The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-04-05
HENDRlCKS0N AND COUNCILMEN TAKE
 OFFICE AT MEET
Old Council Winds Up Busi. ness = New Council
 Holds First Session

WalflO T1enQrlckSOl was SWOIH III for his second term as Mayor of Juneau last night, along with Ed Nielsen for a second term as Coun- cilman, and newly Council men J. A. Thibodeau and w. Burr Johnson.
 City Magistrate William A. Holz- heimer swore the officials in after the final adjournment of the old City Council, and before the new Council was called into session.
 Called to order shortly after 8 o'clock, the 1946 Council held a final session to close out the busi- ness of the year.
 A bid of s475 from Neill, Clark and Company, accountants to au- dit the City books and accounts for 1946 was accepted on a two to three vote.
 The bank statement for the City as of March 29 was read, which showed the balance of S27,046. City Clerk Jack Popejoy reported that enough additional had since been deposited to cover the city's pay roll for the month, so that the
 balance would remain at about the same point.
 Walter P. Stuart was voted S250 as payment for professional services rendered in making a report on the AEL&P previous to the election.
 Stuart had sent in a bill for $500,
 which was considered high and was cut down to the lower figure. A similar bill from City Attorney Howard Stabler for $50 as payment for his services over three month , period, including a special report
 previous to the election on the AEL&P, was unanimously approved for payment.
 Transfer of the liquor license for the Triangle Bar from w. K. Bur ford to Joseph J. Thomas and William G. Eddy was approved, and the meeting adjourned after Mayor Hendrickson had thanked the re- tiring Councilmen for their two years of service.
 Committees Named
 Calling the new Council to order, the Mayor then read the committee appointments. Burr Johnson is chairman of the committee on fi-
 nance, taxes. appropriations and elections, along with Ed Nielsen and Henry Sully.
 The fire, water, health and sani- tation committee has as chairman
 J. A. Thibodeau, with Henry Sully and George Jorgensen. Nielsen is chairman of the schools and library committee, with Johnson and Thl-
 bodeau.
 James Larsen heads the commit
 tee on streets, sewers and lights, aided by Jorgensen and Johnson.
 Jorgensen again heads the police committee, with Thibodeau and Johnson as members. Sully is chairman of the committee on the Boat Harbor, floats and City prop erty, with Larsen and Nielsen as members
 Airport News Under correspondence, two letters were read concerning the Juneau Airport. The first was from E. P Wright, Administrator of the CAA in Washington, DC, informing the city that a Navy permit applied 1 for by Juneau, with the purpose ! of constructing an administration building at the airfield, was being
 held in abeyance.
 This is being done pending a de-
 cision on the question of the city taking over title and operation Of
 the field from the CAA, and with the understanding that Federal fl-
 nancial aid can be obtained only under city ownership.
 A second letter, from CAA Re- gional Administrator w. P. PietJ in Anchorage, stated in answer to
 questions that there could be no
 definite assurance that CAA equip ment for maintenance and protec- tion of the Juneau field would be
 turned over along with the prop erty This action would be rec
 commended, however, if Juneau takes over the field, and Plett said
 that the recommendation is usu- ally followed when it goes up for final approval in Washington, DC. The City of Juneau was given an option good until July l for : the purchase of the portion of the Charlie Switzer ranch, seven miles North on Glacier Highway, to be
 used for a National Cemetery sub ject to approval by the War De- partment.
 The property has been purchased by a partnership of B. F. Heintzle- man, Charles w. Carter, N. c. Ban