The Wrangell sentinel., 1935-05-03

He ldGL that tue Uuu6Gl TUT AuE coming fiscal year of the munich pality is still in the making, caused the town council last night to defer action on a number of measures until the. next meeting of the coun- cil which the mayor said he would call in a few days. Present at the regular meeting in the city hall last night were Mayor E. s. Barnes, Councilmen Brueger, Antonich, l.. M. Campbell, Ole Johnson. Mundy and Sorset.
 Abundance of Water Johnson, chairman of the water committee, reported that the dam is full of water; that all major leaks have been stopped, and only two small leaks were now evident. He said he believed there was not much danger of water shortage.
 Eighteen Arrests
 Antonich, chairman of the Po- lice and Health committee, report ed that city marshaIs made Is arrests during the month, seven of which were turned over to federal officers; one dog put in pound was unclaimed and killed; a female dog running at large was killed. He reported inspecting premises of i twenty homes where sanitary con- ditions were bad because of gar l bage accumulation. The owners or occupants of all the premises were notified through the city clerks of flee to clean up within ten days.
 Antonich recommended that the night marshals hours be increased four hours with extra pay. The night marshal now serves from g pm. to 3 am. The day marshals S duties end at pm. and for four l hours the town is without a police officer on the streets.
 Increased Police Cost This led to a discussiOn of the 1 increased cost of policing the town since the advent of liquor stores and beer parlors. "Is it not fact, ; inquired Councilman Brueger of the l clerk, that though the liquor situ- ation has made an increase in po- licing cost, it has also provided ex- tra revenue through licenses, fines, and excise taxes to meet this cost? The clerk replied that the budget for next year anticipates a total revenue from liquor of $1200; that during the past year approximately l $750 had been received in fines l from arrests made.
 Only a small part of the fines is paid in cash, the majority of the men arrested working out their fines in street work. The total extra cost of policing the town since the advent of liquor was not stated.
 It was agreed that the liquor question was a serious one and get ting worse, but action on the mat ter of increased police protection was deferred until the budget is completed for the years expendi- lures.
 Fire Dept. Needs Given
 Mundy, chairman of the Fire De- partment committee, reported that the department, on which the coun- cil last year expended $1185, asked for 5000 in this years budget. Of this sum, $500 is asked for main tenance costs during the year and $500 to be used for repairing the fire station which would include the erection of two poles for the fire siren and bell, tearing down the bell tower, which is declared to be unsafe, widening the doors for better clearance by trucks, re-wir- ing, and a number of small repairs.
 The fire department reported re- spending to eight alarms during the month. Four were caused by messy roofs, one flue fire, one by short in electric motor or wiring, and two brush fires.
 Fire Hazards
 A general roof inspection dis closed 26 houses with badly messed roofs and the clerk was instructed to notify owners to clear moss off within ten days. MT. Mundy also reported on four buildings, declar- ing that each one constituted a ser ious fire hazard The mayor asked the committee to seek the coopera- tion of the owners of the buildings to remove such hazards so that the town would not be forced to take action.
 Dock Repairs Needed
 Brueger, as chairman of the liar bor committee, reported that he had examined the city dock at the breakwater and the various city floats and found the dock in bad condition while the floats were even worse. It was decided that Councilman Brueger, Mayor Barnes and Street Commissioner Lloyd would visit the dock and floats at low tide the following day and de- eide what repairs are needed and that they shall be made immedi- ately.