The Wrangell sentinel., 1947-03-07
ENLARGEMENT OF SCHOOLS
 Is MAIN CONCERN AT COUNCIL

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 Enlargement of Wrangelrs Ioca. schools was the main issue discus sed at last nights City Council meeting at the Fire Hall. A delega- l tiOn from the school board aua school superintendent George Fab ricius appeared to present thelr 1 problems along with the committee 1 of Councilmen who had been Hp. 1 pointed to investigate the mater at the last Council meeting. l The committee reported that they had visited the school and founu the situation as acute as reported ] by MT. Fabricius last meeting. The lower grades have all classes ot 30 and the upper grades are equally overcrowded. Mir. Fabricius pointed out that this makes 1t dlf- ficult to obtain teachers, as n other places enrolment in a csass | is generally kept down to 26 at the most.
 Mir. Fabricius pointed out that the school is now accommodating about one hundred more pupils than for which if was built and hs has been forced to put regular classes in the science room, hOms economic room and in the study hall which makes 1t difficult for students to do their work. The Council agreed that something had to be done, with the rapid n fluX of families here, and appoint ed a committee to meet with the school board, Mir Fabrtcius ana Walter Stutte, contractor at Al aska Asiatic Lumber Company 10 look over plans and arrive at aL approximate cost for a wing to he present building To finance the building will call for a special a' ection on a bond issue, as 1t Is now too late to come up in the April } election.
 A letter was read from the Jun for Chamber of Commerce asking for a referendum on the ballot ia the coming election to get the gX. pression Of townspeople on whether CT not they want hydro-electrIc power. They also presented to hs Council a complete report of esh- mated cost of hydro-electric tnsual lation (copy of which appears on page 3. Council however decIdeu that people were not sufficiently informed as to costs and advan- tages or disadvantages of the p-o- ] Iect and said it should not be voteu on until more information was dIs- pensed. Council agreed with the unior Chambers request to write the Federal Works Agency ask for Federal funds to make another and thorough engineering survey of the Mill Creek project and tn, clerk was instructed to write tor | blanks to make such application. It was brought out that the Al eshl Metals & Power Go. had ap. piled for 22O0 additional horse- power since Wrangell had started work on the Mill Creek project but it was thought this would not in terfere if the City really wanted to establish a hydro-electric plans there
 The hydro report was referred te the utilities committee for study 1 by Mayor Barnes.
 Resignation of Clerk Margaret l Bronson, to take effect with ter limitation of the present term was read.
 Alaska-Asiatic Lumber Mill, re- presented by Fred V. Wagner, own CT, appeared to submit his bid on lots advertised for sale by city. His bid of $500 plus pile driving ana preparing new site for seaplane l float was accepted. Work he will do to prepare site was estimated at $2O00.
 Fire Chief Wm. Grant and dele- gation appeared and offered the city use of the Fire Hall for city office, provided the town would, a. some future time, build an add tional story to the building rte thanked the Council for new barly needed fire hose just received ana said the Department was buyi1" gas masks and some other equ.a. ment from their own funds. These funds are accumulated by volu# teer firemen putting into ttcfr treasury money paid them for ang- wering alarms and various fulc tions put on by firemen during the | year.
 A letter from Homer E. Roorey. asking a salary raise for ligbr plant employees was put on file to be considered by new council attai election.
 R. J. Suratt was appointed to porary City Magistrate during
 sence of L. B. Chisholm. Council also voted that in the Sq ture anyone giving a public dam must apply to. Council for permls sion to hold the dance and pay . $5 fee to cover cost of hiring special policeman for the dance. F0RFEITS $29.OO 10. P. Woodring paid a $25 ana