Valdez daily prospector., 1914-05-05
COUNCIL HOLDS.
 4 BIG MEETING Many Citizens Attend-Will Call For Bids For Light Juiee-cashman Wants His Money.

l The city council met last night with every member of the council present and many citizens who were interest ed in the doings of the council also attended. The petitions of the citi- zens on Alaska avenue, Sherman street and on Nivina avenue for a sidewalk was referred to the Street committee, of which Councilman White is chairman and the commit tee will draft an ordinance providing for the construction of the walks de sired and will present it to the council at the special meeting to be held on Wednesday evening.
 Attorney c. E. Bupnell represented E. P. Cashman and requested the council to be more generous in it's payments for the board and lodging of the men who worked at the slide in Keystone canyon to recover the body of Mrs. Lizzie Stropp. Mayor Ritchie stated that he had endeavor- ed to make a settlement with Cash man but that the two could not agree and in consequence the council offer ed him fifty cents on the dollar on his claim, believing that the road house proprietor would not be any loser at that The original bill was for $413 and it was cut to $2O6.50, but Pete offered to compromise at 75 per cent of the original bill.
 MT. Ritchie also stated that he had been appointed administrator of the estate of Mrs. Lizzie Stropp and that as he was acting for the city would charge no fees and hoped to secure from the estate about $200 left from the money found on the body of the slide victim after funeral expenses were paid, which would partially re- imburse the city for it's outlay in recovering the body from the slide.
 Supt Quinn of the Alaska Water, Light and Telephone Co. appeared at the council and requested to know how much the council was paying the opposition company for juice, as he watt hour during the winter months and five cents in summer. and his bid had not been accepted, and he wanted to know how much the city was paying The clerk presented the LIast bill of the Valdez Electric Co. showing that the city was paying four cents an hour for it's lights summer and winter. Upon motion of COun- cilman White it Was decided to call for bids for both systems for the term of the present council and the Street committee was ordered to pre- pare specifications for the bids. The motion also carried with it the pro- vision that the lowest bidder should have the contract
 Health Officer E. c. Dalton made a report suggesting that the council designate May 18th as Cleanup Day and that it be declared holiday and that all the streets, alleys and creeks be cleared of tin cans and refuse, also that no ashes be allowed to be dumped in the streets or upon lots in the city limits. but be kept in air tight cans and that garbage be treat ed in a similar manner. The matter was referred to the committee on public health.
 Attorney Bunnell, at the request oi lthe school board made report or the amount of money needed by the school authorities 10 complete the
 present term and $l.500 will be need
 ed. The matter of moving the schoo
 building on Sherman street to the ole
 location on Broadway was referred
 to the committee on Permanent Inn
 provements and because of lack o
 play grounds and poor sanitary con
 ditions it is expected the two schoo
 houses will be placed on the lot ol
 Broadway some time during the com
 ing vacation period. .s Councilman King, chairman of thu
 Wharf and Sewerage committee, ask
 ed for few days more time in whicl to consider the application of Edwil
 Eckern for franchise to build wa. ter and sewerage system. l---------------- Y Administrator Notice.
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