The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-01-19

the lap of City Attorney Howard D. Stabler.
 Nielsen wants Boat Harbor or dinance, clearly defining use ot stalls and providing for removal of sunken or derelict craft, also to clamp a lid on skiffs interminably parked about in the boat basin.
 He also had an idea that an all- weather place should be provided for posting the new ordinance right under boat t-owners' noses at the Har- bor. He wants both as soon as possi- ble, and the Counclmen thought he should get 'em.
 Ask NetO Hdrbor Funds
 Reading of official notification from the U. s. District Engineer of approval of the City's permit cover ing the site of the proposed new small boat harbor, brought a motion from Councilman Nielsen that the City start an application moving right away, for Federal funds for construction of the additional basin. In one of the very few votes taken last night, all six Councilmen affirm ed = without controversy.
 While still on waterfront busi- ness. Mayor Parsons reported on a conference he had with Alaskan De- partment Area Engineer James w.. Huston, as to what might be ex- pected of this City under the heading of focal cooperation" on dredging of Gastineau Channel, one Of the Rivers and Harbors items now be- fore Congress for appropriation Little would be asked of Juneau, is the answer the Mayor brought back.
 Little Be Required
 A place to dump dredged mater ial is what is ordinarily asked of To- calities benefitting, Mayor Parsons reported, and, as the Federal gov- ernment already owns about all the land along both sides of the Chan nel the Army should te able to find plenty of dumping spots. The Mayor referred back to a former engineer ing recommendation, for combined improvement of the Channel and airport by using the dredged dirt to fill the field area. That's still pos sible solution, through the Civil Aeronautics Authority probably isn't much interested in airport enlarge ment anymore, he offered. Any way, he thought he'd write the CAA to make sure about it.
 J. B. Burford countered Nielsen suggestion, that the new boat basin might as well be dredged at the same time as the Channel, by point ing to former occasions when the Channel dredging job had been side tracked by too many other projects being tied in with it. We're on the road to getting the Channel fixed up now, he said. Let's not put that in hazard.
 To settle the point, it seems that there will be no dearth of outfits ready to dig out the new boat basin. once the money is on hand. In the list of communications to the Coun- cil was a letter from the Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Com pany, asking for chance to bid on the job.
 Outlet Cost HiQ1
 Another Boat Harbor topic that came up was the previously discuss ed installation of electric outlets to provide juice for boat repairs Coun- cilman Nielsen reported that it seems the cost of installation may run pretty well up. He wanted to know if he is authorized to go ahead or whether the Council had better sit again should the bill top the S100 mark. It was thought that the Council had better re-sit on it in that case
 Interest in the proposed Airport Administration Building was evin- ced in letter from the CAA regard ing space requirements for that agency. The letter, in reply to in- quiry by architects Foss and Mall colm, also suggested location for the building and set forth the usual terms on which the CAA receives occupancy of such quarters-one dollar per year, in light of services rendered toward airport operation.
 The Mayor reported that about the best price he can dig up on in stallation of handrail on First street by the Baranof Hotel is around s180. He was told tc go ahead, as authorized.
 Street Sander on List
 Belly dragging cars have resulted in complaints of the deeply rutted condition of Star Hill streets. Solu- tion proposed by Streets Foreman Roy Thomas is filling of crushed rock-which he was ordered to pro- ceed with. A luther suggestion fol winter time streets improvement came from Councilmen Nielsen ano Skuse -a a sander The Mayor thought he recalled one shown on ar Army surplus list and the City En- gineer was directed to look it III for later consideration.
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