The Alaska daily empire., 1917-05-19
FISH MATTERS LAID BEFORE
 CITY COUNCIL
Committee Is Appointed To Act with Merchants Association and
 Report Back.
VALENTINE OVER-RULED

The principle business transacted by the city council last night was the appointment of the street and wharf committed with Mayor Valen- tine acting for one of the members, to meet with the committee from the Merchants Protective Associa- tion and investigate costs of install ing floats, warehouses and storage buildings for the fishermen of South eastern Alaska.
 The question of the approval of the bond of the Citizens Gas Com pany was taken up and the bond or dered sent back for changes. The bond providing that it could he ter minated at any time on thirty days written notice by the surety com pany The council wished a proviso inserted that the bond should cover all damages for the time it was in force and tho abrogation of the bond should not mitigate to lessen it's eff feet for damages occurring before it was terminated.
 Sitka Wants Aid "A liCiii .heJ VI Shoup of Sitka was read asking the cooperation of the council and city organizations in securing better mail passenger and freight service be- tween Juneau and Sitka. It was the sense of the council to support the neighboring town in the request in every way possible.
 A petition from property owners for a sidewalk on Kennedy street between Fourth and Fifth was re- ferred to the Street committee. The report of the special committee ap- pointed relative to the forest service money appeal was read and the coun- cil was informed that no replies had been received from other towns and the matter was dropped.
 Councilman Raymond introduced a resolution to the effect that the sal ary of City Clerk F. w. Petit should be fixed at $175 per month, effective from April 1st of the pres ent year The resolution was adopt ed Councilman Raymond introduced resolution that the city clerk be authorized to sell $12,000 worth of school bonds. The resolution was adopted.
 Mayor Turned Down Mayor Valentine introduced reso- luton providing that all teaming for the city for the coming year should be submitted to bids, providing for so much for each load of coal, lum- Der. sand, or gravel in certain sec tions of the city and in fact all hauling and that the contract for a year be let to the lowest bidder.
 The council voted not to adopt 1 the resolution. Councilman Ray. mond and King took the stand that where one man has contract, oc. casions would come up where ma terial was wanted in hurry and the contract teams might be busy. The crew of men working would then be forced to lay off until teams were at leisure The council stated that if the mayor would appoint commit tee to divide the city into sections and put specified rate on all haul ing of materials commensurate with l
 it's worth, and that all transfer men be required to abide by the rate, they would approve the action.
 Valentine announced that nOtwjth. standing the action of the council the bids would be called for and the contract let.
 Veto Message Read
 Mayor Valentine then had the clerk read his veto message for pro posed ordinance 161. which provides that the mayor shall not act on com mittees. He stated in part that the committees had been appointed by the consent of the council and that all courts of Alaska had held that