The Alaska citizen., 1915-08-09
Delegate Wickersham Looking for Site
 Legislative Act Expires Dec. 2l, 1916

On the 20th of April. 1913, an act was passed by the territorial legis. laWre creating board of commits sioners to provide for home for aged prospectors in Interior Alaska. and appropriating for that purpose the sum of S6,00O or so much thereof as might be necessary, out of any fund that might come into the ter ritorial treasury, together with the sum of 5000 for maintenance of same for the year 1915.
 For the reason that there were no moneys collected in the territory owing to the fact that there was q dispute as to whether the federal authorities could fulfil that function. and which was healed at a later date by an act of congress, and further that at no time was it pos. sihle 10 get majority of the com missioners together for the purpose of carrying out the mandates of the legislative body, the time limit of the
 
 could be taken.
 At the last session of the legisla- ture. however a sub division was added in the committee of the whole April 29, 1915, extending the time of such appropriation until December 21, 1916.
 While Governor Strong was in our city a short time ago, Representative Driscoll took the matter up with him and conference was held be tween the governor and Delegate of the committee with the result that the delegate was empowered 10 look over the field for a suitable site. make all necessary arrange ment for the carrying out of the in tentions of the act. and report the same to the two absent committee men.
 This Delegate Wickersham is en- deavoring to do. with the assistance of the executive board of Fairbanks Igloo No f, Order of Pioneers.
 At meeting Of the board Friday evening. arrangements were made to take the delegate up to the Cinema Hot Springs for the purpose of in specting the property, and inasmuch as the title is now vested in the government il is altogether likely that that place will be chosen as the site and such recommendation made to the balance of the commit tee.
 The act known as H. F. S9 is here reproduced in full:
 (H. B No. S9)
 AN ACT to create board of Com
 missioners to provide for a home
 for aged prospectors in Interior
 Alaska
 Be it enacted by the Legislature of
 the Territory of Alaska:
 CREATION OF BOARD.
 Section l. That there is hereby
 
 Board of Aged Prospectors Home Commission, and to be composed as follows: Of the Governor, Secretary of the Territory, and the Delegate to Congress, to have power and per form the duties as hereinafter pro Vided The said board or a majority thereof shall meet as soon as con yenient and shall investigate as to the climatic and other conditions of the several hot springs in Interior Alaska, the adaptability of same for use as a home for aged prospectors, the title price and possible methods of securing same, and to secure op- ton on property adjoining any such springs as may be determined upon as desirable for such purpose.
 ESTABLISHMENT OF HOME.
 Sec. ? It shall be the duty of said board after it's first meeting to give notice in at least one news paper in the second and fourth jul dicial divisions. once week for three consecutive weeks, that they will for a definite period and not less than thirty days from the date of said notice, receive proposals for the donation of lands for the loca- tion of such home, and of money to erect buildings thereon and any other donation to aid in the build ing, furnishing or maintaining Of said home; and at the expiration of the period named in said notice, it shall be their duty 10 meet and consider any proposals which may be submitted. and at such meeting. they shall make a selection for a site either from among the places so proposed or by selecting other land. and the site thus selected shall become the permanent site of the Soldiers and Prospectors' Home in Interior Alaska. And the said board is hereby empowered and directed to acquire such site by location, purchase, gift, bequest or otherwise. provided that not more than one thousand dollars shall be