The Nome nugget., 1924-05-17
LOCAL NEWS
CITY COUNCIL HOLDS
 REGlIAR SESSION

ent except Councilman Cliff Allyn.
 City Clerk Grimm read the min utes of the last regular meeting which were approved as read.
 The clerk read d communication from H Ewert wherein he offered to pay the city S25.00 as taxes on his schooner Jewel Guard for the year 1923. The Council refused the offer on the grounds that the aforesaid IEwert appeared before
 the Equalization Board last fall and adjusted the amount of taxes in reference to his property which . was agreeable to both Ewert and the Council.
 . The School Board presented communication wherein they re- quested the Council for $500 DO whereupon motion duly made and seconded the request Was granted
 The City Clerk and City Treas ul tI ItpoitS ipi it'N pi meeting were read and ordered placed on file.
 The Clerk read another com- . runication from 4. l.. Carpenter,
 making application for appoint ment of school tax collector for the City of Nome. There being no other applications, upon motion : duly made, MT. Carpenter was the unanimous choice of the Council and was so appointed, Mayor Maynard read several tel eGrams which have transpired be- tween the Council and Colonel : Steese. of the L. s. Engineer ofti- ce al Juneau in reference to the harbor and the recent action of the Council, wherein the Engineers no- tfied the Mayor that they would go ahead and bring in the material needed to build the municipal wharf and construct same.
 Councilman Bud Lehman moved that Barney Lande be employed as street sweeper and general repair man during the four months of summer at the rate of S75 per month for the street sweeping. The motion being put and seconded. the Council voted unanimously ill Ets favor.
 Councilman Julian, Chairman of the Fire Committee asked the Coun- ! cii to approve his action in refer /; ence to the hiring of Peter x. Pet erson as Engineer in the Fire De- { partment, which was unanimously | agreed upon by the Council MT, ! Julian also reported that there had i been two fires since the last Coun- {, cil meeting but no damage had re 1 suited from either fire.
 MT. Femeyer appeared before the i Council and under New Business 1 asked that the taxes on the Bailey 1 property in the rear of the Method !! ist Mission be reduced Due to the i, fact that the Council could not see | it's way clear to redue the taxes a 1 this time the matter was dropped.
 A. Polet addressed the Council ! and made an offer to the City of enough property North of Lanes !! Way. wherein the City could open ! a street connecting Lanes Way with Third Avenue. The property :! belongs to Mrs. Hobbs, and he ask ed that certain taxes paid on the va cant lot be returned and the City would be given right of way. The Mayor appointed the finance com mittee to investigate the matter aud report at the next meeting.
 In the matter of the taxes of the OrlRnd Estate the Clerk was in structed to collect the full amount os the taxes and rebate the penalty and interest
 Old bills which were read at the previous meeting. were. after re- ceiving the sanction of the Finance Committee, ordered paid. New bills were read and referred to the Com mittee on Finance.
 Mayor Maynard appointed the Fi- nance Committee to meet with the School Board and instructed them to look over the heating plant in the public school building and to as certain if new boiler was needed, also as to the amount of expendi- ture necessary if it is found neces- sary to install new heating plant and report back at the next meet ing.
 There being nothing further to come before the Council. the mest- ing adjourned until the next reg