Seward seaport record., 1954-11-05
City Council Calls
 For Business Licenses
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submitted their late tax report showing their property holdings. The return cut the taxes back to about the level they were assess ed last year. The firm also asked that they be given the Councils sanction to build a dock over the south breakwater in the small boat harbor. The matter was taken under consideration by the Coun- cil.
 CAB ZONES
 Two representative of local Cab Companies were present to ask the Council to drop the charge for restricted parking zones for cabs. At present the Cab companies are charged s1O for a City drivers License, $100 for Company Lie ence, and $100 Cab Zone fee. The operators of the Legion and North ern Cab firms reported that bus. mess was poor and they could not stand the heavy fees. After some discussion the Council decid- ed not to change the ordinance and the Cab Companies gave up their Parking Zones.
 BUSINESS LiCENcE
 The next item on the Councils list of projects for action was Or dinance 251 establishing Business License for all City businesses. Under the ordinance businesses would pay a $5 License fee, be subject to health, fire or police department inspection prior to op- ening, and would be required to show a Territorial Business Lie ense or application before they would be granted a license. The City Licensing ordinance is expect ed to give closer supervision of businesses in town, and make it easier to supervise unethical bus inesses and tighten down on sales tax collections. A motion was introduced to declare an emer. gency and place the ordinance on its first and final reading. West and Petrovich declined to vote favorably on the motion indicating that they wished to study the pro. posal further. The motion car ried, however. over their dissent and the ordinance was passed over their votes against it.
 PLANNING COMMISSION
 The City Manager presented rough draft of proposed zoning map of the City which had been prepared by the Planning and Zon- ing Commission. Next step in the process of adopting a Coming or dinance will be public hearings. No date has yet been set for the hearings. Along with the Civic Improvements contemplated under the Coming Ordinance City Manager O'Hara reported that the City had the lagoon road and was about
 ready to start planting spruce trees along the edge of the high way at forty foot intervals.
 Other items discussed at the AZ hour meeting included a report from the auditor, giving unquali- fled approval of the City's finan- cial setup and complimenting the City for it's vastly improved finan- cial condition and fiscal control. No such certificate had ever be- fore been given the City. A letter was received from the Alaska Railroad requesting per mission to haul explosives through the City. The permit was granted for a six months period.
 Several new hydrants were need ed according to report submitted to the City Council by the Seward Volunteer Fire Department. The Council agreed to the recommends tions and ordered the hydrants installed. A report was also re- ceived from the engineering firm on the street improvement pro-
 ject which the City desired to undertake with the assistance of Alaska Public Works Funds. Ac- cording to the Engineers, street programs receive low priorities, while schools and health facilities receive the top priority with Al aska Public Works and Congress.
 No early approval of the projects for construction was anticipated
 by sthe firm.
 A report was also received from the Public Health Nurse covering her activities during the month of