The Wrangell sentinel., 1947-10-03
MOTHERS PROTEST
 EXCESSIVE SPEEDS ON
 ROAD TO POWER PLANT

Council meeting to protest what ltbey claimed was excessive speed ing by cars out the road to the power plant and head Of the bay.
 They asked if there was a city speed for cars in the city limits and upon being informed that the ordinance forbade speeda over IA ,miles an hour. requested 'rs ICouncil to see that the law Is en- forced.
 They said that they were repre- senting the sentiment of most ol the folks living between Grants Corner and ArOla Hill, and point ed out the narrowness of the road, the imposs.Dility of keeping child ren off of it because they have DO ip,ace to play and added that IL seem as though the town was 90 large that excessive speeding Is necessary.
 They asked that signs be put UP reminding drivers of the speed linn 1t.
 1 Mayor Doris Barnes and COuuca Iagreed that there was speeding iu some cases but pointed out the dlf- lfculty of enforcing the ordinance there as IL would take D man sta tioned on the spot to have auy real effect. Councilmen also re minded the mothers that some children are to blame and cited 1 two instances where slow-moY,rg l la al bs fa ha HHTvF had to stop and "shoO' the child ren off the road before they could l resume.
 After much discussion on Jho matter 1t was suggested by Coun- cilman Joyce Hay that the moth CTS, who said they knew. who the worst offenders. were, write a cou.- plaint in to the Council naming the individual, and the Council would take the necessary measures to try and see that the speed law was enforced.
 Also on the subject of roads, t was suggested by Mayor Barnes l that the road aong side the City Hail, going up from Church Street to the road in front of the Julius Mason home be blocked off during sLe school year as small children are attending classes at City Hall. ! -l lEolloH was made and passed 10 this effect and the Street Sup erintendenJ was instructed to er- clt q barrier.
 Ralph DeYenny reported 1t was costing the taxpayers around $5 a l day for street light and shades l which fall victim of an epidemic i of small boys with air rifles. i Councilman Lennie Engstrom also pointed out, drains which are coz tinually being plugged by young etsrs, necessitating expense or cleaning them out. It was decided l that parents could be prosecuted under an ordinance which cites a line of from S5 to $1OO for deS- troying city, property.
 The Council voted to transfer i the liquor license of Samuel Gun ningham to Alden Holt, who re- gently purchased Cunning gham's l liquor store.
 i L. B. Chisholm acknowledged by letter the resolution passed by the Council at it's last meeting com l mending him for his years of ser. l vice, and added that he still was of the opinion there was $346.13 due him on back wages and said i that according to Alaska law his 1 "uncerimonious dismissap' by previous Council was illegal. He asked that the balance due him be applied on his taxes.
 The Council instructed tho Clerk to write Mir. Chisholm telling him that the amount could not be ap- 1 piled on his taxes, due to confus- ion it would cause in bookkeeping and to renew again their invita- i tion to have MT. Chisholm and eX- plain his position in the hope the apparent misunderstanding coufd be cleared up.
 MT. Chisholm claims that the City dismissed him and severed his pay as City Attorney, clerk, City magistrate and assessor, while he was in Portland, Oregon last wln- ter and that it is beyond the au- 1 thority of the Council to 50 dis miss an employee, especially, as MT. Chisholm said, in his letter. he was available for advice at all times and alleges he had completed the assessment.
 As the matter transpired under another Council, only two members of which are on the present Coun- cil, MT. Chisholm has been invited to appear before the present body and explain his stand.
 The Finance will hold a meeting Monday evening at 7:30 at City 1 Hall to work on the city budget.