The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1947-09-06
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COUNCIL MEETING
Dock Subject Is Brought Up
Again with No Definite
Action Being Taken

siderable time at its regular meet.
ing last evening hearing applica
lions for reassessments of taxes
levied on various local business
properties Net result was loss
of City tax revenue amounting tc
approximately $1,000.
The City Dock came up for dis
cussion once more, and investiga-
ton into tie proposed purchase
of the dock by Juneau Spruce
Mills may eliminate in action at
the next meeting of the Council
The Shattuck Agency was award
cd the Citys comprehensive public
liability and property damage la
bility insurance policy for the en-
suing year. as lowest bidder among
four sealed bids submitted. The
amount of the bid was $908.39, fig
ured on the basis of the City pay
roll.
Dwight w. Grabill announced
to the Council his intention to APP
ply for licensing as a refuse col
Letting company, and verbal ar
rangements were made for a form
al written application to be brough.
up for Council appoval at the next
meeting.
Reductions were granted also to
the Juneau Empire Theatre Com
pany, operators of the Capt, oil
Theatre, from $4,000 to $12,611;
to Odom and Company a reduc-
ton from 100000 to s27,0l0; and
form Swanson Brothers Store, a
reduction of approximately $4,000.
The Baranof Hotel, the Hayes
Shop and Casters Mems Store also
represented themselves at the
meeting for similar reasons with
the same object Of having their
taxes reduced from what were
considered unfair assessments.
Each will provide a sworn state
ment of evaluation at the next
meeting.
Dock Question
In bringing up once more the
Juneau Spruce Corporations offer
TO purchase the City Dock in or
der for plant expansion, Council
man johnson expressed belief that
since the proposition is now a
month old, the Corporation is due
an answer from the City.
Johnson then proposed pos
sible method of procedure, with
two alternatives. If the matter
were put to a referendum vote
of the citizens, and approved, the
City could then put the dock up
for sale to the highest tidder.
However, bids would be accepted
on the condition that the purchas
er include in his purchase con-
tract the construction of new
docking facilities for the City.
These facilities could be either OF
two places: ID a dock to occupy
the space between the present City
Dock and the Cold Storage Dock,
or part of it; or, 90 a dock ex-
tending the Alaska Dock, and in
Guiding a lease on the portion of
that dock north of the Alaska
Steamship Line ticket office, with
new construction on the old Ferry
Float property, to be purchased
from the Alaska Electric Light &
Power Company.
initial raaptino trac cno1 tO hot n
the alternatives and to the prop
osition of requiring new conStruc-
ton by the purchaser. The pro-
posal raised by Councilman Ed
ward Nielsen last evening that the
City investigate a completely new
dock location, was not discussed
Cab parking space on Franklin
Street in front of the Alaskan Ho-
tel was taken up, but after con-
siderable effort to clear up just
what the various parties concern
ed desire, the matter was referred
for further study.
A request from George Salo for
Warded from the U. S. District
Court, applying for liquor license
at 100 South Franklin Street was
referred to the Police Commit
tee for study.
Councilman James Larsen re-
ported that no major repairs are
needed on the Government School
building beyond cleaning and
some paint. This work is being
done.
The Council heard the report
of Robert Sanford, Jr., director OF
the Evergreen Bowl summer recrea
ton progam, also monthly reports
from the Police Department and
Street Commissioner. All bills were
paid.