The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-04-22
CITY LAUNCHES MOVE TO RAzE
 OLD BUILDINGS
Special Board Appointed by Mayor at Busy
 Council Session

In move to clear away various old Juneau buildings which consti- ute fire hazards, Mayor Harry l Lucas last night appointed a Board of Health and Fire Inspectors, which under city ordinance has the power to condemn such buildings and ord- CT them torn down.
 Councilmen Oscar Harri. ?. J Blake and Henry Messerschmidt will serve on the Board along witf Chief of Police Dan Ralston, Fire Chief V. w. Mulvihill and Health Officer Dr. w. w. Council. Owners of old buildings are being notified by the City that they must tear them down or the City will take action. Mayor Lucas said.
 Cleanup Drive Set
 Harold Foss, Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce Cleanup Committee. appeared before the City Council last night to outline the Committees plan for cleanup campaign starting next Friday.
 Mayor Lucas and City Attorney Grover Vim revealed last night that the City is buying up property along the uphill side of South Frank ! lin Street from the Juneau Lumber ! Mill to the Alaska Juneau dock in order to clear away old buildings | there and put in concrete sidewalk ] Considerable progress has beer made along the street, the Mayor said.
 Delousing Plant
 Also under the head of cleanup was a request last night by Chief of Police Dan Ralston for "delous- ing" facilities at the jail. Ralston said there are about 30 habitual drunkards in town, all lousy, and that after they have been jailed cleaned up and turned loose, they are arrested again in a few days III tIle SdIIlt COIlQlIiOll.
 Patrolman Roy Hoffman said that some of these men have been drunk for five years" and have been in iail 50 times. Five gallons of Lysol have been used at the jail for anti septic purposes in the past month he said
 Stockade Proposed Ralston also asked that a stockade be established at the new cemetery so that prisoners can be taken out of town and put to work. The Chiefs requests were referred to the Police Committee, which is to meet at 8 o'clock Thursday evening.
 Two ordinances were passed last night One establishes City salaries as set by the Council last week. The only addition is that the work week for common laborers and truck driv- CTS on City projects was reduced from 48 to A hours per week. Labor CTS get S6 and drivers $7. The other ordinance gives the Council the power to combine any two of the following offices in one person Magistrate, City Clerk, City Attor- ney, Chief of Police, Assessor and | Treasurer.
 Tom Hanson was chosen the new garbage dump caretaker. succeeding Frank Dominique, who it was found was not a citizen. The caretaker is paid $30 per month.
 Bids were ordered called on a half ton pickup truck for the street department. Street Foreman Bert Lybeck reported that water has been piped to the upper city float, to the delight of the crews of small boats moored there.
 The Council authorized purchase of $350 worth of Fire Department equipment, consisting of six new gas masks, 18 spanners and a Is foot length of hose for the deluge set
 City To Borrow
 Mayor and Clerk were author ized to borrow up to $25,OOO iron the First National Bank to pay City