The Alaska daily empire., 1917-07-07
PROPERTIES FOR FISHING DOCKS
 ARE PURCHASED
City Council Has Closed Deals for Properties to Take Care of
 Fish Business.
LIGHT ISSUE SETTLED
Council Is Released from TreadWeII Contract and Accepts that of the
 Juneau Company.

Juneau is going after the fish busi ness and is going after it right. If there is any chance to get any share of the business for the city it will be secured regardless of expense. As a result of the agitation which has been going on here for some time and which was started by the Ju- neau Merchants Protective Associa- tion, the city council last night vot ed to buy the Mann waterfront prop erty, commonly known as the Shat tuck property, for the sum of $10,000 and also the holdings of George E. James adjoining for $15,000. The two combined properties will be improved immediately. The street committee was instructed to start to work at once on the necessary i'm provements which will make the property available for the use of the fishing fleet and which it is expect ed will bring big returns to the city in the way of increased business. Light Question Settled i In addition. the council pasesd resolution releasing the Alaska Tread well and allied companies from all moral and legal obligation regarding the lighting contract which had been entered into between them and the city and in return the company re- leased the city from it's contract. Following the passing of the reso- lution, another one accepting the of fer of the Alaska Electric Light and Power Company to furnish light and power to the city and it's business men and residents at the cheaper rates, or at cents per k. W. for light for the first 100 k. W. and at cents after that. The rates for power, heating and cooking were set forth the same as have been ire quently published.
 Mayor Is Absent
 All councilmen were present, the only vacant chair being the one at the head of the table usually occu- pied by Mayor Valentine. Council man King called the meeting to or der and after the roll call he was elected temporary chairman for the evening.
 Routine Matters
 A communication was read from Allen Shattuck offering to insure the new fire truck and it was referred to the fire committee.
 A petition from property owners along Willoughby Avenue was read asking that the sewers from the Court House and the apartments along Calhoun Road be extended to street committee for an estimate of the cost
 A resolution was adopted asking that the cbairmen appoint com mittee of three transfer men to fix a fair scale of prices for lal city hauling and that the hauling be paid for according to the scale. D. B. Femmer, w. w. Casey and Cash Cole were appointed.
 A communication from Femmer & Ritter offering to sell dock sitel on Willoughby Avenue was read. No action was taken after the street committee had reported adversely to the site as fishing boat float.
 The bonds of the City Clerk and the city wharfinger were presented and accepted by the council.
 Committees Changed
 A resolution was adopted that in asmuch as Ordinance 161 provided q, oil hn n members of the council and under the recent decision of Judge Jennings it was held that the Mayor was not a member of the council, the follow ing changes in the membership Of the committees be made:
 Nels Sorby appointed member of the Fire committee with s. P. Raymond to continue as chairman of the committed; Nels Sorby ap- pointed to the Street committee and s. P Raymond to continue as chair man; J. H. King appointed to the committee on public health and po- lice protection; J. H. Morgan was appointed in place of s. P. Raymond with Councilman King acting as chairman of the committee.
 The current bills were ordered paid and the city clerk reported that a deficit of $7,7O220 would be left in the general fund He was authorized to issue an interest bearing warrant to one of the banks for $S,0O0 to cover the deficit until tax money is received.
 It was recommended that special committee be appointed to look into the proposition of the city furnishing ice and bait to the fishermen and make recommendations as to the necessary buildings. Councilmen Sor- by and Miller were appointed on the