The Alaska daily empire., 1916-03-18
COUNCIL ACTS ON
 MATTERS


 The city counicl met last night for l its last regular session and transact. ed routine business. Loose ends of the city business were gathered up and steps taken looking to their set clement. Current bills were read and ordered paid and new ordinance and an amendment to another ordinance were introduced. An auditing com mlttee to audit the books of all city [ officers Uas appointed and reports on the water situation were received
 The first matter under considera' ton was the new ordinance providing traffic regulations for all automobiles, motor cycles and motor driven yehi- cles and also providing for the pay ment of a regular license fee by the owners. It was given first reading aud probably win be passed at spec iai meeting which is to be held March 3lst The new ordinance ale lows speed limit Of l2 miles per hour on the city streets, Instead ot 8 miles, which Is the present speed limit. It provides against leaving au tos standing on the city streets unat tended at night and also against leay ing a car standing within fifteen feet of a fire hydranL
 New Election Resolution
 A proposed amendment to the city election ordinance. making it conform to tho provisions of the Chapers 9 land 8 of Chapter 30 of the Session Laws of Alaska 1915. as approved by the voters at the special last Wednes- day was introduced and given its first reading. It win also be passed at the special session of the council March s1st.
 Among the current bills presented to the council last night for consider ation were the bills of Hellenthal & ! Heilenthal for the years law business and the bin of Dr. Dawes for city health officer. The bil for services as city attorney amounted to SS45.OO, part of which was money advanced for court and filing fees. the balance in fees for services in court. Mir. Hel- lenthal stated to the council that one item iu the bin was placed at S2O0 in consideration Of the fact that the city was paying the firm O regular re- lainlng fee. He also stated that this ! bin alone would have amounted to $500 1T it were not for the retaining fee.
 The bin of Dr. Dawes amounted Go s227 for professional servives. for S7 calls on quarantned patients and for fumigating four houses
 Levles Are Stricken
 City Clerk D. ". Petit stated that he had received S75 from the c. W. Young Company as payment for bur ial plots in Evergreen Cemetery dur. ing the past year. The grave spaces are sold at the rate of S5 each.
 A number of assessments against ! personal property which appeared on the delinquent tax rolls and which are impossible to collect, as no property is available to levy against at the { present time. were stricken from the rolls by order of the council.
 The bids for the extension of the city dock wero opened. One bid did not give sufficient details. and the other was uninteligible to the coun- cil. Councilmen Willis moved that the matter be dropped until the in- coming council could take the matter up. Councilman Britt and Mayor Reck opposed the motion. stating that In their opinion this was the most im- portant matter before the city at this time and should be attended to De- fore the start of the spring schedules of the steamship companies. The mo- tion- was lost and the Street and Wharf committee was instructed to get action as soon as possible.
 Women's Club Requests
 M. G. Baker and A. A. Gabbs were elected as an auditing committee to audit the books of all city officers