The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-05-07

fleet to visit NrangeIl this sum mer.
 roaowing the meeting tonigb lne Gan tan chorus will rehearse again - preparing Tor their debut at the Elks aduce June 3.
 Fourtn Of July flags. although, he etaJea they are in bad shape and .4musJ a disgrace to hang up. AL ,er uIseussIon. MckibDeu, Nho had appeared mol 10 ask the Council , tOT anything finally found he had secured elgnt new 4Xo flags from cIJy to replace old ones Later, the council members wondered how it uau happened and agreed they should have Mac working for the cIty as a special salesman.
 street Maintenance man Frank Lepp reported one plane float was finished and the second well under way. He asked the town 10 hire one fuIl-time man, besides himself, instead of using casual labor as ne is now doing. Mr. Zepp said he be- lieyed the city would be ahead in the long run as a steady man would assume more responsibility in handling equipment and doing various work. Clerk Robert Wick man said the town is paying out d. bout S240 a month now for casual labor and Zepp said he thought a steady worker could be obtained for about S265 per month. Council agreed and it was decided 10 ask for applications for the job.
 RaIpn Deyenny gave his Light Plant report on work out at the plant and said in about UAO weeks they should De ready 10 hold open house for public inspection Of the new facilities. He reported the power nne from tn plant to Anger mans corner renewed W [ h heavier wire to make for more ef- ticient power supply uptown. On tiuctuating of lights he said he had written large electric cOmpan- ies to learn how to overcome it fSIthout installation of a synchron- izing motor which would be costly to the city.
 c. NJ. Null, of Morse appeared and asked the Council if he could meet with them informal ly to decide on payment of the ap- proXimately S11, ,000 overdue on the first engine. Due to the large a. mount Of business last late, it was agreed to hold a meeting with MT. Null tonight at 7:3O at the City Hall. MT. Null further stated a F'M shop foreman had gone over the 5- cylinder motor which was not sat- isfactory at the light plant and had looked over the other installa- tions, at FM expense, and he thought everything was in A. 1 ord CT now.
 Harry Coulter and Wm. D. Grant, appointed Fire Marshal and Fire Chief respectively, last night, ap- peared for the Fire Department. MT. Coulter expressed the desire to carry out his duties as Fire Marsh al but told why regulations could not be enforced of the present fire ordinance. Council agreed it was an old ordinance and should be re- vised and enforced and requested Fire Marshal Coulter and Fire De- paTtment to draw up new regula- tions and submit them to the Coun- cil for approval
 Mrs. Doris Barnes, guest at the meeting. requested Shakes Island be cleaned up and the grass cut for the coming tourist season. Councilman Meredith Cutard sug- gesred the request be called to the attention of the Chamber of Com merce. He said he would be willing to help and thought other mem bers would be willing to donate time toward the work.
 Mayor Gunderson explained he had received a telephone call from Secretary of Alaska Lew Williams. who had been talking with Don c. Foster, Supervisor of the Alaska Native Service and Mir. Foster had told Secretary Williams that if the Council made application the ANS would deed Shakes Isand to~ the city. Council accepted the offer and instructed Clerk Wickman to write Foster informing him of their ac- ceptance.
 Mayor Gunderson announced he had appointed James Nolan, H. R. Coulter and Einar Otteson as citi- zen members of the Utility Board to serve with the Councils mem- bers
 A bid for sS6.50 for the old light plant truck from Wm. Taylor was reaa and accented hid of &1fa