The Wrangell sentinel., 1947-10-17
-.EsIGNATION OF POLICE UaIEr READ Al COUNCIL
 MEETING LAST NIGHl

geu Was read and oeeepteu uy tue Council al its meeting last msno at ely uau. Frye Couucumeu, J. |C. Hay Peler AcCoraack, Anas Har.ua, Lenuie Eugsfom and a. Howard BaItzo were present The meeting Was presided over by May or Doris Barnes
 The Couuoil ordered notice ta be printed saying applications We're .Iow open Tor a successor To Mr. Marshall, whose resignation be comes effective November l. Two applications for the Job were read at last nights meeting, one from l John Hum and one from Roy 4 Heron, both former employees ot the Alaska=Asiatic Lumber Comp any. The Council will hold spec l Ial meeting later 10 make the ap- poiulment after the publics has been notified of the opening and any other interested parties allow ed time to apply.
 Mr George Fabricius, superm-. ! ttuaent ol WraugelI public school. ] Was present and asked the Council i tc priyide some sort of heating ] equipment Ior the water tank n l Ine shower rooms under City Hall l ue explained that the coils used i formerly froze and broke during the unusually severe weather tasl winter anu lt was essential that the boys playing basketball in the gym be provided with hot water after basketball practice.
 Street Superintendent Joe Heay- CT volunteered ta See that coil #Ras installed in Che lireboX of the furnace al nominal cost To the City. Mr. Fabrieius also asked that #the basement Of the City Hall be 3iepaired where boards have fallen off around the bottom of the l building, in order to keep out the cold air. Council instructed Mr l Weaver 10 make the repairs and Mayor Barnes also ordered that the unsightly door. which has been Used To patch the front of the l building besides the steps entering i the builduA. be removed.
 l Mr. C. M Muu was q visitor and reported that the tairbanEs-Morsa Iman was due here Monday 10 be gin installation Of the' new engiu lsu the power plant lie ann Lls# Superintendent aph Deyenny i timated il would take aboul three
 ,eeks 10 set Ike lsst mytes I-s ling after lue man arrival Mr. DeYcnny asked the Gounl ! for months leave of absence af- ] ter worl &as completed at ta I l power pant so he could go south Cor metica. attention. The Council granted bis request Mr Deyenny also reported a new piston for the| 1 200 h.p. motor, 10 replace the one. which cracked a week ago Sunday and lett Wrangell without lights or power for a short time, would be leaving the factory October =.
 That is the first expense neces- |sary on that motor since I've been at the light plant plant - IT years" Nlr. Deyenny said,
 Mayor Barnes instructed the sea CT committee to meet with MT. Frank Denny and Mrs Van Fisk 10 make arrangements fol install ng Ia sewer system connecting four properties in that section of the town It was explained that most of the expense would have to be ] borne by the property holders as i the ,ine would be almost all on l Irivate property.
 A etter was read from the l Northern Commercial Company re- garding payments on the power shovel recently received by the l City. First payment is due Febru- al.y 1 and Council voted to pay $500 on it then and $750.00 each 6 months after. Northern Com mercial Company also explained that the rate commonly charged private individuals or concerns for 1 digging basenents or other work was $950 an hour for small jobs and $11.50 per hour for larger pro- l jects, this rate to include operat- or's salary The City has made al deal with the Public Roads Depart ment whereby work will be eA-I changed with them on city streets and projects in exchange for use of the shovel foI road work, the time on the shovel to be charged at $9O per day with operator and 1875 per day without operator.
 Mr. Charles Marler, CPA from Hetchikan, was hired by the Coun- oil to set up a new and more eff lficient bookkeeping system for the the City. Under the new system the various city accounts, assets and expenses will be in such form that a complete report of city finances can be had in a few minutes. It will facilitate reports at the end of the year, it was explained, and conserve on clerk time Charge for this year, up to April, including the setting up of the new system,