The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-08-06
OFFERS PROPERTY STRIP
 FOR SEWER LINE

i City Council met last night al City Hall With Acting Mayor LenuIe Engstrom presiding. Council mem bers present were Meredith Gus tard. Andy Barlow, Peter McCor- mack and George Smith.
 Frank benny Lloyd Goodrich and Thor Hofstad appeared in be haf of the sewer project iu thelr section Of town which has been under consideration of the Council for some ume past Frank Denny offered the town a three-fool strip Of bis property through which a trunk sewer could be run. City , Clerk Robert Nickman read a con tract drawn up in which Mr Den ny agreed to give up the three-foot sgip to the City for consideration Of S1.Ue 70 make such Ontraet val i'd. Council voted Co accept tne contract and told the petitioners work would be begun on the sewer as soon as lumber was available to make a cedar box trunk line.
 Ben EngdaI and Harry Suudborg appeared to protest tax assessment on their ueW warehouse. Mr. Eng dal pointed out that inasmueh as their dock was not finished and the warehouse was not yet iu use he thought an assessed valuation. set by the Council at $S,sOU Mas too high lie said the building and uock had cost them around approx imaJely s6,700 to build so far and pointed out that when completed in the fall his taxes probably would be raised again with addI- ton 0f work which would merely complete the structure. After dis cussiou Council agreed 10 set the present valuation at $7OO0.
 Dr. John 0. Bangeman, city Health Officer reported that gar bage was still being dumped on the beaches, worst offeuses occurring west Cannery site. He asked that the City have signs made warning residents against violating the law concerning such dumping of gar page and then enforce the ordlu- ance to the letter. lie also asked 1T there was any law on breaking UI empty beer bottles and pointed out that il everyone, using a bot t.e ol any kind, would break il be- IUre throwing it into the garbage, there would hot be 50 many broken UotUes along the beaches as the DiOAeu pieces would sink out at ,ne garbage dump. He said he haG had occasion To sew up several injuries tu chiIdren's s hands because e. Doaen accidents and said dan- sorous and permanent injury could iesu.I t0 persons hands from sucu all accident. He suggested .u.,l bars be requested to break all bottles before putting them out for sarDage collection and that house wives be asked to do likewise. He also suggested that if tin cans were opened at both ends, or hole punched in the bottom of each can, they would not float away from the garbage dump and litter the beaches
 The old ghost of moving the garbage dumU to back channel, as advocated editorially by The Sen- tinel a few years ago, walked a. gain. Present Council discussed 1T favorably but thought present fin ances Of the City would not per- nit il. However. pr. Bangeman suggested the City try to improve conditions or garbage disposal by burning or some other method.
 Councilman Barlow said he would see bar operators and ask them to break bottles before thrOwini them in garbage cans.
 City Light Superintendent Ralph DeYenny reported that he had completed stringing heavy nir' from the power plant to the shingle mill which installation will in crease efficiency and cut cost Of distributing system. He asked that two trees interfering with power lines be removed. One on the Susan Drenth property near the Episco- pal church and one on the former Wyatt property further down the street. He explained that the city was going To string a 2,3OO-yOlt line along Church Street and the trees would constitute a hazard If left standing. Property owners wall be asked for permission to cut the trees.
 He reported that he had all equipment ready to put lights in on floats at the small boat harbor but is waiting on conduit, which is expected to be here in three or four weeks. Council suggested that he put in temporary lighting at the airplane float. Devenny said he would do so next week.
 More sigma were suggested by Councilman Barlow to be put on floats leading to the plane landing and other places to prohibit fish ing by youngsters. He said the