The Nome nugget., 1924-05-31
REGULAR MEETING
 OF CITY COUNCIL.

out joy-riding in his new car. The
 Minutes of the last meeting were approved as read by Clerk Grimm.
 A communication from the Nome
 School Board was read inclosing ccpy of the next school budget sufficient money to install new
 heating plant in the school. The
 budget was referred to the finance
 committee with instructions from the Mayor to meet with the school
 board and go over the budget and
 report back at the next meeting.
 1 A communication from Mir. Fe-
 meyer, offering to pay S30.O0 for
 taxes on the Bailey hot house prop elty was not accepted. A motion. however, was made instructing the City Clerk to accept 5000. the am ount assessed against the property. 1 Councilman Bud Lehman, chair ported that Barney Lande would commence the cleaning of the streets within d few days. and that the fire department boys had hauled | some gravel during the past week ! filling up d bad section between Sec Ond and Third avenues, which will ] now make it possible for the fire wagon to make a straight run in case of fire from the station direct |, to Third Avenue opposite the Seiff- | ert Flats.
 Councilman Bursh, Chairman of the Finance Committed, reported ! that he and Councilman Cavey met ! the school board and went over the ! steam heating plant in the Public !! School House and found same in a very bad condition. MT. Burgh ! stated that it would be necessary for the City Council to furnish sufii- | cient funds to furnish new boiler, which was estimated to cost in the |, neishborhood of $500 to S2,00O. ] The Mayor thanked the committee for their prompt action in the mat ter. which will come up at the next meeting under the budget allowance for the school.
 The Committee which was in structed to look into the matter of Mrs. Hobbes in connection with ol ening a street from Second ave- nre to Third avenue just north of Lanes Way. was given further time ic which to bring in their report.
 Councilman Julian, Chairman of the Fire and Police Committee, re- ported that the Fire Department had been called out once since the last meeting, responding to fire in a house owned by N. E. Nelson. Mir. Julian also reported that the curfew bell would ring at 10 p. m., every night after the closing of the public school. The subject of horses run ming at large. as well as dogs. would also be taken care of by inserting notices in the paper calling attention of the public to the ordinance cover ing the same. The matter of in stalling cook stove and utensils for use of the firemen in the fire hall, and ordering new hose. and extension ladder and several minor appliances recommended by MT. Ju
 Ian and the Fire Chief. The Fire Committee was upon motion. in- sttucted to obtain the necessary equipment to keep the fire depart ment in an up-to-date condition.
 J. G. Widsted, who was present, addressed the Council on the neces- sit. of having an ordinance passed
 which would require all persons off, ering to sell reindeer meat in the
 city, to deposit the ears which con- tain the branding mark of said herd
 with the City Clerk or someone des- Iienated to receive them. This, it is believed by Mr. Widsted, would
 dc away with a great deal of the
 stealing and killing of reindeer.
 which practice appears to exist at
 the present time The Mayor in-
 structed Councilman ClifY Allyn,
 Chairman of the Law and Ordinance
 Committee, to take the matter up
 with City Attorney O'Neill and re-
 port back at the next meeting, as to
 the advisability and legality of pass ing such an ordinance.
 The matter of obtaining for the
 City one of the corrugated iron
 buildings at Fort Davis, so as to en- able the city to cover the freight
 sheds on the contemplated wharf on Snake River this summer. with cor rugated iron, was left in the hands Iof Mayor 0aynard who was given