The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-10-18
CHANNEL AP1S MAY BE TAKEN OVER BY CITY.
Telephone Company Asks for Installation Charge
 New Parking Zones

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 Juneau City Council meeting 1T regular session last night signi' lied its intention to adopt an or. dinancc enablying the City to take over the Channel Apartments aS low income housing project
 The action was taken just ahead of the November 1 deadline, which had been set; and it was explained that even when the Council pass os the ordinance. the City is not Lound to acquire the property but can rescind tNe action if the priject is thought unfeasible.
 Juneau and Douglas Telephone Co, represented at the Counci. meeting by Attorney II. L, Faulk- ner, proposed that an inSt3llatlon charge for new telephones be in- augurated The company also re- ouested a change in the telephone ordinance to make the charges ioi moving telephones and installing extensions be made minimum charles rather than flat rate
 Roy Noland, of the telephon6 company, commented that Junsau is the only city h. know ot tha' does not have an installation charge for new phones. And n, quoted minimum rates charged ir Ketchikan for changing and r2- locating telephones.
 Parking EGpes
 Chief of Police Milo G. Clouse reporting after investigations by bis department with the Stree Committee, gave a list of areas which thus far have come up 1o- parking rulings under the current traffic investigation
 Clouse proposed that a 2O-minut' parking zone te established OF Seward between Second and Third, and that there be no parking wha soever on Seward between Front and Second,
 The East side of Main between Front and Wiloughby will be closed entirely to parking, as vii all of Willoughby Avenue as fai as E Street on the Channel side only and also E Street to Twelfth on East side only.
 The Police Department and tht Street Committee were asked to continue to investigate parkine conditions reported raising traffic problems in various sectors of the City, and to bring further recon mendations to the next Council meeting.
 Liquor Licenses
 Two applications for retail liquor licenses referred to the Council for recommendation were rassed on to the Police Committee for investigation The aspirations were from Laurence E. Dubois, al 3l2 South Franklin, and A. s, Glover, at 9l6 E. Street.
 On recommendation from the Police Committee, the Council vot- ed to keep the taxi drivers license fee at sl5 for the first applica- tion which includes investigation and a driving test. Renewals Will te S5 every two years.
 A proposed contract between the City of Juneau and the Ciyil Aeronautics Authority for emer- gency aid in keeping the Juneau Airport clear for traffic during periods of heavy snow or ice wal read as it had been revised by special Council committee.
 The Council formally accepted use permit from the Alaska Native Service for the former Govern ment school, now the Willoughby Avenue School. The permit IS for only one year.
 Also in connection with the Willoughby Avenue School, the Council approved for submission to the School Board a bill Tor Sl.86626 from James Larsen, con tractor, for renovating and repaint ing the building.
 John E. Reynoldsons appoint ment to the Juneau Police De- partment as Patrolman was ap- proved, and Reynoldson was put on the usual three months proba- ton.
 A lingering tax assessment ques- tion was decided by the Council. The L. A Palmer estate, on Front Street next to the Rocovich Apartments. was re-Valuated down. ward frSm Sl2,O00 to $10,00o.