The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-03-11
DOUGLAS HIGH
 SCHOOL ISSUE
 UP TO VOTERS
Proposed Elimination of h. stitution Goes on
 April Ballot

The proposed eliminati of the ! high school in Douglas as contain cd in letter from the Territorial Commissioner of Education A. 2. Karnes to the Douglas City Council which was read at the regular meeting last night was the prin- cipal issue receiving attention. Ac- cording to the data presented by | MT. Karnes, attendance i.. the school during the past four years | has steadily dropped year by year from 117.02 pupils to 72.52 while the yearly cost has increased from $15076 per pupil to $225 or more, according to estimates for this year.
 The alternative of two remedies | is proposed by the Commissioner, first, that the number of teachers | be reduced to six with the daily [ program properly arranged, and sec ond, to transport high school pupils i to Juneau.
 Although the first method would still allow the high school to re- main on the accredited list the second method would be more sat- isfactory as it would allow the students a greater variety of sub jects to select their courses from with keener competition and even be more economical than the first, he pointed out There would be a saving to the city of at least $500 and twice that to the Territory during the year, by the transpor- tation scheme which would cost the town but $50 annually per pupil.
 After due consideration the Coun- cil decided to place the issue before the voters at the April municipal election, for them to decide.
 Cannery Plant Lease
 A communication from J. M Slater, President of the Douglas Fisheries Company, also presented at the meeting, conveyed their will ingness to accept new lease .on the cannery plant here according to the terms recently agreed upon by the Council, which would place the burden of maintaining that part of the dock used by the can- nery upon the leasee, at the same time relieving them of the annual rental fee of $500 The new lease 1 will cost the cannery only a dollar per month but the city will be re- ieaved of the dock repair expense for the plant and receive further the regular wharfage charges on outgoing salmon, and the usual royalty fees for packs of fish ex- ceeding 10000 cases for the season. The Council ordered the new lease drawn up at once to be forwarded to MT. Slater as his company is l planning operations of an increased scale this year and they wish to prepare accordingly. The use of the city's pile-driver was asked for in the letter from Slater.
 Fireworks Sale
 The proposition of having the | Councils of Juneau and Douglas | limit the number of days of sale for fireworks as well as the size of fireworks as brought to their | attention by the Chambers of Con- merce of Douglas. and Juneau, through their committees, was fav- orably considered and action taken to put the same in effect here.
 Action for securing Federal aid in restoring the small boat harbor | to Douglas was taken by the ap- pointment of A. J. Balog, Joe Riedi f and Mark Jensen as a committee i from the Council to work in con- junction with a similar committee from the local Chamber
 Election Officials
 Preparations for the forthcoming city election were started by the | appointment of the following off, 1 ficials to preside over the polls on election day as follows: Judges Charles O. Anderson, William E. l Feero and J. O. Kirkham; Clerks Mrs Gertrude Laughlin and Mrs. J. R. Langseth.
 It was voted to contact the supply company from which the last fire hose was purchased for return of the 1l4 inch hose received, due to it's being unusable on account of