The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-10-21
ANTRIM 0U5TED,
 EFFECTIVE TODAY, BY CITY COUNCIL
Warrant Presented for Ar. rest of AELAPC-WiIdes
 New Councilman

Near the close Of the City Council pmeeting in the Council Chambers last night, Councilman Ed Nelson moved that the resignation of Hugh Antrim, City Engineer, who was asked to resign at the Council meeting by the first of November be accepted as of today, Saturday October 21.
 Antrim then presented City At torney M. E. Monagle with a war rant for the arrest of the Alaska Electric Light and Power Co.,. through Ralph Martin, manager for alleged violation of the city building code on one count. Mon- agle signed the warrant, after be- ing sworn to by Antrim. | Next, he presented the Council with a release he wanted signed absolving him of all blame in case any of the electrical jobs he in- spected and approved should catch fire, because, as he said, the now underground secondary syst e IT might cause a fire.
 The City Engineer then read the Council a statement of business done by his office since taking office in June.
 Antrim Ousted
 After some objections from tht audience, Nelson, Ed Schafer Harry Lee and Elroy Ninnis voted to oust Antrim; Don Skuse moi voting
 The Council, on motion of Harry Lee, unanimously voted to accept the resignation of Dr. William H Whitehead from the Council Whitehead rendered his resigna- tion at the last Council meeting ir objection to the motion made by Harry Lee, at that session, to oust Antrim
 Following this move, Ed Schafel moved the appointment of Keith Wildes for the balance of Dr Whitehead's term. The motion was carried
 Closing Hours | Referred back from the police committee, the recommendation tt try the late closing hours of liquor dispensaries for another SO days was adopted. At the meeting, let ters were received from the Juneal Woman's Club, Juneau Ministerial Association, Seventh-Day Advent. ists, Dorcas Society, and the Wo. mans Christian Temperance Unior protesting the new late hours. A letter was read from the Clerl of the Court asking the Council tt take immediate action on five liquor license applications.
 The Council voted not to issus any more licenses for the balance , of the year
 Two cab stand applications were read to the Council. D. B. Femmel asked permission to put in stane in front of Jacks Smoke Shop or South Franklin Street, and Car Bergstrom asked permission to op. crate a taxi stand in front of ths New York Tavern. These applica. tions were referred to the police committee.
 Lee said that he had investigated the reports that automobiles were being driven on the streets in z defective condition. After confer ence with a local garage man ht decided that owners of cars witt bad lenders were having then fixed as quickly as possible.
 The Council then voted favorabl, on a motion to have the Chief O. Police conduct the annual brak' and light test within the next l! |
 days.
 Mayor A. B. (Cot) Hayes an nounced the FBI was to conduc a police school in the near future in Ketchikan and asked if thu Councilmen wanted to send an! police from Juneau. The matte was referred to the police commit tee and a special meeting is to b' called sometime before the first O the month to name the man tt be sent.
 Post War Planning 1 The Councilmen took action o1 post war planning, as recommended
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