The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-10-20
PLANNING LOANS HEX C0UkCllMEN
 DURING SESSION
Mayor Is Authorized to Ae. lept Advances, Muni-
 eipaI Projelts

Alter setting up a Library Board ready to do business, the Juneau City Council last evening pondered what to do about advance planning loans authorized by the Federal Works Agency. for two other pro- posed civic structures-a new Fire Hall and an Airport Administra- tion Building.
 First off. Councilman Ed Neilsen wanted to know what had brought about the remarkable growth of the estimated cost of the airport build ing. "Where'd that Sl89,00O come from?" he asked, referring to the Sl89,600 cost figure filled in on the loan application to the EVA. Nobody Knows
 Mayor Ernest Parsons passed around estimate figures showing how the amount had been arrived at explaining that the total was merely figure set for the purpose of presenting the application, that no data has yet been obtained on the size or nature of the building that will actually be required, or what space the various airlines want and will be willing to con- tract for.
 The next step for the city, the mayor maintained, is acceptance of the loan, which will make half of the $7,000 advance available, and negotiation with an architect large part of whose responsibility will be to find out just what is required
 A great deal of fact-gathering to determine actual costs and needs will be necessary, he pointed out, before development of the airport will be ready for submission to the voting taxpayer of Juneau in the form of a revenue bond issue to finance the project.
 Plenty To Job
 At that point, City Attorney Howard D. Stabler had much to say, pointing out that much greater planning groundwork is required concerning the airport building than will be needed for the Me morial Library Any contract drawn with an architect for the airport building should, he held plainly state that just drawing a set of plans will not fulfill the architect s responsibilities Whoever gets the job should be required to line up the airlines on the extent of the quarters they need and get them signed to long enough leases to as sure that the building will pay out. Only then can the citizens be sure as to what they are voting on, he contended
 Finally moving to vote, the council authorized the mayor to sign acceptance of the loan agree ment with the EVA to negotiate with an architect to do the spade work and develop drawings for the Airport Administration Building. Similar authority to negotiate with an architect on a contract for the Fire Hall was voted immediately afterward. Both contracts are to be submitted to the council for ap- proval, before signing.
 Gale Repercussion
 An aftermath of the gale that hit Juneau last week brought out the only negative vote from the council last night. The Fish and Wildlife Service had requested the city to replace mooring piling torn out when the Alaska Game Com missions seaplane hangar broke loose from it's location in the Small Boat Harbor and went sail ing across Gastineau Channel at the peak of the blow. A com- promise was at first proposed, whereby if the r. & w. L. Service would furnish the piling the city would drive them. But, on second thought, three of the five council men present decided the city is under no obligation to make the requested repairs and shouldn't stick it's neck out in any manner that might set precedent. Voting nay were Councilmen John Young, Don Skuse and Neilsen.
 A succeeding motion was carried without a nay, to re-affirm permis- sion for the Game Commission to moor its hangar within the Boat Harbor.
 It's Highlands Now
 A request of the new company taking over the Waynor Tract, Juneau Realty, Inc, for installation of $50 feet of reinforced concrete sidewalk, from the north edge of the city limits along the Glacier Highway to the tract-which has been renamed "The Highlands, - did not even come to vote. The company offered to bear up to $500 of the cost-about half the total. The council, though resolved to save it's sidewalk money for city residents, did, however, agree to let Juneau Realty, Inc. have use of right-of way if it wants to put in it's own sidewalk.