The Alaska daily empire., 1921-06-04
MANY BUILDINGS CONDEMNED;MUST REPAIR. AT ONCE
Special Committee Condemns l2 Houses Other City
 Business Taken Up.

Twelve buildings. alleged to be either unsanitary or unsafe were declared by the City Council at it's meeting last night to be nusances and the police department was or dered to serve notice upon the own. CTS of such property that the nuia- ances must be abated the buildings either placed in good repair or torn down Chief of Police T. E. Keegan said that he would give the noticed at once
 The action of the Council followed q report made bv Councilman Geo Getchsll chairman of 6 special com mittee recently appointed to make survey of old buildings in the city A number of other places were in cluded in MT. Getchell's report as being "unsightly" and efforts will be made to have them repaired by their owners
 Property Condemned.
 The property declared to be nuis- ances and dangerous to- either pub lie health of safety are, shed back
  Ferry Way; shack north of the Windsor Apartments above Front Street; the burned over area of the Union Wharf property; Bathe Apart ment property wreck on Gold St. two-story building at BOA West Third St, unsanitary and unsafe; a shack oposite 504 West Third St. a barn and stable at the corner of Fourth and Harris Streets; No. 626 Gold Street; a shack opposite A B. Hall in the rear of the Ward building;- No. 120 Main Street, near the Empire building; McKinnon barn on Willoughby avenue between w. w. Casey's barn and the dry dock
 Petitions sReceived.
 petition for the Construction of a sidewalk on the south side of Fourth Street between Harris and Gold Streets was referred to the Street Committee for investigation A petition signed by Rev. G. c. Bruce, Rev. H. E. Greening and Chas Personeous asking for permission to hold religious services on the streets of the city, was received. No definite action was taken in the matter other than that the petitioners would be asked to state the time and place it was intended to hold such meet ings.
 A petition received at the last meeting from A. F. McKinnon, ask. ing for permission to erect a garage on a lot at 11th street was denied The Ericson petition asking the city to remove the rubbish and logs on the hillside above Gastineau Avenue was denied
 Few Arrests Made. The May report of the police de pertinent received by the City Coun- I lcil showed three arrests made dur ing the month charged with being drunk and dsorderly. In addition some B persons were sent home drunk by the patrolmen.
 Much Street Work.
 Chairman w. G. Johnson of the Street Committee reported satisfac tory progress on the city's street repair and building work, the Gold Belt sidewalk being completed and l other projects we'll under way J. F. Mcdonald, representing residents on 10th street below Willoughby Ave nue asked the council to construc! an approach to Willoughby Street, which request was turned over tol the Street committee. Plans for the utilization of rock for filling in certain streets were ap. proved by the Council which author ized the construction of facilities for handling the rock and crusher to be installed at the Alaska Juneau rock dump where all material for street work will befsecured- Street Commissioner Robert Semple recom- lnended such additional facilities on the ground that would materially lessen the cost of the entire work.
 Bills for the month of May were read and approved by. the Council and warrants were ordered drawn for their Daymant