The Alaska daily empire., 1915-01-16
COUNCIL lS IN
 FAVOR OF BONDS
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The ordinance Was roierrsd to the committee on taS.9D Tor on inHegti- gaHon and report at the next council lmeotinB
 The sehoo seIidlne.
 A great deal of discussion doYolop. od when Che memorial ol Councilman Britt was read asking Chat the city t be given permission by Congress to hold an election for the purpose or asking S75.00O bond issue for the construction of Q modern school build. Iing
 Mr Britt suDported. his resolution by a few remarks on what he termed the crying neeo of a large school Duild- ing hero. to take care of tho present needs oi ,he city, and the future needs. The amount Of the bond issue wag the ny in the ointment
 Ono of the counoilmen suggested that Congress would not think of per 'mltlng bond issue in Juneau, and cited the case Of valdez which he said. "had hard work in getting Q bond issue to protect the town from the glacial floods. Mr Britt replied .hat he had learned lhnt the usual Congressional opposition to bond is sues In Alaska was because most. Of the towns up here were vanishing camps but he declared Chat 1t would loo m easy matter to assure Congress of the stability Of Juneau
 Mir Britt told a story Of visit several yo0rs ago of Uncle Joe' con- non, then speaker Of Che House Of Representatives, who was member of iunketing party to the North. Cannon told Mr Britt the latter said. that although skagway was quite a city it miebs be but village in al few years"
 C. w. Winstedt an architect and builder gave estimates of the cost Of bullding which inc believed would be ample for Juneau's needs for six or eight years His estimate was S70..I 000 This cost was compared by Che council. with the cost of the Gold-I stein building, said to have been Sl00- OOO Mir Winsted's boilding would be 7OxJ0O feet in dimensions of two stor- iea. with basement and with first class plumbing etc.
 Tho resolution was passed and will be forwarded Go Delegate 3yickersham
 shacks Ordered Razed.
 On complaint of D. C. Russell, a shack belonging to D. w. Burridge and located at Harris and Second streets was orderer torn down
 The council also ordered tho city marshal to sec that the old Seatter house, near the cemetery. was torn down and burned.
 The city marshal was instructed that he had power to enforce the or dinance compelling the use ot nono but metal garbage cans The marshal stated tha, many wooden barrols wore being used, and several persons had refused 10 replace them with the reg ulaton cans The council authorized arrests if compliance to the ordinance was refused hereafter
 A motion to print pamphlet con taining in simpiiied form Che rules and regulations governing the making of arrests by the police, failed to car. ry The opposition to tho motion sug gested that the police were supposed to use Judgment and not pamphlets in the conduct of his office
 Financial Statement Asked.
 Clerk D. w. Petit was instructed by motion, to prepare 8 brief compia don of expenditures and receipts. of the city for Ono period between April f l. 1914 and Ian I 1915 Councilman Willis. who made the motion said. 'Wo might as well have tms report now as two months from now so the taxpayers of the city can see the condition of the treasury" Mir Pet ti, had a partial statement prepared bat reading was deferred until the next meeting.
 John Lund will be given an order for city lumber to construct 100.iooi sidewalk from Franklin street on Fourth Street in front of cotiogea owned by him
 Chief of the Fire Department Sim Freiman asked for Q raise of salary owing to the number of hours he had been forced to put in lateiy in inc 5pection of fire apparatus The ooun- ell seemed favorably inclined to the granting of the raise. commenting the chief for his attentiYoness to the fire The request was referred 10 Che proper committed
 clalms Are Allowed
 4 big batch of claims were allow ad. after approval by the committee. A claim of R. C. Hurley for S15000 Tor damages to his home by the flood ms Of a cellar was disallowod by Che council.
 Among the claims ordered paid were Inc following
 A. c. carrlgan e..S LOO
 Juneau Transfer Go. 1.50
 R. P Nelson ...,....... f.70
 Unior Iron Works....- 50
 Worthen Lumberco m 40.S0 I
 St Ann Hospital 82.50
 Juneau Hdw. Go. .a.... 1895
 Chief Freiman ....-..-. 22.00
 B. M Behrenda Coz. 15.95
 G. F. Fowe5t ........-........ l.25
 Williams Auto Co., 2.50
 x. q Humphries.--... 20.00 q