The Nome nugget., 1919-11-22
M. W. cRlFFITHS ELECTED
 TO COUNCIL VACANCY

notary and realty agent was selected by the City Council Monday evening to fill the vacancy created in the coun- tcil by the resignation of l.. Seiden- verg, who recently departed for the States.
 The new incumbent is an old time fesident of the city and is known to practically everyone in this locality. immediately following his election. the new city dad was inducted ito office. the oath being administered by City Attorney O. D. Cochran, and participated in the later proceedings | with the vcrve and aplomb of an old timer.
 The election of Mir. GrifTiths leaves
 but one seat in the council still un- filled. that of Councilman Chas. M1ot. As the absent councilman failed to tender his resignation before devar- ture. it will be necessary for the council to wait the statutory 20 Jays before selecting his successor. The departure of Councilmen seid- enverg and NIilot having resulted in two vacancies on the Finance Com mittee. Mayor Holt appointed a new
 committee composed of Messrs. Griffiths and Tarnutzer.
 During the course of the unusually lengthy session the council also in- stalled another city officia, in the per son of Mir. George Bond, who has long been connected with the person. mel of the fire department and now by grace of the councilmanic action, bears the added honor of being one of the citys finest"
 Included in the routine business transacted was the approval of num- Der of bills for labor and material used in the effort to prevent additional destruction to the Snake River revet- ment during the recent high water period which so severely damaged the newly installed harbor improvements The council was of the opinion that the costs were properly chargeable to the government as the city holds neither right nor title in the harbor Improvements at present. The har- bor structure. both in ownership and control. is exclusively the property of the government. The council dis cussed the matter at some length but finally decided to foot the bill. Dur ing the course of the discussion il developed that nothing has been heard from either the War Depart ment office at Seattle or Engineer Carpenter regarding the damage done by the flood.
 The famous Rowe bill for street re- pair and maintenance services under the abrogated street contract also bobbed up during the evening with another month added but the council refused to give it even momentary consideration
 Included among the remalnder of t!:e business transacted was the passage of a resolution extending the time for the payment of city taxes for the year 1919 until December l. City taxes became delinquent Saturday Nov. 15 under the standing regulations. The council directed. however. that it would be to the interest of the city as well as the taxpayers who have neglected to pay, to extend the period so that all may be granted ample time to discharge their obligation to the city before extra penalty md interest are imposed.
 Under the council order the clerk is instructed to waive the penalty and interest on all taxes paid on or before Dec. 1. Those who fail to pay up by that date will find themselves confront ed with the necessity of paying 15 percent penalty in addition to the tax charges, with interest on the whole computed from the regular date of de- linauency. Nov. 18th. It will thus be greatly to the advantage of the delin- quent one's tc pay up while interest and penalties may be avoided.
 The Council also to.k up the long deferred application of Robert James fer position as night patrolman at a salary of $40 per month. Mir. James application was plced before the council several montts ago but was laid over from time to time without action. After some discussion 1t was decided to make tho appointment and q motion to that effect was passed. The new patrolman will work in cOn- ncction with his regular merchant pa trol duties during tie hours between midnight and 8 n. m