The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1921-04-30
CITY APPO|NT|vE
OFFICERS CHOSEN
BY CITY COUNCIL
Behrends, Cole and Keegan
and Many Others Remain
ed to Positions.


City appOintive officers were
chosen last night at "perfecto Sc
crato" session of the city council
and judging from the length of time
consumed in the deliberations, from
g O'Clock until nearly 11:30, various
and many plans for city legislation
were laid. 1t was after 10 o'clock
before the cOuncilmen, after consid-
ering the various candidates for
city offices, finally cast the last bal
lots and then street improvements
and other things were discussed with
in the secret session
Officers Chosen.
The following officers were chosen
last night
City Treasurer-B. NJ. Behrends.
reelected
City Clerk and Magistrate-A. B.
Cole, reelected
Chief of Police-T E. P. Keegan,
reelected.
City Patrolman-V. l.. Tibbits.
Street Commissioner-R A. Sem.
pie.
City Wharfnger-J. NJ. Davis re-
elected.
Assistant Wharfnger-Joe Snow
and II. O. Adams, reelected.
Chief Truck Driver-M A. Lave.
nick, reelected
Assistant Truck Driver - John
Fremming, reelected.
Health Officer-Dr. L. o. Sloane.
Cemetery Observation-Disclosures Bret
moth. reelected.
The council confirmed the nomina.
ton made by the Fire Department of
]. L. Gray as Chief,
Mayor Robertson said he would act
as legal advisor of the city as for
merly.
To the casual reader looking over
the officers chosen. it would appear
that those reelected had walk
away but there were many appli-
cants for nearly all offices.
Plan Street Work.
Much street work was planned at
the session last night and the work
ordered for immediate attention was
as follows: Sewer on Dixon Street.
sidewalk on Distin Avenue, Lower
Front Street from Front to City
Dock, channel side; replanking of
Ferry Way and fixing up approach
to the gravel pit
Mayor Robertson appointed a spe-
cial committee to report on work on
Gold Creek, the committee being
Fries, keeny and Robson
1t was stated there are two Atom
Pierce-Arrow trucks on the City
Dock owned by the Alaska Road
Commission and these may be Sc
cured by the city for use in street
work
The street committee was autho
rized to secure grader and possibly
this also will be secured from the
Alaska Road Commission.
A petition was received from res
idents of the Scatter Tract Addition
requesting improvements in the
matter of street facilities and this
was referred to the street commit
tee.
Fishermen Want Float.
A petition was received from about
100 fishermen asking for a float to be
located between the present wharf
and the dump of the Alaska-Juneau
Gold Mining Company. The fisher
men stated if float was given them
they would agree to pay personal
tax on their boats
/ Alaskan for Governor.
I Mayor George Dooley of Cordoya
sent cable to Mayor Robertson an
nouncing that the city council OF
Cordova had cabled to President
Warren G. Harding requesting an
pointment of a real Alaskan to the
position of Governor. and this wa,
read to the couneilmen.
I Parking and general traffic nj
automobiles was brought up and dis
cussed briefly It is very possibl,
that certain ordinances NAV b,
passed regarding the former and at
tention called to auto drivers abou
certain observances at street inter
sections.
] AT the regular meeting Of the cit,
council to be held next Friday night
May s. the public will probably b,
admitted TO the council chambers.
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