The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-04-02
PRESENT COUNCIL HOLDS
 LAST MEETING LAST NIGHT

over by Mayor Doris Barnes, held it's final session oT Che l947-4S fiscal year last night with the fol- lowing Councilmen present. Lee Ellis. Lennie Engstrom. Andy Bar low, Peter Mccormack and Howard Baltzo lEd The Baltzo beard Is beginning to look really distln- guished and it is expected the Me Cormaek moustache will ahow by June 14D
 City Clerk Robert Wickman read Ia letter from the Alaska Develop ment Board asking that the sum Of WrangelIs total tax assessment be furnished the Board. Clerk was in structed to comply.
 \ petition containing the names of 3l property owners between The Sentinel Corner and Grants Gro cery corner on Front Street was presented The petition asked for construction of a paved walk on the upper side of Front street in that area and signified property owners willingness To pay their share of the cost
 Mayor Barnes referred it to the street committee asking that they draw up specifications and esti. mates of cost and have it ready for next meeting so the work could get started.
 Light supt Ralph Deyenny read letter from Fairbanks-M Morse Company which stated that that company would send a man to Wrangell in about two weeka "at our own expense" to repair the old $50 h.p. motor. The motor. MT. Devenny explained is one bought II years ago and has never been satisfactory due to a recess in the base on which il stands being too low.
 MT Devenny further reported that the new international truck ordered for the Light Plant would be arriving shortly.
 City Clerk Wictman reported that Spt Fabricius of the High and grade schools said he would be willing to have school children make the traffic signs recommend ed recently on an inspection trip of Highway Patrolman Lubcke here. if the City would furnish the material
 A list of lumber needed to re pair the dock at the city warehouse was read. Discussion ensued on whether il would not be more econ omical to make fiji al the spot and do away with the dock Coun- cilman Baltzo reported that ut one time Chet Steear, of the Bureau of Public Roads, had siguified will ingness to dump excess dirt from the highway there, in return for use of the City's power shovel He said that he would have another talk with Mr. Steear 10 see if the offer still stands.
 Water Situation Critical
 Councilman Lee Ellis said that water situation is still He reported that last Monday when the town was out of water, water from the upper stor- age dam was allowed to run into the lower dam and that dam now has water to within five or six feet of the spillway, but if people are not conservative of water and if this dry, cold weather continues, the town is liable again to be out of water.
 Street Maintenance Man Frank Zepp has been instructed by the water committee to see that every possible leak in town is stopped. The leak at the shrimp cannery dock and several others have been capped and Zepp was authorized to inform residents if leaks are found on their property ana are not repaired. their water wiil be shut off by the city.
 Councilman Mccormack, who also put in much time trying to restore water supply to the town last Mon day said it might be possible that the water would have to be shut off over the whole town during certain hours. He, and others, eau tiOned residents against allowing faucets to run during this critical time,
 Street and Property Committee reported they had purchased a new Dodge 2A to 9yd dump truck for the city.
 Discussion on the new airplane
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