The Wrangell sentinel., 1947-06-20
CITY COUNCIL TO SIT AS EQUALIZATION BOARD
 ON JULY 10 AND I2

The City Council last night ap- pointed City Clerk Robert Wick man as City Assessor for the year and passed an ordinance that the Council would sit as a Board of Equalization on Thursday July 10 and Saturday, July 12 between the hours of 2 and g D. m.
 A letter was read by Mayor Doris Barnes from the Hydro-elec-
 rie Committee of the Junior Cam Der of Commerce which requested that their letter be enclosed with the city's application for funds to make a survey of the possibility ot building a hydro-electric plant for Wrangell at Mill Creek On q motion by Councilman Engstrom. the council voted to enclose the letter with the application. IA copy of the letter appears on page four of this paper)
 Report of Acting Police Chief Jerry Marshall was read and in-| cluded letter from Farwast- Wrangell Company telling of al missing suitcase which disappeared when personal articles were moved out of a bunkhouse during the rel cent fire. Councilman Lee Ellis rel ported that an unclaimed suitcase was later found and il may be thei one which is missing Three sleep ing bags were also reported miss-l ing. City Clerk Wickman said a bottle of pennies was still in the safe at the City Hall and hadn't been claimed since the fire.
 No action was taken on the perl manent appointment of Police Chief as a complete investigation of all applications had not been made by the police committee.
 Ralph DeYenny, Light Plant Su-I perintendent, reported that the telephone to the shingle mill had been disconnected so the Council instructed the Clerk to write a let ter to the Wrangell Cedar Pro- ducts Co.,, asking them to inform the light plant when they intend to start their 50 h.p. motor to ell intimate strain on the city's equip |ment
 Fred Cunningham appeared be- fore the Council to ask what action had been taken to repair the dam-I .age done his building by having the street fill up against it. Gun ningham at an earlier meeting had offered to pay half the expense .ot building a concrete retaining wall between his building and IheI roadway Council instructed the street committee to investigate and get bids for the job.
 Councilman Engstrom pointed out that Frank Denny, Van Fisk and Thor Hofstad residences had had an application in for three years with the city to have a sew Ter system built in their end If town. As their present disposal system is dangerous to health and council thought three years was more than ample time to wait, the Street Superintendent was ln- structed to build it as soon as the material was available.
 Councilman Ellis pointed out that the shrimp cannery dock is in dangerous condition and the Coun- cil instructed the street committee to survey the needed repairs ani try to secure the timber and pile for the work.
 Council voted to pay $1,000 now due on water bonds out of the wat CT fund,
 Mayor Barnes suggested a spec ial insurance policy be taken out on the light plant addition now under construction, in the amount of S25,0OO. She further recom- mended that the policy be awarded Campbell Brothers. Council voted in favor of the insurance coverage.
 Council looked over tax assess F ent sheets which had been tur l. ed in and made adjustments in some with instructions to the Clerk to notify property owners of the adjustments. Property owners will have the privilege of meeting with the Equalization Board to register any protests. Council adjourned un- til June 26 when they will go into tax assessments again.