The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-08-05
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GROUNDWORK FOR
WE5T-END SEWER
JOB IS COMPLETED

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All preparatory work on the
sewer project for West Seventh
eighth and Ninth Streets was COM
.oleted, as far as the city is con-
;erned, at the regular meeting OF
he City Council last night.
At that time the council passed
4 resolution authorizing the mayor
% execute an agreement with the
branch of the Interior Department
in charge of projects. carried out
under the provisions of the Public
Works Bill for Alaska.
The agreement requires the city
% pay SO percent Of the cost of
the project and to take over the
sewer and its maintenance when
the job is completed.
Although the action was only a
legal technicality, it was the green
light which will start work on a
long desired improvement for the
west end of the city.
Low bid on the job was submitted
by the Hayes and Whitley Com
pany of Juneau which offered to
construct the system for $19.786
The bids were opened July 26.
The job will probably be COM
pleted in November. according to
John Argetsinger, district engineer
in charge of Public Works for AL
aska.
No Concrete Pipe
The city council also passed a
motion authorizing the payment of
5000 above the low bid, which,
Mayor Waino Hendrickson pointed
out. would be the cost of laying
vitrified pipe-baked clay-instead
of concrete pipe.
City Engineer J. L. Mcnamara
said that vitrified pipe would last
longer than concrete, according to
Mayor Hendrickson. Councilman
James Larsen. who is in the con-
tracting business, agreed with Che
city engineer.
The council passed a motion pro-
viding for increases l.l the salaries
of the firetruck drivers, who act
as City Hall janitors when not driv-
ing.
The chief drivers salary was in
creased from 1910 per month 70
$500; the assistant drivers from
$255 to $275.
The fire department was also
authorized to purchase $3.50 worth
of turnout suits for new members.
These will be purchased from the
agent for Globe equipment, it was
indicated
Acting on the recommendation
of an equipment salesman, the
council took action to purchase a
snow-removing machine capable of
loading snow into trucks much
faster than the present equipment.
The salesman pointed out to the
council that the international situ-
alton has already had an effect on
the price of machinery and the city
should move fast to take advantage
of present low prices on the piece
of equipment they want, a conveyor
belt loader for putting snow on
trucks.
The council authorized the street
and finance committees to study
the two types of machine recon-
mended and to purchase the one
they believed most suited to the
city's need.
Tax Questions Heard
Several sales tax questions were
brought before the council and dis
posed of. One dealt with the rule
concerning sales within the city
limits to persons residing outside
the CITY,.
The council decided that all retail
sales for delivery within and with
out the city are taxable.
Another question concerned tax
on the sale of fish. The council
decided that the sale of fish to
restaurants would not be taxed,
since the restaurant was not the
consumer.
Reporting forms for all who COL
lect the one-percent tax under the
city's new sales tax ordinance are
now available at the city clerk S
office in the City Hall, C. L. Pope
joy, city clerk announced.