The daily Nome industrial worker., 1916-03-14
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l. This item is from the Juneau Empire January 12:
 i Skagit" Burley, member of the l famous Nome basketball team that toured the United States in 1907- 0S, winning 75 per cent of the games played, expects to spend the winter in Juneau and has been working out with tho A. B. basket ball team
 Burley is as fit as ever, and will prove Q tower of 6rcngth to the A. B's when the team that is now forming stacks up against Treadweli sometime within tho next few weeks He is playing crack gGmc at for ward. Momb, al center, also is showing up we'll and the balance of the team will be composed of good material.
 l The Nome team played 6S games and went East as far as Kansas City and South as far as Los Angeles. With the exception of Mayor Diamond all the aldermanic body of this fair city assembled at the coun- l cil meeting lest night. Cour- cilman Lehman who was elected to preside ct the previous meeting in the absence of the Mayor, took the presiding seat, but tho City Alt torney said that it would be neces- sary to elect a chairman at each meeting, and thereupon the Clerx put the question as to who should preside, Councilman Lehman being confirmed in his position. A communication, after the min utes of the last rcgulsr meeting were were read and approved. was read from W. A. Boyce saying that his taxes were higher than they were two years ago, and requesting that they be reduced to just and equitable amount
 The report of the city clerk, coin ciding with that of the Treasurer, showed that there was cach credit to the city of $7,820.02.
 There were no reports from any but these two officers, nor were there any heard from standing or special committees.
 Councilman Ross on the Boyce communication said that he knew that Boyce was taxed for stock that he didn't have, that he had nothing | but his tools and machinery and he thought committee should be ap- pointed to investigate. This he put in the form of motion which was seconded by Councilman Thompson, An equally noisy "aye" and nay resulted in the roll being called. Councilmen Ross, Thompson and Lehman voting "aye" and council men Blake, Burgh and Lomen No" Burgh stated that they had hitherto tabled every application and uo ulu uOI oCc why ehoy ohouAu treat this any different.
 Lomen said that if those voting for this motion had given the mat ter consideration he thought that they would not insist upon 1t. They had dealt with similar case in the matter of the Darling and Dean ap- plication and had refused to reopen the hearing of that application, and there was no reason why they should act differently in this.
 Ross reminded the council that this was not matter of granting the reduction of taxes, but a com mittee to investigate the assessment and if case of fragrant unfairness should be revealed they could acu thereupon at the next meeting. The Chairman protempore sait. that as the vote was a tie they would leave the matter over until Mayor Diamond returned. Councilman Blakc insisted that the council now appoint the mem- bers as committee of the whole to probe the light and power question. This motion was seconded by Coun- cilman Burgh and carried.
 On motion by Burgh seconded by Ross, Councilman Blake was elected chairman of this committee. The bills followed the usual course.
 There being no now business Councilman Thompson moved with alacrity the adjournment of the council. After quito pause this was seconded by Councilman Burgh and carried.