The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-01-22

- ------------------------ l spending the holidays visiting hel mother and brothers, returned |, lhor work in Juneau on Thursdayi plane.
 Eugene Medcalf was initiated int the B. P. Elks Thursday evening The members were treated to [ turkey feed" ty Malcolm Moe.
 A son was horn to NIT. and Mrs ! Sen Wright Friday January 2, al the White Pas Hospital The baby who weighed 6 pounds F ounces, ai b.rth has been named Benjamin Andrew, Jr. The Wrights have two older children, a daughter, Flora Jean, and son, Richard.
 MT. and Mrs. Elmer Jones, of &c., attle, and MT. and Mrs. Emmitt so.din of Paradise, California, left by Alaska Coastal Saturday morn ing for Juneau to fly to ;he States Mir. and Mrs. Soldin plan to return to Juneau in two weeks to make their home. MT. Soldin will be en- ployed as a mechanic for the AL eel-a Coastal AirWaVS.
 Mir. and Mrs. Art Larson neid open house" to a large number of their friends Saturday evening in order that all might enjoy an eve- ming around the new fireplace. Shortly after midnight birthday cake was brought in by Mrs. Lar son and the guests sang Happy Birthday" to Mrs. Arnold Gut field whose birthday was January 3.
 Mrs. [. 2. Dell gave party Sunday afternoon to celebrate her daughter Dorothy Ann's sixth birth day. Ire guests were Ellen Kay Fri gs, Colloen Rafferty, Ruth Ann9 podgo. Lillian Johnson, Bonnie Nel- son and Mike Anderson.
 The Westm nster Fellowship met at the home of Jane and Rose stef- fen Sunday evening.
 A regular meeting of the Volun- teer Fire Department was held Monday evening, January 10. The committees in charge of the Fire msn's Ball to be given Fetruary 10. at tic Eagles Hall gave reports. The possibilities Of new alarm < stem were discussed.
 The v. Viator family have moved into the Fitzgerald House cn sey- enth Street near state.
 4 spec.al meeting Of the Com mon Council of he City of skag- way was called Monday evening, January T. to consider regular mat tsls of business that should have teen taken up at the regular meet ing Of January when no quorum was present
 Errs. Charles Clark was present to rrctees that the water pumped cut Of the trench 1eadlng to the c. I. Anderson building had flooded her rr -perty to such an extent as to eausa the ice to glacier to the depth Of six inches on the new lawn which was s9wn last June She stated she had informed Mir. Van zanten and that he had said that the water would be shut off but that it had not been done. The mayor asked about the condition Of the founda- ton of her house and if she thought that t had been damaged The foundation is concrete and it could net be determined yet whether the foundation would be damaged or il the building would heaye. It was decided that if damages show in the spring to either building or lawn that Mrs. Clark would put ir claim to the Council.
 Councilman Calkins said that tonds in the amount of $3,000 had matured with SITS interest It was decided that the money should be reinvested in new bonds. Mir, Calk- ins stated that the bonds would mature in twelve years with 2l2 per cent interest. The clerk was in- structed to confer with MT. Calk- 1 ins and make a list of the bonds
 It was reported that the hydrant at Eighth and Main had been talk en out and had not been replaced because of lack of transportation. The mayor suggested that the dump trucl. be used and that the hydrant be set in with a tripod. There was considerable discussion but no de- cision was reached.
 The treasurer gave a report of the skagway Municipal Telephone Sys-