The daily Nome industrial worker., 1916-03-21
NEWS ITEMS
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Five hundred and fifty-four had registered at eight o'clock last night.
 The delivery horse of the Inde- pendent Meat Market when a bolt connecting the whipple tree to the sled broke, took fright and dashed down the street to Steadman Avenue and Front where it caught in the iron pillar at the corner. The sled was damaged and the horse badly cut.
 Fred Larson the Teller mail car rier returned with the Teller mail yesterday. He says that Luther is now home again. Martin Corliss is getting out fine dump of pay dirt at Gold Run. Jake Kerstan passed through Teller on route to Cape Prince of Wales on a fur buying trip.
 The City Council meeting last night was attended by all the mem bers when tho Mayor called it to order. with the exception of Coun- cilman Thompson who as chairman of the Fire Committee was busy at | tending to the mains. -@ After the minutes of the preced- ling meeting had been read and ap- proved, two petitions wore read. The first with a number of signatures requested that the new election act be placed before the voters at the coming election for ratification. and that in terms herewith the mayor. city clerk, city attorney and city treasurer be elected in said cleo. tiori. st
 Taken up later on a motion to this effect with instructions to the clerk to place the same on the off, ficial ballot was passed, on roll call all members present voting in the affirmative for the prayer of the petition.
 The second petition was from in dignant Sandspitters who pointed out that having passed an ordinance requesting Congress to disfranchiso or demunicipalize that section of our fair city, deprived it's residents thereupon of all municipal priv1- leges, police and fire protection, lighting. bridges and communica tion the city had placed the names of Sandspit property holders on the delinquent tax list and the petition asked that such action be suspended pendirA- settlement of the matter. This was referred to the Law, Ordi- nance and Printing Committee.
 Councilman Lomen reporting as Chairman of the Police Committee stated that Officer Dougherty had rendered his resignation on March IS. Owing to the proximity of the coming elections, they had not seen fit to appoint another man to take his place and the firemen were now doing patrol duty.
 He stated that Chairman Thomp- son of the Fire Committee was ab- sent by reason of the fact that he was attending to the water mainr.
 Councilman Lehman thought that the time was ripe to appoint an auditor for the city books, and he therefore named Charles Milot for that position After a pause Coun- cilman Ross named James Stoke; for that position. Councilman Burgh stated that MT Stokes had with drawn.
 Milot was then elected Auditor
 Councilman Burgh moved that they proceed to appoint Judges and Clerks and special police for the election. After some discussion as to the usual procedure each coun- cilman proceeded to nominate judge, clerk or police officer. Wanger, Stokes and Bob James were named as Judges, John A. Wilson and Mrs. pr. Chace as clerks, and Dr. Wesley as police officer within the voting room.
 Councilman Lomen stated that he had received Spaulding's catalog for steel playgrounds and It seemed to him that something of the kind would be needed in Barrack Square. He had been assured by the keeper of the Life Saving Station that the crow would erect 1t and keep 1t in repair. He therefore moved that the city forward the sum of $1OO to A. c. Spaulding for steel play ground paraphenalia to be erected in Barrack Square. The motion was