Council Considers
Improvements To
Fire Station
Mayor Fred Kubon called the
first regular meeting of the new
city council to ordef Monday
night at 8 o’clock. City Clerk M.
J. Walsh called the roll and all
members answered present ex
cept Councilman Geo. Madsen,
who however, showed up a little
later.
The minutes of the previous
minutes were read and ordered
filed.
A communication read by the
clerk shewed that school tax re
ceipts for collections had been
received .also requesting appoint
ment of a tax collector. It was
also stated in the letter that
school taxes were due the first
Monday in April. Under new' j
business motion was duly made I
appointing Duffy O’Connor to sue;
ceed himself as tax collector. i
Communications were read en
dorsing the action of the previous
council in favoring the reappoint
ment of a public health nurse |
for Nome from the following or
ganizations; the Kegovah Kczga, t
Pioneers of Alaska, Order of East
ern Star, Midnight Sun Rebekah j
lodge. Under new business eoun
clman Anderson requested that
the matter of public nurse be
laid over untl next meeting and
that Dr. Thomas Morcom be re
quested to attend the Council
meeting in reference to same.
Matter held over.
The communication of the
Nome Motor Co., asking that 20
feet of the Eagle Hail lot be pur
chased by the city and deeded
to them, to make up for the short
age given them after the streets
were charged. A committee com
posed of Councilmen Madsen and
Hurley were appointed to look
into the matter.
The communication of the U.
S. Coast Guard requesting a per
mit for location on Snake River
harbor, was read and on motion
! duly passed the council had no
objection to the request being
granted by the U. S. Engineers
Office.
The communication of Dave
Taggart asking to be relieved
from his duties at the fire sta
tion by April 30th, was read and
laid on table until next meeting.
The applications of Fire Chief
Laws and Engineer Harry Egbert
of the fire department, were read
and .’aid on the table until! next
meeting.
Under head of committee re
ports, chairman Wm. Kelsey of
the Fire and Water committee,
read an exhaustive communica
tion signed by R. S. Ludwig,
which gave in detail all neces
sary improvements needed in the
fire station’s pumping equipment,
etc. The communication showed
that much time, thought and con
sideration had been given the
subject in order that the system
produce at all times the neces
sary demands made on its eqiup
ment, thus assuring Nome of bet
ter fire protection.
Chairman Kelsey asked what
authority was needed by the com
mittee to make necessary repairs
without calling a meeting of the
eourc.l. He was authorized and
granted permission to make or
dinary repairs between council
meetings.
Cha'rman Lyle Nevin of the
Streets, and Lights Committer,
was given authority to use his
best judgement as to the spend
ing of funds on removing snow
drifts following storms.
All bills receiving approval of
i the Finance committee were up
! on motion ordered paid.
Under new busnies the matter
i of cal ing for applications for the
I Fire Department positions was
■ brought up. Councilman Geo.
i Madsen proposed that only two
: positions be considered—that o'
1 chief and engineer. He believed
I the city could get by without a
steady driver for the cat and
motorized fire truck; that a vo
unteer fireman could be used for
| that purpose by paying a little
• more for attending and answer
| ing fire alarms. Mr. Madsen re
: ferred to the fact that other fire
j departments in Alaska only have
two paid men, and thought
Nome could do likewise.
This brought most if not ail
the councilmen to their feet in
objection to same, whereupon
motion was made by Nevin, sec
onded by Kelsey, and duly pass
ed that application would be re
ceived by the council for the
positions of Cheif of fire depart
ment, a driver, and an engineer,
and that same be advertised in
The Nome Nugget.
It "was also decided to hold a
special meetdg next Monday,
May 1st, at 7:30 p.m., at which
time the applications for the fire
department will be read and fur
there disposition made of them.
Meeting adjourned until Mon
day.
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