The Nome nugget., 1924-07-05
MAJOR OLIVER ON INSPECTION
 THRU SEWARD PENINSULA

Major Lunsford F.. Oliver. who vas recently assigned to duty with the Alaska Road Commission as En-
 gineer Officer. vice Col. J. C. Got rals who was recalled to duty in the States, arrived in Nome from Juneau Last Saturday evening on
 board the schooner Donaldson from S,. Michael Major Oliver paid
 Mayor Maynard visit and both ! went over the plans of the road work and Harbor Construction in Snake River for the coming season. as well as the future policy likely
 tc be pursued. Major Oliver is
 ls sartily in favor of the extension of the jetties into deeper water and l plans along these lines will prob 1 ably be taken up this Fall. as well as the extension of the revetments
 a,ong the North and south banks Q: Snake River. so as 10 impound the waters of the river as well as keeping the beach sands on the
 
 | ing into the river and finally being washed down into the mouth of the jetties. The matter of dredging was also touched upon ard i. was learn ed that an insufficient amount of money was appropriated for this 1 purpose, to do effective work. The
 Major will endeavor to get an extra appropriation this summer and car " out the plans for this seasons operations. He stated that the En-
 cineers would assist the city in it's municipal wharves along the river end that the huilding of the present wharf would begin shortly
 Major Oliver in company with Superintendent Lukins left Nome Tuesday on an inspection trip of roads. trails and bridges on Sew ard Peninsula, and will visit all the remote camps in this section.
 The Nugget wishes to call at tention of tho Chamber of Con- iherce and City Council. as well as the citizens of the community in
 general. 10 the fact that now is the time for everybody to get together and arrange; a get-to-gether meet [ ing so that when Major, Oliver re- | turns from his inspection trip over cur Peninsula we can take up. the j vital things most needed to make dt business in The Major expects
 L" return to Juneau via the next
 ss fling of the S. s. Victoria. so there will not be much time lose [ if we are to go into facts and de tails to show why, we are entitled
 to more road construction and har- bor improvements
 In speaking of the arrival of Ma ] l ior Oliver in Juneau, recently the
 Juneau Empire has the following to say about him:
 Major Lunsford F.. Oliver, re-
 gently assigned to duty with the
 Alaska Road Commission as Engi- neer Officer. vice Col. J. c. Gotwals recalled to duty in the states, ar
 rived at Juneau Tuesday last. on
 the steamer Yukon. He was ac-
 companied by his wife and their little son Thomas. and Mrs. Oliv- CTS mother, Mrs. Jane W. Putnam.
 They are guests at the Hotel Zynda for the present until a house has been obtained in which they can establish their home. Major Oliver is a West Point graduate, appointed from Nebraska. He was | commissioned in 1913 and has serv ed eleven years in the Corps of En- gineers. During the world war he held commission as lieutenant col onel.
 Major Oliver is said to be a high class engineer. fine type of officer and to have splendid record in the army service. He was in charge of construction of large bridge across the Potomac river at Georgetown near the national capi- tai two or three years ago. Since that time he has been mostly con- rected with the Mississippi district of the Board of Rivers and Har- bors.' .at.