The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-02-06

 arrive on Japonski by next weeks North Sea, arrangements for thelr reception and care having been icompleted.
 The City Council met in regular session Tuesday evening at the Council Chambers.
 Resolution No. 135, providing for an offer of Sl0000 to EVA for the purchase of the high school building, was withdrawn after the reading of a letter from Earl D. McGinty stating that the offer could not be considered. Counci! decided to await results of the Johnson bill, now before Con- gress, which would provide for the transfer of all such Federal facil- ities to local governments for educa- ,ional, recreational or community uses. Both the Council and School Board have long been working on a reasonable solution to the press ing school problem.
 An offer of $20o by B. Smith for a city scow was rejected as the city plans to use the scow for waterfront fire fighting purposes.
 City Clerk Frank Calvin was in- lstructad tc begin foreclosure pro ceedings against properties with de- linquent tax assessments in the Cottages
 The City Clerk was also instruct cd to press for collection of de- linquent taxes from religious or ganizations with income properties on the grounds that all taxable in- come property should be given equal consideration.
 Uncollectable delinquent taxes to- taling $88125 were ordered strick- en from the books.
 Mayor Peterson informed Coun- cil of the agreement reached with officers of the AND granting the City use of the Government School Building as long as the building will be needed for school pur- poses. The building was recently presented to the ANB by the Alaska Native Service.
 Mayor Peterson requested the street committee to investigate and report within two days on the permit sought by the Columbia Lumber Company from the War i Department for use of tidelands west of the Mill and to the rear of other business properties on Lincoln street.
 After authorizing City Supervisor Bill Ward to sell gravel at a price to be set with the approval of the Street Committee, Council adjourn ed.
 One hundred sixty-nine dollars and ninety-eight cents was raised toward the Sheldon Jackson build ing fund by the showing of the film Alaskan Odyssey" last Fri day evening at the USO. Miss Cleo Campbell lectured during the showing of the picture and large crowd attended Sheldon Jackson schoool girls had canvassed the town with tickets for several days previous.
 A fire Thursday afternoon at the Sheldon Jackson Junior College resulted in an estimated $200 dam age to a storehouse at the rear of the grounds. The fire was caus- ed by an improyised electric heat CT installed to keep the furnace oil line from freezing. The School boys had already started fighting the fire before the City Fire De- partment arrived.
 Several minor fires were started by blowtorches and kept the fire men busy during the week, but no serious damage feSulJeu except lo the firemen's nerves.
 A daughter, Barrie Lynn, was horn to MT and Mrs. John Smith meyer, January 8, at Spokane, Wash Mrs. Smithmeyer, the form CT Alice Curtis, is the daughter of NEr cd NTrc Arnold Ci1,tic Of Sitlya and sister of Henry Sully of Juneau. MT. Smithmeyer was sta toned in Sitka with the ACS dur ing the boom days.
 A son, weighing ten pounds, was born to MT. and Mrs. George AL lard on Friday, and is their tenth