The Wrangell sentinel., 1946-09-13
COUNCIL TO ENFORCE ORDINANCE PERTAINING
 TO CITY SEWERS


 Council last night at its regular meeting was unanimous in its a. greement that the city ordinance pertaining to the sewerage system
 of the town be enforced. This ae-
 tion was followed by complaints
 from residents in the south end of
 town that many outhouses in the district are causing nuisance and hazard to health of the neighbor
 hood
 City Clerk Margaret Bronson read from the ordinance which stated that all houses, firms. cor
 porations. stores. etc, established within 200 feet of a trunk sewer must be connected to it. The or dinance also stated that if a dwell ing or business house were farther than that distance from a sewer line they must be equipped with a disposal system which meets the approval of the city health officer Tor the city council.
 Penalty for violation of the or dinance was a fine of not more than $50 Or Imprisonment of 30 days, or both.
 Moving of the garbage dump vas discussed but it was decided the present budget did not allow for it and it would have to wait until it could be put into next years budget. Spot suggested as its future location was the point O. cross from the old APA cannery site, with some provision made for burning it.
 A public health official in town 1 recently informed Mayor Barnes | that restaurants. hotels and mar | kets should have their garbage re- | moved every other day. The matter | was discussed but no action taken |
 Light plant addition for the new | power unit order was discussed ! and it was voted to hire W. J. | Bowling of Juneau, who built the present fire hall, to build the ad- dition to the light plant. Mir. Cow ling offered to come to Wrangell, | paying his own expenses while [ here, at a salary of $55O. per month. Council decided to accept | offer and the Mayor in- structed Councilmen Sumption and with Street Superinrend- ent Leth Meadows to make ar for sand and gravel f7r the project
 A new boiler for the city hall was voted. City hall has been without heating facilities for some time and it was voted b order a new boiler through the Harri Machine Shop in Juneau, that company having a Crane boiler obtainable suitable to the needs of the city hall building.
 Mayor Barnes said that she had been requested by Fred V. Wagner to hold up further progress at he new airplane float adjoining the mill property until he returns 10 from Seattle as the mill is interested in purchasing the for log storage space. Council members were unanimous in allowing Wagner to have the property if he desires it and find a new location for the airplane float
 Report on the telephone comp any from July Is to August 31 was as follows in brief:
 Cash in banks and on hand. s1180.65; total expenses. $1O97.4 4G leaving a balance of SS319 ta- the month of August alone. To.al billing for the month ras sGfC and total expenses S59697, leav- ing a balance of S15.S1
 Tayes are delinquent no~' + deadline having been September To- I: was voted by the council that after the last half Of taxes are due, November 10, those de- hnquent be published and adver- tized
 .ey T. f for the elee-
 ... ln-r' fl~ he Oct were ap- nc I'd 3Jrs. I. c. Bjorge. Oscar l C. son and Mrs. George Sump- tion were appointed judges with Mrs. Mary Steear and Mrs. Julius haSOn as clerks.
 Council members present besides ; Mayor Barnes and Miss Bronson, : Clerk. were Olaf Hansen, George I Sumption, Andrew Barlow and