The Alaska daily empire., 1915-05-22
COUNCIL MET IN
 REGULAR SESSION

The City Council met last nlght in regular session with an present except Councilman Britt. A number of communications. protests and re- quests were read and referred to proper committees or otherwise dis. posed of.
 request rom P. R. Bradley. su perintendent of the Alaska Juneau mines. for. permission to erect a high tension power line through portions of the city limits was read. The pro. posed line is to start at Eleventh street at the junction of tho channel in the CaseyShattuck addition run straight up Eleventh to the city linn. ! it's. hi, into the city limits at the head ot Harris street end around the side of the bluff 70 the head of Ken nedy street, down Kennedy to the bluff again and around the bluu through Che city park 10 che Alaska. Juneau mill.
 Petition Of Protest
 A petition of protest signed by Lockie McKlnnon James York and August G. Brown, against Che grant mg of a lease to Winter and Pond for the maintenance Of 8 building on Main street next to their etore, was presented and entered on the min- lutes Of the meeting
 MT. Pond explained the purpose Of his building and stated that he in- tended co install public drinking ] fountain in front of his place Of ousi- mess, and that in his occupancy of the unused street he would interfere with no one.
 Mir. York objected to the building on the ground that it shut him oft from his property above and would interfere with his building in case he decided 10 erect a house.
 In the end. the matter was dis posed of by an order directing the city attorney to draw up lease for the street in question, with a proyis- ion that the right of way was to be vacated by Winter & Pond when 80 ordered by the council.
 Closing Ordinance
 The first reading of proposed city ordinance requiring all places in which liquor was sold and all bil- Hard parlors to close between the hours of l a. m. and a. m., on week days and from midnight Saturday toi s a. m.. Monday was had.
 Also. the first reading of propos- ed ordinance regulating and compell' ing fire escapes on all buildings of more than two stories in height. and providing for punishment in case of its violation. was had.
 A number of small bills were read and ordered paid in the usual manner.
 The question oi purchasing new hose for the city was subject of considerable discussion, and was re- ferred to the committee on fire pro lection.
 Main street, in the vicinity of the Pacific Coast company's wharf was reported in a dangerous condition and it became the will or the conncii ! that it should be planked at once All so. Franklin street. between Fourth | and Fifth. was ordered grayeled with ! sand from the school lot.
 The cemetery committee reported that the clearing of the plot was com pleted. and that the city engineer would plat the ground without eX- pense to the municipality. and rec commended that small house be erected for the use of a sexton.
 Wants Police Protection
 1T. Bailey complained Co the coun- cn of indecencies alleged 10 be go- ing on on Lower Front street which ! caused him to loose renters and sui fer a financial loss. He asked that an officer be detailed in that portion of the town in the night time.
 A request for a lease of the eXten' sion of Third street beyond Wiiougn by avenue. by C. Fagerson. was read and referred Co the street commit