for q ten days vacation each year,
 A motion was approved requiring the fire de0ar'ment to hold drills at regular intervals. and that these should he reported once a month b. the chief
 The Pioneers Home was decide' 10 be charitable institution and was exempt from taxation.
 The following report of the city physician for January was read:
 "Contasious diseases: MumHs. 5i cases, divided as follows: Adults 1o cases high school boys, ? cases; eighth grade girl, 1 case; children, u cases.
 Tt VI i'll b. seen by the above that he closure of the school before aa5 folloNing the mtiwinter vaca ion as sisted materially in checking the enidamir since large number Of high school boys and girls escaped. am especially gratified al ;his since a majority of the adult case reported gave very unpleasant com plications.
 Visits on pqtients: Hospital, 55; jail, 1; total, 56.
 Cases discharged Gastric uscer 1 fractured rib, l,
 Gases under treatment: Brights disease and heart disease, 1.
 Respectfully yours,
 "ALINE RRADr EY. M. D..
 "Cftv Physician"
 As payme0t for their volunteer ser vices a the time of the burning of tho Third Avenue hotel the council authorized the payment of &1O each to the following; L. Ear hart A. Gooch, Roy Jester, A. Hay Martin Olson, l.. Russell, E. Sander lin Fra k Rri1o. L. Thimme. Eos CT Powers Trcl, no1erbv Mark Sells A. V. HeaCcck, l.. Heacock. Ton Carr Fred Pauh. Joe Tremmel Thomas Tonseth, Rod Donaldson Gene Huckins and Leonard Brunder, lin.
 The following bills were ordered paid: NJ. C. Smith. woo9.-...-----------,-s 15.oo Place to Eat, meals ..-...-......-.-... 20.00 St. Ma thew's hosnital l..-,.-.-..,-.. 9S.0r Fairbanks HorseshOeing Shop,
 horseshceing ..--..----....,---,.--..-.-. so" Nielsen X Webb. scaYengers--. soc Geo. Hobar. wood -.--.-.......--..--...- Ss.23 Waechter Bros. meat---...,------.- 42.93 Times Publishing Co.,, print
 ino $50 St. Josephs hospiral.-.-....-...-,--...1 1925" Fred HOerler. Vater-....---...-.-.--- 200 Smiths Gun Store. supplies. S.5o N. C. Co.,. groceries, light, wa
 ter '----l .544os First National Bank. interest," 9S.o1