The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-12-28
COMMITTEE IS
NAMED TO MEET
TOWN TRUSTEES
Effort Will Be Made BY Commercial
Club to Secure Better Fire
Protection.


Douse, who pointed out the need of
more efficient fire protection, the
Commercial club has delegated a
committee to wait on the members
of the advisory board with a view
to increasing the usefulness of the
towns fire fighting apparatus and
inaugurating needed reforms.
The question was discussed at the
regular weekly meeting of the club
last night, and it appeared to be
the concensus of opinion that some
thing should be done Immediately
to insure greater security against
loss by fire. Frederick D Browne
was present at the meeting and
assured the members that he would
welcome any suggestions that would
assist him to improve the efficiency
of the town and Commission f'la
i departments. He said that he was
ready to meet with the members
of the advisory board at any time,
and expressed the hope that meet
ing of the board and the members
of the committee would bring about
the solution of some of the prob
lens now confronting the town in
! the matter of fire protection
| The question of electric current
charges was also discussed during
the meeting, following the sugges-
ton of Andy Hoey that the club
make an effort to secure a re-
duction in tolls for the larger con-
sumers of the town. The chair ap-
pointed Messrs Hoey, Gilcher and
Laughlin to confer with Mr.. Browne
regarding the rates, and at Mr..
Brownies suggestion the committee
men will meet with him on Monday
afternoon
j In order that the club might have
on hand at all times copies of geo.
logical reports covering the various
districts of Interior Alaska, the sec
rotary was instructed to write to
Delegate Sulzer, requesting that the
club be placed on the regular mail
ing list for the reports as they are
issued, and that a supply of back
numbers as we'll be forwarded.
These reports, when they are re-
ceived. will be available to the
prospectors, mining men and others
interested in the mineral resources
of Interior Alaska.
Chairman NJ. j. Cooney, of the
permanent road committee of the
club, reported that the members had
commenced the gathering of data for
future presentation to the club,
relative to the wagon road needs
of the various adjacent districts, and
the possibilities of development un-
der more favorable transportation
conditions.
W. A. Ryan informed the club
that Congress some time ago appro-
priated the sum of s35,O0O.O00 for
the construction of wagon roads
throughout the United States, and
he suggested that the club make in
quiries to ascertain if a portion of
the money can be secured for roads
in Alaska. He said he was not sure
of the area which Congress in
tended the appropriations to cover,
but recalled that one provision re-
CURED that a state or district re-
ceiving funds supply an equal
amount
Representative-elect Geo. W. Pen
nington assured the members that
he would look into the matter upon
his arrival at Juneau and, if he
found that any of the money could
be expended in Alaska, he would
endeavor to secure some of it for
Nenana district and a like amount
from the territorial treasury. ]. C.
VanOrsdel strongly endorsed the
road movement started by the club
and urged that the campaign be
waged to the limit until relief is
secured for those districts adjacent