The Alaska daily empire., 1922-08-05
FILL FOR FRONT STREET
 BEING PLANNED
Board Structure May Be Re placed Council Disposes
 of Many Matters.

That the City Council is at least giving serious consideration to fill- ing in Front Street with rock from the Alaska Juneau dump, was in dicated by Mayor R. E. Robertson last night when he said he expected to have the matter in definite form to submit to the Council within short time. If anything is done on the project this season, he added, 1t would have to be started in the immediate future.
 The Mayor asked the City Clerk to have a financial statement pre- pared today showing the relative condition of the city's finances. Ii these are such that the work can be undertaken, providing the expendi- tudes are not excessive, it is be- lieyed that the project will be ap- proved
 Switzer Signs Agreement.
 The Council was informed last night that c. H. SwitZer, owner Of the Jersey Farms Dairy had signed the agreement required by the City providing for the cessation of using his present barn, which had been declared unsanitary by the City Health Officer. He was given tenn porary license to sell dairy products in the City which is good until September, when in order to obtain a regular dairy license, it will be necessary for him to have compiled with the provisions of the Dairy Ordinance. MT. Switzer, it was stated, is now getting out material for a new barn and milkhouse.
 A. Pedersen, whose barns were also condemned by the City Health Officer, refuses to sign the agree ment to quit using them, said City Clerk A. E. Gurr. but claimed to have stopped milking in them. He is also said to be getting out material for a new barn.
 Ask Aid from B. P. R.
 At the suggestion of Councilman Woodland, Mayor Robertson was authorized to ask the Bureau Of Public Roads to lend the City it's trucks and tractor for use in get ting the City Park and recreation grounds in proper condition. Supt. Waffle, it was aid by MT. Woodland, has been over the park and will give any assistance in his power. If the equipment can be secured from the Bureau of Public Roads 1t is expected that the work can be completed this Fall.
 A petition presented by w. D. Gross for permission to secure rock from the City bunkers for filling in under the Coliseum building was granted conditionally, with the understanding that it did not inter fere with the City's work.
 The request of R. R. Young, man ager of the Pacific Coast Company, for an extension of 30 days time to tear down the barn recently con- demned by the City health authori- ties.
 To Add to Float.
 A request was granted by the Council giving the Forest Service permission to add an extension of 60 feet to the Bureau of Fisheries boat connected with the City's float "C." The Forest Service will build the addition at once. It will be supported every 10 feet by capped piles and will have an overall width of nine feet.
 The Fire Department was author ized to have the fire alarm boxes tested and repaired at the sugges- ton of Councilman Woodland. The work will be done by O. E. Schom- bel. Night Patrolman V. L. Tib- bets was given a two weeks leave of absence beginning August 18th.
 A petition signed by virtually all of the merchants on upper Front Street, asking for the removal of the pigeons from that district was referred to the City Health Con- mittee.
 Plats are being prepared, Coun- cilman Reck reported. showing the tracts of land offered for dedication to the City by c. F. Sheldon, owner of a homestead adjoining the city limits. One of the tracts is being given by MT. Sheldon to the city for inclusion in the cemetery area and another for constructing a road leading into the Scatter addition.
 The Council authorized reimburse ment at the rate of $1.00 per run ming foot along the curb to both the First National Bank and the Gold stein Improvement Company in con- nection with the concrete walks those firms recently completed on