The Wrangell sentinel., 1947-05-16
BALTIC SWORN IN
AS MEMBER OF COUNCIL

ed 10 the Town Council this spring but who was in the States when the new Council members took l their chairs, was sworn in last night and took his place as the sixth Council member.
 Routine matters were discussed, with a special meeting scheduled for Monday night when tax mat ters will be taken up.
 Report of the Police Chief said that there had been numerous com plaints lodged with him concern ing a motorcycle and certain car with unmuffled exhaust. causing too much noise on the streets. Pol ice Chief Ed Dick said he warn ed both parties that such a nuis- ance must stop. He also requested of the Council additional help at certain times in maintaining order Council gave him permission to hire an additional man at such times and for many hours he felt he needed assistance.
 New owners of Helen's Place submitted request that the IT, eense be transferred to their names and also said the name of the place was being changed to The stikine Club Bar X Liquor Store. Council voted in favor of transferring the license.
 Applications were received from the Federal Works Administration in reply to a request by the Town some time ago, for an engineering survey of Mill Creek as site for a hydro-electric plant Federal Works Administration will furnish 5lO.- 900 for engineering survey. the money to be repaid if the projec, is completed but is not required to De repaid if the project is nor found to be feasible Council orn~ cred Clerk Bob Wiekman to make out the forms for the request, Councilman Joyce Hay request ed permission of the Council for Herb Parsons, expert exhibition gun handler, to be allowed to dls- charge firearms in the oity limits next Tuesday afternoon when Par sons will give a shooting exhibi- tion off the sea wall Council { granted the requeset.
 Brother Wm. Gum, though Councilman Andy Barlow. propose6 to the town that if the town furn- ish the cement and gravel. he
 'ould furnish the labor to rebuild rhe retaining wall adjacent to his shoe shop, which is beginning to cave in. Council voted to accept the offer.
 Fred Cunningham, through Councilman Howard Baltzo, asked the town to construct a retaining wall along the side of the building heinz remodeled for an Elks Club. It was explained that years ago when the street was put in the city had dumped gravel and dirt against the side Of the building, without any protection to the building, and it had caused the sills and supports, below the gray el level, to decay. Cunningham of tered to pay half the cost. The Street Committee was instructed Co investigate, get estimated cost ana report back at Monday nights special meeting.
 Mayor Doris Barnes reported thats yesterday she had made a trip out on the marsh and around town inspecting surveying stakes. by which the town is laid out. She said that present stakes are about 30 years old and are all but oblit- erated by time and weather. Ac- companying her was R. E. Lawson. who is doing surveying for the AL aska communications System here, and Lawson explained that the markers should be replaced as they were originally staked out by the Werner survey system, which, 1 he explained was the best, and if present dilapitated posts were rot replaced with permanent markers l the lines would be lost in a short 1 time.
 Street and Property Committee was instructed by Council to con tact Lawson and make arrange ments for replacement of markers Councilman Barlow suggested a sign be placed on the breakwatar informing boat shippers that the speed limit within the harbor is miles per hour. He said many boats, and especially small speed boats. were causing considerable trouble in the small boat harbor by enter ing the harbor at excessive speeds, causing a swell that was danger ous to moored boats. It was agreed that permission would have to be 1 obtained from the Coast Guard for such a sign and Barlow offered to contact the Coast Guard for such |