The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-02-06
Radio Club
 Petitions Council For Ordinance
WOULD ADOPT REGULATIONS SIMILAR TO KETCHIKAN TO PREVENT INTERFERENCE; IN RECEPTION; OTHER BUSINESS

RECEPTION; OTHER BUSINESS
 A petition from the members of the Wrangell Radio Club, asking the council to adopt a radio ordi- nance similar to that of Ketchikan, was read at the regular meeting of the town council Thursday evening, and the ordinance committee was authorized to draw up such an or dinance The KetehiBnn ordinance, which was read at a previous meet l ing of the council, provides punish ment for any person who operates electrical equipment which inter feres with radio reception between ] the hours of 6 p. m. and midnight. | petition from the Alaska Ma tive Brotherhood, asking that local labor be given preference on road work which the Bureau of Public Roads has outlined for Wrangell and vicinity, was also read to the council and referred to the clerk l eral members, the council could have little to say about the hiring of labor for this work, such matters being entirely in the hands of of fcials of the Bureau of Public Roads.
 Miss Nellie Hagerty. superinten- | dent of the grade school, notified the council by letter that the play shed on the school grounds was be- ing used as a storage place for auto mobiles and trucks and that the children were likely to meet with accident while playing there. Chet Lloyd was instructed to find another parking place for the old road truck left in the shed last fall, and the council expressed the opinion that the school board was empowered to prevent such use of the playshed.
 Asks for Street Safeguards
 Rev. H. P. Corser appeared before the council to suggest that safety zones be established for tourists and others along the south end of Front Street, where there are no sidewalks and nothing to indicate where the pedestrian should walk. Tourists, | especially were in the habit of walking in the street, he said, and were likely to meet with accident from auto traffic.
 He suggested that signs be post ed to warn them to stay out of the street, and the mayor suggested that marks might be painted on the street in that section to indicate where the sidewalk should be. Rev. Corser also pointed out the state Of bad repair of the walk to Shakes Is 1 land, and further suggested that signs indicating where to look for historic relics and landmarks might be erected. The location of the old Russian fort on Shakes street should be marked, he said.
 Roy Dolan, operator of the Wran- gen Lumber & Power Company power plant, appeared before the council to ascertain his status as operation of the light plant. He said he had been informed that the Town of Wnangell had assumed the obligation to pay his wages after February 1. He was assured that he would receive his pay.
 Would Build Marine Way William Lawrence was present to ask that the council recommend his petition to the War Department, asking for permission to construct a marine way on the tideland in front of his property on Shakes Street. The clerk was instructed to write a letter to the engineers office at Juneau, showing that such permission had been granted by the council.
 Claims Are Allowed
 Claims against the town totalling S4S8345 were read and upon a mo- tion by Coulter, seconded by Nolan, were allowed. The finance commit tee reported no funds to meet the obligations, and upon motion by Hanford, seconded by Coulter, the committee was authorized to borrow money from any source and in any amount they saw fit.
 The street committee reported several streets in bad repair, espec- ially the north end of Church street and that there was no street timben in town to make repairs.
 Dr. H. c. Turner. who was asked to be present at the meeting, was appointed to fill the office of health officer during the unexpired term of pr. Edwards, who left Wrangell last week. Dr. Turner expressed him self as satisfied with the remunera- tion and conditions of service of fered by the town.
 Councilman Sorset reported that the exciter at the new light plant had not functioned properly when the plant was tested last week, and that a new one, ordered by tele- graph, was expected on the Norco.
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