The daily Nome industrial worker., 1916-04-21


 lgioo for his work in connection with the Pioneers of Alaska. The gift takes the shape of life mem- bership card presented to him on Wednesday nght.
 A full house was drawn by the city council to their final meeting .ast night when they. gave way to tho now aldermen that tho had placed in position at the last election to administer the city ar- fairs. All were present when the Mayor Geo A. Diamond called the final meeting to order. Tho minutes of the preceding meeting were read and approved.
 The city clerks report showed that there was in the treasury the sum of $34t2.03. The report was ordered filed
 The city attorney made his final report stating that there was no litigation pending There were pe- titions in the District Court for authorization of the sale of lots for taxes and bill asking that tho Sandspit be excluded. He also sug- gested that a telegram be sent to Wickersham asking that bill be introduced to cut off the Sandspit from the city. The report was or dered filed. The city health officer reported there was one patient in the hospital. Ross reported that he had notified Rowe about the streets and Rowe in reply had suggested an objectionable procedure with the contract. Ross read a letter he had written Rowe. Letter was ordered filed.
 Claims were ordered paid.
 Burgh moved and Lehman ss- conded a vote of thanks to J. F.. Hobbes. This was carried. A re- cess was taken to allow the clerk to prepare the minutes which were approved and the council then 'ai- journed sine die.
 Clerk Grimm then called the now council to order and at roll call Burgh, Poteet, Rose, Ross, M'Ala lister and Thompson answered their names. Ex-Mayor Diamond escorted Mayor Blake to the chair. James M. Streeten then administered the oath to the Mayor. then to the coun- cilmen, Grimm, Treasurer Murphy and City Attorney O'Neill, in the order named.
 The Mayor made few remarks suggestive of a new broom's good intentions. The councilmen thon drew lots for the one and two year terms with the following results Burgh two years, M,Allister one year, Poteet one year. Rose two years, Ross two year and Thompson one.
 Thompson offered the rules gov erning the former council in the transaction of business and Rose seconded the motion to adopt them Burgh objected that in so far as the legislature had passed new laws governing cities they could not ccH- sistently adopt the old rules. On vote neing taken Burgh voted no, Poteet yes, Rose yes, Ross no, Thompson yes, M'Allister no. The Mayor announced that as it was a tic he would vote yes. Burgh asked if the mayor had vote. The mayor said he would vote in this in this instance anyway.
 The salary of the city employees was set by ordinance. Burgh asked the city attorney if the mayor had a vote. The city attorney said he would decide at this time that he had There was no seconder to the adoption of the ordinance fixing salaries and it consequently fell flat.
 The following committees were appointed by the Mayor:
 Finance: Rose and Burgh.
 Police: M'Allister and Thompson.
 Fire and Water: Thompson ana Poteet.
 Health and Relief: Burgh and Ross.
 Streets, Alleys and Lights: Poteet and MAllister.
 Law and Printing: Ross and Rose
 A resolution WIS introduced by Burgh and seconded by Thompson that the bonds of the city trea5urer be set at $40,000 and tho City Clerk at s10.000 and that tho rules be suspended and this considered read the second time and passed. This carried.