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Faid, such specific tract shall be bid in b7T the said ..-unici- ' nal
T Clerk of said o-nvv n of oeard, for -n,.l on benaii of said ..,Unic* 109,
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t'_at the bills be allowed as r��,3.d ant t'::'lt ',7arrants be dra•;.n
t11ere for. ,;] the call Gi' t"= roll all four Council.
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voted "A:;re", Carried.
Cn motion of Council r.a:. :,rlanaer, seconded b,; councilman
C:..UileY1, the Lcuneil actiourne, to tJ:- ia--=l cc-;U `al' .E3t1T1�,
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,,:eeti:: caned to order at eight o' clock b;1 ...a;,70r .cay
rres^nt were all members of the council.
The ..'ayor announced th-it this m-etin-, is held -,aurs!,iant to the
motion of a7iournment at the list r?: ular' ntin-.
�..o-n-i I —In ..:'.l.UT, er -Ovn cnC Ono norn,1 lma.n (.0o,lQr t
tnP uol-nci.l 'rF'v,—t to t''- t',- lr'ier''intr0'1UC-
ti cr ro`°-v°encj .e Ct1. j c )OP i_tion `' Url :n`lnoPFi a— .lE q0' Uticn
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:he co-,-i tt-c;� c- �.,i..l"'t �` �e-'7erc O.nry �, .a,."i r-,n,'.rt
dira.l L,e-11:cli .1, r--^ t'Itln nc. PO, IO-s:
,:in urn?in,n.nce to establish rtni rn ulate th- rat to he
ch,-=ed to t tny the
inha it'ints tier or, for Pic"ri.city and electric current
b,,- ,)Pr,-ons. con•irtrnr- ,_ as o-i-it:ions cr ^orooratonc,
^ho s�,�>>,�lv, furnish and/cr Pell e Lectri city, -in , electric
crirrent tc e°l.ip ,..unj-ir'31ity in,,/cr it-j.nh�,'nitants
uoll.nei lman l.rl^naer moved, c�econcted 1;: ucunci l ~=,n .. c...uil er.
that thn )ro,)ose(i drain'ince, as rear, by title be -Jven. the '_'first
reactin- at this 7eetinc. All Councilmen voted *e'. otion
carried.
avhereupon saia of.•oposea urainance wo. 78 was react by the Clerk
in full for the first time.
U.tDINAIXE NU. 78 I
An Urdinance to establish and rezulate the rates to be charged
to the municipality of Seward, Alaska, and the inhabitants thereof
for electricity and electric current by persons, copartnerships,
associations or corporations who supply, furnis' , and/or sell
electricity and electric current to said "unicipality and/or its
in'"abitants.
The C;t-, o ; Seward, Alaska., b^ and throe-h its 009mon Council,
loth ordain:
Section I. That, a*ter a Pull con^ideration thereo', the
rates hereinafter orovidP;i :�.nd set fort'-i are fpir and reasonable
rates an l charCes to be n; id b77 sai ; ::'u:ni c ip�l_it ;r _ e77ari ,
Alaska a'n'i tiln jnhabit:nts t''1Prgof foreleCtTiC
current sunolind, furnished, delivered and/or so1:1 to Raid :,'unic-
i.)alit;l ind/or itr, inhabit ants, and th'3t no person, cop-irtnershin,
association or corporat-ion shall ma;�,�, h,i—P or rol'Pr'1 "n* rnrent
Pr rate or '',harm "OC° eie,Ctri^it l Or P17Atr1''. curr-nt
f,,lrn'r1},P,,?, dellverna q--,,/Or `C id t0 ^`-i.iri :..Un'**.Cip--iIitV ?'11 0r t'nn
i.nhabit`lnt- t'lere0 `, th i , thin "t Or ,n`ir-r . `t
fort'. in the `poi' o"'in-- to —,,it:
:etpr service.. Un Or br)n Ort'.;
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i_.>nce seter^ shall pancon-
n + in or�u _tea 1i° it'
3il`.":�3rs o." ^.ledtrlC I1�'lt ".'1�i 'l0'.'.ret' '1i.+h j
0' tllP l : t,-, 0f 5E''r7ar`i , 111a8.:a.
Jectiun eter Installation uhar'Tes. eter" sL`iil 6o fur-
nished tho Consun:ler '):' t1;e person, 'Co,partnersh= �, 12S0C;ilti_On or
CorJ r'3tion furnishin- :`:31:--onsu"= with eiectlic;il-," Cr CleCtrlC
current at actual cost -plus 1Cj0 which svnount shall oe paid 1t the
time of installation of meter and receipt issued for cost of meter
`Nhen service is discontinued, deposit to the eamou It of cost of the
meter tC be retu-nod to t'ie ^Onri;"^'?'" nrov]_'aeCl t rl m.nter 7^ rntUrne
in crood order, ')ro7Tided t'`_�, ronsu'l6r sha'1 then hn.ve -,)aid to
said per^on, copartnershi'), association cr orooration a'.l-Cne;yr
ae to them.
Section 4. Se-rvice :fates. r'or conmimors usin-~ 1C0 _.ilowatt
hours or less, electricity or electric current used consumed for
li`htin�, do""ipstic or industrial ourooses ot;io: t1ia_1 electric
motors of one horse or more, the rate shall be 12-1/; ce.ts
:)er Lilo -watt hour; for consumers usin.; 1C0 iiilov7att hours and not
exceedin3 200 -c>ilo-satt hours for electricity or electric current
used or consumed for li�htin„ domestic or industrial nur)oses
other t'n,n electric motors of one worse l'o':er or more, the rate
shall ne 10 cents )er-_ilowatt hcu-rl for consumers using 2CC Lil-
ol, att hours or Tore electricit-T or el^.gtric cut -rent used or con-
sumed for li-']tin-^, domestic or industrial purL)oses other than
electric motors or one Gorse :'o 7er or more, the -rate shall he
q cents -. er 'silc:-7att Hour.
Section 0. . otor ;nrvi',c
used or ;'.Ori` zm.e'i In `^o tor"• `c)
Hor^e .'0.7er shall na, tn,, lr"n
a ^tlndard r°atln- off' ore orPn
1-c el_ceed 6 cents )-r .'1.10':7att
rn -istered throu�)ii —parate
or ele'atriclt-,- qn I electric current
r`a.tin� o" less t1liii one
r`)tF' �." i]'St171'"-orv_i"e. _-otors C`t
ro-n,, or r'oro "1?8.]l hive 9 rate not
to be
I er for „0.7er ,)lzr,- es onl7.
Section F,. "inimum .:onthly erV4Ce C.'_r]"r;oon t,'" cli^sos
of ser> ice t: e. e sh 11 'r)e r - .: ^ent}a]Tr s rv1 e CO ]r"C Or rat
of .1.5C for tic'. first 51CC att- ol. "Onn Ct,) 1o`)., a.n? o7 cent
for ea .. 'a1'1it10nw, i 5CO ,,att^ or fr`;(,,FAon o" th. , eonn''cte:1 100.,'
`nor t-'' eleetricit'r or electric current con"ii.-:nl '11jrl.n-" -In�r one
month.
:?0C1:1on ". i"E't?T L"'t �t Co'n-u,ier'C 2e011est. .,)on ""lVlilPj
t-I-]^. Vo]1i']Or 0� el'Ctr1^lt�r or electric', clirrmit :?t 1(eaSt tIIo .1'yr�It
written nOt1Ce, t^ JOnS�, F r rh•lll haVC tt)Ci -f t `a.t intir i' t0
recui L . °
re s3id VP,ri'.i0f t.;C t`::`.i, IUCIi YL iP,c?C`.' l:i iii= 1'F:.:i'ii'�',=i:�
the con^u'^:e so desire^, i,'i the c)rrr-er.('e of an ennrt re,;re.�ent.a-
tive a) cinted b;' air-:. If at t})^ I(--ue1t of tn�- concurier, a•n;T ~e
ter silallbe tested more often thin once it sip: • _-ntnr; 1 'A shall
be round to re: ieter :d thin two y)er ce-.t Cf the correct amou_'t,
COflS')mer shall whoa de! -nand, )a;T to said Vendor all ex,)enses
incurred }r,> t::.c caid vendor i_, Cc7n ,ion of s,,zch test.
Section e. That teither t17e :.1un1'ci, alit,.- nor the inhabitants
t')nr^of sha71 hair or be renuirod to ;gay an-7 greater rate or cliarg
t'h:ar t'^,e rates an' ch•3r;es herein nrovided for electricit, cr ele
tric current sun lied, furnished, deliver-d and/or sold to it or
them 'nv a.n1T -')arson, conartner^hin, association or cor))-ratton en-
^?ted In Or 'le, ter to en--e in t1]P sUn )lVin ", ',I rn1711]n' , de-
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''-n,]/or to�tile Lnha.'At Its 1,;.'
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a.Cii f t: _"ort'l 1r ]C:r^i7a .tpt?rm nn,7 t0 )e rn:, (,nn'.)l r•;t n,�
chn rc^Pc n''i Vt t_inE", `)-r. n- t;ie rv! .._":U.'n ra.t^'.�
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.lartri8rc}"]1. �, <`3.•^^0:'i';tlon or cor iorit.i.Gl: tC' .^,P.ii eiectrir'1_t,T 0T
electric current e--cent throu,-., n at r -)ii,}]Sn t11e -neci °1.ed rate.:
an 1. 'an..- violation ti-ip rnolf 7ha.1l. be a 'inn :`"• not
less t]1''7 ."35, C nor e--cee.in^•-l(`CC.CC .'or r"a 'a o._'�ase.
Ction 11. T'r17t th_`? .'r'?inance •?'']`].l] 7)e Ubl'^'.Oet'1".
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t:'10 ..un;ci0al Clerk 'u^ instructed tc it ve )-ibiic',ied i:n tap :)e;rard
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n the c 1 o_' tue roll all t:ie t,ouncilmen voted "A"e".
necessarl',T of 'ir.mative votes liavi.r.,� noon cast, ti was ^o orfler-d.
Cn motion of '.:ounpil an v:c""uilen, seconded U'J CouilCilClan Uoo le
and Ellso:rrth the Council a.1journed.
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opecial Meeting of the Uommon Uouncil of the 'Town of oeward,
Alaska, January 16th, 1924, pursuant to call of the iAayor.
weetinF^ �.,7as called to order at 7:3U o'clock P.M. by Mayor
ray.
Present were Uouncilmen cooper, zllsworth, xrefting, 1!,ncmulle
and Urlander.
The Mayor stated the object of the meeting was to consider
action relative to the settine of a date for a public hearing in
the matter o' a nronosed ordinance now before the Uouncil for the
purpose of regulating, changing and fixing rates to be charged by
the Seward Light and rower "ompany, a corporation. for electricit•,
electric current or rower sold, furnished and delivered to the mu-
nicipality of oeward and for the inhabitants thereof.
The following resolution was introduced by council^1an Orland
and read:
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS the Common Uouncil of the Town of oeward, Alaska do
deem it advisable to regulate, change and fix the rate to be
charged by public service corporation, associations or individuals
furnishing electricity for light, heat and for pokier purposes to
the Liunicipality of oeward, Alaska, and/or the inhabitants thereof;
Bz: 1'T rt,i:aoI,VLD by the Uommon Council of the Town of oeward,
Alaska: That an Ordinance having been introduced concerning the
establishing of rates to be charged to the Town of Seward, Alaska,
and the inhabitants thereof for electricity and electric current,
supplied, furnished or sold thereto by persons, copartnerships,
associations or corporations.
It is ordered that a Public hearing be held upon the reason-
ableness of the rates nronosed in said ordinance and that such nub
lic heerin�r be had and notice thereof be s•iven in accordance with
the Provisions o' ,)Action 27, U"anter 97, cession Laws o� Alaska,
1927 ;
BE IT 17gT Ej SOLVEr, That the tire and place of said
hearing is herebv liven es the 4th d` y of 1+'ebruar77, 1924 in the
Town Hell o� ze�rard, alakka at the hour c' ei7ht o'clock P.iJ.
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Passed and mdonted under suspension of the rules this 16th
day of January, 1924.
Approved Jan. 16, 1924:
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Councilman Crlander moved, seonded b7 Councilman .:_cMfullen
thnt them rules be su^nended an" the itp-olution be adonted an read
un the call of the roll all five ccuncilnen rresent voted
Ave.., The t.°17or declared that the necessary number c' a.ffir. -
tive votes having^ been cast, the motion 77as carrimd and the _jes-
clution aas adopted.
Uouncilman r_ci_ullen moved, seconded b-- uoun�i-loran areftinm
that the _lotice of the adoption o" the sail :tesolution be rub-
lished in the oeward vaily Gateway, a ne^snaper of >?eneral circu-
lation within the 'Town of oeward, oublisced r:ithin said '1'o',^n of
oeward in its issue of January 17th, 1924.
un the cell cf the roll all :Give councilmen nre^ent voted
"Aye ••. The •uayor declared tria t the necessa ' number of affirma-
tive votes having b-en cast the motion had carried.
un motion of vouncilm•�n urlander, ;seconded by uouneilman
Cooper the council adjourned. , 12'
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Regular Yeptincr of the Comm-n Council of the Town of Seward,
Alaska, February 19th, 1924.
i,"_Petinc* cal led to orde- at P o' clock P. .",1. b^ :Mayor Racy .
PrPsent were Councilmen Adelman. Cooner. :;llsworth. Kreft-
ing, :"",cVsullen and Orlander.
Minutes of previous meetings and adjournments were read
and approved.
Communication was read from J. L. Graef demanding meter
ervice for electric lights.
On motion of councilman Crlander, seconded by Councilman
llswo rth the same was ordered to be placed on file.
The following claims were presented, U.Kayed and read:
Standard Uil Compan,, 416.00
F. R. McNally 3.50
J. L. Graef 3.80
Councilman McXulle n moved, seconded by Councilman Cooper
that the bills be allowed as read and that warrants be drawn for
the same. On the call of the roll all councilmenvoted "Aye".
Carried.
Under Unfinished Business, viz.,Consideration of proposed
Ordinance No, 78
Councilman Orlanler, Chairman of the Committee on Lights,
etc., moved, seconded b,7 Councilman 1,4CYu7len to anend proposed
Ordinance Yo. 78 by substituting therefor the following proposed
Ordinance which the Clerk thereupon read in full --as fo Vows:
ORPI17AN0E 17C. 78
An Ordinance to establish and regulate the rates to be
harged to the Town of Seward, Alaska, and the inhabitants thereof
or electricity and electric current by persons, copartnerships,
ssociations or corporations who supply,furnish and/or sell elec-
ricity and electric current to said `Po,:m and/or it^ inhabitants.
Be It Crdained by the Common Council of the Town of Seward
rritory of Alaska:
SECTION 1. THAT, after a full consideration thereof, the
rates hereinafter provided and set forth are fair and reasonable
rates and charges to be paid by said 'Town of Seward, Alaska and
the inhabitants thereof for electricity and electric current sup -
lied, furnished, delivered and/or sold to said Town and/or its in
habitants, and that no person, copartnership, association or cor po
ration shall make, charge or collect any greater rate or charge fo
electricity or electric current supplied, furnished, delivered and
or sold to said Town and/or the inhabitants thereof, than the rate
cr charges contained and set forth in the following sections of
this Ordinance, to -wit:
SECTION 2. Metor Service. On or before September 2,
1924, after the passage of this Ordinance meters shall be installe
to all consumers of electric light and power within the incorporat
limits of the Town of Se7iard, Alaska.
PE'CTI0N 3. Meter Installation Charges. Meters shall be
furnished the consumer by the person, conartneship, association
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or corporation furnishing said consumer with electricity or elec-
tric current at actual cost which amount shall be paid at the
time of installation of meter and receipt issued for cost of
meter. Title of meter to remain the property of the person, co-
partnership, association or corporation furnishing said consumer
-ith electricity or electric current, when service is discontinue
ued, derosit to the amount of cost of the meter to be returned
to the consumer provided the meter is returned in good order, and
provided the consumer shall then have paid to said person, copart-
nership, association or corporation all money due to them. each
consumer served by any person, copartnership, association or cor-
poration with electricity or electric current shall pa* a flat
charge or rate of Une llollar and Fifty Cents (w1.50) which is in-
clusive of ail charges for installation, connecting and discon-
necting said meter.
SECTION 4. Service states, For consumers using electric-
ity of electric curree-for l�hEing, domestic or industrial pur-
poses other than electric motors of une Horse tower or more the
rate shall be for the first one hundred (100) Kilowatt hours
twelve and one-half cents (12-1/2c) per Kilowatt hour; for the
second one hundred (100) Kilowatt hours, ten cents (10c) per Kil-
owatt Hour; and eight cents (08c) per Kilowatt hour for all in
excess of two hundred (200) Kilowatt hours per calendar month.
SECTION 5. V,otor service for electricity and electric
current used or consumed in motors of a standard rating of less
than one Horse Uower shall be the same rate as lighting service.
Motors of a standard rating cf one Horse Power or more shn1.l.lha.v
a rate not to exceed six'(6) cents per Kilowatt-hour used in an,
calendar month, this class of service to be registered through a
separate meter for power purposes only,
SECTION 6. Minimum Yonthly Service Charge. On all classes
of service there shall be a minimum monthly service charge or rate
of 41,50 for the first 500 Watts of connected load aid of 75 cents
for each additional 500 Watts or fraction thereof of the connect-
ed load for the electricity or electric current consumed during
any one calendar month.
SECTION 7. Meter Test at Consumer's Request. Upon givin,
the vendor of electricity or electric current at least two days'
written notice, the consumer shall have the right at any time to
require said vendor to test such meters in his presence and if
the consumer so desires, in the presence of an expert represent-
ative appointed b, him. If at the request of the consumer, any
meter shall be tested more often than once a year and shall b e
found to register within two per cent of the correct amount, the
consumer shall upon demand, pay to said vendor all e:�:penses in-
curred by the said vendor in connection of such test.
SECTION 8. That neither the Town nor the inhabitants
thereof shall pay or be required to pay any greater rate or chaig
than the rates and charges herein provided for electricity or
electric current supplied, furnished, delivered and/or sold to it
or them by any person, copartnership, association or corporation
engaged in or hereafter to engage in the supplying, furnishing,
delivering, and/or sellinc- of electricity or electric current to
said Town and/or to the inhabitants thereof.
SECTION 9. That the rates and charges hereinbefore pro-
vided and set forth are hereb-- determined to be reasonable rates
and charges and that they are the maximum rates and charges whit'.
shall be charged.
SECTION 10. Penalty_, It shall be unlawful for any persc
copartnership, association or corporation to sell electricity or
electric current except through a meter within the specified
rates and any violation thereof shall be punishable by a fine of
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not less than N25.00 nor exceeding one hundred dollars for each
offense.
SECTION 11. That this Ordinance shall be publiEtied in
the reward Daily Gateway, a newsnaper of general circulation in
the Toron of Seward, Al,iska and shall become effective September
2, 1924.
Passed by the Com7on
Alaska and approved this 18th
Attest:
�Iu.,icipal C]e rk
Council of the 'Ton n of Seward,
day of February 1924.
P.Iayor of the . o,? n of Seward , Abska
1dr. 6. "% Graff, (resident of the bevaard Light and Power
Company, being present
Councilman 1Yc:Jullen moved, seconded by Councilman Cooper
that Mr. Graff be permitted to address the Coum it in the matter o
the proposed Ordinance. Carried.
Mr. Graff then addressed the Council at length in opposi-
tion to the adoption of the proposed Ordinance.
Councilman Cooper moved, seconded by Councilman Orlander
that the rules be suspended and that the Committee Substitute for
proposed Ordinance No. 78 be given its first reading; and that such
reading be considered its second and third readings.
On the call of the roll $ve Councilmen voted in the affir -
ative, Councilman Krefting voted "No". The motion was declared
carried.
Councilman Ellevu rth moved, seconded by Councilman Coo,)er
that the folladng amendments to said proposed Ordinance be adopted
viz.:
1st A;,"END.,7E XT, That in line 3, Section 11 thereof the
word July and figure 1 be stricken and the m rd September and
figure 2 be inserted therefor.
On the call of the roll five councilmen voted in the af-
firmative, Councilman Orlander voting "No". Carried.
2nd AMENITMENT. That in the first line of Section 2 the
word July and figure 1 be stricken and the -o rd September rand fig-
ure 2 be inserted therefor.
On the c a� 1 of the roll five councilmen voted in t1p af-
firmative, Councilman Orlander voting "No". Carried.
Councilman Ells m rth Moved, seconded by Coum ilman Cooper
that proposed Ordinance,as amended, be placed upon its passage.
On the call of the roll five councilmen voted in the af-
firmative, Councilman Krefting voting in the negative. Carried.
Councilman Ellsworth moved, seconded by Couneflman ,ic
Mullen that the title of said Ordinmee No. 78 shall stand.
On the call of the roll five councilman voted in the af-
firmative, Councilman Krefting voting ''No". Carried.
discussion was then had of the extension ('f Telepin re
Service beyond the original townsite.
Councilman .;l'lsworth moved, seconded by Councilman Cooper
that the Clerk be instructed to notify all delinquent licem ees
to pay their Federal taxes. Carried.
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Couuncilman Adelman intimet ed to the Coiincil that because
he might soon be leaving Alaska he mi^ht Dish to render his re-
signation to take effect April 10,1924.
The Clerk was instructed to notify :'r. H. Dougherty if
he be in charge the r-of, ttn t the liapgett Building on Lot 29,
Block 9 is a dangerous fire hazard and that some repair^ -lust be
made thereon.
A :iesolution setting .forth the dates for publicatim of
the Delinquent Tax Roll of deal and PerFonal property of the Town
of beward was read as follows:
Resolution setting the dates for publication of lielin-
quent Tax Roll of Town of Seward for year 1923.
BE IT 60U.6D: By tke Common Council of the Town of
Seward, Alaska:
That the Municipal Wlerk of the Town of Seward, Alaska,
be and he is hereby authorized and directed to cause to be pub-
lished in the Seward Gateway, a newspaper of general airculation,
published in Seward, Alaska, which said newspaper is hereby de-
signated as the official. newspaper of -aid Town, for the purposes
stated in this Resolution
And It Is Further Resolved, That the Delinquent Tax Roll
o_c said Town for thn taxes oQ the year 1923 be published in said
newspaper once n -^eek for four weeks, the date of the first Pub-
lication to be on February 2:4d, 1924 and that notice be given that
on the 5th day of May, 1924 or as soon thereafter as Counsel may
be heard the said .uelinquent Tax doll will be presented to the
District DOurt for the Territory of Alaska, Third ➢iviston at a
term of said Court to' be held at Anbhorage within the Territory
and Division aforesaid for adjustment an8 pn order of sale thereon.
Councilman Ellsworth moved, seccnded by Councilman Cooler,
that the rules be suspended and that the first reading of the
Resolution be considered ac its second reading and that it be read
for its third reading by title only and placed upon its passage.
On the call of the Roll all six Councilmen voted "Aye".
Carried.
The said Resolution was then read for its third reading
by title only and Councilman Ellsworth moved, seconded by Council-
man Crlander that the same be adopted is read.
On the call of the roll all six members voted "Aye" and
the Mayor declared the Resolution adoited.
On motion duly seconded the
next regular meeting.
Ydnicipal Cler
Council adjourned until the
;jay o r
V
Special Meet inp, of: the Common Council of the Town of
Seward, Alaska, February 25th, 191-4.
,-eting -a^ called to order at 0 o'clock T.:!. by Mayor
Ray.
Pre^ent -Pre Councilmen Adelman. Coon r, E''llsworth.
Krefti ng ind Urlander.
M
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The Clerk read the call for the meeting, the same being
duly certified as to service, as follows:
Yvm. H. Yhhittlesey
::.unicipal Ole rk
Town of Seward, Alaska
Two members of the Common Council, to -wit: 1'ess-re.
Crlander an,! Adelman, havinj made request for a
Special _fleeting of the Cow.^.mon Courr it to see what
action thr Council mill take relative to providing
some relief to inhabitants of the Town now deprived
of telephone facilities, you will therefore issue a
call for a Special 'eetirp of the Common Council to
be held in tlo Town Hall on b'ona^ evening, Februar,
25th, 1924 at P o' c' ook P.Y. for the nurt)ose stated.
L)eted : Seward , Ala ^ka , February 2Ct1), I`'^4.
for
Town
day
Town
L. V. {ay
ayor -�
t hereb;' certify that 1 received t„e above Call
a Special Y`eetir,g cf the Commen Counci i cf thA
of Se•,ard, Alaska cr. Yebrnar-- 2Cth from "a^or
and duly notified all of the Councilmen of' said
thereof.
f
hitt'Lese•
Councilman Adelman prevented an Crdinance -,-nice was read
in full as follows:
NO. 79
APT CjDI'.TANCH G.1ANTI'_TG TO S. Y. GiiAFF, HIS HEIiiS A'T') ASSIGNS
TH 1 T T I QT "� D- i'.T 1`� 11 T'1TT I� TAT TT�T WITITT T•T'... `�lnn ITT 'l
lr� 3I�H1 1 iA:.Ll i _ ..._ A _ C.• SYaT7" TH'E
TO'NX CF T1:_T.ZiTCIiY :'F ALASKA, BUT TTCT T3` "II:CLUQIV .TIGHT,
SUBJECT TO ME C ON JI T I ONS THE_i' IN STATED.
SECTION 1. That S. GiAFF, the present owner andnroprie
ter of the telephone system now installed and in o�)eration in
the Town of Seward, Territory of Alaska, his heirs and assigns,
are hereby authorized to use for the term of twenty (2C) ,years,
but not e-cclusive, from and after the First dayT of :°ay, 1924, any
and all streets, avenues, alleys, bridges or public grounds of
1.
the said Town of Seward as now established, including any terri-
tory that may hereafter be added to the same, for the purpose of
constructing, maintaining and operating a telephone system for
the use of the inhabitants of said Town of Seward, with the right
.�o erect and maintain in and over said streets, avenues, alleys,
lanes, bridges or public grounds from time to time as the said
S. Y. Gi1AFF, his heirs or assigns, may desire, all such poles,
wires, cables or underground conduits as may be necessary for the
conduct and maintenance of the telephone business, save and ex-
cept that no pole -lines shall be established for telephone servic
over Broadway (formerly NYourth Avenue) of said To,in of Seward
between Jefferson Street and Railway Avenue as now established,
other than what are necessary and required for the crossing of
Broadway on the line of the streets of said Town of Se.7ard.
SECTIOfi 2. That for the Pn-^•-ioses aforesaid the said
S. Y. GiAFF, his heirs or assigns, shill have the right, privileg
and franchise, to nlace noler, cross -arms, stretch w=res, connect
disconnect, repair, extend and maintain all lines, wirer;, poles
ao
and conduits in the places and in the manner and form as hereinbe
fore specified, and also the right, authority and franchise are
hereby granted by the said Town of Seward to lay and maintain
throughout the said Town of e:-:ard, wires in under -ground conduit
for the purpose of conducting telephony service, subject however,
to all the laws of the Territor^ of Alaska and the ordinances and.
regulations of said To-.vn of Se�7ard.
SECTION 3. That all the said poles maintained hereunder
shall be constructed and erected in a T-orkman-like manner, and
when erected on or near a street line, the outside of the poles
sha71 be placed eight (S) inches intide tha curb -line of such
street or avenue, and when erected in any of the alleys, the pole;
shall be erected and placed four (4) feet from the side line of
such alley. When the streets or avenues are graded or regraded,
the poles shall be set or reset to correspond with such grade
or regrade, at tl.e e--pense of the grantee, S. Y. GUFF, his heirs
or assigns.
The erection of poles, stretching of vJires, laying c' un-
derground conduits and maintaining the same shall be under the
reasonable direction and control of the common council of the sai
Town of Seward.
SECTION 4. That whenever it shall be necessary in the
erecting of said poles, or the replacing or resetting them, to to
up any portion of the sidewalk, or dig up the ground in or near,6
the sides and corners of the said streets, avenues, alleys or sid
walks, the same shall be done in compliance with the ordinances o
the said Town of Seward.
SECTION 5. That whenever any person has obtained permissio
to use any cf said streets, avenues and allays of said Town of
Ne and for the purpose of removing anv building, the said S.
G.iAFF, his heirs, or as^igns, upon fort; -eight (49) hours notice
from said Town of Seward, shall raise or remove any of said wires
which may obstruct the removal of such building, in such manner
as -will allow free and unobstructed passage of the same, reason-
able diligence shall be exercised in the moving of such building
or buildings under said wires,'and one-half (1/2) of the actual
cost of such raisin; or removal of wires shall be naiad by the
owner of such building, at the time designated by said S. Y. G:iAFF
his heirs or assigns.
SECTION 6. That the privileges her^b-, granted are upon the
express conditions:
(a) That the said S. Pi. GiUFF, his heirs or assigns, shall
maintain the pre-ent telephone system as now established and oper-
ated, and shall enlarge the same from time to time as the needs of
the said. Town may require.
(b) That the temporary failure on the part of said S. 1:.
GRAFF, his heirs or assigns, to perform any of the conditions
herein specified, when such failure is caused by unavoidable acci-
dent, shall not be construed as a forfeiture of the privileges and
rights herein granted.
SECTION 7. ..totes to be charged are to be fixed, regulated
and adjusted by the Common Council of the Town of Seward during
the life of this Crdinance or until otherwise regulated by law.
THIS 027DI7ANCE shall be submitted to a vote of the electors
of the :?unicipality of Seward at its next iJunicipal Election, and
when approved by fifty-five (55) per centum of the votes cast of
the qualified electors at such election this Ordinance shall be
in full force and effect.
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PASSED and APP.iOVED by the CC1.T1JC7 CCU'TUIL of the TO,:d ' CF
SE,^IARD, TErrITO:iY CF ALASKA, th;_s 25th day of February A.D. 1924.
L. V. Hay
Attest: Ifayor of the Town of Seward,
Alaska.
wm. H. whittlesey
Municiral Clerk
Councilman Adelman moved, seconded by Councilman Orlander,
that the rules be suspended, that the first reading be considered
the second and third readings and that the Ordinance be put upon
its passage.
On the call of the roll Councilmen Adelman, Cooper, Ellswoit
Krefting and Crlander voted in the affirmative, Councilman Yc
Mullen was absent. Motion carried.
Thereuaon Councilman Adelman moved, seconded by Councilman
Orlander that the Crdinance be now placed upon its passage.
On the call of the ,roll the following Councilmen voted in
the affirmative, Adelman, Cooler, Ellsworth, Krefting and Crlande
Councilman McMullen was absent. notion carried.
Councilman Adelman presented and moved, seconded by Council
man Crlander the adoptiong of the following :-resolution:
i3E301UTION
BE IT AESCLVED, That the ..:unicipal Clerk be instructed to
give notice in the manner required by law of the submis^ion of
^aid Crdinance to the vote of the qualified electors of thr Towil
of, sward, Alaska at the 1,'unicival Election to be held on Tuesday
April 1st, 1924.
Be It Further resolved, th-=t, 3s b-! law required thr offi-
cial ballot at sai� 7un1eival. Election have rlaced therncn the
proposition cf annroval or. reject°on o`' slid Crdinance and its
provisions.
7assgd b7- the Common Coi.:ncil of the To--!n of
this 26th day of February, 1954.
Attest:
Mayor of the TownofSeward,—
Alaska.
municipal.Cl-rk
On the call of the roll the follo,,7inq Councilmen voted
Aye": Adelman, Cooper, "llsworth, Kfefting, Crlander--one--:"c
uller; be:n�- a.bs^nt, .'otion and re:soluticn adopted.
Councilman-rlanier moved, seconded b- Coi.:ncilman Krefti:
that the Clerk be instructed to give notice `.s required b-- law of
the ;'.unicipal Election to be held. on Tuesday, April 1st, 19'4.
Cn the call of the rol' the followin; Councilmen voted
"Aye" --Adelman, Cooper, llsraorth, ?refting, Crlander, absent,
"c:.'ullen. Carried.
Cn motion duly seconded the Council adjourned to the ne-
eeular meetinm.
r Ta-T o r ���-- ----
TTT----
lLunicival Clerk ��—
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lie„ular :,`eetin;, of t11e Common Council of the Town of
Seward, Alaska, ?arch 3, 1924.
Iueetin, called to order at 8 o'clock P. 1, . by ,:ayor iiay.
Present were 6ouncilmen Cooper, �refting, 1_7c:.1ullen and
Orlander, absent, Councilmon Ellsworth an.i Adelman.
1;^_inutes of previous regular meeting and of Special ;:eet-
ino of February 25th were read and approved.
Statement from School Board wa7 received and ordered
placed on file.
The Treasurer submitted a statement showing; a. balance of
4260C.50.
The following claims :^ere presented C.K.�1 and read:
wm. ?i. whittlesep, C1Prk
Wm. H. ohittlese�y, , ".ag.
Sylvia sexton, Treas.
H. L. Smith, Atty.
J. A. Bau�haan, H. C.".".
J. H. walker, Fird Chief
J. H. walker, Fire .doll
L. H. ar..er, ;;i:;ht �l,atch
Jack Ford
Seward Daily Gateway
Seward light r" 'over Co.
Se!^ard Light & �'o,:-P . Co.
72.5C
Gateway Pub. Co.
.75
°•��
.'rs. '. B. 1"alloy
le. cc
5C.00
Selma l;. Scott
7 C
P•�r�
Bann of ce^,a.rd
25.CC
50.CI
Sesrd .'."achine Shop
1 .5C
2C.C.�C
;. G, l,on Co. Inc.
4.27
2C.CO
Chamber o" Uo-.merce
75.CCI
15C'.CC
Alaska Transfer
27.75
Seenard ','later & rower
11-2.5C
2.5L
J. L. Graef
2.('C
155.55
°.50
Councilman ic:"ullen moved, seconded b;; Uouncil,_nan url.anle
that tiie bills pro -seated be showed as read and t.irat ;;a rat;t;, be
drawn therefor.
Cn the call of the roll all four CounciLncn present voted
`'Aye", Councilmen i�delrnan and Ellsworth being absent, i;'otion
carried.
Counoilman Crlander submitted an Crdinanee which was read
as follows:
CHDINANCF. NO. 80
AvI CiHDI;.ANCL :ieouiring �ea.l Property Owners in the To7n
oto '_,rear clear an! freA from excess aceumul.ati
of ice or ^no-, sile'Aalkr ^onti.;'Uou, an' )')utt4'7" ui),�n their r,'-
spective premises; Upon f-ilure thereof t0 cauoc sv.('h removal at
the cost ant expense of said iieal i'rope try C:rners by the Town of
Seward; anal for other purooses.
BE IT ''3D=IL?;D b, the Common Co uncil c the To'.7n of
Seaward, Alaska:
SECTIC' 1. wrom and on and after the `n-sa,-'' an? approva
of this Crdinance, all owners of reel. 5ropnrt-; in thn To-.m of
Sewar:, Alaska, shal.1, at his or their o-7n exnen^e and cost, keep
clear from excess accumulation of ice or -no-7 contigu-
our% to and abutting upon his or their re^p^:;t1Ve premi^7ps.
SsCTICN 2. Upon the failur^ oFany0 7ner of real nronert
to remove or c, ^e to be removod excoss a^cumulation off' ice or
snow on, over and upon any sidewalr or sidewalks contiguous to an
abutting upon his or their re^pectibe i)—mise-, the Co,7mon Counci
Of tCle Town Of e',7ar:d, Alaska, sha".1 cause -such excess ao-umula-
53
Lion c ' ice or snow to be removed frem any and all such sidewalks
and shall assess the cost and expense -of su:h removal against
such prenises, which amount sc assessed. shall be a para"riount lien
against sail pr o mice-,.
"CTICIi 7. AT the fir^t r^,3al�.r meeting of t_.e Co ,mcn
lowin }held In tlir, cf May
Coal:cil of t}le of z3e:^ard, :.ont,,
of I�a,h year, the 'iunieinal Ul-rr. ^hall report, in writing to
such Co_:n^il, t':.e ,nr10 t money ioa o_;t b;, the To-m of Seward
for the rer.oval cf i ce or snow fro-, t1i n rn^:tsos of real property
owners, ;;n3or th- provision cf Section ? " this Crdinance, cover
ing the :1A9sonal winter period ,ju^t or -ceding and in said report
in writing sha'1 snt forth in detail t?.n amount raid, number cf
1ct rn� bloc:- cr other '_e nl da^ ..ration r^iii,.red, n�-^ cf o^;nnr
narne c° re:`ident if ^n,,., nnI ante ct' s-rvice renderdI, �+'hereunon
thn Ccmon uc•incil shn 1 on-IJer -lion report of oxmind?ture FG
made b-7 sail Tc--'n for the bcneflt cf ^,lch real nronerty o• nnr^
an? to ^uch nrerr: ^e.^ ,and s11n'1, L rer.oluticn 'nc'"„n ^lien e -
9 i n..n r+nna i 1 n -,m ,- ct+ 'n
�O hP E?, to OU,,t^ t:.l �
ag''i lnt tfln n^ -at vn ^Yp ni ,n ran aicrn"n,�9 n•, i -ll.., 1 In 7n7'1
re^olUt.cT1 f_-- ^ 7ithln ''h, ch t''.n n ..}i ice; b-n-,i4, An? nt
ivni.h ti'f.('. ta'' 'i^�^."rvr`,.�'.t^ ^h.�1 rJn cmr, ?eiinquent, ^hi;'h ti,-
sha-_2 not be le:~s t'. ,^n si-,ty 3 i c,ubsequent tc su-it r^solution;
and any assessment hick snail ilot br, ? bofcre 1.?I—Inju-noy
interest at tag mite of t".r,�lvo t,nr cent n.c .nnu,., and
after to '1 ^i1"zlty ._, . „U-' C'-'.lal to
ter, uor century cf and; such a c s e l-r.^::` , .,..1. 1. 17e I t7 sY.-;.1
draw, inter^ct rat t`:'' fat(' :f twelve p'?J: U^1tufn
SEu!ll
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Cn the call cf the roll Co'unoilmen Ucoper, Xreft il"i+6, .."c
rt:llen ,inl Crlinier voted in the -iffir-:ative, uouncilmen delr.:an
^:.n-ceJi1S -;-;o nth `t:.,-11' 3rr.7 tnA ". l'i (r '10�-•1 �rn� nri nrrinex
n
(jai Y:ct;on cnded th,^ Gour,cli ad,�curned u n t!.i LIi^
fie%t re -(liar Yi ?L1n,
'unicipal Clerk
r
--nuto.. .. f �", x?';1.'`7.r :."F'''t i.ntil- (:—n-iln (.o-, ^,12 of th
ic'-1 Of Se-^ar", :'.arch 17. ylrin�.
enti" c ;.l'. tC orb-r 0' C10^k N, b- '^,, - r ?a- .
ren�,1t r in11w�Z �7nlrr,ni r rn xx
:gin4t c Of previous meet, T ::'erc read snd approved.
Gornmunicaticn wa rca: frc- G. enderson .'ana—er --f
the San Juan 4'ishing an: l'acr.in uo,:.pant' protesting against
present place and manner of distribution of to,;in garbage.
In motion of (,ouncilman Lllsw.:rth, secondedi by uouncilman
2 'rullen the matter wa, ordered passed to New Business,
The following bills were presented and recta:
Gateway :ublishing (o.
Gateway 2ublishing Co.
Bang: of aeward
Ellsworth -Buick
rr 39.2c; Gus Borgen
556. CC P. C , iacl:iullen
25.CC &lwyn bwetmann
2.CO
3.75
16.50
6.00
Councilman Ellsworth moved, seconded by Councilman Krefti�
that the bills be allowed as read and that warrants be drawn.
therefor.
On the call of the roll the followinn councilmen voted in
the affirmative, Adelman, Ellsworth, Krefting, McMullen and
Orlander. Absent --Cooper. Motion carried.
Claim of P. C. I'Jellullesn for ',"7.40 was presented and read.
Councilman Krefting moved, seccnIP1 by CounP41lm3r (`rinnde
th^t the said claim be allowed and warrant be drawn therefor.
Cn the call of the roll the �'ollcwino- counnil.mrn votedin
the affirmative: Adelm"n, ! r r K _.nib', urlander, ibFent-
lls�..e. th. reft'. ,
Coo'oer. riot voting-. 'c:"ullen. i1. 1.cor. wa^ r'ecInrel carried.
The suspended cl,.ir:: cf J, !ubreuil cf i:ov. bth iort ,.,a-
called fcr -..d rr^!
CO'_!1C1i!!:an ..:c,u'111en^Icved, ^F'cOn�ed v;. (;0u:1::11m•mn :il:�-
worth tit t said cacti!:: be laid on the table.
Cn the call cf' the roll the fcllcwin cour_oilmen voted in
the affirmative: mllsworth, ."ct.ullen and u'rlandee. In the negati
Cou.ncil:!.aY !deiman aT.3 refting. Absent, Cooper.
The :,:3yor declared the motion carried.
Councilman Ellsworth intrcduced t.Le following aesolution:
e
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:Zesclution �.utncrici::; ubI c-tIon of ..otice c` :'rimary
E'lection to be held April 29th, 1924.
Be It ,_resolved by th(• Common Uou�-.cil
Seward, Alas.>a, that thy; Cler.. of the Town
A1^ska be and he 1s hoereby € dthc ri^ed anr!
hare, ?lost and cause to
G:te':=:ay, a news--lape-r C"
t;!e sai? Town c^ Se.7n& ,
c.uired b,-,- law. a tice
thrcu:;hcut the Territcr
1nw4 at t" ' .,
. ,110'.7n ,all 0".
of the To','.n of
cf Seward,
,9irected to -''re-
be published , in the �e•.7ard Dail;;
n,ener`al circul`ticn, published in
:n the for- and r'.ariner rE-
cr a ri .ar;, lect`.o:] to be held
C Alri; r'.`-' o:a Tuesday, Pri1 29 th,.
sai To,,,7n cf Seward.
Adoptei under suspension cf tha e ides th_s 1"th day
of..°arch, 1�24.
!unieiTi,ii Clerk c" the To7:n
of Ser;ard, 11a.sr:a.
A7iProveu : �e7ard , u1.aSr.a, 'ffarch
" Attost
::a'cr cf VeTG".T of
rd
ClrIITk�
Council an lls'.7Grth -Cv-d, sA; cn,?Cd b Can--Ci an_.Cu'ullen
that t':r' rules br f,,;i"pen:1 i -"'" ' "+ pz. ^{ of the
e , t t'[ _r rea�iny
rA"clution be considered a secon^, r'r'%a,,jrl, —1 that it bo rr'ad fcr
it^ third reain b:,- titlr' cr,'y.
C;;_ the C` _I of thF roll the foliC:^i�, �GU2?Cii.`"Eri voted in t:r
a1'firriative; Adelman, :li^-^.'Crt11, Zr^`tir,c-Er--
1:bSent, i;oop^r and ti,C ':.GtiCn Cavricd.
Thr' aeocluticri v a^ main read for she third rE aa1T1 o- ,t itie
on., a.,d �ourcilman i.11swath -oved, seconded b Ce ciL ^Y1 :.`e
,I.ul.lon t(iat t}1e ::escluticn be ?,idopted .`I.;;-1 .,
A� .,.n nr , l .1. 1: . ' c a_ic°1 n vet d A7 e
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an for con^ide-rnt ior. ^r. t?.c "cllo r er^cps " i_. � r. `.vEr ncrnlnated as
fc'1czs: L. A. 'e-1 'cr _re;'e,' ^rN Tu,1t, .'rs. Jerlrie ''=ulsor_
_ ' cr
9',' Geo z-,„ , (C . -I onP' i'C'r �Ud�"'ES or,.+ � ^rY1Cn '?_�,� .,,a +. y
_
Hannon rti]_ ,annin!:,
for Clerks.
-Po unoil,,.sr, .11oworth roved secGnde b: Counc lea l
t
,. , t
e n0 ria�-I be ClCSed C.r� t'YiGsE rJ T On^ nC sic :ir,7ted
be r'le� tr'd ro-pectivcl.'yT `i." th- In --rotor. Jud--o,' -i Cln.rk of
lectl8n. Th' T1G ^:ir. ztiCrs 11a.7ing berm ^:ad(? b�` nani .0 conpent
t'ae Cl�r!..fan instructed tG cast a ballot for ail or saio no)r.inee
wlhich ^ . done.
Th,e nC it C'7 i'."7 t'Y'44 nI nce
_date of, i;Cr'i?''F?n.^-,'?tip
tG Jr naia e To -T1 Cf SE" l
1.A U.i� tii,ia.rd, �. l.fl:?.: `: t.0 V`l ,": C',a^ lnCtjT'('.
C.'fficerc for t''n '-par B('S,i. nine 1_prii %t i,
Be It Crdained b,-, the Co•�i,,cn ann it cf t)_r, ic`.,n cf Se-.vard
Alaska:
56
SECTICii 1. That for the year beginning April 7th, 1Cti4, th
compensation to be paid to th^ Hlective .".°unicipal Cfficers cf the
Town of Seward., Alaska, is herb-,- fixed and established, pursuant
to the previsions of aeeticn 26 of Chapter. 97 of the :session :aces -�
of them Territorial Legislature of t_e Territory of alaska. of 1923,
by the terrr:s ana conni'ions hereinafter contained in this Ordi-
nance, which compnsation sha?1 be nnither increas-d or diminrihe
durin; said term, nor shall said Cfficers be entitled to rote
in an,-Y form or shape, any other or additional compensation from
said Town.
SECTIC' 2. The " unicinal Clerk shall receive e mont'.l
y
salary at the rate of z'72,5C.
SECTICY a. The unicipal Attorney shall receive an annual
salary of :r1CC.00 to be pain ir, monthly instalments.
SEC710N 4. The 1iunicipal Treasurer shall receive a monthly)
salary at the rate of yr5C.CC.
SECTIC!, S. Each of the salaries herein provided for shall
be out of the General ?unl of said Torn of be,°lard anyl shall be.
paid monthly. The Cor^."non ucan.,il shr7. 1, at its first meeting in
each month ar,nrove and order paid the salaries of all the above
named officers for the preceding Mont'_ and the proper .7arrant
shall be drawn on t?-e Treasurer -or tie pa;Tmnnt of each o?ficer.
Passed ana A:,proved b-, the Cc. -.-on �ouncll of the Tc-rn of
Se%,iard , Alaska, this 17tii day or :.arch, 1`.+24.
Aonrovnd b-. the :ayor this 17th doy of L"arch, 1924.
L. V. :day
Attest: L'ayor of The
Al of Seward ,
Al aska
Wm. H. `Nhittlesey
-unicinal Clerk cf the Town
of Deward, Alaska
Councilman li'c:."ull.en moved, seconded by council7aEllsworth
to supply the blank in Section 2 cf the proposed Ordinance by in-
serting therein, in words an_' figures "T72.50.
On the call of the roll the following Councilmen voted in
the affirTiative: Adelman, Ellsworth, Krefting, _.c.:ullen and
Crl.ander--Absent, Cooper, 43otion carried,
Councilman Krefting moved, seconded by Councilman 1'.c'.ullen
tlat in Section 3 of the proposed Ordinance the ,cords and figures
of One Hundred ucllars. k1CC.CC be inserted in the blank_ therein.
On the call cf the roll thn fo'_7ewin~ ucuncilmen voted in
the affir-ative: Ellsworth, Krefting, _:".cidullen and Orlan�er.
In t'^e negative, 4dPln n, Absent --Cooper. Thnre being four votes
in t1'_o a4'firmat4v-, tre ?ayor declared the motion carried.
r'Cun-ilrnan Adf'.1`lan —ovoi, `7eccna4 ed lb t;0!] c]l":an 1�reftin^
t l,n� in t' r- blanr_ in ~Potion A cl the nronc�,ea @rrin^nce t7'1n
wards nn i,arc.�i..t. do 7e.r.75C.CCI bn inqprtn,'.
On the ce 11 c'' t',P roll t':n r'cllow ing Ce :r.^ilm^n vctnd j.n
the `al'{'lr7ative: A3eiman, Ellsworth, Vrf'.ftlnf„
Crlan^1er. Absent . Coon--. T,".otion carrier .
Coun�,il^:an kliswcrth ^novel, sneonred Coan^ilm^r. nrin.n'er
ti.at the ruler be s,..^pnnded that the first rnq^ ; of tl Cali-
,..
nance as amended be ^onsiderel a, the secon-' reading: that the
In
s.^--p be read for it, trl.rJ r,a,',_ng ann tI' nt tr sa1 e •^e � r ac
liylon it- p!�c�age
The Crlinance _"o. 91 nc 9, +imn.lnN - ip then Tans -c'c- ito
' rPa 1"c- _:, n-on t. _. o, th r _cr _�..`rnl r«_:.ag., t
f 0^r;ng Count' il-en "oted In the aff- r-,hive : Ad"1^an, Ellswort
Yr,�ftin. `c "nllen. Crla^7er. absent, uconer. The Curdinarce
wa'• neclsre^ a�cpt^d,
'Under Unfinished -business ooancilK^_i :.dei^:an reported cer-
tain wori: done upon the briage near th? asmusven Sawmill by A.
asmusse-ar.ri .viansnn, :-I-1 - hears each.
The :..ayor reported the fol,C.vir.� names of those who has actelk
as guards on the day cf 1'resiaent'Haraine's rece'!)ticn--Feel,
Crawford, H.crnr�r, :_'c_uougail.
Communication was pros ...^u f.,cr: ..uperintenae nt of .-chocls,
Goousx;;y oai, �ln et ti .. to open--C. iiro-ius rid u _ . n.-eters,'n
F t addition to the school house. The same
was lai.' on the table.
communication from ..`.r. Henderson as to garbage dum,,) was
taken un and referred to .:_r. _s':c .ullen to reoCrt at the next meet-
ing.
3'hA :"a;�oi• rcnorto:3
on
tii� -on•i ition of the •vat r anal
snow
at t?.^ ed;^ of thn To-7n
an'
that '.e hn-1 co^ ln'_cated :-pith
Col.
Lanais as' i.g 4,nat same
action
be taken. al also .aired
to
Delegate buti:in.rland In-
tc
ceder-1 .toad uo%A, scion on the
matter.
Cn :,'otion, Council
ai jcurn^d.
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unici,.al CIe:'rk
i'-ayor
V
1
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58
nut c 8'' eo ? nn n nn ` G''L., `i t . `
i n t uc a ern 1 a^ n
v7li led to crrl— at 4 c` -loch, i. ♦+'. by ..'a.ycr iiV.
"resent were IJ _;nc l`"en do1'..^L �11s'..'G2t' rrertl
f,,allen and Orl^nder
The 'ayor stated 'Uhe cbject of the meetin to be tc c•inv:.ss
Vie vote of the :,.unicipal ,leotion held on April 1st.
Councilman Adelman introduced and moved the adcpticn cf the
fcllowinz, resolution, which r-icticn wa^ seconded by Councilman ":c
T,'ul le n :
2ESOLUT1Ci
tag^ n n rn tv� (- n nn '`rn n n 1-1-. `o
r.uer�`l. in c_crde_._e �t'�! _rdi..ali„e �.,,. 44 :;. �,�� �,,:-m cf
e-,^I ee C- r nr o n J a. h,. an nctic ive 1. � _ c pion eel in the
TG" n iiali Gf I 1, 0,.:d 1 c4:' b "l r' cn t''.n l et I.'T 0f P-r,ri1
I54; an?
Whereas in accordance to the ce-•tificate filed '.7iti1 the :'u-
nicipal Clerk of said Town of �je•:;ard, Al sl,.a, b,.- t °lection `_`f-
ficers cf n.l_ .1acticn, the fG110"?irir nar~E?d peri?Gns receivP1 the
e-xact number cf' votes pla.ce:9 epn_ cs.itP t7:_e`r nr�.~:n^, fcr t11- c'ffi"^
Fc-r iycr
L.
t^y
175
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LundI.l�d
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For Councilmen
Jos. :3. L) d-;e:
155
H. E. Ellsworth
119
Jos. S. iiofman
143
Don H. Tyer
93
S. L. Colwell
1
L. Si Dson
1
Capt. Horton
1
S. Lundb la.d
1
Bob ;,'e rril l
1
J. .e.J^1an
1
Pete the Greek
1
For Treasurer
Sylvia Se;zton 179 -=
For 1.1unicipal Clerk
111'T,,. H. ^thittlesey- 174
Fcr Sity Attcrney
Jerry 1
::. rrc:mell
— I'm
59
1
1
I V. "oben 1
� `1. t t e 1 -oil i
trra. :i. +',h`- leeey `?
For Clerk el' achocl y'c rd
Curtis 3. ','criord lo?
Viols U7et- nn 1C
Je r ry- 1
FCr Tre,cur-r o' `ch.-cl ✓card
IneZ,
:'if]eT•-is tr_'ig vclincii 'hao .^,`�YiV.^FcE.'3 tC.r' retains cf s.,?id
:lection:
c',. Therefcr-, ie It :�'^CIV�d by the `.'omncn kcancilcjthe
Tm,m Cf Jewar'd, l "-">`?, -M-at In iccord`:nI-e _;t�. rn4" election, the
follc.7in; nosed nnrscn^ Navin- rrcniVed tl.- hi,hest na~:t'er o" Vote
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Curtis 1.'.orfcrd
7c,r Tren nre • of choo7 Boprd
Inez :;augti
be '?Lid 'I-'reb-, 9ro declared elected to t-ir ram-, )r, c t- i cffiCes end
Be, it Fart'__nr A. _juc'l.er rice vir the h hAst
nIct
_lf Ctn1 �c I.,'t, Attcrney f0,' t- `•C `.7'. cI 7e--r'j, I] 1. ISe. _t
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Section c stand as read anti that ti1c cbe inserted in te blank t ^r'^i n the ^.`or s sn: ff,3,dres ?^ fcllci,7s: hundred
ncllars ( e'.'?CC.CC) .
On the c^11 of t..n rcll t;ie fcllo•,7ir: Ccuncilmen voted in
t';r' `_iffir-,gtiVe: '3n ge.r,
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Councilman U'rl`3ncer moved. ^eCondel i)'T uo `:cilman Adei min
t It thq ralnc! be �.... r, nn� of r�r.i that r' _ ^ e' rl ! ,,.. c f i
-�, p., t. the r. t r. Cr,di-
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for a VctE uncri _ttr n^^q -
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to �ie--t}:"-nanure to wtv u-on V_.n p-.,n,^;Jnr.r: n'1.-'..:'!. r".-+ tin CC°":_
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Ah Crainance a"t;cintin �c.:ocl lei �,cllector for tt.e
To',^n of >evvara, Xi`? i_'i:3 fcr t'.N yi-',ir 1924.
2e it ordain d i .� m ' � nA t':e CG:.. Cn aCi.111Cii Gf t.re iG.vn of
Sewara , klas,�.a:
S.ECTIcIe 1. that in accordance rith the pro,,isions of the
School Tax Act, Chapter 29, Session Law7s of alas',�:a, 1919, entitle
11 T c Tax y :!ale e y n .. n c, - r P i? C. r-,- (
An Act �o lmr,,,se a lax upon �:a� r ,e_. in t._' _
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of °,m. ;aanthy for 415.CC was presented un- read.
Councilman iiofman moved, seconded by Councilman Orlander
that the claim be allowed as read and -arrant b- dra,:,L
On the call of the roll V-ie. councilmen voted in
thn V 0 a g '" f , :nun, ...�n .c..ullrOrlunder.
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the C-r• i.C'... Of
April l..t, 1`."
1, P,ti.n; c a i ie(' to order' at t, o'clo Cri i;. 0;' ..3'.'0
Present "".1, councilmen ..ad�e_r, L,llsl orth, Hof^.'. -an, 11"iandeY',
absent, Adelman `-_.., ...ci,:ullen.
linutes of -o -evious adjourned i,'eetin c-f l Aril 14th were rea
end approved .
Communication from ?'. Cgle in the matter of oil supply
station a� , arca�,P _o ne:., gara,e on aa.rv..i"_'ton �5t . r, .0 re --,a and
referred to -'e^; Business.
the i,`a rOT TP`:" Certai'' tel� ^T` fi Pnt 1I '_n matter cf
Co'-^_trol cf ^lacier stren—. :referred tc l;oinm,tte<' on Glacier
0
`-aim o` Gate-L-!n"T uInI i i-in" Uo .
l'!1 mOtiOn 0�• VO'ln('i1"":`in i^fm9n seconded „- Ccilrcll`"'in :•r19.r:''
t., c� o r, r? rp ,r n, i Y i n r 'I '� rw
r f r. t.G Ca r ttPe o t t'ri nt r ibi ; `phi n_
o, _ o John Hannon, .'choo, Tax Collector r�^tinted
L.'i Un Tot i.on of Councilor^.n CrlandPT, `,,conr'n. b,,r Co,i_1Ci1.m5;n
l a •a der, "`3 ^ in -)rove 7 ,naniineuc vote .
Cc-,rittee on _'ublic iic-�lth re-,x:rte' no
Cor�m'_ttee en +_i hts c uc"tf`;1 t0 rr""): rt at n,,.yt- mP,e,ti
Council v�Jl Ho m ,,n ..oved , SeCO'1 le;i LOun^i 1 1 rlanrger, t:.
t it F' (;o~:mit tee .. `1 trtActed-to `: t: �'(; .!" 'I.,^ -n-
Sta__lation 0_ `l "net for trr8 1 .lt: so ti L. 1 _ t
v'�ila:)le for d:zr,: n- ,'1ts. Uarried.
Lc�1A Zo L:l �YrGtc -s` .,^ad ot'!e :.s_ atte of a no%ital in `e. .,.7ard a_.;d
. ,,J .u..-^11 n -
tc_c natter war refe, red to t'rle Uivic Committee.
Tinder 'C4e',-1 1usiness tiie a_i}llic:a.ticlic P.'..Cgle ",.'_.s referred
to btreet Committee to reucrt at 'fie,{t ogle to be told
tat if necessar,T to act before ne.,t re:ular meetin;� a special
meetin,:- v;ould be balled.
Cit-. Attorney _we, er -,drised thr: Council t"r;at he va iic`,: ret:
to nrpmnre ivececsar- ch.`n r :' in tne, 'To`m C'rdinance.
The follo-rai-n-^ ire^olution :r:a• ,)resented.:
.L3yU0IUTI('17
Be It .ienolved b'T the i;Ommon uouncil G'.' thr To= 0"
} 9 n "n' th c+
T� t th .. .Ior
3 � her.?' ^ i r
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o . a + r'� - n ('r rn
.. orize..� �.o n o_ t _ c.
ninon:,' tho (Imi- electr'
^n rr. li_`iec
Co,nciliner cf th, ric-'n of
5a, a ' , AI as "a ,a t 3ndin7
Comm-'tte i;o
i,r 3eF!=,tqd ^r r r_n-n
�C t o, -ni ttf'e cn n.�
37,-1 l r"_n9.zces
to rc.n t- t. Y -berc,
Adopted under the
�:Usnension cf
:hP ruler Vlif� "1.^t `'-r cr
i, 1 C l e r:. c P t'_'_i� w7m
A rove,
_ttest:
Councilman Ho`_",in move's . ^Pcor'dod b 7 uounci.lma.n _llslmorth
that the first readin; of the .ippolut4on be conpiderpd the :Pcond
rendlnc-, tijflt the sa-n be r!1`];f — 1-jt1F cnl?, "or t, Jrd rendinf-
th-t the rule,z be suspended d th ^ ;tesolut; on be nld onted nr• r--a
Carried.
On the call of the roll the follo-in^r councilmen, Lnrl Pr,
�k;llsworth, Hofman, Urla.nder voted "A.rP". Absent Adelman an-+ .,.c
Lull en + Carried and adopted.
The Cler. ,ia instructed to cable Council.nwn Adelman on
�,orthwestern akin hi" 'rr his reci .aticn. ter d4SCUSsicn
Cf cond.itior. of tile water supply, the Council on clue motion ad-
jcurned to next re;ular ".ieetin,-,.
6WA
Yunicinal Cl --' Llayo
Yinutes of ite ular :.:retie.- cl the uom,-: n Council of the Town
of Seward, Alas'r.a , :::ay 5, 19u4 .
ia:eetins called to order at 8 o'clock 2.i,.. by Acting .�:ayor
Crlander.
Present were Councilman Badger, illsworth, Iiofman, i.`cYullen,
Crlander. Absent --Adelman.
nnutes of previous were rea! and approved.
Potion
•7a^ ere^eetec
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ez;; , fro.
:rc.,ert;; o.ner^ on ;-est Bide
Cf
5th
:venue 1)et-:aeen
'.: :a1in �c:1 and
t dams .streets
a �,.ing __'cr e icn-.t
foot
side+,< ll-
.�efeTTed to Ci t,_% l�ttorl]ej7 tC Preoare ar!
The following- bill. 1�,,,PrP ;)rPs-nted and rend:
Seward light ('I Power Co.
am. H. Whittlesey Clerk
Wm. H. Whittlesey
Sylvia Sexton
Treas.
A. H. .lucker
Atty.
J. A. Bau 1rnan
H.Cff.
J.H.Wialke-
F. Chf
J.H.-Walker
F.i3oll
L.H.Parker
�-:atch
J.H.Walher
ap,F.i3o11
Gatewa.v "ub. Co.
, -ar3 .IV, F: rower
Co.
Alaska Transfer
141.65
Bank of Seward
34.0
55.59
Seward Light a: r•ower0o.18.!
5.57
Frank 1.1urphy, _
6.(
36.34
Seward &xnress
12.(
5.57
Henry Paeben
IlP.0
36,34
_artin Lanning
20.E
15�.34
Steve i�elchior
5.<
20. C0
Trick &: 1.7urra-
7 .
115(,0
H.Whitt lesey
5.1
"Z7:,5,
GateVi1ay ub. Co.
114.
5:4'5 . ' C
Eller worth-Bn i ek
q
122.50
Chamber of re -erce
^F,r
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71
11,-�Vin:T beeiri atIin Jbin`?rCe Cc,-,-itt:e".e, C0?]nciI nlrin
L'11sd.'ortiY '"Geed, rc^or'e t;;7 CGuncilmar i%of,^qn t?;^t thn bills be
allo':aed -:s read and that r;arrants be drr;,gn to na•r the
On the cQ11�Of thE' roll the follcwlln� LoUn:'il" r 1 n vot,.di in
ti.� affir�iative : ad;er, :lls? O rth, .iof";in, 'c.:_u11nn :n l rlarider.
Absent--iidelman. :Lotion Carried.
A bill for y.22.25 fro^; i . C. dcLlullen war presented and
read, bcinip sp.rovcd uy the iinance Committee.
Councilman Ellsworth moved, seconded bl; Councilman Hofman
that the same be allo;,Yed I;.s rer:d and that a warrant be drawn to
pa,-,, the sa^:e .
Cn the call -f the roll the follcixi-r Councilr-:en vcted in
tri, af'fi r!"'.a jvc : ..`tdP'FI' , I iiS;T;crth, iici'r,.'c;n , CrIvr6ler•--f01:1' VGte .
bcent--.:del -n not vG ir. i._ciLullen.
`vCUn Cllr^:��L `�,.. .,•E'+_C ``-,'�':�. ... _ dC.-1,i,1, . ._
Lr CG1`:Clittee cri
Schools investigate the ria.t te' 100r.i.i , "',.G ha\'iI tiCt
Urlander, Cilair'flan cf CO'im':ttee On Li',hts re-
)Crted t1,!lt he a-,: Councilman R`?d�er h,.'' inte,rviF':ed ii'. Graff
as to condition of street li, hts an'' learned that the - ^ra a
sl.Grt eireait -or-:e.;here Gn the lines.
it the r,inttez• of _ meter for ^tr-et iir7hts the Clert: was
instructed iG ":^r.F; :'.nlic^ticn for a rete under Ordinance 10.7F.
T'• -t 4-th refFirence to nel„., ;^'irina f, o' t«e station u-n Adams St,
to Fth, -.,`r. Graff Would -i;bm t c .ire: G Lien in '-rriting ^s to
cost c`' inr-tq'-lation, mater.ia�, et^.
The Cle r nor
, nstructed to
fc r,, rd to r. Craff C0 ),r of
t, n Teleohon r
:^e Cr . in"nce
1T�. 79 notir- t'•t t ^�e
bC^n ')' CV^.d ,`
t; ,`ALE 1..UY]"(Cip^l
leCt iG i 7R]:ino' ' hP.t T
T _e :school Co^::^m:ittee.`3tter,t`on tc tae :)ro^; ^ions cf
:.rt. j5, ..ec. 3Ji'', Vi!U}
C•Ila'T"iari '.";a.S 1rrStY'U(,tefi ',,0 Y•c:-G.2."t fL'C" .._r. ia�_r1tej., _-c(;, dent C
the 3card C` e ":'aY'Q .`.0 iccl i)-triut a detail: i
recei;)ts an 7 BY_1)e1C_itureS of Sail JCr001 LiStri r t fCr tue .) rt
ear.
Councilman Ellsworth from Cora;'ttee or -ublic Health -na
TUblic --rotection renorted t[7at he had Canti`3SS8d £Yi;." Cf theC'=':n'S
busineS^ men t'in'in' t1, , avnra;,? nori',hl- Cost of of
Garb,a;e 'c ')e K16C.75 any estirnatin ths,t frc' rivate e,=irlancec.
a.t: a +:•rC`.' i'.^.atP, 1?,t .., i5C . i t� eer Mont'!, .
I� _ I
Cn, rnOtiiia Cf LGI;. ri ('.11"1 -�.f: �ad;er, •'C lil •. 1 �/�" l.0 :;.'ll'1:`i"i ,._Ci..0 .�
len, l:;'th nest dc�ignated ar Cie i!1 J_'' i`?" for .``.'P, ard.
�.'Guncilman brad_^er fron t1." t'i'_1anee Co-nmittee
it '.far i-ivicable to bo"r=,-., eno,,�h mono r t0 C�rT'; t" TCwn into 'U -7
After .."Cliulle..n ^:OT7ed, seconded bTJ Uoi%ncll-
mank11sz7Grtiz t!, trlc Cler_i be instructed '.o dr ? a 7aarr51"t d,ited
9C lay^ ahe^.i. --ugust 6t':i for �.SCCC.cc .-.it': inter=,rt inci:rdt
fcr ti- ^a ., ericd r'rr )rnum c t;;r: :. of :3e 'ard, vim.
F,125.00.
n^11 of the roll t'_"r fcl?c yin^ Uo-ncilmen voted in
tl-r ?. E'�' r`"�9.t1Ve: -Q^-• ar, �llcs^OTth, r�O f''"'i''1, :."c'tillen, C'rl `1ttr�P,r.
Absent--A9elr^f�n CnrriAd.
Co',,ncilman yofrlan fro,_: thn atreet Cow ittee rq creed that
thit the dirt from the escav`;tcrs of e ._ b - and the Ugle
t.i� sec_>ie�; ut� •�_^:i ,�
b'uildin s '. a' - b^i^J used on 2nd Avenue an" 6t ] venue.
1
72
:i submitted n prcPlle o{' t;.— -�c-r)e,el c`-l- l?i^�,
-nd recc-mended t'_^.t the surmortin ,eGts to the -or^,h ^hc -1l not
be larger t,-. n S x F. _Aches ;�i .i l;! t 3 not le^e t'ant 4C-'.Jatt li ft
should be-a.intained beneaih iLt, t)arch.
ile °�1Co rP; Q Mended t I stores.. re- er :s':r.' ' i ;
"� be bu It on
4th Avenue fi'o ,i s:;i_<<;t0 Ut. to the be•ic:: manhole .)t e- ch
corner of ,7nshington it. and 4th Ave. ; th 3.t the e. roense -oul.l 'on
a.-)nroxi-!'ate 11- ";:50C. co .
Ccuncilyn.-).n ,,.ci.'ullen moved, seconded '6,r Council`nan Bad-;er
t',-at the „er.mit to i,ir. CI -le fcr ., norm over the "asP.in.,7ton St.
side;;alr: ilr'. nCt i1c wlld is t' , oorcf! $bFYt ek uS sho•.-,n on
tY,e -)lan suomitted .
Cn the call cf the roll all five Councilmen :;resent voted
"Aye". motion carried.
Co:.ncilm�.r iiofman from the Glacier Strewn, Committee asked
authcrity, -rc (,mplo? V-io mien to salvs e timbers in t,. F, Glacier
Stream,
Councilmer, E!2pwcrth 'Loved, seconded b,; Ceuncilrna.n I,:cIuullen
that thn Glacier Stream Committee be authorized to ex)end '25.CC
on salvamin7 timberp therein.
On thQ cell of the roll the following; counoil-en voted in
,the. affirmative: Rader, ills,^orth, hofman, "cI'ullen, CrlanlPr.
Absent --Adelman. ,'otion Carriel.
Coi,ncil--°�i .."ci,_uil -P-rom ti:— uc�~-ittee on Civic n"fa. ins
retnort,7Cd re^uest fro": t:l" Ch?tuber of Cc —tierce for c' the
leased grC;auL't it hco,i I C_`" ttii.e doc;: to the .�.'017th for a. lennio Coi%rt
.rithout e;,-)ense to til" Tc n. t ft-r iscrz ..^ici. t,_
CoUnclim".n Cr2.^.11de- "^C^el., SF?% 0 dr i rn•
that tiio Co,vri-tt--, cn Civic A_falrs be to ,ed to e-_ceed
;;r1CG. CC to level off sa i `, tract an.i p173.nt ;r^ u= seed thereon.
Cn the call cf t :e roll the 1102lo-1 in, ^n' ,,. J-PF r voted in
the affirmative: ?-adze-,-, zllsworth, -! ofman, cIl"uIler., Crlander.
Absent--Adelynan. Ir.ot ion carried .
A_ netitior from ronert7 o',:'ners for ide'^alk on 2d Ave.
In front or "ql line o" plocli 1:�' (lotS 4 to y(' -..n i"^ ive) ran
er 'G'^ -a-or .tiay with a ..ZPsolntion. therefor.
On motion of (�ouncilm'Ln i10-'.•:tan, seconded b - uollnciim "n
son h, ord x .. aia cve - until t tie,. m; o
Cn ,lotion ul, se' ceded th--' (-CUi7 adjourned tc n _t re -
u'la.r meeti' --. -
luanici )al Glern Act n � yor °
73
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apf-uinNr D,,—',=in- ` ti1=' l;C l.C'inC�� C. i,',e, i0-NN"-": i. :)"..'U
ePi t
^rE'.`ent l(CLl n l^len ^' "�._ i1` —north, ::C)i'..'r , .,:C. Il i
ntlt S C rev=C;7 f n i TT
L'_ fr`.Ynchire--r,-nted him h - l'riin^nce _;c. 7 _iofe^re3 to
gin` ni.1.1 a^roes^.
.tun it c ti." b0c"s OI rP`: S'':'r ^' .. lin' C1.-I. 1 Cle:rk
cr 'lP,ricd, i1 )rll 1L , l ' :` to -'r 11 , 1 inc iu:`ive ,'u ),nj t t e d
D-T 1'ii. 1 .,.e 'ers, :,Iuditor vl'! refi C t_, � i 0"' :ittce cn
. inr�nce .
rn Cr y. inc�nce , 1-To. E4, ,re;: ented ;j-- ti--F; o f .t4- on
t5treets c., rr^ c,' c._ Cf v e 1 0ul C tr .___i;, c UV 17 tc Yr- t
meeting•
i111c, C'Y`a.'inancey :'ere iof:ittCC, ii' t, C4 tttorney
3n."'eriC'-
Criin�nce 1?0. �1, "tee^ul�tin Construction, etc. c. :.u'.11in:
re -'a •9n, 1?.i', -ver to ne'"t aP 4n
crt fro`^ 3P r .)chool-
tc Cc,, r!'. ttee on �choc1p ,
....^P o � 1 ;.1 • � . . _, � -„ n v'r ,-, . n n � n rJ ^ N '^ n .-7
N�,utF, abl_shin Co. "4.t C J. 1. �: rf r'.4
.3PnEcn ?- ,nitte`,iore 14 F I Cr1h Ch
Standqrl Cil �,c r ;yn„T 17.:tt
Counc9lrvnn EofmNnm r.,cvr A b-- "c,,nci- ^n .'c::v l�n
'o 4 s n 1 I r n •i .- a n^ `I ,� N �- a- v! a n'-
the l b. <3 _.o- r. � Vr^nt^ b r ,
Cn the C?11 c{' t(1F' roll t.']F' f01_:Q.• I'n >C.tArl�i Zr nl
+ 1 1,'`T
C i iC '^Q.
IUCL;. C7 i`n l: ....frr'Il '.^^CG_ 'l -1`" 'C'rtit
1.....t ,. .:i=3TI" De ur' f;,r' l in f'vC`i
r_iltut_i re.-.tay. for le so „� � �•� n :tr'i
Cn t::c c,._- cf t:.e roll ..iie foiior:i eco_..._
^Is C1,t r 'nn _i, Crl€:.n,�er voted 1" -e'. C4rriC.d.
Jilti 1, ll, ... 1.'l:.l'•11, ...G�. !11• .� anj
l.ie ioi10'Aln^ .Lesolution C;`i:'. i-ntro,,i::cP'G
�T, n
7e It tPsolved t',, term c" efficP ,s l cuneil n
C'{' t :,e ioN of n rn
^, te, )11P rt r'(a. P'lm n
"--(-t 1. t n- apI i r t•,'n iC,.,n
C� ,'.n-'r�lr'1, °.i.^-f� -"t�: t'•,� Y1;R''1 _'n 0. rrNN in1n^'
�b P.nt nr.C,., 1.. (` yt?r!^i tC, r_- (, t' 1'i` :,, _"C r ",n _r,i C� , 1'
4 ''. 91-' r'' l j+ �... `. 4 r (' %� n -, r, ,^n r. n r• t 1� 4- -'n -yT
1'. 1, i
ncil :':r v� t:: n• ncc11,t .o
vin_iC.2 "!Oi.iCi1 -?fie SPCD-
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c rtii L.Cf- an, -,.cl..-allen "Ti L fl.- 1-I e r v"E'
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OT in order--
VU !�' 4�1r, '2-�- C -1 L C I'l 90 UnC i 1 'u C 11:',
(.OanC'ilyncin 1'llsworth ol,,3ced in ncr.qir,,t1cn, J. L. ii' *-!.en-er.
U 1-1 u n c i 1 m ran 1, ? d - e r �) 1,- c o :-' i r) C,'r I n^ L i on , L 1 v; e 4L-
Uri 'action f uouncilrn' n riofm,�n, soconrl eci b-7 councilman lls-
'h- ncm4notiong ordernd closed,
"I -9yor recuest?d 1-,o-nc! ilman , -..'!u*llem to act ".^ +p7ler.
've votes, .,erc-,Qt--,
---,et-q--on rr-cievin- t,,o -vctcs
r-^ Vctprl selconrl lot L C re-
-"c I] r. vc 4-n, '4
C, -r J. y " -, - I - (-, -, � r - for
Gar. c, t
Y) r j)') C. Ti 7- r, To 1,r.
lta c t (14 t c t r r rn f
A-
n E -1 o t I i "r 0 n -44 rr, lrct�ctl on
r o n c b,c;., ri -ri--*n nor 11-1.n t'lf�t
--1,1 IJTIn nnr 4 -1 _,110,1 0 1
?,� oyi
r- C-tpci n,-dd
_'t' --CVC'—j , :F i.r -
n n
e Gil :;treed,., be 1C 0. I c c ;n the
von
aJ, c Of the roll the 41' 0 11 o i -i u c un (-, i 1,1
,ETls-,,?oi-th, 1110fln-n, .,,c..:u,'-ien f, a e I- v r- t e d- " -TeCurried.
tc )rC rr.
LII . I- 1 .1 1 C, C.'"
Gler�. v.,as i�st I C Yj
c r�mcve certain 0., 0 t 4 1- e S r r,
c fCnlri hl0ck
Chairman hiofm,in from thp- (,omitter? on Glacier �trew re,.crte
tile necessity c- certain -or;- on t:r- 'J"'acier titre-rr,.
-c-,ullen Lu �=Frl-',orth
C, 1,I i or ,, t I -e rl rn Cc tt o e •1e- 2-f 1_5 c,o fcr -
cn
cl t'-,e roll t-'J. --c lia7: in c ur- c" 'n r ,..:dyer,
A -,C n rri e d
e 't
Ciiair,-,,--n t',e (,47 j(,
T Uo,!:7jttp t'r t t,lp
4 t r j n,�
L
1, .1 e e-ib e r- c I e u c un jj,. r!
"CII001 7-!hen
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T: n 5 � n -P I n I f,,h n r7 n
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t
T'i S-E.)AZ) LIGHT and cc!;TPAIYY
S. Graff, "'resident and General 111!n.n^ger
S e v7ft r d , 2 In S 1,: a , :;'ay 17, 19N4,
.ORR
75
TC: -
The Honorable .,ayor
and
Con-�:on i:ouncil
In ranl7, to -r0:7r C1 li'C`t'_on c 14ttn r+,n ;h t t ,
'lCrt^
. V - ieieiorie. i+r`1n C[i_.'8 t0 t. 1` L1n': �? r51 "'1," , 4-
1!'?
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tC tC:e �eC':;1,� C!f' �.�'."`:rC, .-, ,.,e.l.l t-(• r,.rr
_ r^
del - ',t 'r-oI. ..er ;t ':;:' - , - r 1 c .-1 - 1.' - re,,ncnF `cr
n C _ ..7 2 C 1, .. :. i :' � _ _._ . �-, � r " _ 1. C C
v1
�. 1r.E frLne CeC.t j!_G:ec.' C h;.ve been
C'. _'C t t 1. E- t n. i
1:.Y'.,C;ij�:a e�eCtlGn.
,:r
�•.o ra er re F'i e ^^'_.. cry r:I- :'o. 7q.
_left-i)eCt"I-, l�r
1. T• IT, ._. %11 ('s.l��mr i•7774 �1 .., .�±�')ri"rf n' 1 c:0' '�'. r. i,`i l til c�
r,nm; 7Jp 1' ` � i 4`� Ei i).. ��r Gr.,n�.1 �• ,?tint +'_n ,; rn- j
The l,'ayor an -Pointed an ^--r mbers of ,-t
0_1 D1-.7 OrC,lri•`-$S1Ce5-- "1^-' l3-nl. r.
1 i^ Co1. rn` ttea on . abl c cllocl,^ rerva A tic tl C] eri.
cl-col Bcr,_rd cof1Y,' ° �n n� -� t1� t},� rrl7irempnt9 0-P +ha,
Territ0 i-1 1,71 ._i .n1 7'"tP.r "t
_ �
meeting
t'0 71C'-.'7l1 .: e, E-":C lli �i Qy] ";, r' '��', F?:'C^ �vtn j7_C, L -'a P
C.:7 m� "t.--l.Cr' i imiiCvC,v, n1E11t C; r. A' UII''n.L.
I C _,
fifth aa:,- c.. .._wt-, l:'.,., t:LLe; i re^entE _
s re,uest ir' citing f'c.;• t;:� rove-ent ci ce-rts.in r-al rc:,ert-r
-
`,,i'LU a to iL t::C. 1, C:: r_ f' ,.e. ura, __1a;;:_& ; im-clvir.>_ ;.ct. T':7enty
t0 Lot hCLi2 �4) , boll iOtC..._cCr.S L' 3:
_G: C_
ct: eCIZrti
n F�e _:o . _. _.ven ue
_..venue, o.._. .;C Cc '_`fir, ut', � L t:.e in LL'c,eCt� Ga ci �,. -
�'?7 S .'trB l ^�, ;,_ �.Crt[i-::C,St81'i;- CGrner t::c1 Gi, 'Chen ce
north. ,)l er- t' eE^t , is lots (, st r
. � - �:e. amine ci ��,. �, ;'e amine c�
5eccrri ivenue) to the ccutl; line of Lot Three (3) in loci 13 ;
76
X&vi , ThE liEj`-C .LE , u_)ori due considers icr, , a s 0",,- 1 -w .,)rovided
tile, Co,.-mon Council of tlie To7; n of reward, I I as.'e.-s , does hereby" r.,&E.e
its find inn ill tiie 'remise,
I u, _�e so lut i or, , as f 0 11OT" s
BE !T iCSCIVE-D "Y THEE CCII'V'�" 111 Cl� T� 1C�'17T C-_'
J,jr IT'
+
1. Ti q reveni ent rP —ne. 9 tP d vLq s J, f i c - d P s c r-.be
inellhovr? I-` forth, ice,
-+ j -1-itln3z, fcr tlF'-o-strfl ation c-f the
b-,- -11 thn
07,n P rs o t c r 1-) -1 1, lrc .n rt--r.is e1 77,
benefited 'r)-- rc o^ improvement;
"' " t t th i rcl F, o I t., ; P ec - t o 1i r, -i -C v t
v'Len ne,'! G--c-n tl7r a, - t
the 1-buttin�,, -,rc-oort-*On tc t"7 Ou
of Puc' benc-f-'ts, received b71T efCjj trl'�Ci cf
4. Zht ui, -t co—ittp- cn str,etn. t1nt
CoTmon ,ouncil, -onsiptin- o�' Vcuncjlmn Lrl,.nder, Chc,.fr" -lnl -r.1
,ith Vrr rl70-r � I c o J c --be w t c- f Ile
-uch co-inittee �s eyi,i,)o-.-ered , il.l "!�,OT'nt-:*cn, -nl.
*t ci-)t] on, tc, - llv^-ti-,.,. e-' I fci- bid. :'cr supr,17T-nn- -r3/cr
CJ r CZ', f C; I II a 0 -n-, t rl-tc t c n c c
i I'CVC "F' t c nt r,- ell c r i c r b h 1 f
of tiae 1c,,i c-," 'eicard; cr
b d 1 ab c r , An -ter t i j e !'V I 'a C E C 1 1 U C 4 t 0
5. a:Iaut- t-ac dee!,is it now net rudi;nt or exi)e-
dient I-Ir emolo-- tc L L..-.,e services of tPcLn4c,_--.1l7 tr-J necl man cis Uit7T
t C S,.�14 ri U 0, rr, it t e,, -4
n ,
.t;n�ineer, an,.. therefore, z:)treets, 4
ve t
s u c rTi i c n c-, -,-: cc n t r c I c f s i,_l�rovel-iel-ft , of 11 e il 6 i -
I Ures r:,,.r1e T.i.,t -'L,,- 'Lc r,.L L'L.e '.'11
A�'CFTED under ti,_IF l9th
C F'3'7' ) t h 4 "171, J_�' `�4
L L t t 1
OP the
1 7. Rn- C
y
L of t1-:P 2'ct.in-
r
To thp hcno-,,able o,, rinmber
CO,___on Co .. .. .. I
Tile
L 11i1(_ UC,c r ,c , t
r( eccn Avenubet-,7een SU-i,n f1 s, I Je 'Pr:7c iI:
-I t r. 4ts, (I Cl
hereby respectfully petition the Tann of Seward to construct. in
accord^nce .ith the provisions of the lrHinnCeS of r i ToWn, -1
cide-,,7all: on tl,c. rest lir.r, of -.ecorfi z_vem-)r-., ncrth fro,n 2A!-.-s :'tree
on sail. Seecnr? 1-venue. to - -)cdnt �t Fn� rPrir thn interqecticin c.11
the south linp. c" Lot Three in Flock Thirteen, -ith ct 'jnr
c� :'eccn'lj _[v,,:,,mTe; bo. In froI-A o' and !,bat ur,cn
Lots 2' to 4, 7_lccX1.- IfA.
The undersigned agree to the cost of such imprwoment,
as assessed against saia abuttinc, lots, )rcvidinr- such asses--ent
does not exceed in amount tvo -thirds th,erpof, as by law peovided.
lot All in Block 13 Cwner
4 1 u C u s t I av: s c 2, 7 _1-3 71 T wb ert Guest Agent
5 isOr.M,911 LICY,ay
6, 7 n n d rt h 25 f t . Lot 8 Edna Hazel day
n
M"
77
lot C,;;ne r
2 c E I"t . Lot C, and lot
12 1. Crawford
A. Urawfcr d
14-- S. 1v! -I P-'r
In E 3" . V?nGi!aP.r Cnrt!`-, '.,'C-r'or,i I
if
f Ci. T.
v i g ..,gr on
C 2,':c
rtC, Slc J, e
f.r^t re 1
tion e cc':�-idered. t!
n le(-±-b r rl
e
fGj, 4 4L cu, third
0--t4
ftl- cr4l-- c c r u c - t -r) a :i -P
iiesclu.-,ic-n
�
t :.e rcu,,c - rr JL�title 1. �w 'A u cn c
-p a a,-- n .
n the c 1 Li"
4L roll llcTz, --er
111 s-orth. ±il
iicfn^-n, -a'.1 n r1l- nd er e I JTCtedi ti,e
v a . ..'.Cticr.
4 C; c declU.rec. ac.c, %ted.
Coancil,n�in Url-n_er
-ow-IL,
that the Committee or.
Streets be -,Jv-r;
pur )o s e pairs tc
from Adam-- St. north
to I'orcu-nine.
Cn tl�e cell cf
the roll t',e fcllo-inn, councilmen, 7a d g) r,
Ecfrnnn, Crlsn9er -V C t P. �j 1.7
Thy lm— inrtrtictpr7,
to tllF To,-,n off, - r. to r le
resort in 7' ritim- !-,t
tee fir,,-,t month.
Cn _()t 4 c n -1. 1) 1 -, q e c o r 9 eci c c u r ^ i I ad 'I on rn1".
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� 78
regular Meeting of the Common Council of the Town of Seward,
Alaska, June 2d, 1924.
Meeting called to order at 8 o'clock Y.l. by acting i,layor
Crlander.
Present were Uouncilmen Badger, Flickinger, Hofman and Ur-
lander.
Minutes of previous meeting; were read and annroved.
deport of Seward School Board wa^ nrec-ented and referred to
School Committee.
iienort o,`';u nicinal Treasurer was pre^ented and rend ns fol-
lows and ordered filed.
. i'CHT OF T. ASU.i:;3
Cash iieceived April 15 to Lay 31, inclusive
Loan Bank of Seward
Cverdraft April 15
warrants issued 16899.91 less warrant to
Bank dated August 5th, :R5125.CC
Balance on hand
5,000.CC
45,138.99
444.58
1774.91
4 2 9.4
05,138.99
2,219.49
2,919.50
Sylvia Sexton
Treasurer
The following bills were nrP�--PntPd a.ni read:
A.H.L.Yeyer, Audit
1 ti. 'dhitt1ese,T, Ule rk
'ahittlesey, ;..a..
Sylvia aexton, Treas.
A. -.. .iucxer, Atty.
J. A. Bau.-hman, H. Off.
J. H. "walker, Chief
J. H. walker, Fire roll
Erick Nelson
I:. Lanning
Sylvia Sexton
Seward Light & Power Uo.
Seward Light & Power 0o.
Seward Light a Power Co.
P. C. 1,:c�Iullen
Seward Chamber of Commerce
Bank of Seward
Bank of Seward
%'7 5. c o
Eivvn Swttmann
72.5C
nlr Johnson
8.33'
Brown 8'1 Hawkins Corn.
3:' CC
50.CO
J. L. Graef
15.6C
6.33
Seward imily Gateway
2.5C
50.CO
A. E. ducaer
15.00
2CC.00
Chas. A. Benson
18.00
20.CC
Christ Larsen
46.CC
6.00
;ym. H. whittlesey
4.50
16.5C'
Pete lieilsen
26.65
8.50
.0 2a. Lanning
31{.CC
35.46
,im. Smith
1:5.se
126.42
J. Lladvich
13.66
122.50
Seward Lxpress
38.CC
75.CO
25.CC
6.CO
Councilman Hofman moved, seconded bT Councilman Flickinger
that t':e bills be allowed as read an! that :warrants be drann for
the same.
rK
On the call of the roll the fcllowin- Councilmen vcted in the
affirnative, Badger, r'iic:inger, Iiofman, c.rlander, Absent, �;lls-
viorth and Lei;;ullen. Carried,
Ann_ lication was res.d from L. Stump for ccnt.ra.ct to dispose
of to•:^n and citicens' snrbae.
Cn mcti.on of Gco ncilman Bad-er, Seconded ',,'I Co'ln-ilmnn t3ofman
this :attAr was orde^ed lair: aver to ne-_t meetinfz,
'Petition for construction c" an 0-foot wooden cidev;alk on the
,vest side of 5th Ave. between 'v7ashington an,' Adams streets was ore
rented accomnanied by the fb llowinr: .resolution, -,hich w2� , r^T,9 for
the first time ar;r, referred
.LiESOLUTION
Providing for the construction of t7 sidewalk on the aest
side of 5th Ave, between vvashington an', adams streets.
WHEZEM on this 2nd da-T of June, 1924, there is !)resented a
request in writin^- for t'-7e i--)rovement reel -�ropert.I; situate in
tC-. To7,-':n of S, "'r'r4 , AIF .'k", lnvclvinr7 lets Cne (1) to Twenty (20)
both inclu^ive, Block_ 9; such recuPsteB. im-)roverer_t beinn the con-
struction of -n eight: foot ;^ooden si de`°ralr; upon tt,e east line of
said lots, which line ^narks the !est side cf 5th Ave, ana to com-
mence at the intersection of 5th Ave, ar- :7ashin�ton treet and
extending north to the intersection of 5th Ave, and ndnms "treet,
NO��, TH d rOiZB, open due cony=ideration, as b.T law provided,
the Common council cf the Tarn of , eward, Alaska, does hereby.* make
its :'inCiinjs = the l,:eTiises , b`,- iieso lution a�' Oi7CL i
B. IT ziESOLV.- BY TH CC`,i„C::i CO'T CIL ` r Tii TC.,:? F SE;';? ir
ALAS'A ,
1. That the improvement recuested, as sopci-'icall;'T a!"4 here-
inabove set forth, is necessary, and shculi be -ndP;
2. That the request, in •iritin,,, for the construction of the
specific an:', designated i' grover'ent, is orot_ prl',T :iF_'ned UV the
owners cf at least one-half in value of the 0ronertI7 soecs wily
benefited by such imi)rovemient ;
3. That two-thirds of the cost of such im>)rovement, shall,
when ascertained ui-)on the cor, letion thereof, be assessed against
the abutting real property so benefited iri proportion to the
amount of such benefits received by each tract of property;
4. That the regular or standing committee on Streets, of
this Common Icuncil, be en(.1. such oc nmittee iS herel), empowered, to
Tn_ake such it+orovenent an` in its discretion, and at its option, to
advertise and/or call for bid- `cr �u»nlvin�- :and/or furnish ing
material an� /or labor, for tY-e (rnstruetion of -aid pro )osed side-
aalk im�irovement, ecntr ^t t'or t':e same in and on behalf c° the
Ton•nn of Seward; or conrtruet 9.r1. mare such im)rove ent by day
h bor, under the sunervision of saki Co-mittee.
Adopted under suspension of the Aul.es this l6th day of June,
1924.
sm. H. .hittlesey
i.uni cinal Cler : o _. he orn
of 8e,,vard, Alaska.
Approved this 1Gth day of June, 1924
L. V. �Iay
4 �.
Petition for the construction of an 8-foot wooden sidew�.lk on
he north side of ciashingtcn Street and :iailway Ave. between 5th
nd 6th streets was presented, accom-oanied b-° the fcllavin,,� resnlu-
ion, which ,,:as read "or the first tine and referred--
tLL;1.CLtiTICN
P:30VIDING FCd TiiE CCNSTitUCTICN CF A SIDE'dAIR CZ THE
NC.3TH SIDE OF WASHIi:GTCN STz=T AiTTJ :iAI1WAY AVENUE
BET'=TT 5th An 6th AVENUES.
WHE.LMS on this 2nd day of June, 1924, there is pre-
sented e request in writinrn for the imrrovemPnt of re-�.l property
situate in the To°n cf 8ewva.r1, Alas'aa, involvin- Lots 21, 19 and
18 in Block 8'ch eauP^,tted mnrover t beinc* the co strv,t'o
of an eight foo wooFeh eid.evrajk unon ie lout` lin� o said �o�r
which line marks the north side of ';Ivpshin�ton Street an,,, 5th Ave-
nue ea-terly to the intersocticn of fail^ar.Avenue •nd 6th Avenue.
NOW, THE�.ZFFORE, upon due c.onriderat'.on, a.s h. law
provided, the Common Uonncil o* tho Toren of Berard, A'.Psr.P, dbP.s
hereby m.'no its finlin�-s in the premises, by i3esolution as fcllo• s
BE IT AESCZVED BY THE C01.17r TY C11'U1l" IL Cr' Tit TC;�_i l'F "`,' 4 D,
AL '�,)X:A ,
1. That the im-_orovement requested, as specifically and h-rr-
inabove set forth, is necessary, and should be made;
2. That the request in -ritin,, for the construction of' the
specific and designated improvement, is properly signed by the
owners of at least one-half in value of t_ie property specially
benefited by such improvement;
3. That two-thirds of the co st of such improvemBilt, shall,
when ascertained upon the completion thereof, be assessed against
the abutting real property so benefited in proportion to the
amount of such benefits received by each tract of property;
4. That the regular or standing committee on Streets, of
this Common Uounci1, be and such committee is h=reby empowered, to
makP such improvement and in its discretion, an,' 9t its option, to
advertise and/or call for bids for s:pnlyina and/or furnishing
material and/or labor, for the construction of said proposed side-
way imrrovement , contract for the same in and on behalf of the
To,:vn of Seward, or construct and make such imnrovement hs da-7 labo ,
under the surervision of said Committee.
Adonted under suspension of the rules this 1.64hday
of June, 1924.
?unA lerk of e Toin of
Se77ar� , Al asi,a..
Approved this 16th day of Jun(-, 1924.
i,?avor
on motion duly seconded tie meetin - cajcurned until i,_onday,
une 9th at 8 o'clock
Yluni Gina Clerk' Ac -i n=7 Llayo-r
601
Adjourned i.:eetinm cf the Co-mcn Cotncil c^ 1':� icrr,n of ^e :�rd
r11 qs_�, , June 99
c fled to or. .t lcc;: ` i.'-. y
=1 or-r n c' n ' AC 1. rim i:_�l Or
Cri?nder.
resent :;ere councilmen Eadger, Ellsworth, r'lickin-er, "rofman
c1,:u11en an ' Crlander.
The follo7;in,- bills -,-,,ere :resented a_,a read:
J. L. Graef w6.CC Benson c v,hitteynore ;r61.5C
Gus Bianthy 9.(.0 Alas -,:a Transfer 47.5C
Henry raeben 31.50
Councilman Ho='man moved, seconded 1-% Councilman Lcl,ullen,
that the bills be allo„?ed as reap any, t'r-t •::arrants be drawn for
Cn them c,471 o the roll t':e follo,:ninrn Coune ilmen voted "Aye"
1? d *,e , Ells�:iorth, Flickinn*er, Iofman, i,'cI.`ullen and 0dander.
Carried.
Rill of H. E. Ellsworth for ti-- --heck ^f Y. T`,.nnin •°ras read
for
C0ilncilm,an i.'.Ci,'u' len -o7 ,-! , rpconr p..d I-.-- (I ,-C4 1-nn I of man th?t
the bill be allowed as read ant that e ,'"arrant be drq-n therefor.
Cn the c-ll of the roll, the following- counci lrron voted "A-e"
Bnd±-er, FliCkin?er, HOfman, ...C,,ullen. CrlF?n7pr' sil-wort"h nCt
voting. Carried.
itesoluticn intro,,u-ced h-- Ccmmitt�-:e on .treet, . etc. for
constri]oticn c sidewalk on the !forth side Of �,ach_n{ton .,tre.et
an railroad Lve. deferred to Cit::% Attcrne-T.
Street Corm ttee introduced an Cr;zin._,nce to be numbered C4 re-
lating to the use of public highways anti regulation cf vehicular
traffic.
r_fter• aiscussion. CouncilmL:i1 .iofman .*roved, seconded 'o Council
man .'cuullen that the Ordinance be referred o the Cit:, 1.ttorney
for completion ano introduction at next meeting.
.aepert ot committee on Pssess ent -na `faxes e-as presented in
^ritin� reccr�menc.ing th^.t a resulution h- passed directin{� the
City Attorney to secure action through the U. S. Court in all de-
linquent tax cases not otherwise collectible.
Councilman :-c,,:ullen moved, seccnde,, I,r Councilman E1Lsvjorth
t`i^t the report be accented and filed ar,!, t';^,t the Citv Attorney
be directed tc brim- suit as ner recommendation cf the Committee.
Cn the enl l of the roll the fol lo- inc- Councilmen voted "Aye"
Badger, Ellsworth, Flickinf�or, He -mrrn. :::cl.iul lea C'r.lander. Carrie r1
Councilman ::c::u'_len moved, ne^ended b-- Councilma-n Ell�P'north
t'-,�t not to Pxceed 11('C.00 a� litiona.l be a.n ronria.ted to the Com-
mittee On the CarbanC Ilu-rn-, t0 cOmrlote the Cribbing' for tf'!e !)nrnn.
Cn t C''ll Cthf' roll tC l0' ip (0(1nC11mP,n ?rOtPrl v nTrPn:
J5afl•-er, E11s.^orth. Y!4c',kln-er, ri0 "^n. . c.ullpn. (rl^n�er.
1 Carried. Gl-)cier -,�trearq Co?lmittee re„orted a sm^71 balence c{ fun's
frcrr, .Cor--,r ap-,)ropria.tion i,
acti.cn tr...en.
Un motion uul„ seconded, the Council adjourned to next regular
meeting,
,.unic.= T,:a�ror
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If
Re,ular 'eetin; of the Common Council of the Town of Seward,
Alaska, June 16, 191-4.
T,"eetin^ •7as called to order at 8 o'clock P.T by "_ayor Ray.
sent .ere Councilmen Ba' Pr, B'llrs'North, r'lickin;er, Hofman
is cLTullen and Urlander.
TYinutes of re rular mo.etinc* of Juno. and oP Ad,joirned mePtin
of une 9 7,ero. rea
l al and annroved.
iiesignation of H. minter n^ Chairman o'' th^ ,3e-7ar° School
Board waF,. r�,ari and referred to fe,: Business.
Application of J. sialker, r'ire Chief for leave of absence
was read an- referred to l;ela Bupiness
Aeport of Dr. J. H. Bau hman w- F1 rely i •inri referred to Com-
mittee on _'ublic Health.
The Citv Attorney nreFented Crcinance -No. f4 as follo- n:
C.LiDI17ANCE LTC. 84
,.., T ..J ry "' T 1 (' 1 1 f T
Af CLiDINATuCE ti LA ,if x _C In L i . �r In i UBL1C riI Hu A S A. D
ttEGULATICN Ci VEHICLE T.t-i,FIC I ; T., : TUe, '` CF P_�CVIDING
PE1,TALT IES FO.i TaE VICLAT ICiu Tri _ i:Or , Al1ll .tit'r.ALi1jG LL UrtT;II ATdCr,S
AED PA,tTS Or' U.tliI11ANCEa 1Z COIdFLIC`i Tli:a .ITH, AND FCd CTHE.i
PU:{P CSES .
BE IT C+ZAINED BY THE CCiV;iiC 1 CClilICIL C'r T TCk� : OF SEeiA.(D:
Section 1. This Ordinance shall constitute the traffic
code of the Town of Seward and may be cited as such. It comprises
all eneral regulations relating to travel and traffic and parking
and standing upon the Public highways and all other places of said
Town oven to the niblic for the use of vehicles, and the rights,
duties `jn" restraints of Persons nc t1;v' f"g-le-�ertaln tbPre.t0.
Section 2. This ordinance is hereby declared to be an
exercise of the 'Police Tower of the Toe7n of fie nark for tliP public
safet-y ar it", nrovi^ions sh^11_ be libernll-, construed for the
accomplishment of that purpose.
Section 3. C?EtATC_3'S LICETT:F. It shall be unl.awfnl
for any nerson to operate or drive a motor vehicle u-non thr, public
streets of the Town of Seward unless licensed b-T the City Clerk
as hereinafter Proviaed. Before oreratin; a. motor vehicle upon
the public streets, application for :a license to overate such
vehicle shall be made in nerson to the City Clerk u,_-)on a bl'znk to
be prepared ana furnished on request h ( said City Clerk. The fee
for the issuance of the license shall accom,)an, the application.
To each nerson shall be assigned some distinguishin.g:7 number and
the City Clerk shall issue to the licensee a certificate in s,zch
form �)s thA City Clerr: shall determine. every person licensed to
operate motor vehicles u« aforesaid, shall indorse his o her
usual si^'nature in the space on the license certificate provided
for the nu.rE)cse, immediately upon tale recei,)t of sail,' certificate
and the license shall not be valid until the certificate fie so in-
dorsed. The license certdficate issued to each :.ierr:on, under the
provisions of this section, shall be carried by the licensee at
all times when operztin; or driving a motor vehicle upon the publi
streets, an.!t shall be prcduced for inspection upon tequest of any
peace officer. Duplicate license certificates shall be issued by
the Cit7 Clerk to operators upon application therefor, in case of
to-s of the on --final, upon the payment of a fee of t'.aenty-five
cents.
No nerson shall nse a fictitious name in a0-1711n�, for such
orprntor's license, nor ^ha11 any one-ator licensed as herein
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proviced -:)err^it an,T, cthPr ner� on to 1)ossess or use his or her
license certificate; nor shall an,--)er.!.on-:;hile onp.r-ting or dri.v
ink a motor vehicle use or possess nn^. license cPrti`'icate be-
lon-ins +0 gncthPr .'1n,.5.Cn. 1"o '?'_mmnQp ch".�1. '}P trrncfPrre,� fTCm
OnP nerSOn t0 �.nO t'n P';^ n? ^SOS . "10 l ; Cnr cp e.h 1n'I 1e i c,c�n� d t0 A.ny
T)e,r"Or '.]rider '1Zteer ?Te"r"
.iect'on 4•The Inn "Or Cn 0.)^; 'tcr, l n n^ ^bove
nTOTrl'iE'd Sh`lllbe
d 1 ri.� nC e .-2.5C. r,l O`torl" �..Cen-p- lir!IF'r t''�' r'r-
n n'1 n Tllnn nnn: ..F,n,.. n7 a c. }-In� l hF? re nPw•ip ra
h _.: 1 P �r' _ r (? � .'Cth c
annua'�l-, t''.,, cn.r m3-prier -' r! U.-'on t,---T-ent + .n e fee,
%21 ':'rovided fcr
effect on L:1- fi r: "`f e�..._ .-e i'. ___ 1 _'.icer`=
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be ..°,.ted a,�cn t:1e ., 't:. o, t'u' -ann] 1 eat- cn therefcr shall e '-
,)ire cri June �i th folk;^in;.
z.{LVIDED, `ih`a.t cp?e,rators of motor vel"Clos o"::nc,..Q ;,-- t1lo
Tc,-an of ser:ard, t,ie'ritcr: c E:1..'-- t;_e ].'nit a tates.
sha.1 not be recuirea t0 a', the 1;eenre fees _orFin reviled,
he z:eve r, t lam' sha.11 ^ra,:e a_., nl i c t ion fc r
at all tl'"es' Ve ub)ect t0 ail the ether ,rccvi ;icr, of th"
Crdinance. auch licenses sha._i be v�,1 1 Cnl- 7h_4Ie such o,'^:' for
Cr c ?erators are O: r`tir or driTdin:� s'Iid !:.ctor veYiicle e?_Clti-
sively or. offici=�l but- iriess.
aection 5. .tVCC lIC_`i3Sr;S, Immediately u,,orl the
receipt by the Cit:, C1er of information concernir. the conviction
of :n;r er'cn for ti.e vicl'ltion of section 4 of this ordinance,
or ^cr,ce^nine_^ the third conviction -:f thin one year Of an'.' ,)er�;on
for t:'P Viol3tic''n cf bect'_cl 25 0' t`iiS Crdi:l.`:inCc {; ';it- Clern
sh'a 1 fcrt,iwith reVor:e t,:e o '-rn.tor'S license iSsupo tc Slxcii verso
an,' rh l issue no o-nr:'tor'^ "cPrpe to an-, auch ,ercon "ithin
siVt r �^ ,r t Areafter. It shill be nnL1'.,'ful for -qn, ,ernon 'Whose
license WaF; been revor;:ed n`� '^_n^niri rcvi'led to O,)Ardte motor ve,-
n. C'lp u,on �.; �1�?', l.s n c,t rPPt �' in �a e,'"7 rlyd 11.. •..i.,,, �.,_.� ' nf•rr fC I' :1.. Ch
i, li. Pn. e
,eC{_,en r nri77or (.i 77p1-14 1nn r,? t `,0 l.r
-fin-- cn '„LVp!1
-t^r1(Y' �, ,Y'^`.ph Y (lr :Pr.n ;i,- Pr .. �,._. .�^non l�' ,n— ftrpnt
i n 1_i , ? t C.,.
it 'r'C �iC-^r C" 5P,'"t".r^.. 1i ,_,.,'1 ',n _ �,'.� nr•. -:r- -�F7•^-Oy1
nri *in" ur,i,-;.,. 0 hn,,in7 control o" -1 2,4_1' re".,r;�
or ,-,o sect ±�, c,i1r, t!-n -�e cf nr" ...'rF' n''f (?<nr r to
t1" `:t501,1, �Irrnctlor,-'' •• �V"'r 0r Cr t^ '".0^i^^' O2' ln£7
,r '('lr ,eh �'n_, .`lr�"`�i_e""r7
n_ euc1l v hicl!? _ i_L (a
ecticii %
iv0 ,n'- Ori �1" �1- r� t7CI . OtOr Vn1.'17 C le 1-t 011t
a VY"l.r,? Cr 01',`zries sufficient of 'Orin -ins
tC' t'it ,a i'' tr_LiiBl' t:.'t CCr�-
lte cto : thin _'ift,t feet :'her. t:. tr^vP',.i: t iil^
rate of t-::e Ay milas hour.
Section F :ic �Yocr. c 1 drive cr c ,�: t motor v^hicl
or' 01cycle :lithout ilaVi i� '.1ttacae Ci tt1-' .-.. i.. eria'--,te. S—Il l Cie -
Vice, ,rcvi• pd t:.at Su(;!_ sisnal yevice cud l nct be in tone or
sound si'rilur to tr:e fire siren used by the cit:- fire dep'artr.ert.
section 9. :ve1v motor vehicle shall esilibit "' L tae
hours of darkness tit least tw e la-mos, One on each side, sho:Jinn
dllltf Ii, htS in - 'v'_.1ce of Sal VE i11Cie , `inr a'ti .li r1 VE attachad
to th'e rear nct 1p?rs tit"::. one lam , shod]~ a red li,; _t; j'rovided,
that motorcycles of onl;, t-,-,o wheels and b e>Tlces shall be re -aired
to c' rr-.' oni'r cn� li ht in t :('- front thereof' ;TCViuP.d I'tDe
t,.nt it sliall bP unlawful to isnln- )n,7 1_�':t sho':rind red to the
front of 'lnT motor ve .i cle. rovidP', f;-,rther, th-�_t he,) hts
on vehicles, -hen-ni-'nro?chi.trp other vehicle- sha'1 be di-med suf-
fiPiently t0 qllc'" -river- c]-p"Ir -TTiSion an' �er-it S9fe
tie Ctlon 1C. giver-, "P',iiel? cc --in, n 'orad nr0]ects
over th^ r-nr enrl thren feet Or 7crl, chnl l d n1 t?' ] y '1n b'%
rn 1 ? i ^'1qt by ni �11t on c;--tre.tP end c-f' finc'i tiro jrPctin-
load_.
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:3ection 11. to nP -Pon shall o,)Pr tP a motor vehicle
without havinn ittnch-d thereto .an e-hnust m.zf'f1er, =n "ood 7-?orlr '
in- order, ?'ie!'ua.te, to ')r^vent e7ce"-` i-n or unii-u,l.l n0i^e, gnno'.T-
1nj S"101iP `I n'. tl_n pc n-��1P C r' cte`. C1r 01l ni r. tl n'm,1 ^fl er
Shall not be cut opt O. ,e ?i;~connect, cd
nection 12. A vehicle meetin-- 3.nother sh l �i^s to the
ri ht of saclz cth r vehicle.
Section 1:5. vehicle, e__ce,>t -nhen ,iain a vehicle
ahead, shall ',ee-p as near the ri ht ha.na curb as )racticibie, so
as to leave the center of the street free aid oven for overtaking
traffic.
section 14. A vehicle overtaking another vehicle going
in the same direction shall pass to the left of the vehicle so
overtaken.
Section 15. A motor vehicle overtaking any other vehicle,
before passing, shall give a signal by one short blast of the
soundinm device. The person in charge of the vehicle bein so
overtaken and ;)assed shall give wa,T to the right as far as prac-
ticable to allow such ve':i.cle to pass lit : safety.
section 16. No vehicle shall pass a vehicle headed in
the sal, direction just.before reaching the crest of a hill, or o
a curve, or at ar,T other 'point ^hers the vier] ahead is in any
obstructed, or ^chile t`)P vehicle ahead is cro^sink or waiting to
cross or is turnin,a or abo-t to turn into a intersectio- street.
Section 1.7. Vehicles crossin^ from one side of the
str-Pt to the ether shall do so by turnip^ to the left until hP-i,�eA
in t'-e sa-e direction ac th- trn-PPic on that site of the street
towards ',hinh t crossin is made is healed.
section 1P. .,k vehic-e turn--,^' into mother -tre-t to the
left shq.11 t,zrn aroun,+ tl-n -enter of t'-,^ intersection of the t•-'c
street.
Section 19. A vehicle turni,n^' into inother street to tlr
right sha: 1 turn tiie corner not nearer tt.e. ri ;ht curb than rive fe .t.
feet.
section 20. Before turning, 'whether from a standstill or
while in motion, stopping or decreasing speed, drivers sh'l1 give
timely '.-Darning of their intentions to those following them, by out
stretched arm or in some other unmistakable manner.
Section 21. ninals sha'l be given in the follo,-7ing
manner,
,vhen turning to the left, by outstretched arc:: extending �
horizontally to the left.
Pihen turnip; to the .right, by outstretched arm extended to
the left ani up.
,:ihen stopping or r-v denly decreasing speed, by outstretched
arm extended to the left and do^.n.
Before bacl�inr,, warning shall be given b-T a short blast fol-
lowed b?T a Ion; blast of the signal device an� while ba-kin,' un-
ceasin..; vigilance must be exercised so as not to injure those be-
hind.
Section 22. A driver alreaa,, upon q street shall have th
ri5_rht of way ever a driver enterinn at - Tzoint other tfian a street
intersection; provided that the fore�eing sh�.11 not ann17T to the•
annaratus of the fire denartnent.
Section 2:4. Ever- driver, on th- approach of Di.nparatus o"
the fire depart-ent sli 111 i nmediatel:T proceed to t',_e right hand
curb arl eo~ne to a full stop, st,-noing -)arallel to the curb.
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Section
24.
Drivers vu 11 -ive
ri -nt cf ;;'a;* to vehicles
simultaneously
a;lproachin
the street
i,tersect'_en from their
right.
"ection
2E.
Ilo person shall
drive or operate an7 motor
1
vehicle at _,
rate
of Sneed fester then
t,.elve mile^ ner hour at
any crossing,
nor
':althin 1CC yards of
anT- school hcuse on school
da-,s, nor in
any
other notion of t:-:`
city faster t'n�.n t:•,enty 'Nile
per hcur.
aection 26. 20 vehicle shall be stco-oed in such manner as
to bring the left side trierPof next to the curb.
ection 27. It shell be unlawful for .= ler!'on to hitch,
or to leave stgnd.in;. or cause or ne"r�it: to 'ne hitched " r• left
Stanlln?, an? an.; . 1 or anv vehicle, cr to Sto)) or Cause to be
stormed, any animal or vehicle in or u:)(n r:nv nu:nlic street ,-P-thin
ten feet of an-- fire hydrant or ':.i thin ten feet of alley -'ray lead-
in; to fire hall.
Section > 8 .,o vehicle shall be stopped in a:ny street
e7,7cent close to the curb the"r�of, unless in case of emergency, mor
shall any vehicle stop or stand within the intersection of any
street.
Section 29. T o driver or oner,,tor sh,::l leav- vehicle
c`_' ''>'hiC}"! he has Char-e unatt�naed ")ithol;t f1r^t Sto-')in- t''_r? ".iotor
or en-inEE ther"of `:.;. e.f 9C+1VeZy SP,tt1Y_ tf7r Yr]rPS thE3.^FCn
aection 3C.
i.o motor vehicle for hire sh 11 be
oner,).ted by
'
any nerson under the
a-e of t ^ent7,-one
bection 31.
In c.:se of an;, a cident, collision
or injury
to a person or property
due to the operation of a motor
vehicle
the -)erson o;)eratin-
such vehicle, after rendering all
;)oesible
assistance. shall i-mediately
re;)ort in _)erlon to t}",e Folice
l,e-
partr.ent thn details
of such accident, collision or injury.
section 32. No ;p(,rson shall drive a vehicle ;-hen tie same
is loaded so as to interfere with t:e frne, full an: re,,access
to the controlling mechanism thereof.
Section 33. It sh_zll be unla%-.fu1 for an; ')ersx)n to thrcw
dej)csit or :)lace, it or u')on an-, w..'blic street c)r alle;� any nai1S,
tacZs, crockery, scrao iron, Lottles, =,less or rKn-, other articles
or thinc-s likelz.- to .puncture or injure the tires of any, vehicle.
Section '14. It shall b- unl.a��ful :for an-? :)erson, ':,bile in
an intoxicated Con ,ition, or 'ho is an habitual ,3ser of narcotic
dru s, to ride or drive an,,,, animals, or to drive or ')ronel any
ehicle or to have charge or control. cf ,n-T -animal cr vehicle on
any ni,'olic street in the Tc'.'n cf 5ec:erd. An-,- Jerson violatin; the
r)rovisicns of this section shall f:P ;)rniGhed bT {'ine of Twenty-
five dollars (' 25.1C) or h•- i—,risonment in the uit-, Jail for not
less than thirty (30 dn,;s, or b-r both such fine and imprisonment
in t,r) discretion of the 0'*t T :;_a;istrate.
' aection .55. An,7 r)Prson ':!ho shall indiviu)z:llr or in
aPPoci-jtion with onr' or mor- otiaors, 41fllll- br-'3k, 'njure, tapper
1itil or remove an= -nart or parts of an- motor vehicle .fcr the ur-
Ose ' injuri'_;D', defacin_- or destro"Jin^ cUeh vehicle, o7• te.mllorar-
ily or riermanently )_-eventing its )F Pf'u.l operation, or for any pur-
pose against the ,,ill or consent o'' th- o "'nor of cuch vehicle, or
•,ho in an:- etilr r;anner r.iZful1-;T or -�:aliciously interfere ,iith or
lrevent the running or operation of sac:; vehicle, shall be c'uilty
f <4 misdemeanor.
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Section 36. Any person who shall violate or fail to comply
with any of the provisions of this Ordinance, or who shall counsel
aid or abet any such violation or failure to comply, shall be deem
guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof shall be pun _
ished by a fine in a sum not exceeding y11CO.CC or by imnrisonment
in the City Jail for nct more than ninety days. er by both.
Section r57. :every .)erson ridin , drivin-, ro: ellin or in
charge of any vehicle upon any of the streets, shall ride, drive o:
propel such vehicle upon such streets in a careful manner and .-iith
due regard to the safety, and convenience of pedestrains and_ all
other vehicles upon such streets and any person so riding, driving
or propelling any such vehicle in such a manner as to endanger the
p rope rty of another or the life or limb of any person shall be
considered reckless and Fuch reckless driving, riding or propellin
of any vehicle upon the streets of the Town of Seward shall be a
misdemeanor.
Section 36. Vehicles ascending the Chamberlin Hill north
and south bound shall have the right of way on the street. rro-
vided that on the turn at the crest of the hill all traffic shall
keep to the right as far as practicable. The speed limit for all
vehicles descending sail hill north and south bound shall be rive
"iiii-e per hour.
section 39. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in con-
flict herewith, b6, and the same are, hereb�7 repealed.
Section 4U. This ordinance shall take effect and be in
force from and after the 30th day of June, 1924.
Passed under the suspension of the �,ulas zinu
approved by the �,Um:rnun i,Uun,,il of Seward, this 16th day of June,
1924.
Wm. H._Whittlesey
Approved: June 16, 1924 Tuunicipa. Clerk
Z. V. Aa
IL"ayor of the Town of Seward
The Council resolved itself into a Committee of the Whole to
consider said Urdinance.
The Ordinance was read for the first time by title.
Councilman Urlander moved, seconded by Councilman hcfman that
Ordinance I'To. 84 be considered as read the 2nd and 3rd times, that
the rules be suspended and the same be placed upon its passage.
On the call of the roil all six councilmen voted "Aye
The question then being, "Shall the Urdinance be passed'?"
On the call of the roll all six councilmen voted in the affirma-
tive and the ;,,ayor declared the Urdinance duly passed.
Councilman Urlander moved, seconded by Councilmen Llls;north
that the Committee on Printing be allowed not to exceed 4WlCO.CU
to publish said Urdinance No. 84 and have 3CO copies of same prin
ed in book form.
On the call of the roll all six councilmen voted "Aye" and
motion carried. Expenditure authorized.
The Clerk submitted a petition from property owners on the
north side of Church Street askinc for a 4-foot wooden sidewalk
on said north side of Church Street from Third to Fourth Avenue,
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and a _resolution tnq same ;nick •gas referred to Nel:7 Busi-
hess.
The follo•ain- bills were nresentea an,'. read :
J. Clinton 00.75
A. Gruber q.CO
Loris Simnson 3C.00
Louis :3lmnson 7.5C
Councilmen Bofmn.n move:l, seconded - Col=,ilman ..:c,'u Len thlt
tale bills be silo:el a- re^d t'-:at -9.-rnnts be c7.r.3 m foir the
same,
On t11e C'zll o` ti ?'oll a" l six Cotirl:'il,nen voted "Ave".Garrie
Chair.-.nan Crlander c`_' t'_.e Committee on Streets sub~fitted writt
reports a- follovrs:
Subject: General Street Work rr improvements.
if Garbac•e Uu.nn
which reports on motion of Councilman Hoffman seconded by council-
man Badger were ordered approved and filed.
Chairman 0rlander from the Committee nn Lights, Sewers and
Wharfage submitted written report: as follows:
Subject: Fourth Avenue and Adams Street Electric Series Stret
Lamps, recommending the pruchase already ordered by cablegram of
3000 feet of park cable for said lights - with 'Letter °roll tile
Committee tc the rep ari 1i6ht ELF: Purer Company attached.
Councilman Ellsworth moved seconded by Councilman UcKullen
that the action of the Light Committee as reparted in the matter
of ordering said 3C00 feet of park cable be ratified. Carried.
The same Committee presen ted.written report that it had orderec
lamp brackets on Adams Street to be taken down, painted and replace
with new lag screws.
Councilman Hoffman moved, seconded by Councilman Flickenger
that the report of sgid Committee be approved and filed. Carried.
New Business.
Councilman McMullen moved, seconded by Councilman Badger that
the resignation of H. Painter as Chairman of the Seward School Boer
be accepted. Carried.
The Clerk was instructed to notify "_r. P•-�inter of the action of
he Common Council and to express its r•omriiments on his service.
Councilman Hoffman moved seconded b:,/ Councilman Badger that
Fire Chief Walker be allowed a vacation not to exceed ten (1C) days
beginning June 19. Carried.
Councilman Llc➢uullen moved seconded by Councilman Urlander
that the Fire Committee be authorized to employ some smitable pe rs1
o act as Fire Chief during the absence cf Chief Walker. .Carried.
Councilman Orlander moved, seconded by Councilman Koffman that
he City Attorney be instructed to prepare and secure from the
'44arried.
No trict Court an Order of Sale for Delinquent Taxes of 1923.
The petition of Park Stump for garbage contract was referred to
ommittee on Law and Ordinances.
Unfinished Business.
The resolution "Providing for the Construction of a sidewalk
n the west Side of Fifth Ave. between Washington and Adams Streets
as taken up.
Councilman McMullen moved, seconded by Councilman Ho-f 'man^
that the rules be suspended, that the first reading of the said
Resolution be considered the second and third readings and that
the Resolution be placed upon its passage.
On the call of the roll all six councilmen voted in the affi -
ative. Carried.
The Vuestion being Shall the Resolution be Adon_ted?.on the
call of the roll all six councilmen voted "Aye" and the Mayor de-
clared said Resolution adopted.
The Resolution"$roviding for the Constrwetion of a Sidewalk
on the North Side of Washington Street and Railway Avenue between
5th and 6th Avenues was taken up.
Councilman Hoffman moved, seconded by Councilman E13sworth
that the rules be suspended', that the first reading of the Reso-
lution be considered the second and third readings and that the
Resolution be placed upon its passage.
On the call of the roll all six councilmen voted "Aye".
Carried. on
The question being the adoption of the resolution, on the ea
of the roll all six councilmen voted "Aye" and the Mayor declared
said Resolution adopted.
Thb resolution "Providing for the constrzation of a Sofoot
wooden sidewalk on the North side of Church Street from Third to
Fourth Avenue" was taken up, having been read for the first time
as follows:
RESOLUTION
PROVIDING FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A SIDEWALK ON THE NORTH
SIDE OF CHURCH STREET BETWEEN 3rd AND 4th AVENUES.
WHEREASon this 16th day of June, 1924,rthere is presented
a request in writing for the improvement of real property
situate in the Town of Seward, Alaska, involving Lots 10 and
31 in Block 16, such requested improvement being the constrn
tion of a four -foot wooden sidewalk upon the North side of
Church Street and extending from the Last line of 3rd Avenue
to the West line of 4th Avenue.
NOW THEREFORE, upon due oansideration, as by law provid
ed, the Common Council of the Town of Seward, Alaska, does
hereby make its findings in the premises, by Resolution as
follows:
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF
SEWARD, ALASKA,
1. That the improvement requested, as specifically
and hereinabove set forth, is necessary, and should be made;
2. That the request,in writing, for the construotio
of the specific and designated improvement, is properly s1g
ed by the owners of al least one-half in vd$ue of the prope
ty specially benefited by such improvement;
3. That two-thirds of the cost of such improvement,
shall, when ascertained upon the completion thereof, be as-
sessed against the abutting real property so benefited in
proportion to the amount of such benefits received by each
tract of property;
4. That the regular or standing committee on Street
of this Common Council, be and such committee is hereby em-
powered, to ►ske such improvement and in its discretion, and
at its option, to advertise and/or sell for bids for supply
ing and/or furnishing material and/or labor-, for the con-
struction of said proposed sidewalk improvement, contract
for the sam '+ in and on behalf of the Town of Seward, or con
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struct and make such improvement by day labor, under the supervi-
sion of said Committee.
1924. Adopted under suspension of the rules this 16th day of June,
(Signed) Wm. H. Whittlese
un Ter o f�`
Approved this 16tr day of June, 1924 Town of Seward, Alaska.
L. Q. Ray _
Mayor
Attest:
_ Wm. ii. Whittlesey
Clerk --
Councilman Hofman, moved, seconded by Councilman Badger that
the rules be suspended, that the first reading be considered the
second and third readings and that the Resolution be placed upon
Its passage.
On the call of the roll all six councilmen voted "Aye".Carrie
The Question being on the adoption of the Resolution
On the call of the Moll all six councilmen voted "Aye" and
the Mayor declared the Resolution adopted.
The Mayor having reported the courteous treatment of himself
as Mayor of Seward, by the Mayor, Common Council and Citizens of
Fairbanks on his recent visit tc that city, the Clerk was instruct
ed tc wkite to rayor Markham and the Fairbanks Common Council
thanking them therefor.
On motion of Councilman McMullen, duly seconded the Council
adjourned.
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Minutes of Regular Meeting of the Common Council of the Town
of Seward, Alaska, July 7, 1924.
Meeting called to order at 9 o'clock P. M. by Acting Mayor
Orlander.
Present were Councilmen Badger, Ellsworth, Flickinger, Hof
McMullen and Orlander.
Minutes of previous meeting were read and approved.
Monthly report of ttr Town Treasurer was submitted as followt:
Seward, Alaska, July 7, 1924
Cash Received Apr. 15 to May 31
Loan Bank of Seward
Overdraft April 15
Warrants Issued �8372.21
Less Warrant to Bk
Dated Aug. 5 5125.CO
-3247.21
� 292.61
5000.00
444.58
3247.21
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45292.51
3691.72
6C T. 22
Sylvia Sexton
On motion of 4ouncilman Hofman, seconded by Councilman Me
Mullen it was ordered that the rei),:rt be accepted and filed.
The follon ing bills were presented and read:
Seward,Light & Power Co.
Wm. H. Whittlesey, Clerk
Wm. H. Whittlesey, Mag.
Sylvia Sexton, Treas.
A. E. Rucker, Atty.
J. A. Baughman, H. Off.
J. H. Walker, Fore Chief
J. H. Walker, Rog. Fire d
J. H. Walker., Sp. F Roll
1. H. Parker, Sp. F. Chief
Tom Gamble
Brown & Hawkins Corp.
J. L. Graef
City Express
E. L. Whittemore
Seward, News Co.
Alaska Transfer
Seward Express
Bank of Seward
59.90
Gateway Pub. Co.
163.50
72.50
Seward Daily Gateway
1.25
8.33
M.. tanning
159.80
5C.00
Chas. Anderson
3,75
8.33
Victor Pearson
136.90
50.00
C. E. Strong
3.75
200.00
C. Smith
3.75
20.00
E. Schoerping
1.75
2C.C'0
Seward Water & Pcwer
Co. 122.5C
60.00
V. Swanson
1.5C
12.CC
Alex. Nickeroff
1.50
27.40
Nick ^
1.5C
3.25
Chas. Sheldon
1.5C
13.CO
A. E. ducker
2C.CO
10.9C
Cal. M. Brosius
2.00
1.65
Res, Bay Lumber Co.
85C.66
118.40
Paul Hanisch
3.CC
73.50
Seward Chamber of Commeree75.00
25.00
J. D. Vickery
2.50
P. Nielson
18.00
Councilman Ellsworth moved, seconded by Court ilman Flickinge
that the bills be allowed as read and that warrants be drawn ther
for.
On the call of the roll all six Councilmen voted "Aye".
Carried.
Bill from Ellsworth -Buick for 0.30 was read.
Councilman Hofman moved, seconded by Councilman Crlander tin
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the bill be allowed as read and that warrant be drawn therefor.
On the call of the roll the follpdng councilmen, Badger,
Flickinger, Hofman, Mckullen, Crlander voteal "Aye", Courr ilman
Ellsworth not voting. Carried.
Bill from P. C. ;ulpt�#;den for 4.76 was read.
Councilman Orlander, seconded by Councilman Badger that the
bill be allowed as read and that warrant be drawn therefor.
On the call of the roll the following councilmen, Badger,
Ellsworth, Flickinger, Hofman, Crlander, voted "Aye", Councilman
McMullen not voting. Carried.
Report was submitted by Committee on Schools suggesting that
Elwyn Swetmann be appointed to fill the vacancy on the Seward Soho
Board caused by the resignation of h. Painter.
Councilman Hofman moved, seconded by Counilman Ellsworth that
the report be accepted and that the Clerk be instructed to notify
both members of the Seward School Board that said report had been
accepted and Elwyn Swetmann thereby appointed to said vacancy.
Carried.
Report of Committee on Taxes suggesting the enforcement of
the Ordinance in the Matter of dog licenses.
On motion of Councilman Badger, seconded by Councilman Ycbiulle
the same was refe-red ro the Committee cn -ublic Health Fnd Protec-
tion.
deport was submitted from Committee on Streets on the subject
of general street work and was on motion of Councilman i�lcio.ullen
seconded oy Councilman Hofman ordered accepted and filed.
deport was preselted from Committee on Streets on status of
uilding sidewalks and was on motion of 6ouncilman Ellsworth second
d by Councilman Flickinger ordered accepted and filed.
Committee on Public kealth and Protection reported that ur.
tump had requested the withdrawal of his petition for contract on
arbage distribution.
Cn motion of Councilman Badger, seconded by Councilman Ells-
rth the Couhail adjourned to nest regular meeting.
-T-unicips-I Clerk ct ne iaayor
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Minutes of Regular Meeting of the Common Council of the Town
of Seward, Alaska, July 21, 1924.
Meeting called to order at 8 o'clock P. M. by Mayor Bay.
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Present were Councilmen Badger, Ellsworth, Flickinger, Harms, ,
and McMullen. Councilman Crlander out of town.
Minutes of previous meeting were read and approved.
Communication of Curtis H. Morford, Clerk of the neward Sohoo
Board in reply to notice of acceptance by the Council of the resig
nation of H. Painter from said Board and of appointment of Elwyn
Swetmann as member thereof. President.
On motion of Councilman Hofman, seconded by Councilman Ells-
worth the communication was referred to the Committee on Public
Schools for a personal interview with Mr. Morford.
The following claims were presented and read:
Victor Pearson $66.00
M. LannIag 28.50
Beek & *E to 5,25
Brown & Hawkins Corp. 5.75
Council -man reNullen moved, seconded by Councilman Hofman tha
the bills be allowed as read and that warrants be drawn therefor.
On the call of the roll the following Councilmen voted "Aye"
Badger, Ellswoth, Flickinger, Hofman, IcMallrn - Orlander absen
Three reports were submitted by the Committee on matters re-
lating in assessment and Taxes and ordered filed.
On motion of Councilman McMullen seconded by Councilman Hofm
the Council adjourned to the next regular meeting.
Municipal Clerk �— or
Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Common Council of the
Town of Seward, Alaska, August 4th, 1924.
Meeting called to order by Couniilman Urlander at 8 o'clock
P. M.
Present were Councilmen tllsworth, Hofman, McMullen and
Orlander.
Minutes of previous meeting were read and approved.
The following claims were presented and read:
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Seward
Light & Power Co.
454.71
Bank of Seward
�25.00
Wm. H.
Whittlesey, Clark
72.5o
Beck & White
33.00
Wm. H.
Whittlesey, Lag.
8.33
Gateway Pub. Co.
ll.CO
A. B.
Rucker, Atty.
8.33
Seward Drug Co.
1.25
Sylvia
Sexton, Treas.
50.00
Brown & Hawkins Corp.
31.36
J. H.
Walker, Fire Chief
200.00
Seward Bxpress
23.50
J. H.
walker, Fire troll
20.00
Abska Transfer
110.70
Seward
Water & Power Co.
122.50
E.L.Semft & Wm. Kaiser
450.50
Coundilman Hofman moved, seconded by Councilman Lllsworth tha
the bills be allowed as read and that warrants be drawn therefor.
On the call of the roll the following councilmen voted "Aye" -
Ellsworth, Hofman, McMullen and Orlander - theother councilmen and
the Mayor being absent under the report that the meeting would not
be held owing to the arrival of the mail steamet at or about meet-
ing time.
The Assessor reported to the Common Council that the Assess-
ment Roll for 1924 taxes was completed and notices duly sent out
August lst.
On motion duly seconded, the Council adjourra d to Wednesday
night at 8 o'clock.
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Acting mayor
Adjourned Meeting of the Common Council of the Town of
Seward, Wednesday, August 6, 1924.
Meeting was called to order by Mayor nay at 8 o'clock P.M.
Present were councilmen Badger, L17s worth, Hofman, McMul
and Orlander.
Discussion was had as to the matter of sidewalks.
The Committee on Assessment and Taxes was instructed to
prepare and submit a list of those lots sold to the Town of Seward
for more than two yearn.
Communication was read from the Seward School Board con-
senting to and suggesting the name of HaroldPainter to be appointe
to fill out the unexpired term as Chairman of said Board, of Harol
Painter, resigned.
The following bills were presented and read•
Seward Chamber of Commerce
$75.00
Councilman Orlander moved, seconded by Councilman McMullen
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that the same be allowed as read and that a warrant be drawn the
for.
On the call of the roil the following councilmen voted "Aye''
Badger, Ellewworth, Hofman, McUrulle n and Orlander. -not ion carried:
After a report from the Committee on Finance and Claims as to
the finane.es of the Town
Councilman McMillen moved, seconded by Councilman. Hofman that
a Warrant dated November 17, 1924 be drawn for ;7500.00, plus
interest to the Bank of Seward, Alaska.
On the call of the roll the following Councilmen voted "Aye",
Badger, Sllsworth, Hofman, McMullen, Crlander, absent Flickinger.
Motion carried.
Mr. Harold fainter having appeared before the Coum it and
signified his willingness to re -assume hire former office as Ohair-
ma n of the :award School Board
Councilman Hofman moved, seconded by Councilman Badger that
the Clerk be instructed to east the unanimous ballot of the Counci
for Harold Painter as member and Chairman of the Seward School
Board for the unexpired term thereof.
The Clerk thereupon cast such ballot.
The following budget was submitted by Chairman Badger of the
Committee on Finance and Claims:
BUDGET OF ITNICIPAL EXPENSE FOR
1924 & 1925.
Clerk & Magistrate salaries
*970,00
Clerk & Magistrate supplies
330.00
City Attorney
100.00
Special Council
1500.CO
Treasurer, Salary & Supplies
7CO.00
Health Officer, Salary & Supplies
650,00
Fire Department, Salaries
3850.00
Fire Department, Salaries & Supplies
500.00
.Tatar
1470.00
Light
2300.00
Streets, Wages ': Supplies
2)OO.00
Schools
4000.00
Printing I. Publishing
2000.CO
Glacier stream
125C.00
Parking Strip
100.00
Publicity
300.CO
Mise.
2000.00
After discussion of the same it was ordered filed.
Discussion was had in the matter of the pending suit of S. M.
Graff vs. Town of Seward and officers asking for order of Oourt
to restrain the Town of Seward from enforcing Ordinance No. 78
regulating meter charges for electric lights in Seward.
The Clerk was instructed to make application for a meter for
the Fire Hall, the Fire Chief to furnish his tLe amount of the
load there carried.
The Mayor retired from the Chair and Acting Mayor Orlander
assumed the chair.
Councilman McMullen moved, seconded by Councilman 1911aworth
that a warrant be drawn to -the Clerk for ;153.00 to cover costs
of Court and putt attorney's fees and that the firm of Hsy Fes.
David, attorneys, be retained in the matter of the aforesaid suit.
On the call of the roll the follwoing councilmen voted in the
affirmative, and the same was carried: Councilmen Badger, Ellswor
Hofman, McMullen end Orlander,
The Assessor having reported at the regular Meeting of August
4th that the Assessment Roll for 1924 was completed and turned ore
to the Clerk August 1, 1924, the following Resolution was presents
and read:
1 I RE S 0 L U T I 0:N
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COON COUNCIL OF THE TOWY OF SEWARD,
LASKA that a Board of zqualization for said town shall be and is,,)
ereby created to convene at the Town Hall on Tuesday, August 12th
924`iat 2 o'clock P. M. for the purpose of equalizing the asses s-
ent' of real and personal property in said Town of Seward for the
ear 1924,and shall remain in session said day between the hours
f two o'clock and four o'clock P. M. and between said hours daily
or the succeeding four days of said week and longer if deemed neee=
ssary for adjournment as provided by Urdinance No. 14 and amend-
ents thereto.
And Be It Further Resolved, That the City Clerk shall haveppub-
ished in the Seward Gateway Notice of the same as provided by
rdinance.
ted at Seward, Alaska, Aug. 6, 1924.
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Municipal Clerk
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d Councilman ofman moved, seconded by Councilman McMullen that
he itesolution be adopted as read.
On the Call of the roll all Councilmen present voted "Aye".
otion carried.
On motion duly seconded the Council adjourned to the next reg-
ar meeting.
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Minutes of Regular Meeting of the Common Council of the Town
of Seward, Alaska, August 18, 1924.
Meeting was called to order at 8 o'cloca P. r'. by Mayor Hay.
Present were Councilmen Badger, Ellsworth, Hofman, McMullen
Orlander.
Minutes of the Regular Meeting of August 4th; of adjcurnea
meeting of August 6th and of Board of Equalization Meetings were
read and approved.
A budget was presented and read from the aeward School Board
and ordered set forth at length in the minutes to follows:
BUDGET OF APPJi0XIMATE EXPENDITURES
of
SEWARD PUBLIC SCHOOL FOR SCHOOL YEAR, 1924 - 1925
Salaries of Teachers
Superintendent - - - - - - - - - - -
- - --g28C0.00
Assistant High School - - - - - - - -
- - - 1800.00
Commercial Department - -- - - - -
- - - 18CO.00
Sixth and Seventy Grades- - - - - -
- - - - 17CO.00
Third, Fourth and Yifth Grades - - -
- - - 1700.00
First and Second Grades - - - - - - -
- - --1700.00
11,500.
Salaries of Janitor and
School Clerk
Wm. W. Jones, Janitor - - - - - - - - - --$1200.00
Clerk of School board - - - - - - - - - - - 240.00 1,440
Other Expenses
Text Books and other school supplies for
Cla es Work - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $200.00
Library Books and periodicals - - - - - - - 150.00
Janitor's supplies - - - - - - - - - - - - - 50.00
Light - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 400.00
Fuel - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 750.00
Water - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 120.00
General repairing and upkeep of bldg. - - - - 200.00
Extra Cleaning, .express, Drayage, Wharfage,ete 50.00
Laundry, Piano tuning, etc. - - - - - - - - - 50.00
Science Equipment - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 50. CO
Supplies for exercise and manual truing - - 100.00
Commercial Dept. Typewriters R: Supplies - - - 15C.00
Possible and ddditdntal iapddental expenses - 100.00 29370.
;15,31O.Q0
some of the above items may be estimated too low, and others
too high.
I think the territory will meet 3/4 of the above expenses axe
the item for general repairs.
The last allowance from the Territory for the past school yea
has not yet been received, when that is received the annual report
can be made up.
Respectfully submitted,
Curtis R. Morford
Clerk of School Board
-MIidUTES OF THE i,�-
AUGUaT 10. 1926 to AUGUST 14, 1926 (inclusive)
The Equilization board was called to order by P. C. ldci::ullen
acting as Chairman 2;�� 214 August 1@, 1926. Present :were
Helm, Hofman Ic,iullen Orlander and Thoday, absent Badger.
No protests presented:
2xxxaxxf Standard Oil Company, personal valuation increased
from 471,000.00 to 82.900.00 on a motion made by Orlander
seconded by Helm, IdIotion carried and Clerk instructed to
notify local representative Standard Oil Company.
On a ;Motion made by Hofman seconded by Xxkx11x X
regularly moved and seconded personal valuation of T. +r. Hawkins
increased from w500.J0 to 1,400.00. Uotion carried and
clerk instructed to inform T. it. Hawkins.
Meeting adjourned at four P14 to meet following day:
Meeting called to order at 2;00 Pld August llth,
by C. E. Orlander acting Chairman. Present were Badger,
Hofman Orlander and Thoday, Absent Helm and Mci,Iullen.
Protest of L. J. Schage against valuation on lots 1 and
2 Block 10 read. Upon regular motion it was ordered
that no change in assesed valuation be made. Lotion
carried.
ido further protests:
Meeting adjourned 4;00•PM to meet following day.
Meeting called to order at-2;00 PI.. August 12th..
1926 by C. E. Orlander acting Chairman. Present were
Badger, Helm Hofman Orlander and Thoday, Absent ideldullen.
No protests received. Mrs Josie Emswiler Anvid appeared
before the Equilization board protesting assessment on
personal property. Instructed to make protest, setting
forth reasons in writing and present same to board.
same not received before adjournment.
Meeting adjourned four PM to meet following
day.
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Meeting called to order at2;oo PM August -
?y:�, 13tti., 1926, by P. C.
McMullen acting as Chairman present were Helm, Hofman
McMullen Orlander and Thoday, absent Badger.
F. No protests filed, and meeting adjourned at Four Piet
to meet Poll wing day.
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Meeting called to order at 2;00 PId by P. C.
Mcltilullen acting Chairman ( August 14, 1926t Present
- Helm, Hofman McMullen Orlander and Thoday absent
i� Badger.
Y Protest of Thea Peterson presented requesting decrease in
4seessed valuation of Real and improvements on Lot 12
Block 17. now assessed $800.00 Lot $550.00 House �;250.00
�.
After discussion it was moved by Hofman seconded by .cidullen
that the assessed valuation of house on lot 12 Block 17
be retueed from 4250.00 to $100.00.
Motion carried.
No further protests filed and board of equilization adjourned
at four P14 August 14. 1926 SIRE DIE.
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^er on�:l ,.re, art c" _„-i ' Ccr, a.ry ut �„451000.00.
Loon 'Jrbc.ch filed vititten protest agUinst his Lorzom l tax
&>,ccssrent one r lred thr t the st.-�ne be reduced from,, ;'10,200 to
'Sccc.00.
P r. Jrblch .,t!s sworn End a.ntiy:ered interrog' tions ir,Ud0 b--
severcl Councilmen. ?c action ta'ren.
a e'elec'. '_'.Y., on r':ctien cult: se;;ended the Board of Equal—
i: aticn ad-Icurned to r_e--t reLnlc r meeting.
Chairman
�VA.,
Clerk
Bo-r` �.f '�,.,��'.1...i ti^"c {-:or ,..n /.'_P
of the Te,^-r cf "e-pro, l^ 1 ^ 4.
cplle:� 'c ,crder rt
c_,.cc n sir.-rr 3a�'-per.
rc -n-t , crE, ^c r iJ.rer ^Pr i''.].1rrc,.rtr 77;-1'mrr ': C1:'.?.filer
rt' "slender.
rete�t ir wri i i.t wE r - re - ant en C C Ienc erg on i NrF_ger
cf t'' c ^an JUCr P sFli Li,( £C�'lri� vOm`. arl�i ati'_11'. t:' % 'tile er30n 1
aseessr-ent -f s<^ic lcr..,en�7 be reduced to not to eyceed ' 20,000.00.
Order^r: filed for ccnlidera.ticn C.nd Ec4ticn„
.A 4 c'clocl,- P.d. on motion dull- made 4nd secc,nded tine Board
Of Equulizatien adjourned tc next P:eetirgg.
"-Chairman
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9•. ALA
Clerk
I:ieetin,:� of Board of Equolizaticn of Se-::erd, Ale s1.a,
Thursday, E.ugust 14, 1924.
Ncetirg called to order et 2 o'clock P.M. by Chairman
Badger.
Present were Councilmen 11cdger, Ellsworth, Plic'-irr, er,
Hcfinen, IvcLuller end Orlander.
No person appeared. 1To protest filed.
At 4 Oclocv P.M., on motion culz.- !—cc crd ooccm0ed t';e
Board �d,jcurncd tc next meet in<<_''.
C1, a1rrren
I're`ir �� c rc f rrr?alizetic,-f -�' t . f " ewe rd,
` ;. P i� nrr 0
15, 19?4.
I,:ee+in-° celled tc order ct -I c'clocl: P.bL. b3' JIi irmcn
Brdrcr.
7 re�-ent were r_ 11 six r er.ber'� cf t!-.e 3a: rd.
1?c one a.ppecred. No Drcte:-t filed.
,>t 4 c'clecti_ P.M. on due motion end second, Board ad-
jcurned.
A-r)�
Cha.irme.n
1�
Clerl,
Pieetinr cf the Board cf Equalization cf Cer^r�on Gourd]. cf
To�-.,r of Se-rrd, Al�sl,c. 7atl7rdan, Anr st 16th.
Meetir� celled
'3c d,er.
rre..ert -e-.rr nr—c41— 7 ,'4^^nr 71 )fi 7,C rt`^, T'l C1.i
T c,-fYr n, T clv-n" ] nr ,-, 6 ^rI rr(,e7 r,-(' �r—or FMT .
nC,.nCi1P r i;C:.i7�leT rrCpPC� rear^�'Pa .,, �C, c Trr Yrcrtil
.-ernorrl. ter
rQ�� ir_. ".,cr~Fr, P ren red tc "0 ()r)(') 'ln,
0n t?,- c I cf +'.. rc�7 +' f 011 e7l it co rcilmer voted "Aye":
Ellsrcrt7n, 71ic'-ir.r-er i;.cLaillen -nr Orlcnder. Vctir,; "iio",
31,d�er -rd. irJ"rzn. There being fcu.r votes in the a-Ifirmative
t''_e r'ct.i^r cr ra" `ied.
Ce zr,eilmur; ix'4ullen moved, seccr.ded by Cou-i7cilmv..n Hofman
t', t the :ersoncl tax assessment of Leon Urbcch remain at
"10,200.ob.
On the cell of the roll the follcw_in=T Couno- ilmen voted
"Aye"': B�d`ey, Flicvinoer, Hcfm€.n, i�c�ullen �=nd rlander.
Ccnn ilman Ellsworth voting "Ttc".
There beinr five votes in the cffirr.,Ctive the motion
carried.
On Lotion of Coma. ilr.:<n HcfmFn dul: secei ded the Bocrd
a.djcurned at 4 o'clock P.M. Dine die.
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Petition and desolution was presented and read asking for an
eight toot wooden sidewalk on the north side of Adams street alon
hot 21 of Block 15.
It E S 0 1 U T I 0 N
Providing For the Construction of a Sidewalk on the North
Side of Adams Street along hot 21 of Block 15.
WM EAS on this 18th day of August, 1924 there is presented
a request in wsi-ting, for the improvement of real property, sit-
uate in the Town of Seward, Alaska, involving Lot 21 of Block 15,
such -requested improvement being the construction of an eight foo
wooden sidewalk upon the south line of said lot, which line marks
the North side of Adams Street and extending from the west line o
the alley in said Block 15 westerly to the intersection of Third
Avenue.
NO THE.iEFOi3E, upon due consideration, as by law provided,
the Common Council of the Town of reward, Alaska, does hereby rake
its findings in the premises, by desolution as follows:
BE, IT r3ESOLVED BY THE COLUJON COUNCIL CF THE TOWN OF SEWARD,
ALAS",
1. That the improvement requested, as specifically and
hereinabove set forth, is necessary, and should be made;
2. That the request, in writing, for the constructianof
the specific and designated improvement, is properly signed by th
owners of at least one-half in va:ue of the property specially
benefited by such improvement;
3. That two-thirds of the cost of such improvement, shal
when ascertained upon the completion thereof, be assessed against
the abutting real property so benefited in proportion to the
amount of such benefits received by each tract of property;
4. Th3t the regular or standincr committee on Streets, of
this Common Council, be and such committee is hereb^ empowered, t
make such improvement and in its discretion, and at its option, t
advertise and/or call for bids for supplying and/or furnishing
material and/or labot, for the construction of said proposed side
walk improvement, contract for the same in and on behalf of the
Town of Seward, or construct and make such improvement by day
labor, under the supervision of said Committee.
Adopted under suspension of the rules this 16th dqy of
August, 1924.
Wm. H. Whittlese
MuniciPa Cler_: of the Ta^ n of
Sewar', Alaska
Approved this 16th day of August, 1924.
1. V. day
Mayor
' Attest
Wm. H. whittlesey
Clerk
A written report from the Committee on Streets was presented
aooroving the same; said report also recommending that the side-
walk on the north side of Washington Street between 2nd and 3rd
Avenues and the sidewalk on the east side of First avenue north
of Adams Street be dondenned and torn up.
Councilman Badger moved, seconded by Councilman Ellsworth,
that said sidewalks on Washington Street and 1st Avenue be con-
demmed and torn up.
On the call of the roll the following coum ilmen voted "Aye"
Badger, .;llsworth, Hofman, L1cL2ullen, an! vrlander. Absent Flick-
inger. The motion was declared carried.
Councilman Hofman moved, seconded by Councilman Orlander, tha
the resolution providing for a sidewalk on the Nor th side of Adarrs
Street along Lot 21 of Block 15 be adopted under the suspension
of the rules.
On the call of the roll the follaminm councilmen voted "Aye":
Badger, Ellsworth, Hofman, LclJullen,anq Orlander. Absent Flick-
inger. motion Carried.
The follcmin^ bills were presented and read:
Alfred Rosness �6.CO Time Check
J. L. Graef 34.95 Supplies
Wr;. H. Whittlesey 191.40 Tax refund.
Councilman fllswortb moved, seconded by Councilman Hofman
that the bills be allowed as read and that warrants be drawn ther
for.
On the call of the roll the following Wouncilmen voted "Aye"'
Badger, Ellsworth, Hofman, 1ucMulle n and Orlander. Absent Ylickin
ger. Motion carried.
The follatng resolution was presented and read accepting the
Assessre nt roll for 1924, setting the rate of levy at 20 mills
and establishing date of delinquency of taxes.
ii E S O L U T I C X
BE IT RESOLVED RY T 1h COLUXX COUNCIL CF TI3E TO'%1" OF SEWARD,
ALASBA:
That the Assessment roll of the real and personal property
In the Town of Seward, Alaska for the year 1924 as delivered to
tits Town Council August 1`1924�by the Assessor and as equalized
by the Board of Equalization of said Council be accepted, and
BE IT HERTEIR -RESOLVED that this being the first rem lar
meeting of the said Common I-ouncil since the equalization of said
Assessment moll, the levy for the year 1924 is hereby placed at
20 mills, and
BE IT FU.iTHER zCLSOLVED that the time when the taxes for the
year 1924 of the real and personal property of said Town of Sewa
as assessed, shall become delinquent for non-payment shall be 5
o'clock P. ld. of the 15th day of ;November, 1924, and that the
Clerk give die notice as required by provision of bection 20 of
Ordinance Vo. 14 as amended by Section 7 of Crdimnce No. 27 of
the Ctdinances of said Tovin of Seward, Alaska.
Passed under suspension of the rules, August 18th , 1924.
Ann roved :
L. V. ray
Mayor
Wm. H. whittlesey
k
Municipal Cler
Councilman riofman.movea, seconded by Courn ilman Ellsworth,
that the rules be suspended and that said Resolution in the matter
of tax levy and other matters be adopted.
On the call of the roll the following Councilmen voted "Aye":
Badger, wllsworth, Hofman, ,;.cMullen and Orlander. Absent, Flick-
inger. Lotion carried.
Counc ilman Hofman called the attention of the Counc it t o the
conditions prevailing at the public dances.
After discussion of the matter of electric lights Councilman
:iofman moved, seconded by Councilman Yc7lullen that under the pro-
visions of Sec. 85 of urd.inance No. 35 of 'Town of Seward an in-
spector of mires be appointed for this town.
On the call of the, roll the following Councilmen voted "Aye":
Ellsworth, Hofman, McY ullen, Crlander. votins�. "No" - Badger.
Absent, Flickinger, notion declared on.rried.
Councilman Hofman moved, seconded by Coundilman Crlander
that the matter of the selection of an inspector of wires for the
Town of Seward be left to the Committee on Lights for future a; tic
On the call of the roll the following Councilmen xted ".Aye":
Badger, Ellsworth, Hofman, uic+ulle n,and Orlander. Absent - Flick-
inger, Motion carried.
Councilman Holman moved, seconded by Councilman Ellsworth
that a warrant for ;�10.00 be drawn to the City Attorney as filing
fee in .District Court for suit for order of sale of delinquent
taxes of 1923.
On the call of the roll tre following Councilmen voted "Aye":
Badger, ralsworth, iiaf man, i..cl'ullen and Orlander. Absent, Flickin
ger, Motion carried.
On motion duly seconded Douncil adjourned to next regular
meeting.
Municipal Clerk yor ,N' —
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Minutes of Special Meeting o'g the Common Council of the
Town of Seward, Alaska, August 25, 1924.
Meeting called to order at 8 o'clock P.M. by Llayor itay.
Present were Councilmen Badger, Ellsworth, Flickinger,
Hofman, McMullen and Crlander.
The Mayor stated that the meeting was calla d at the re-
quest of two councilmen.
The Mayor introduced and had read the follwing Resolution:
R E S C L U T I C N
BE IT :iESOLVED BY T2 CO7.
T"C,1 CCL?i1CII, 'IF THE TOvriT OF
SE171,iD, ALAS-�A., That in obedience to the rrovision of the Crder of
the District Court for the Territov7 of Alaska, Third Division,
relative to light rates, the advertisement heretofore published
since July 14, 1924 relative to said rates and to meter installa-
tion be discontinued.
Passed ana adopted under suspension of the rules this
5th day of August, 1924.
Wm. H. whittlesey
proved:August 25, 1924: Wunicinal Clerk
L . V . day
Mayor
Councilman hofrian Moved, seconded by Councilman 1511sworth
that the rules be suspended and V,at the resolution be adopted.
On the call of the roll all six Councilmen voted "Aye".
Carried.
After discussion of the mlectric Light question and the
ominc- celebration of Defense Day, Sept. 12 -- No action was taken.
Councilman T,.':ci'dullen moved, secorded by Councilman Ellswort
hat the resigm tion of J. H. Walker ar Fire Chief, now in the
ands of the Clerk be accented.
On the e.all of the roll six Courr it -en, Badger, Ellsworth,
lickinger, Hofman, 'ctl".ul.len and Crlander voted "Aye".
The Clerk was instructed to notify Walker that ai8 resip-
ation had been accepted and to draw a ;-arrant for salary to date.
Councilman Badger moved.. seconded bT Councilman "c�ul.len
hat martin Lanning be appointed as Chief of the Fire Department,
emporarily, until the next regular meeting. Carried.
Council%an HIc•aullen moved, seconded by Councilman &I.1swort
that notice be published calling for applications for appointment
as r'ire Chief to be filed with the Clerk by 5 o'clock 2."'% 5ept.2nd
rried.
On the call of the roll all six councilmen voted "Aye."
On motion duly seconded the Council adjourned.
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rinute^ c` seguiar 111eeting of the Common Council of the Town
of Seward, Alaska, Sept. 2, 1924.
Meeting called to order by Acting 17ayor Orlander.
Present were Councilmen Padger, Flickinger, Hofman and Orland
er and Attorney Rucker - Councilman Ellsworth absent on Territoria
business and Councilman :,'cYulle n absent from Seward, sic!,..
Applications for appointment as Chief of the Fire Department
ani Police Officer were presented and read fro the folloning per-
sons:
lartin B. Tanning
Gordon bhea
Frank V. ,Iurphy
4alter ii. Holben
Gus 1anthy
Aobert Guest
Harry V. Henrikson
Councilman Badger moved, seconded by Councilman Flickinger
that said applications be ladi on the table for future considera-
tion. Carried.
The follcw ing bills were presented and read:
Wm. H. 6hittlesey, Clerk
ft. H. Whittlesey, i�ag.
Sylvia aextQg, Treas.
A. L. Rucker, Atty.
J. A. Baughman, H. Off.
Yartin Lanning, F. Chief
Martin Lanning, Y.iioll
Seward Express
P. Hanisch
72.50
Gateway Pub. Co.
1C9.60
8.33
Daily Gateway
2.5C
50.00
Alaska Transfer
35.CO
6.33
Mrs. M.B.Malloy
12.CO
50.CO
Ellsworth -Buick
1.4C
35.00
Bank of Seward
25.CO
20.00
Seward Water &: Power 122.50
1.5C
Wm. H. Whittlesey
Assr325.CO
84.75
A.E. .tucker
1(10.00
Councilman Hofman moved, seconded by Councilman Flickinger
that the bills be allowed asread and that warrants b- drawn for the
same.
Cn the call of the roll the follaving Councilmen voted "Aye":
Badger, Flickinger, Hofman, Crlander. Carried.
The Clerk was instructed to advise S. 11% Graff pis tc characte
of meter desired. for the Torn Hall.
Councilman Hofman moved, seconded by Councilman Badger that
the Law and Crdinance Committee be instructed to nrenare an Crdi-
nance to be submitted to the Common Council nni voters of t-i-� Town
of aeward to change the system of seleetion of Municipal Clerk,
Treasurer ana t,ttorne,y from elective to appointive by the Council.
Carried.
The follo4ing itesolution as to bale of Lelinquent taxes for
1923 was read:
H H S 0 L U T I C N
BE IT 1tF.SOLVED BY TLE C01uii:101V CCUNCIL OF TLE TO'rii; CF SEV,A:m,
ALASFA:
1. That by virtue of and pursuant to a duly entered Order
of Sale, dated the 3Cth day of Aagµst, 1924, made and entered by
the District Court for the Territory of Alaska, Third Division, in
the Matter of the A-,plication of the To7i n of Seward, Alas..Ca, a
Gunicipal Corporation, for an Order of bale of cert:zin :-ieal Proper
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to enforce the lien of certain Delinquent :;lunicipal Ta1-es, for th
year 1923, to';7ether .,iith penalty, interest and costs, the Clerk
of the Town of Se-:aard, under the authority of and by direction
of the Common Council of the Town of Seward, is direet-d to ^e11
t?Ie property described in said Urder of Sale, or so much thereof —�
as on the date of sale hereinafter prescribed, shall be fouyld 17n-
paid as to ta-es, penalty, interest anrd costs, upon each snecifie
tract, in the manner provided by law.
2. That the Clerk of the Town of Seward shall cause to be
made due and sufficient notice of such sale, by publication thereof,
once a week for four successive weeks, in the Seward Gateway, a
newspaper of general circulation, published in said Town of Sewar
Alaska, which said newspaper of general circulation, published in
said Town of Seward, Alaska, .,ihich said newsparer is hereby desig
nated for such purpose by this Common Council;
3. That the sale -.f real property listed upon t.ie Delinque t
Tax doll of the Town of reward, Alaska, for the year 1923, to sat
isfy and discharge the lien of the unpaid tax upon the several
and specific tracts described, together 1^7ith penalty, interest
and costs, be had at public auction, at the offide'of the Munici-
pal Clerk at Seward, Alaska on the 15th day of October, 1924, be-
tween the hours of ten o'clock in the forenoon and four o'clock
in the afternoon, and, if said tax sale, is not concluded on said
day the sane shall continue from day to day thereafter, over Sun-
day and holidays, until the property subject to tax sale, and in
said Notice of Sale contained, is disposed of;
4. That each tract, upon said Delinquent Tax doll of the
Town of Seward, Alaska, fcr the year 1923, be sold separately, an
offered for the amount of the tax, penalty, interest and costs
due thereon; and, if sufficient is not bid to discharge the amour
due on -the same, such specific tract shall be bid in bar the said
Clerk of the To,r,r of a3pward, for and on behalf of said Municipal-
ity, for the amount of the tax,-enalt,y, interest and costs, mak-
ing proper notation upon said Delinquent Tax doll.
Passed .and adopted under suspension of the rules, this
2nd d ay of September, 1924.
oVm. H. whittlesey
Ylunicipaal Cork
Approved:
C. E. Orlander
Acting Mayc r
Cou-1cilman Hofman moved, seconded b-7 Councilman ?ladger that
the rules be suspended and thai; the iiesolution be adopted as read
On the call of the roll the following Councilmen voted "Aye"
Badger, Flickinger, Hofman, Urlander.
On motion duly seconded the Council adjourned.
Municipal Clerk , Acting Mayor
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Itnutes of I,'Petin- or! the Common Connell of the Torn of S
Alaska, gent. 15th, 1E,214.
,;eetinr; eftlled to order at P o'clock ''.I:`. by '"ayor :tay.
Present :^ere Councilmen Ral�er, Ellsworth, Hof�e.n, 977 ('r-
lander.
::linutes of previous meeting -err, rea1. and annroved.
Claims were nre:,�ented as follows:
Brown & Hawkins Cori oration w6.00
P. C. Yc;::ullen 1.5C,
Councilman C,rlander moved, seconded by Councilman E'llsworth
that the bills be allowed as read and that warrants be drawn for
the same.
On the call of t'r,e roll Councilmen Badger, Ellsworth, Hof•nan
and Urlander voted "Aye" - Absent Councilmen Flickiner and ":c
Mullen. Carried.
The Municipal Clerk presented Special Assessment iiolls for
the following described local improvements, to -wit, sidewalks
District No. 7 - 7r`est side of Second Ave, from Adams 8t. to
S. line of lot 3, Block 13;
District 11o. 8 - North side of Church St. between Third and
Fourth Avenues;
District No. 9 - North side of washington St. and iiailway
Avenue between Fifth and Sixth Avenues;
District No. lC - west side of r'ifth Avenue between Washing-
ton and Adams Streets.
Councilman Crlander moved, secondel b•T Coun(,ilman Ho"mc.n
that the Assessment Rolls as submitted be annroved and that a pro-
ner Resolution be submitted settin the time for ;earina objection
thereto at 8 o'clock r.Pd. of i,",ondav, October 6th at the Town Hall.
The following ilesolution ^gas ther�unon nresented ann rr,ad :
i3 Z S O L U T I C 7
BE IT it 'SOLVED BY Ti ; CC-'I.:Ci' COUNCIL r Tr ' TC',Vi? Cr
ALASZA 9
That `r9HEAEAS Assessments for Local Improvements, viz,.,
Sidewalks have been made by order of said Common Council in tto
in the following Districts, viz;
District No. 7 -- best side of Second Avenue from Adams St.
to south line of Lot 3, Block 13;
District No. 8 -- North side of Church Street between Third
and Fourth Avenues;
District 70. 9 -- North side of Washington Street and Rail-
way Avenue between Fifth and Sia'tk Avenues;
District No. 10 -- West side of Nifth Avenue between Wash-
ington and Adams Streets; and
WHEREAS Assessment Rolls for said Local Improvements have
been prepared and a -proved by said Council
It Is Resolved, That the time for hearing objections thereto
is hereby fixed by said Council at 8 o'clock P.M. of Monday,
October 6th, 1924 at the Torun Hall of the Town of Seward, Alaska.
Passed under suspension of the rules this 15th day of Septem
ber, 1924.
Jzuticipal 6erk
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Approved:
Mayor'
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Councilman Badger moved, seconded by Councilman Crlander that
the rules be suspended and the said iesolution be adopted.
On the call of the roll the folloring Councilmen voted "Aye"
Badger, Ellsworth, Hofman, Orlander. Absent - Flickinger and Me
Mullen.
The Mayor reported at length verbally on the status of the
oases now pending in the District Court between the Town of Seward
and S. M. Graff.
Discussion being had in the matter of lights and of meters
for the Town -
Councilman Orlander moved seconded by Councilman Hofman that
the Committee on Light, ate. be authorized to incur indebtedness
on behalf of the Torn of Seward to be paid to S. M. Graft, to the
extent of $15.00 for the installation of a meter in the Town Hall
of Seward.
On the call of the roll the following Councilmen voted "Aye"
Badger, Ellsworth, Hofman, Orlander; absent, Flickinger and Me
Mullen. Carried
The following Resolution in the matter of lighting in the
residence district of Seward was presented and read:
R E S 0 I, U T I O N
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE C UNTON C OU'NM IL OF THE TO'j N CF SEWA3D,
ALASKAI
1.. That whereas a number of the streets in the residence
district are without lights and steps must be taken at once to
light these streets for the public safety, and
2. That whereas, there is a suit pending in the District
Court for the Territory of Alaska, Third Division, restraining
the Town of Seward from enforcing Ordinance No. 78 of the Town of
Seward, being an Crdinance fixing rates for the use of electricity
in the Town of Seward and providing that all electricity be sold
through meters, and
3. That whereas by said suit the Town of Seward is restrai.
ad from interfering with S. M. Graff in the prices charged by him
for electricity until the final hearing on said suit, NOW TH3,A.F0
IT IS iiSOLVED, that the Mayor of the Town of Seward be
and he is hereby empowered to enter into a contract with S. M.
Graff for the furnishing of electricity for street lighting par- _
po^es pending the final determination of said suit upon such terms '
and conditions as may be agreed unon between the said Mayor and
S. M. Graff.
Passed and adopted under suspension of the rulin, this
15th day o" September, 1624.
App roved:
I,. V . iiay
Mayor
Wm. H. Whittlese
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Councilman Hofman moved, seconded 6-- Conncilm"n Badf-er that
thA ruled be suspended and t'•ie said 1iesolution be wonted.
On the call of the roll the f011071n,� Councilmen, Bader,
Ells-orth, Hof-i.an, Crlander voted "Ave" -- Absent, Flickinger
an-; .,'cI.'ul len. Carried .
Cn motion duly seconded the Council id curned.
i,.unicipinl Clerk or
Special Meeting o_; th^ Common Council of the To -:an of Seward,
Alaska, September 1
;.:e,tin,, :'as called to order at 7 o'clock P. i,I. b-,- Iiayor ,iay.
Present Caere Councilmen Bad-er .411sworth, Hofman and Crlander.
Out of town, Flickinger and Mcfaulien.
The mayor stated that the meeting* --gas called for the purpose
of m.kinc� a renort of his interview with :'r. S. ',.". Graff in the
matter of stre-t lights in Seward and tc submit an erlinance for
consideration an' adoption.
Thn,-e bein'r but four councilmen lres�nt the nronosed Ordinnnce
wa-. not nrea�pted,
roved
Council'nan Crl`.'n'ler -owed, ^ecorid,�d ' C%onncilm`in Iiofm'In/that
Von Clark bE� instri:-cted tc draw a warr^nt 'or IC. CO na,yable to
S. . Graff to na-- de -.),sit fe^ for meter in To-n Hall.
On the call of t:n� roll th. follc:71n Councilm-n voted ye -
Baa-,er, Ella,7orth, hofman. Crlander; absent Fli_kin-er :Ind .,'c
,;Tulle n. Carried.
Cn motion ull seconded the Coun:ilt`a_d-journed.
T
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Yinutes of Special ;sleeting of the Common Council of the Torn
oP 8e^ard, Alaska, September 22, 19?4.
is'_eeting called to order at 8 o'clock P. „'. by ;,iayor -{ay.
Pres-rit �-�e-rc Couneil^3en B"3dgPr, Ellsworth, Flickinger, Hof^3arj,
Crlander. Absent YclLwullen - sick. II
Th^ Yayor stated th�3t this Special .': Pting was osiled to con
sider the situation relative to lack of strP-t lighting service
an,{ generally tie present status of tnP pendin- suit of Graff v
Town of Seward.
A general discussion was had, after :,hich Councilman Crlande
as Chairman of the Committee on Lights presented and moved the
adoption of the following iesolution:
ii E S C L U T I C N
,YHE1ti3AS, Samuel 1. Graff, holding a franchise from the Town
of Se,,7ard, Al3.ska, for the distribution and sale of electric cur-
rent and of electricity therein, refuses to give service to the
municipal street lighting service, save and except that specific
portion of said Town described as b'ourtii Avenue, south from. Churc
Street to the Railway Dock, and on Adams wtreet;
AND, 4HE_:-AS, as a measure of police ana fire protection it
is necessary that the streets and alleys of said Tdit be lighted,
NOW, Mi3EFCiE, BE IT cwSOLVED, by the C01,UjON COUNCIL of the
T017N OF SE � AiD , ALASKA ;
That the idayor and Common Council of Seward, Alaska, be and
they are hereby authorized and directed to rake and file a Peti-
tion for a writ of 7andamus in the District Court for the Terri-
tor•T of Alaska, Third llivision, forthwith, seeking to secure an
order directing said Graf to furnish electricit^ ani electric
current to sue!) street lighting service, and that I'm. H. W'hittle-
sey be an! he is 13Preb-• directed, n i '.'unicipal Clerk of said To,,^3n
to verify such optition or ^ornla.int, for ar.d on behalf o" ^aid
To,, -in of ;jeward .
Adopted under suspension of tt:e ruleF,, this '�2nd d-3y of
September, A.D. 1924.
Wm. H. blhittinsey
MuniFlpa Cje'k
App roved: Se pteriber 32nd , 19 ",4
L . V . .iay
Councilman Hofman moved.to suspend the rules, seconded by
Councilman Flickinger.
Upon the tail of the roll the fcllowin voted "Aye" -
Badger, „lls•sworth, Flickinger, Hofman, Crlander, whereupon the
Chair declared the rules suspended.
Councilman Hofman then moved the immediate consideration and
adoption of the desolution presented by Chairman Crlander of the
Light Committee, seconded %37 Councilman Ellsworth.
The Chair then stated the question "Shall the :iesolution be
ado-oted?"
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Upon the call of toe roll tape follo•.7ing councilmen voted "Aye
Bnd�Pr, gills.,7orth, r'lickinner, Hofman and Orlander. Absent c
Yullen. Tha ,tesolution was announced a lorlte,i.
' The i.iayor l"meth ntel? si-n-1 in aa`)provnl t'_e rncf,
A bill from S. Graff Se•7ard Light x 7o•,7or Company was
presented fcr ti-'70.81.
Councilman P-d4'er moved, secon.'ted CounCil'ran iiofmin that
the bill be n1lo7,ed ani a ^warrant b- dr^-7n therefor.
On the Coil c" t�if, roll aryl -live Councilmen voted "A^r'".
Carried.
The :Tayor stated that the School Board aoulrl need about
11000.00 to carrzr the schools for tle next month.
The Qolle.,7in Crdinance .^as nr,eented by the Cit-.T Attorney
and re•i'for tl;e first ti~:e:
UDI IAIICE N0. 85.
Air C.0L.T.UTCE ::.' I.1u- �I7T A a ISDZi1EA110:i TO B.3 ,AEA T:i SEAL CN
LLECTiiIC �ETEA2 Ai1D/Cii SiiUNT C:t B.tIDG E A.iCU.11) ELECT.;3IC :,1ETE.i3 FCA
Tiiu LTJ.iPOSE OF aTEALIJG E'IELCT-tICITY, FIU.1C T. P S.IALTY FCli SUCH
C.iI;dE AIM FO.i CTii .i Utic'C isS.
.: IT .,.3 AIlis,y BY .L; C;,:,X. CCUiC;IL ter' T.i�t TULN C:F St?.',70't {D,
ALAS1A :
1. That any -person breaking a seal or seals upon an electri
meter and/or shunting ^r bridging of an electric meter with the in
tent of stealing electric current shall be guilty of a misdemeanor
and u-,on conviction shall be punished b- a Pine not to exceed One
Hundred (tlO0.00) Dollars or by imprisonment in the municipal jail
not tc exceed thirty days or by both such fine and 'mnrisonment,
in the di^cretion of t%aQ court.
-D. That evidence that :�i seal has bP.en broken u-non ,n meter
or that the meter has been shunted or bridged shall be. mina facie
evidence of the intent to steal electric current b,7 V'P consumer
receiving* electricity througrh such meter.
i'assed nn! ndonted under the rusr,ension o{' tl,r, ruin thi
15th d-gy of Sent -tuber, 1-."4.
pnroved :
L. V.
Yav o r
Wm. H. whittles
P,°unicin+—t;iS-T
Councilman Ellsworth moved, seconded by Councilman Hofman
that the first reading be considered as the second and thira reaa-
ings; that the rules be suspended and the Crdinance be adopted.
On the call of the roll the followinE Councilmen voted "Aye"
Badger, Ellsworth, Flickinger, Hofman a.d Urlander. Absent Lc
".uIlan. T';- vrainone^ was declared a!lopted.
On "lotion dul.—, ii!=? Gouf,cil .''zlijOl7t'=r,li
i,1y0
r
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iiinutes of x�pecial :eetin of Common council of 'lo,;n of
Seward, Alaska, September .SC, 1924.
Yeetina called to order at 7:30 P. Y. b7,, Acting; i..ayor Orlande�.
Fresent Councilmen Bader, Ellsworth, Flickinger and Crlander
B.eetin,� called at written reouest of Councilmen Badger and Or
lender for the nur-pose of considering annropriation for zje�.ar''
School i)istrict_an: for other purposes,
Co,nmunication :^a- received and read from the �3e:eard School
Board asking for '1CC0.CC.
Councilman Bader ^oved, seco-ided bT Councilman Flickinger
that ZBC0.00 be a-0propriated for the Seward School District and
that a •;;a-rrant be drawn to the Treasurer of the sa-,, 'or that
amount.
Cn the call of the roll Councilmen Badc-er, Ellsworth, Flickin
ger and Crlancler voted "Aye". Absent hofman - on jury service;
1,.c1;.ullen, sick. Carried.
Councilman Ellsworth moved, seconded b77 Councilman Bid er
the passage, t'h,� rules being* suspended, cf th, fol'cwin� 2esolu-
tion:
it E S O 1 U T I C N
BE IT :3Ea0LVED, by the CO:L10:d COU:,:IL of the To,.';n of ;,e-^ard,
Alaska, That the Te-ritorial Election to be held Tuesday, Nove,-Iber
4tih, 1924 be held at the To.an Hall in 5e?ard and that the Clerk be
authorized to post an', publish the renuired notice of said electio .
Cn the call of the roll a:l four Councilmen present voted "Ay�"
Carried.
On motion of co,zncilman Badger seconded by L'ouncilmgn Ells-
worth tt' C c' adjourned,
Ac ink Yayor icipal Clerk
,%'.inutcs of Ae-;ular .,meting of the Common Conn-il of the own
of Seward, Alasi�n, October 6, 124.
,,:eeting called to order at 8 o'clock L. "o^ Actin„ i.'_ayor
1 Crlander.
"resent were Councilmen Badger, Ellsworth, r'lickinger and
Crlander.
i"_inutes of peevicus regular meetin- snc of S-pecial Lettings
of Sept. 18th,22d and 3Cth were read and approved.
T'rea-urer's renort presented and read showin,, treasurer's
balance of 44261.70.
This being the time set b,T the Council for hearing protests
against the local improvement assessments for sidewalks in Assess
ment Districts Nos. 7, 8, 9 and 1C as a Board of Equalization --
ia-r. .j. V. P. Dunlap representing the ,uethodist Episcopal
Church owner of Lot 31, Block 15 included in Assessment District
No. 8 appeased to protest against assessment of �6C.00 for 1CO
feet of sidewalk on Church Street.
Passed for conside,ation at the next re^ular meeting. There
beinr, no further protests to said assessments the Board of Equal-
ization therefor adjourned sing die.
L1er*nlnr hu^iness of Vnc� Council wg!1 re^u.med.
Co-junicnttcr
woo reed free A.
v. McDonall, A1rgintntr'stor
o" &StgtP. of F. E.
Youn?s, lecensAl,
asking for ?eed or nAri deed
frcm To--,n of be•car.d
of Cemeter.-7 .Lot
to leonharst. Cl?r- instruct
'
ed to investigat^
nrd net.
i
Tile lollo�,in-
Dills were :i-r�s�n
ar 3�;prover? nn' r p. �
Seward Light & Power Co.
�-J25.39
Alasi:a
Transfer
Co
15.5C
122.5C
;y1. H. 'Whittlesey, Clerk
72.5C
Sew,,ard
„a.ter a .-o?er
k;m. H. Whittlesey, ,..ao.
8.34
Illsworta-Buick
2 8C
Sylvia Sexton, Treas.
5C.CC
Banl. of
.-e:7rard
25.00
A. :. .iucker. Atty.
6.34
Gateway
tub. Co.
529.2C
J. A. Baughman, H. Cff.
5C.CC
Jes!, ie
Ei1s Crt',1
2.1C
y. Lanning, r'ire Chief
15C. CO
Daily
Gate,:ay
1.25
Y. Lanning, ieg.Fire .loll
2C.CC
Se•..rard
Express
7.5C
Standard uil Company
1U.2C
F. ::.
Cgle
2.00
Chas. Crawford
42.(:0
Se::a.^d
Drug Co.
1C.00
Res. Bay Lbr. Company
76.45
Beck Sc
White
9.00
H. 'Vhittlesey
17.41
Jasper
dolman
39.CC
City Express 9.00
2.35
E
enf
29.63
Brown [C Hawkins Corporation
J.
raer
11.42
seward Steam Laundry
B.CC
Councilman Ellsworth moved, seconded .)y Councilman Flickinge
tila-- the bills be allowed as read and t',at warrants be drawn they -
for.
Cn the call or the roll all four councilmen :resent voted
"Aye Carried.
The followin- :iesolu.tion :^ns )res^nted and read:
SCL
BE IT _,.,>(-LV_.l H� CC:..,?Old CU,.:I7 lu C
ALA "I_S
That, :her-�as A-,sessment for local i-mrovo rent . �r' z : s; r1P7al s
s habeen made h-r order of sail Common Council in t}ie folloi�,ing
districts, viz; District 14o. 11 on the Louth line of Lot 21,
Block 15 on Adams Street, To -.an of ;ieward, Alaska, and
Whereas, Assessment doll for said locr.l imiorovement hr,s been
prepared and approved by saia Council
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It Is Here"17 .iesolved, Tbat the time for bearing objections
thereto is herob-T fixed b717 said uo•)n^,il at o o'r,lockT f.i.l, of
uionday, November 3d, 1924 at the To-.vn Hall of said Town of t�emnrd
Alaska.
Passed under suspension of the rules this 6t1i d•iy of October
1924.
fun. d. o'hittlesey
Approved: October 6, 1924 ulunie pal Clara
C. E. Orlander
Ac ink wayor
Councilman Badger moved, seconded by Councilman b'licxin,er
that t e rules be suspended and the zcesolution be adopted as read
On the call of the roll all four Councilmen present voted
"Aye". Carried.
The following Resolution was presented ani read:
.dESOLUTION
;:hi ch
FixinM a Time Vithin/Certain Assessments for Local Improve-
ments :3hall be ?aid and at Nhich the Same Shall Become Ddlinquent.
whereas Assessments for local improvements ha7TA been made f
Assessment liistric,ts -10 . 7, 9 end 1C and hearin,s thereon had a
tlin re'-ul ".r mee,tin� of tli,e Co-mon Uoloncil cf the To'.-n of `a'e.'^ard ,
Alaska held October 6th, 19214 and thr same settled in, ro-nnloted
Therefore, Be It .ierolvel b-; tee Comrmon Council of the Town
of aeward, Alaska t'lat 5 o' clock F. o ° :. onda.y. llecember r-th,
1924 is herebyT fixed as the ti>n� on or oefore which such assess-
ments shall be paid and at •.jhieh said ^.ssessments shall become
d'e 1 inc cent ;
That any such assessment �rlhfch shall not be �)aia before de-
linquency shall draw interost at 'the rate of twelve per cent per
annum and to the same after delinquency shall be added a penalty
df ten nnr cent, 7hich penalty shall also drag interest at the
rate of twelve per cent per annum.
Adonted under suspension of'the rules thin 6th day of Cetobelr
1924.
tyhi -�tl-s
A,-oroved: municipal Cler
C. z,. Crlander
Ac ink mayor
Councilman Ellsworth moved,
that the rules be susnended and
On the cnll of the roll o.11
"Aye". Carried.
motion du1-T ^econded tbn
seconded b17 6ouncilman P_n.dger,
the 3P-oluticn be a.,+ortnd es rend.
four Corincilmrn nreGPnt voted
Council adjourned.
a
-'-iu�n 1�C t) .3 eR
Regular Meeting of the (Iemmcn Ccrncil of
tre Torr of Seward,
Alaslra October 20, 1924.
The I6i r being absent from Town
rum not -present no meet 9nm was
as also
had.
the Clerk and s euo-
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Ma or
P
Yunicipa.l Clerk
Minutes of Regular Meeting of the Common Council of the Town
of Seward, Alaska, Noverber 3, 1924.
Meeting was called to order at 8 o'clock P. M. by Mayor Ray.
Present were Councilmen Badger, Ellsworth, Holman, McMullen
and Orlander.
Minutes of the regular meeting of October 6th and cf regular
meeting of Cctober 20th were read and approved.
Communication was read from the Seward Volunteer Fire Dept.
asking that the Siren be installed. Referred to iiew Business.
Communication was read frorr Seward.9chool Board aslrinm for
•A�1500.00. Referred to New Business.
Communication was read from Cal.. Y. Brosius asirino� that the
"Lenore" building at N.W. corner of 5th Ave and "'achington Street
be declared a nuisance owing to blomir,7 of bcerd^ etc. ap-ainst his
bnildirms. Referred to Cit-- 'ttorne7 to report as to Court
action.
Communication from Selma Scott, ty-ni5t returning "'12.00 in
matter of tvrinp- charges in Eleettic Light hearing,
Committee on lights filed coots of .letter from Mayor Ray to
S. M. Graff ordering onereting certain multiple lights etc. and
contract signed by Chairman Orlander therefor.
The following bills were presented and read having been ap_r
proved by the Finance Committee:
Wm.H. Whittlesey, Clerk 72.50 Beck & White 1.50
Wm.H. Whittlesey, Mag. 8.33 Seward Water & Power Co.. 7.22.50
Sylvia Sexton, Treas. 50.00 Gateway Pub. Co. 18.90
A. E. Rucker, Atty. 8.33 L. V. Ray 214.50
J.A.Ba ghman, H. Off. 50.00 Geo. McColgan 6.00
M. Lanning, Fire Chief 150.00 John Mpdnick 6.00
M. Lanning, Reg.F.Roll 20.00 Robt. Manthy 1e.00
M. Lanning, Spl.F.Roll 27.50 J. L. Graef 3.95
J. W. Holman, Night W. 60.00 Alaska Transfer 20.70
F.V.Murphy 36.00 Seward Express 2.00
Pat Hussey 6.25 P.M.Ogle 3.75
Ray Malutin 1.50 Seward Light & Power 94.70
'
M.A.Horner 2.25 Seward Light & Power 184.55
Bank of Seward 25.00
Councilman Badger moved seconded br Courcilman Orlander that
the bills be allowed as read and that warrants be drawn therefor.
On the call of the roll the following five Councilmen voted
"Aye": Badger, E13sworth Hofman, McMullen, Orlander. Carried.
Verbal report was made by the Committee on Streets that the
new U. S. Cable had been laid running north on the West side of
5th Ave. 18 ft. from Lot line, thence along south side of Ldams
Street to Alley. north across Adams Street up alley and thence
into Cable office.
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Councilman Ellsworth moved, seconded by Councilman McMullen
that the report be accepted. Carried.
Committee on Lights asking for such authority, Councilman
McMullen moved, seconded by Councilman Z.1cfman that the Committee
on Lights be authcriaed to procure a, volt meter at a cost to tl_e —'
Town not to exceed .650.00.
On the cell of the roll the following :five councilmen voted
"Aye": Badger, Ellsworth, Hofman, McMullen, Orlender. Carried.
Councilman Ellsworth from the Committee on Fire Protection,
etc. asked permission to move No. 4 Fire Station.
Councilman Hofman moved seconded by Ccu.ncilma.n tclullen that
the Fire Committee be authorised to e7rend not to exceed t20.00
to remove Yo. 4 Fire gtatien to the IT. E. corner of A Street and
4th Ave.
On the cell of the roll the follcwinp� five co7ircilmen voted
"A�7e": Badger Ellsworth TIofman PcMullen. Orlander. Carried.
Councilman ITofman moved recorded ',y Councilman ucMullen
trot the Committee on Light be miven authority to incur an ex-
pgnditure on behalf of the city not eFceeding '125.00 to pnxtchese
large globes for the series ligbt system .
On the call of the roll the fcllo irS- five Councilmen voted
"Aye" Bedger. Ellsworth, Hofman. holullen, Orlander. Carried.
Councilman eEllsworth moved seconded by Councilman Dickullen
that a warrant be drawn for $1500.00 to the Treasurer of the Sewa
School Board as contained in request of October 31.
On the cell of the roll the following five Councilmen voted
"Aye" Badger, Ellsworth, Hofman, McMullen, Orlander. Carried.
Councilman Hofman moved, seconded by Councilmen McMullen
that the following persons be elected as Clerks and Judges for the
General Election to be held Tuesday, Nov. 4, 1924: Jennie Paulson
and Alexander Bolan as Clerks and 1. A. Peel vVm. Fairman and M.A.
Horner as Judges.
On the call of the roll the follwwing five Councilmen voted
"Aye", Badger, Ellsworth, Hofman, McMullen, Orlander. Carried.
Considering the communication of C. M. Brosius, Councilman
Hofman moved, seconded by Councilman Orlander that the City Atte
be instructed to give necessary notice totthe owner or agent of
Lot 40, Block 1 (Daggett Lot) to repair the sidewalks abutting
said lot. Carried.
On report of the To?.rn Assessor and Clerk that the improvemen
on property of H. C. Taylor assessed at !�200.00 which has been
paid by Taylor was o,,ztslRe +'kP '"opmiimits and trot the rereonal
assessment apainst Josie tnewilir for 6500 is a don^le assessment
Councilman Orlander moved recorded b,• ^onrcilman Hofman
that a warrant be drawn for N .00 rebate to TT C Taylor and that
the assessment of �500.00 on-ersor:el nre^ert�7 of Josie Emswiler
be stricuen from the rolls
On the call of the roll the follcwir.z five Councilmen voted
"Aye" Badger Ellsworth Hofman McMullen Orlander, Carried.
On motion duly seconded Council adjourned.
.Mayor Muhicipal C1 rk
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13
Id jcurned Regulrr 17eetinrr of the Comr'cn Ccizrcil of the Tcrn
of Seward, Alr^lra rovember 10 10-2I
!UeetirFr cFlleO to �rder Fi R o'cl.ec'- P b;. ' r '7.s7Tor. F.a;7
-'revert rere Cc,irr_ilmen 3adger El.lsv^nrth, Homer, ucMullen,
' Orla.nder lbsent Flic'?inPer.
The Ivycr end Councilman L=ckullen reported the accident of
October 7th caused by the Government Steam Shovel breaking the
pipe line of the Seward Light & Power Company. while excavating
on Lowell Creek, causing a loss of 24 hours of lighting by said
Company and an expense for repairs totalling Q195.00 and suggested
that the same be paid by the Town.
Councilman McMullen moved, seconded by Councilman Badger that
the Municipal Clerk be authoriped to draw a warrant payable to
S. M. Graff in a sum not to exceed $195.00 to cover the loss
caused by shovel crew of the Alaska Railroad on October 7th to his
pipe line on presentation of itemized bill as a voucher, in du-
plicate, sub'Ject to the instructions to the Clerk as to the amount
The matter was placed in the hands of the Committee on Finance to
act.
On the call of the roll the following Councilmen voted "Aye"
Badger, Hofman, McMullen, and Orl2nder. Ellsworth voting "lilo".
The motion was declared carried,
Councilman McMullen moved, seconded b- Councilman Hofman
that the Committee on Fire Protection be empowered to expend net
to exceed `'15C.00 to in,--tal the Tewn's siren whistle.
On the cell ^i' the roll the fcllclrinrr five Ce,ir.cilmen voted
"1.7e" Badger 'llswcrth, Fefinen, YcYullen, Orlander. Carried.
;'after F-enerel di-c--lor :, ' tro Ilectric T.ir''-t nuestfcn
Ccl,rcilmer _'.._c:,�uller movcd occ,_Pea `..-- Co.roilmrr. Mormon that
J P. 7annon be arroirter' F^ Cit?- Electricien under 1?-,e direction
of tl,e Committee on T light for rc t to exceed 60 de-;e from 17cv. 15th
192-1 at e mc:,tl:lr saler-- of � 15C .00 .
On the cell of the roll the fcllewirar five connci.lmen voted
"Ave" Badger. Ellsworth nofinen. LciLullen, Orlander. Carried.
CcmmunicG:ticr r:a. reed from i:Lenry Leirer concerning the set—
tii-,g of gre.ss fires.
The Clerk was instructed to acknowledge the receipt of the
communication and cell iar. Lefrer's attention to the law.
On motion duly seconded, the Council adjourned.
°tyer it:uricipal Clerk
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114
Regular Meeting of the Ccmmon Council of the Town of Seward,
Alaska, November 17, 1924.
Meeting called to order at S o'clock P.M. by Acting Mayor
:Orlander.
Present -- Councilmen Badger, Ellsworth, Flic?ringer, Hofman
McMullen and Orlender.
Minutes of Regular Meeting of November 7d and of Adjourned
Meeting of rcve-ber loth were reed, corrected and approved.
The Committee or Finance rercrteP the+ a Petriled statement
had been receiveP from Se^^ard light arP lower Oom-anv (F.M Graff)
statinrr the fors end e-renre cf re-pire to t'P Comnenv can-ed by
the accident to the rireline bl• the Alas'-e Railrord r-l-cvel-Oct.10
which After P smell dirm i-rt amoirted to '191.64 for amount
the Clerk had been instructed to draw a ^arrant er h.erebefere
ordered.
The City Attorney Tr esented and there was read the following
R E S O L U T I O N
Whereas at an Adjourned Regular Meeting of the Common Ccunci
held on the loth day of November, 1924, J. P. Hannon was duly ap-
pointed by said Common Council as City Electrician, Therefore
Be It Resolved by the Common Council of the Torn of Seward,
Alaska that the sadi J. P. Hannon be and he hereby is appointed
the duly accredited agent and representative of the Mayor and
Common Council to investigote the service rendered the Town of
Seward by all persons supplying the City or the inhabitants there
of with telephones and light service and said J. P. Hannon as the
duly authorized agent of said Mayor and Common Council shall be
entitled to all the rights and privileges allowed under Sec. 45
Article VII. Chapter 97, Session Laws of Alaska, 1925.
Adopted and approved this 17th day of November. 1924
Attest:
k �.�. i
Lnic InSI U l P.
Councilmen Hcfinen moved, seconded by Ccuncilmer Elld-worth
th<^t the foregcir.r- Resolution be adcoted es reed.
On the cell of the roll all six councilmen voted "Aye".
Carried.
Ccu.r,Cilman Molullen moved, seconded by Councilman Hofman
that Martin Lanning, the_present Fire Chief be given authority
as special Police Officer, temporarily, in addition to his duti
as Fire Chief without additional compensation.
On the call of thercll the folloN ing five councilmen voted
"Aye", Badger, Ellsworth, Flickinger, Hofman, McMullen.
Vcting "No"- Crlander. Carried.
Councilor:=.n McMullen moved, seconded b,,• Councilman Ellsworth
tht the Committee on Printing be authorized to have printed 300
copies cf the pro�:osed ^uestiennsire for information on eldctric
light matters.
On the call of the roll all six Councilmen voted "Aye".
On motion duly seconded. Council
adjourned.Ta pp
Regular Meeting of the Common Council of the Town of Sep crd,
Ahska, December 1, 1924.
Meeting was called to order at 8 o'clock P.M. by Acting I-eyo
Orlender.
' Present were Councilmen Badger, Flickinger, h'ofnen Fnd Or-
lander. Absent - Ells« rth and Icliullen..
Yinutes of previous meeting c-P 1 cv ember 17th were re^d E,nd
approved.
Com ureic ticn ^r^ re^(9 frcre t' e 9e7IT^rd "c'^ccl 3crd
fcr "1500.00. Feferre9 to T.?nfjnjP'net' Brz� jne
7hn "fcl-1Cmrir- 1,711r -'r-n rrrA•
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cirioi n
75.00
P. .:.:c.u11er.
10.50
'ower Cc.
2C1.75
3rc,:n Ccrpn
2.45
reE_s,
aware "c_:col
Bd.
1500.0
evit.rd her, c:_-lcsiy
1.10
_ :' C it
1.1-.40
Gus Kianthey
18.00
e. , T�
C _te <T
1.25
Se,::ard ilumbinL- Co.
15..:.'5
E. E.
e_.ft
b7.75
' Cc'.-r.cilrr: s icfr..En moved, seconded b1.
7,
Cc :-ncilm�u Flickinger -
t1u t the bill,,, be ello%.ed Uc reEd end th.t ,arrants be dr__Lwn for-_
the same.
On the cell cf the roll ell five Councilmen -.resent voted
"Aye". Carried.
Councilman hcfman moved, seconded by Councilman Badger that
the Committee on Eights, Sewers and "lharfege be instructed to hav
repaired the seder between 3d and Fourth Avenues.
On the call of the roll all five councilmen present voted
"Aye". Carried.
The following bills which had been held b?- the Fir^nce Com-
mittee were then reed
Chv rlec C . Coorer "-129.25
"m. Fajrman 12.00
Fra r'- PL„rrhr 7 50
Yel. T-'crner 4.50
John Jchreon ?4 0n
Cc7?ncilman 3F8�-er roved, ecorace '-)^ Co-rcilmtr 1117jc'-infer
that the seid bills be allcred rr reed Ere t1irt warrsr.ts be drawn
for jhe spree.
On t e cell of the roll all five cciincilmen present voted
"Aye" Carried.
' Under Unfinished Business Councilman Badger moved, seconded
by Councilman Flickinger the+.t the Clark be instructed to dray a
warrant for .4'1500.00 to the Treasurer of the Seward School Bourd.
On the or, .11 of the roll all five councilmen present voted
"Aye". Carried.
The Treasurer reported the bvlance of funds to be $7574. 45,
On motion ci' Councilman Hofman, seconded by Ccurcilme.n Flick
finger they Coyz_ it adjourned to the next r r~uler m- eting.
Acting Mayor l nicipal 8lerk
RES
Minutes of Regular Meeting c,� the Common "curcil of the Town
of Seward, Alaska, December 15th, 1924.
Meeting was called to order at E c'cloe'r P. Y. b7 '_1eyor Ray.
Present were all Trprbers (,-e the Commor Ccnrcil Ys7cr, Itto
ney and Clerk.
Minutes cf rrevic— meetirp lrer� reed, corrected arr a-nrovecj.
ThO follcrir- bills "Ir,,rp �r, r—rted gyre rere,
F L. Senft '61.17.00
Se,w^rd Light & P Co 70.45
Councilman Orlander moved seconded by Councilman HofmAn
th,-t the bills be +allowed as read and that warrants be drawn ther. -
for .
On the call of the roll e11 six members cf the Council voted
"Aye". Carried.
The City Attorney presented an Ordin+m ce No. 86
r,
"AN ORDINANCE TO PROVIDE RULES AND REGULATIONS FCGR THE
TRAUSACTION OF BUSINESS BY THE CITY �..Y SZ-7ARD AND TO DEFINE THE
DUTIES OF THE MAYOR, COMMON COUNCIL AND OTHER OFFICERS OF THE
CITY AT?D TO PROVIDE FOR THE 14ANNER OF THEIR APPOINT11ENT OR EIEC=
TION, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES, AND REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 60A OF
THE CITY OF SMVARD, AND ALL CTHE: ORDINLYCES bIti PARTS OF ORDI-
T;ANCES ITS CONFLICT HEREWITH. "
which t-Ps read in full ^nd ref —red bt, the Yo7or to the Committee
on I.Aw & OrdirEnces
The Clerlr rv� inc�trncted to write to t e Territorial Secre-
tary asp-ir.r- for 1/p do-er copse^ of Sher. 97 of Sesrior, Trews of
1927.
It beirP- suggested that acme rerron be designated to instruc
the Light Company when to turn or, tre street lights. C. E. Orlen-
der. CY- irren of the Committee on Light, Sewers & t'lharfage was
so designated b7 the Mayor and the Clerk was instructed to advise
S. L. Graff to that effect.
lifter discussion of the matter of a permit to G. Johnsea to
move a house the City Attorney was requested to get the facts and
affidavits in the matter of breaking certain wires of the United
States in such moving.
Councilman Hofman suggested the advisability of having the
street to the depot kept open.
Councilman Hofman moved, seconded by Councilman Ellsworth
that the fire siren be blov.m daily at noon beginninE, Dec. 17th.
Carried.
The Committee on Public Schools reported that the present
school building is inadequate and should be enlarged.
On motion etc.. Council adjourned.
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