The Alaska daily empire., 1916-09-02
ALL MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL PRESENT AT
 SESSION LAST NIGHT
Routine Matters Only Before the Meeting = Street Matters - OK. ing of the Bills.
 Extension of Sewer and the

The city council met in regular session last night and for the first time in several months every mem- Der was present. The session was a short one and nothing but rou- tine matters were transacted.
 Tho first matter up was peti- ton of the property owners on B street between Eleventh and Twelfth avenues in the Casey-Shattuck ad- dition asking that the council grade the street and furnish lumber for a sidewalk. The property owners ex- pressed themselves as being willing to furnish the labor of laying the walk. The matter was referred to the street committee to report.
 A quit claim deed from Lafc E. Spray for a section of his lot for street purposes was received and was placed on file until the city engineer can make a report on the description of the property in the deed, to ascertain if it is cor rect.
 OK. Many Bills.
 Current bills were read and or dered paid and included the follow ing amount: A. F. Knight $40, contract price for replanking Front street: Juneau school board $2,5OO to meet current expenses; Juneau public library, August account $175; c. w. Young Co.,, S1O9.SS; Juneau Hardware Company. $9S.30; Sani- tary Grocery. $26.15; Alaska Meat Co.,. Sl4.SS; VanLehn and Raymond, S5615. fixtures for the city engin- eer's office; J. S. Morgan, S231.9O, team hire for street work; Gastin- eau Hardware Co.,, S6S; bowman x Hanford, SPA; and the McKanna Transfer Co.,, $156, ;eam hire for street work
 The city council voted that the official prices for grave digging in Evergreen cemetery be fixed at S' for adults graves, and $5.5O for graves for children.
 Three Polling Places.
 Tho council voted to establish three polling places for the elections in November. one to be in the Casey Shattuck addition to include all voters west of Calhoun Road and north of eth street; both streets to be extended to the city limits; one to include all east of Calhouo Roal and north Of the middle of Second street. and the other to in- clude all of the city south of Sec ond street
 Councilman King reported that he had petition from property owners in Nelson addition for walks and he was authorized to turn 1t over to the street committee for in- yesugation.
 The street committee recommend ed that the sewer on Main street be extended distance fo l5O feet from the Tripp residence to 7th Street The work was authorized
 New Sewer System.
 The petition from property own CTS on Gold Belt Avenue was brought up for discussion and 1t was decided to investigate with a view to installing sewers through the entire section including the lower end of the Gold Belt avenue and Calhoun road.
 The question of a fire hydrant on the lower end of Gold Belt avenue was referred to the fire committee.
 A quit claim deem from the own CTS Of the Casey-Shattuck addition was presented to the city for all streets in the addition, including those not in the city limits. and also for Gold creek where it flows through the addition in the Hume betwcen the bulkheads. Some question as to the right of the city to acquire streets outside the city limits by virtue of a quit claim deed arose. It was stated no Ques- ton could be raised if the deed were a warranty deed or a bargain and sale deed. The question was re- ferred to the street committee and