The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-01-05
EMPTY POLICE
 JOBS DRAWING
 MANY SEEKERS
Considerable "Routin e Business Did Occur al
 Meeting Last Night


 police force was a principal item before Juneaus City Councilmen last evening.
 Mayor Ernest Parsons pointed to two vacancies in the department and then to a stack of applications for police jobs. Three more such applications were received and read at last nights meeting. They were referred to the Police Committee for combing, along with those all ready on hand.
 Ensign Arthur E. Vanderree of the Coast Guard District Head quarters at Ketchikan put fin his bid for the chiefs job. Ensign Vanderree is at present a Coast Guard intelligence and Shore patrol officer at Ketchikan, but expects to become a civilian before . the month is out. He has had previous experience in an ad- ministrative capacity with the New York City police.
 An AAF veteran now living in Juneau Belmont w. Mccormick, First It., ACR, lists Military Police work and deputy sheriff experience at Grand Junction, Colo, to qualify him. Ray V. Dotson, Douglas dweller, says he has no previous police work behind him but is a trained boxer. He worked for the CAA at Anchorage.
 Harbor Complaint
 The Boat Harbor Committee of the council was last night given some work to do, also. Josephine s. Wright complained of narrowly missed damage to the boat Three Deuces," due to too large craft examining into a neighboring stall. Ordinance provision is made for boat size limits per stall and the harbormaster is to see to its en- forcement.
 An offer to raise two boats sunk in the Small Boat Harbor for $50 each, the raiser to wait for his pay from the owners or to take 1t out of the boats, received favorable comment. It was also suggested that a city crew might be called on to raise them.
 Boat Harbor Committee Chair man Edward Nielsen was au- thorized to see to the installa- ton of an electric meter at the No. One float, to which boats could be connected up for repairs. A locked meter was suggested, with the harbormaster directed to watch current usage and collect flat-rate charges to pay the freight
 Taxis Now o. K.
 City Attorney Howard D. Stabler reported that he finds new taxi ordinance is not needed, as all necessary requirements are covered by the present taxi and parking regulations The mayor announced that the Yellow Cab Go. has now met with all requirements and is all strengthened out with the city. The matter of installing parking meters again came to the fore with a letter from the International Meter Company, offering meters to be paved for from 75 per cent of revenues until the price is re- turned. The mayor estimated that each dual meter would still cost the city $25 to $30 for shipping, etc. but suggested the purchase Of dozen-or-so of them to try out in the downtown area.
 A loading zone was approved op Seward Street for the 20th Century Market, provided the present zone in front of the market on Front Street is eliminated. And another on South Franklin Street for the joint use of the City Dry Cleaners and M Isaacs, contractor, was given the green light. The second would be in front of the cleaning establishment.
 Cab Stand Denied
 Denial was voted the application of the Royal Blue Cab Company for an additional one-car stand in front of Percy's Cafe; the Police Committee reporting too much con- gestion there.
 Another negative vote was ac- corded the request of Mary Joyce for steps to her residence near Fourth and East Streets; the Street Committee giving the opin- ion that there are already plenty of steps around there.
 Receiving more favorable action was the request of Harold B. Foss for street light near his new residence in the Scatter Tract. "The Scatter Tract is already the best lighted district in town" Streets Committee Chairman Don Skuse remarked There's light on every pole there. The new light, however, was approved.
 Skating Area Recalled
 The Streets Department report for the month of December, 1945, handed in along with those of the Fire Department, Police Depart ment and Utilities Engineer Walter T. Stuart, listed preparation of T