The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1948-11-06
CITY AUTHORIZES
$173,270.50 FOR
PAVING STREETS
Council Considers Rate
Hearing, "|ntertom"-
Buys StoopmobiIe

At meeting last night which
dealt with variety of subjects, the
City Council authorized a contract
amounting to approximately S173,-
27o.50 for the paving of number OF
Juneau streets.
The original bid was for $685.
270.50, but a reduction of 81 ton
has been made, for eliminating
"fines" in the construction. This
will reduce the cost by an esti-
mated $4,000.
As the cost is based on tonnage
rather than specified streets, chang
es may Re made in the plans before
the actual construction starts next
spring.
FIRST PAVING
Already scheduled for surfacing
are Tenth Street to the bridge,
Harbor Way to West Twelfth. West
Twelfth to E Street, Ninth to CAL
houn; Main from Fourth to Sew
enth, Harris to Seventh, Second to
Gold, and Sixth from Harris to Ken
needy.
The street and finance commit
tees will bring in joint report at
the next meeting, recommending
additional paving for consideration
of the Council. Such additional sur
facing would require special bond
issue which must be voted by the
people of Juneau.
The committees recommendation
is expected to include the greater
portion of the Casey-Shattuck Ad-
ditior. portions of the Scatter Tract;
Sixth Street and other streets that
can be paved at the same time
The contract with G. F. Lyle Co,
and Green Construction Co., Vi
Dies Moines, Iowa, provides that
additions to the original agreement
Will be at the same base rate.
Members of the street committee
are Councilmen mes Larsen,
chairman George Jorgensen and
Burr johnson, while Johnson heads
the finance committee on which also
are Councilmen Edward Nielsen and
Pete Christensen.
The same group will report on
additional installation of steel pipe
to replace wooden saltwater mains,
to be in place before surfacing.
u RATE HEARING
Regarding the matter of the rate
hearing requested at the Council
meeting october IS. City Attorney
Howard D. Stabler was asked to
report on information provided by
the Alaska Electric Light and Power
Co.. at the request of the Council.
Attorney Stabler asked c. j. Ehr-
endreich to comment on his prelimi-
nary analysis, from an accounting
point of view, and the Council voted
to retain Ehrendreich to investigate
the power company's presentation
and exhibits, and to report at the
next Council meeting
Norman Banfield, attorney repre-
senting the company, pointed out
that hearing is required. once the
request had been filed, and men,
toned the is days notice required.
He offered to cooperate with Ehr-
endreich in making figures available,
including those pertaining to opera
tons after November l, when the
company had to start paying higher
power rates.
"INTERCOM" SYSTEM :,
Frank A. Metcalf, Territorial
Highway Patrol chief appeared be-
fore the Council to propose that the
City buy one mobile unit for an in
accommodation telephone system,
his department to buy two units,
with $3.50 share of expense should
1t be decided to install a master
station. Each mobile unit would
cost $40, plus $50 for installation,
while the master station costs 81 500.
Bert Lybeck, street superintendent,
reported on the sad condition of
the departments very useful scoop
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