Seward daily gateway., 1924-05-20
REGULAR MEETING OF COMMON COUNCIL
 HELD LAST NIGHT


 HELD LAST NIGHT Regular meeting of the Common Council ot the Town of Seward, May le. 1921.
 Meeting called to order at 3 o'clock by Mayor Ray. Present Councilmen Badger, Ellsworth, Hoffman, McMul len and Orlander; absent, Adelman. Minutes of previous meeting read and approved.
 Communication from S. M Graf was read declining D accept the franchise granted him by Ordinance No 79, referred to unfinished busi- ness.
 Tie auCi' of the books rl Troas- ur2r and Municipal Clerk for perind >n,il l." 1928 to Arril [. 1924, inclu- sive was submitted by \. L. Meyer. all .itor ;rd was referred to om 1t tee on finance.
 Ordinance No. S4 was presented by i the Committee on Streets on regula- tion of vehicular traffic and laid over to next meeting
 Two ordinances were submitted by the City Attorney amending Ordi- nance Mo- 31, Regulating Construc- ton of buildings" read and laid over 1 to next meeting.
 Report from Seward School Board was presented and referred to Com mittee on Schools.
 The following bills were presented and read:
 Gateway Publishing Co. .-~$74.00 Benson & Whittemore - 14.25 Standard Oil Co. ...--,,-,,-,,,,. .- ! 17.00 J. l.. Graef ~ $40 l.. UrbaCh 3o.UO Wm. H. Whittlesey .--.,~.,~..-,-.-... -~-, 72.00
 Councilman Holman moved. second ed by Councilman McMullen that the bills be allowed as read and that warrants be drawn to pay same. On roll call all voted affirmatively
 Councilman Holman moved and seconded by Councilman Ellsworth, that a warrant be drawn for $200 in favor of the Alaska railroad an nual rental for lease of the parking strip. All voted yes.
 The following resolution was voted by Councilman Holman:
 Ba Eesnvon. Thar the te"n
 Of office as Councilman of the
 Town of Seward, Alaska, of
 Stephen Adelman be declared
 ended and the office vacant by
 reason of the fact that said
 Adelman has departed from the Town of Seward, Alaska with the
 intention of remaining absent from the Territory of Alaska for period of more than ninety
 days and has not been present
 at any meeting of the Common Council since the 14th day of
 April, 1924
 It was moved said resolution be passed and at roll call motion car ried.
 Nominations to fill the vacancy on the Common Council being in order Councilman Ellsworth placed in nom- ination J. H. Flickinger; Councilman Badger placed in nomination Elwyn 1 Swetman. On motion nominations were ordered closed. The mayor re- quested Councilman McMullen to act as teller Five votes were cast, FL wyn Swetmann receiving two votes and J. H. Flickinger three votes. A second ballot was then had resulting in four votes for J. H. Flickinger and one vote for Elwyn Swetmann where upon the Mayor declared J. H. Flickinger duly elected to fill the unexpired term of S. Adelman as Councilman.
 1 Chairman Ellsworth of the Com mittee on Fire Protection and Water Supply reported broken main near the garbage dump and that same had been referred to superintendent of water company.
 Chairman Ellsworth from Commit tee on Public Health reported need to build crib for garbage dump. Councilman Ellsworth moved, sec onded by McMullen that the Commit tee on Streets be allowed $100 to crib in garbage dump. | On roll call motion carried. The Clerk was instructed to notify property owners in Block to re move certain outbuildings and con- meet with sewer in alley of said | block
 l Chairman Holman from Committee on Glacier Stream reported the ne cessity of certain work on glacier stream Councilman McMullen nov ed, seconded by Councilman Ells. worth that the glacier stream com mittee be allowed $250 for work on said stream. On roll call all voted yes.
 Chairman McMullen of Civic Com ' zf