The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-07-16
COUNCIL FAV0RS
ANNEXATION OF
THE HIGHLANDS
City Fathers to Study Scatter
Tract Problems and
Traffic Code

iNIlO"fAAo ~. 1tobN(A PA SPdAC Il lCoO-
luton providing for annexation OF
the Highlands (Waynor Tract and
that part of the present boat har-
Dor and proposed enlargement
which is not within the city limits
This. line would run 1900 feet
into midi-channel, adding more wat
err but no more inhabitants.
The action was in response to a
petition signed by 70 of the 104
property owners involved.
When approved by the Council
the resolution viii be presented to
District Court with request for a
special election.
Scatter Tract Committee
Problems of another residential
section were brought, before the
council, with Hunt GlWening act
! ing as spokesman for the commit
i tee. Appearing with him, were Har-
old Foss, O. F.. Beneckes and A.
! .. Dick.
They asked pertinent questions
about water service and paving, and
requested meeting with the ytreet
committee, City Engineer janis L.
Mcnamara and Minard Mill, suller-
| .ntendent of the Juneau Wa Yer
Company. The group hopes 60
meet Monday at 5 p. m. in tn :
Council Chambers, then inspect the
| district in person. ~
James Larsen, chairman; George
Jorgenson and Burr johnson of
the street committee committed
themselves to a number of hours
extra work in that meeting and
another.
This committee also meets this
morning with the police committee
of which JCrgenSon is chairman, to
study traffic and other matters, in
Guiding suggestions for improving
the facilities of the new Municipal
Terminal Building at the Juneau
Airport. Larsen and j. A. Thibo-
deau are the other members of
the second group.
Pending this meeting, considera-
ton of the one bid for taxi stand
space at the airport building was
put off for later action. 1t was by
E. L. Holloway for the Yellow Cab
Company, for $50 month rental
Housing For Coast Guard
1t. Comdr. Edward P. Chester,
Jr,. USCG, appeared in the inter
ests of obtaining adequate housing
for which he said the city made a
definite commitment when arrang-
ing for the transfer of the Coast
Guard DISTRICT Headquarters to Ju-
neau.
Said Commander Chester, About
the first of September, the first
group of some Sc staff members
will be coming here The admir-
al in Ketchikan has indicated that
he cannot sent personnel up unless
there is housing"
After some discussion of Juneau's
No. headache, council members
asked Mayor Waino Hendrickson to
continue his diligent work, and to
represent them at meetings of the
Chamber of Commerce Housing
Committee.
Harbormaster Applications
More than a dozen applications
were up for consideration for the
position of harbormaster made va
cant because Of the death of An
drew Hildre.
These were turned over for study
by the harbor committee on which
are Edward Nielsen, chairman;
Larsen and ]. P. Christensen.
Special Election
Ordinance 331 passed the second
reading of the three readings re-
CURED. This provides for a special
election to change the terms of
mayor and councilmen, to conform
with Chapter SO, Session Laws of
1919.
The measure establishes a gradu-
ated system by which councilmen
are elected for varying terms UNI
til, by 1851, two councilmen will
be elected at each annual election
for three-year terms.
City Attorney Stabler pointed out
that, should the council fail to put
the choice up to the people. or
should the voters defeat the rota-
ton plan of the ordinance, six
councilmen will be elected annual
ly for one-year terms.
Council members were unanimous
in their belief that the voters
should make the choice
A two-year term for mayor is
mandatory under this years legis-
lation.
Traffic Code
Copies of the traffic code nre-
pared by Stabler were distributed
and there followed some discussion
This is not an ordinance, but a
compilation of all existing traffic
ordinances. Councilmen will study
them before recommending changes
for complete code to be publish
ed as such.
| Approval was given to transfer
of the liquor dispensary license of
/ laurence DuRotc from oeo . o,o