Seward daily gateway., 1926-02-02
CHAS. KREFTIVG
 APPOINTED AS
 MEMBER COUNCIL

At the regular meeting of the City Council last evening all members and the mayor were present. The first or der of business after the reading of the minutes and acting on bills pre- scented was the election of a council man to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of H. E. Ellsworth, now in the States The name of MT. Chas. Krefting being the only one presented to the council for the position, by unan- imous vote Mr. Krefting was elected and being sworn in took his seat.
 Consideration of the motion, laid over from the last regular meeting, relative to the resignation of Fire and Police Chief Lanning, was brought be- fore the regular meeting of the city council, which was held last evening. During it's consideration the maker of the motion, with the consent of his second, withdrew the original motion for the purpose of presenting substl- ture. It was thereupon moved and seconded that the resignation of the fire chief and chief of police be ac- cepted, and the appointment or cleo tion his successor be elected by the council at a special meeting to be held Friday evening, February 5.
 After a long discussion a vote was taken and all councilmen voted in the affirmative.
 A resolution was then presented to the effect that until April 10, 1926, the office of fire chief and chief of police be held by two men at the rate of S125 per month each. An amendment was made to strike out the words and fig ures tat the rate of S125 per month" and insert "at the rate of $150 per month" Upon roll call the amend ment and original motion was carried.
 Upon motion regularly made and to advertise that applications will be received for the position of fire chief and chief of police for the town of Seward, the same to be filed with the city clerk not later than p. m. Fri day, February 5, 1925.
 For the purpose of passing on appli- cations received it was then regularly moved and seconded that special meeting of the council be held at o'clock p. m., Friday, February 5, 1926.
 The dock committee reported action had been take1 in the matter of re- pairing the floating dock and that a contract had been entered into with Gus Manthey to the amount of $500 which is be paid upon acceptance of repairs to the float by the Alaska Railroad.
 The street committee reported the garbage dump repairs had been taken care of and that the piling was in good shape.
 Several notices were presented to the council with reference to horses being allowed to run at large in the north end of town, especially in the vicinity of the ball park.
 With reference to the Gillespie case 1t was regularly moved and seconded the city attorney make a settlement with MT. Gillespie for a sum not to ex- ceed $50, after the necessary releases had been signed. All councilmen vot- ed in the affirmative on this matter.
 The total amount of S1,23962 in warrants were drawn and the finance committee authorized to draw such warrants with the exception of one to the amount of $17.5O which was laid over for investigation.
 ceived against the taxation of the Daggett property for sidewalk inn provements. The matter was referred to the city attorney.
 A communication from the vOlun- teer fire department was read indors- ing Martin Lanning as fire chief and chief of police. The letter was read and placed on file
 The fire committee reported certain parts on the first truck generator had been lost and asked for the sum of S2O for replacement of same. The amount was authorized.
 The city attorney reported the cem- etery petition had been prepared and mailed to the President of the United States. He stated that upon the arrival of B. H. Barndollar, examiner of ac- counts and legal adviser to the Alaska Railroad from Washington, D. C., a lease would be obtained. The sugges- tion was made that the local frater- nal orders be solicited to assist the council in laying out and selecting of plots.
 Under the head of unfinished busi-