The Nenana news., 1921-12-29
COUNCIL IS FUNcTIoNING;
 ORGANIZATION PERFECTED

i pense aside from the maintenance of fire chief, the city council has begun to function. At the meeting of the aldermen held on Tuesday night of this week, the organization of the municipal family was com pleted with the appointment of a | permanent city clerk, magistrate, as sessor and chief of police, and the naming of committees to look after the various departments of the city and the council is now prepared to cope with almost any situation that may arise, from the enforce ment of the dry law to the protec- tion of the public against adulter- ated and impure foods.
 There were four applicants for the position of city clerk, the lis: comprising J. c. K. Toussaint, C. D. Lecllie, Dawson Cooper and J. H. Day. The recent appointment of Mr. Leckie as U. s. commissioner was regarded as eliminating him as a candidate, and, upon a vote being taken upon the remaining three i names, Mir Toussaint received q majority of the votes and was de- clared to be the choice of the coun- cil, his salary for the three months that he will serve under the pres ent council being fixed at S100 for his services as clerk, $500 for his services as assessor and no com pensation for serving the city as magistrate, which will be a part of his duties.
 Allan A. Johnson, who was ap- pointed fire chief at a previous meeting, has had imposed upon him the additional title of chief of po- lice, without additional salary.
 The two officers, with Treasurer Vim. Taylor, who was appointed at a previous meeting, to serve with out salary, appeared before U. s. Commissioner R. s. Mcdonald yes terday afternoon and were sworn in, thus giving the city a complete working organization.
 The treasurer will be required to give bonds in the sum of s10,000 and the bonds of the clerk were fixed at $2,000.
 As a further step toward per fecting the municipal organization, Mayor Tom Smith announced the appointment of the following com mittees, to serve until the term of the present council ends in April.
 FINANCE-Taylor. Cooney and Coghill. ..--~..~.-< .~-
 HEALTH and Relief-Cooney, | Taylor and Coghill. ...>. f FIRE-Coghill, Taylor and Coon ey.
 LAW, ORDINANCE and PRINT ING-Southworth, Teufel and Berg man.
 STREETS-Teufel, Bergman and Southworth "
 POLICE Bergman, Southworth and Teufel.
 The finance committee, in addition to its other duties, will act in 2 consulting capacity with the man agement of the public utilities Bids for supplying the fire hall with 15 cords of four-foot wood were opened and the contract given to J W. Atkinson. There were three tenders, each quoting price of S10 per cord.
 The treasurer reported having re ceived a check for s14 from the clerk of the court, the amount rep resenting the first of the federal license money to be turned over to the town. ...-.~ .-~-.
 The question of expedTting the re- lease for sale of lots now held by the Government, was brought up by Councilman Bergman, and Townsite Manager Carl Schmidt, who was present by invitation of the coun- ell, explained the present status of town property and suggested steps that might be taken to bring about the desired results. Action is to be taken by the council immed- lately with a view to making 1t pos sible for prospective purchasers to acquire lots as desired
 Dog regulations also were discus sed at some length, and it was in- timated that an ordinance would be ] introduced at the next meeting to ! ahe4p the nl1iSancp of which +harp