The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-05-07
DOUGLAS
 NEWS
CITY POSITIONS FILLED,
 DOUGLAS COUNCIL MEET

ioi Cioy OiAiCSiS IIllS year WILL duties outlined in each case, E E. Engstrom, head of the com mittee, with Balog. and Hachmei- ster, the other members, said they had decided on the following:
 Sixty five for City Clerk, with $1 a year additional for being Magistrate; duties to include these of wharfinger and tax accessor: Sl50 for the Police and Street Commissioner; $20 for collection of water revenues, either with Guys Drug Store as the depository or by q house-to-house collector; dis continuance of the City Attorney making altogether a saving of $35 monthly, S10 on the Marshals s salary for which regular night duty is to be eliminated, and $5 from the Clerks who previously had the water collections for total of $90, and $20 for the Attorney.
 Exercising his per0gative, Mayor Kilburn on the basis of above rec concentrations with approval of the Council announced his ap- continents as follows Charles Tuckett for Clerk, with bond of $3,0O0; Charles Schramm, Street Commissioner and Police; also Building Inspector at $l per year, additional.
 There being two methods sug- gested by the Finance Committee for collection of water revenues. first the drug store where service to consumers would be available 12 hours practically every day in the year or by house-to- house can vass by collector Two applied for the latter job, Mrs Balog and Mrs. Andrews. Kilburn's first appoint ment named Guy Smith to be both Collector and Treasurer at $20, saving $3 more for the City. Coun- cil's vote on that was a tie, three for to three against, whereupon Kilburn as the deciding vote re- Versed himself in favor of Ms. Balog as Collector, salary $20. Her bond is to be $200.
 For Treasurer, Guy L. Smith was renamed to succeed himself ;lt s per month, with bond fixed at $1,O00.
 Application from Kenneth Shud- shift for janitorship of City Hal at $5 monthly was not acted upon as care of the building is up 10 Clerk and Marshal.
 Several letters were read. Appli- cations from H. B. Schlegel and M. F. Jensen for a lot each on Fifth Avenue were received and acted favorably upon with price fixed at $100, each plus note for $400 to assure construction thereon. A communication was received from the Wrangell Potlatch Committee, inviting the Council to participate in big potlatch planned for June and 4.
 James Cole with Channel Bus Lines. was present to ask status of franchise with City of his com pany and was told that it was exclusive so far; that any other franchise sought must first be vot- ed on by people of the town, with expense of election to be paid ny the interested party before fran chise can be issued to operate on City streets.
 The use of barbed wire being used for fences in town as pro- tested by the Fire Department at the last meeting was further con- demned and ordinance prohibiting such fences ordered restored to City files.
 James Cooper auditor of the City books, was among those present at the meeting. He spoke briefly offering any aid needed with the CityS financial records. His re- port was not presented at the meeting due to statement made that it was yet incomplete.
 An important issue of the meet ing had reference to alloment oi $1 500 by the last Territorial Leg islature for a school gymnasium and resolution made to petition the Territorial Board of Engineers for disbursement of the funds. Ba- log and Engstrom were named oy Kilburn to go to the Board witf Supt. Pool and Arne Shudshift when it convenes this week in Jul neau to represent the City's in- terest.
 Last and final issue of the meet ing, brought up by Robert Bonner had reference to condition of the City Cemetery. He asked that sters be taken for preservation of the burial grounds in appropriate man. ner. The matter was left in the hands of the Committee on Public Properties