The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-03-04
CITY, TERRITORY
 REACH AGREEMEMT
 ON LAND TRANSFER

Territorial Board of Administration yesterday clearing the way for transfer of four city-owned lots to the Territory as a site for construc- ton of a new Territorial Building here.
 It ended a month-long deadlock during which city and Territorial officials argued over requirements set up in an ordinance calling for special election to consider the proposed property transfer.
 Delivered to Mayor Waino Hen drickson yesterday afternoon, it was read at the regular meeting of City Council last night.
 The resolution, stating changes il favored in an earlier ordinance, made necessary the drawing up of new ordinance to take the place of one passed in it's third reading several weeks ago. The origina ordinance contained certain sec- tions setting up requirements to which the Territorial Board of Ad- ministration found objection.
 Last night saw first reading of the new version of the ordinance which contained three major changes:
 Major Changes
 l. The Territory will be required to purchase the lot upon which the City Hall stands and the adjacent lot from the city for s60OOO. The money paid to the city will be used to purchase site for a new Municipal building and to pay tor raging the AB. Hall and City Hall
 In the original ordinance. the Territory was to have purchased an acceptable site for a new municipal building for Juneau and turned it over to the city when an option on the City Hall property and the va cant lot next to it was taken up.
 g. The City of Juneau will give the AB. Hall property and the vacant lot adjacent to it to the Territory "at no cost and free and clear of any lease requirements"
 The earlier ordinance would have given the Territory responsibility for negotiation with L. A. Sturms for the remaining three years of the five year lease he holds on part oi the A.B. Hall. Sturms has cold stor- age facilities in the building.
 City Removes Buildings
 3. The city will remove all build- ings on the property when proper assurances have been made by the Territory that contracts have been let for construction of the new building, and when payment of the $6O,O0O has been made. The sal vaged material will belong to the city.
 Under the former ordinance, the Territory would have had to bear the expense of tearing down the building.
 The new ordinance also did away with the option on the City. Hal. property and the vacant lot next to it by requiring payment for the property.
 The new ordinance states that the property will not be conveyed to the Territory unless prior to January l, 1851. the Territory, in good faith, has actually entered into firm commitment or contract for construction of the Territorial Building on the property.
 The ordinance has yet to pass tn it's second and third reading, and after it's passage the proposal will be submitted to the voters in Ju- neau for ratification or rejection.
 Tn the opinion of the Common Council of the City of Juneau il would be to the advantage of the city and it's inhabitants to secure the construction within the City oi Juneau of the new Territorial Building authorized by Chapter 105 of the Session Laws of Alaska for l949" the new ordinance states.
 A special meeting of the council will be held next week to pass the new ordinance in it's second reading EnnNH nWIWn