The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1948-04-28
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FROM SITkA


SITKA, Alaska April 24-The
first regular meeting of the newly
elected City Council was called to
order Tuesday evening by Mayor
DR.. w. c. Charters with all Coun-
cilmen present and in addition, a
large number OF visitors.
First business was the appoint
ment of committees which were:
finance, Councilmen Brown, Clithero
and Goddard; police and fire, Gill
patrick and Clithero; harbor and
garage, Forbes and Hope; streets,
sewers and garbage, Goddard and
Forbes.
Tho annual Fire Department re-
port, submitted ty Fire Chief Art
Franklin, showed per capita fire
loss of only 1851; as alarms answered
with 2 loss of $3,Oo5 for buildings
( and s5,20609 for contents out Of a
total value of S4o1 $50 The Fire De-
partment asked for the re-establish-
ment Of the $50 monthly support for
replacement of clothing, etc., to fire
men because the annual Firemens
Dance no longer provides sufficient
funds.
A letter from the Volunteer Fire
men recommended that Art Frank
lin be re-appointed fire chief and
Don McGraw Sir, assistant. All fire
department matters were referred to
the police and fire committee for
recommendation at the next meet
ing
Next, applications for city office
were read with the result that all
Incumbent officials were re-appoint-
ed: Frank Calvin as City Clerk;
I Stormy Doran as Chief of Police;
Bill Ward as City Supervisor; Art
Franklin as Fire Chief; Don Nc
Graw, Assistant Fire Chief; Dr. w.
c. Charters, Health officer; and
Joe Eisenstein, City Magistrate, re-
placing Ernest Dennis, former US
Commissioner. Only position for
which new applications had been
made was Chief of Police.
A bid of $500 from Wally Westfall
of tire Fish Bay logging camp, for
the purchase Of a city owned grader
not now in use, was referred to the
Karbor and Garage Committee.
/ A request from the VIEW for the
lease of Castle Hill as club room
was approved.
Mayor Charters was authorized
20 sign for all business relating to
the proposed harbor improvements;
i City Supervisor Ward was autho
rized to order necessary piling for
immediate improvement of floats,
with the Mayor, City Clerk and
Coun Gilman Brown to sign all neces-
sary checks.
The finance committee was in
structed to have ready the city bud
ct to present at the next meeting.
City Clerk Calvin reported that
the city looks were being audited
and recommended that on compile
ton a complete but simplified report
be made to the public. He included
Ia recommendation that Council
make an effort to keep the public
better informed on all city problems
and reasons for Councilmens de-
cisions on all important matters in
an effort to further good public re-
lationS.
The need for second night
Waterman was discussed without
decision. Bills totaling $16835 were
authorized paid. Council adjourned.
In response to an application
from the City Council to Frank
Metcaif, Territorial Engineer, S14,-
$50 from the gas tax fund, has been
allocated to Sitka for harbor i'm
prove nent. The money will be spent
on improvement of city floats and
the work will be done under City
Supervisor Bill Ward.
The Annual Lutheran Fishermen's
Festival will be celebrated tomorrow.
Church services will be held at the
Lutheran Church at IL am. with
The following speakers: Mayor DR..