LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that on;
the 1st day of February, 1932, there
will be held in the City of Seward,!
Alaska, a special election for the'
purpose of submitting to the quali
fied voters of said city the question
of the ratification of Ordinance
No. 115, entitled, “An ordinance
providing for the leasing to the i
Woman’s Home Missionary Society!
of the Methodist Episcopal Church!
of Lots 4, 5, 6, 7. 34, 35, 36 and 371
in Block Twelve of the original
townsite of the City of Seward, Al
aska, and the building and ini-;
provements thereon and certain
personal property in and on said
prer lises, for hospital purposes, and
providing for a special election atj
which shall be submitted to the
qualified voters of the City of Sew
ard, the question of the ratification
of this ordinance,” which said or
dinance was passed by the Common
Council of said city on the 30th day j
of December, 1931.
The polls for said election will be
opened at 8 o’clock, a. m., on said
1st day of February, 1932, and w'ill
be closed at 7 o’clock p. m., on said
day, and the place of voting will
be the Town Hall, also known as!
the Fire Hall, in said City of Sew
ard.
Every person above the age of
twenty-one (21) years wrho is a cit
izen of the United States and who
has resided continuously one year!
next preceding said election in the j
Territory of Alaska, and six months'
next preceding said election within J
the limits of the City,of Seward,!
shall be entitled to vote at said
election.
The property to be leased under
the provisions of said ordinance is
as follows: Lots 4, 5, 6, 7, 34, 35, 36
and 37 in Block Twelve of the
original townsite of the City of
Seward, Alaska, and the building!
and improvements thereon, togeth-;
er with certain personal property
including beds, linens, X-ray ma
chine. surgery, and miscellaneous1
hospital furniture, equipment, ma
chines and appliances.
The terms and conditions of said
lease, and the consideration there
for, as fixed and prescribed by said
ordinance, are as follows:
Term of lease ten years, with
privilege of renewal for further
period of ten years, at yearly rent
al of $5.00. The lessee covenants: |
•’a) To pay the rent: (b) To use,
the premises only for hospital pur
poses, and to conduct thereon aj
general hospital open at all times
to the use of all persons under rea-j
sonable regulations and charges;,
(c) To keep up, at lessee's own ex- j
pense. necessary interior repairs.;
and to keep premises clear *
of all liens by its own acts; (d) To
assume all liability for all debts
which in the past have been, or may
in the future be. incurred by lessee
in the operation of the hospital,
and, in general, to assume all costs
and expenses of operating and
maintaining the hospital, except
that lessee not required to pay tax-,
es or assessments: (e) To assume
all liability for any suit or claim
whatever for damage, loss or injury!
to any person or property in or!
upon said premises: (f) Not to relet!
the whole or any part of the prem- i
uses, nor sell or assign the lease or
any interest therein.
The lessor covenants that the
lessee, on paying the rent and ob
serving its covenants and agree
ments, may have, hold and enjoy
said property during the term of
the lease.
The lessee and lessor mutually
covenant: (a) Lessee may terminate
lease upon giving lessor six months’
prior written notice; (b) Lessee, at
its own expense, may make altera
tions, improvements and additions,
the same to become property of
lessor at expiration of lease;
changes in building required by law
shall be made by lessor; (c) Hos
pital Board provided for, to be com
posed of five members, two to be
appointed by lessor, two by lessee,
and the fifth to be selected by the
other four members. Either party
may, at its option, change one of
its members every two years. When
ever a member shall die, resign,
wilfully fail or neglect to fulfill his
duties, or in case of lessor only,
shall remove his residence from
Seward, a new member shall be ap
pointed. Whenever a new member
is appointed, the other four mem
bers may, at their option, select aj
new fifth member. Whenever any I
matter, dispute or question shall
arise concerning said hospital, or|
regarding anything in the lease or,
the construction or interpretation!
of the lease, such matter, dispute or J
question shall be referred to the
Board, and it shall be the duty of
the Board to consider the same and
render a decision thereon, and any
decision of the Board shall be final
and binding upon the parties; (d)
Hospital surgeon provided for who
shall occupy and use office in hos
pital for reasonable rental or under
other arrangements agreed upon
between such surgeon and leesee.
A. D. Haverstock, M. D., designated
as such hospital surgeon. Vacancy
occurring during term of lease from
death, resignation or removal to be
filled by surgeon to be selected by
Hospital Board, provided that such
surgeon shall be acceptable to both
lessor and lessee. If either party
dissatisfied with hospital surgeon
then serving as such, the matter to
be referred to Board, which, if it
deem it for best interests of hos
pital. shall remove such surgeon
and select another, who shall be
acceptable to both lessee and les
sor; (e) Lessor, at its own expense,
shall carry such insurance as it
desires, and in the event of damage
bv fire such damage shall be repair
ed as soon as reasonably and .con
veniently may be, provided, that if
said premises, or a substantial part
thereof, be destroyed or so dam
aged as to require rebuilding or ex
tensive restoration, the lessor, at its
option, may either rebuild or re-:
store the premises, or determine
the lease: (f> Upon breach of any
covenants or agreements by lessee,!
the lessor, at its option, may de
clare lease void and the term
thereof ended, and re-enter and
take possession of premises. Cov
enants and agreements of lessee to
be binding upon its successors and
assigns.
Dated this 30th day of Decem
ber, 1931.
D. C. BROWNELL.
Attest: Mayor.
A. D. BALDERSTON.
Municipal Clerk.
Pub. Jan. 2, 9, 16, 23. 30. 1932.
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LIS, MOONEY CASE
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan., 18,
(/P)—Charges of violations of the
California law by police and the
prosecution in the famous Mooney
Billings case reached the Senate in
an hitherto undisclosed document
prepared by three experts of the
Wickersham Committee.
From Senator Walsh, Democrat
of Montana, one of the authors of
the resolution under which the
Senate called upon President Hoo
ver to produce the volume, came j
the statement that the report;
would be properly referred to the I
Judiciary Committee for possible
consideration of legislation to avoid
similar miscarriage of justice in
the future.
Immediate suggestion that the
Governor of California pardon the
men who were convicted of parti
cipating in the Preparedness Day
bombing in San Francisco, came
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CHILD IHHIHCL AND
ENFORCED WIDOWHOOD
FACE ABOLISHMENT
MAORIS, India, Jan. 18, (/Pi
Child marriage and enforced wi
dowhood in India should be abol
ished, the All-India Women’s Con
gress resolved.
Mrs. P. K. Ray, president of the
congress, said heretofore girls of
eight or nine years were taught by
their grandmothers that “your hus
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NOTED AUTHOR DIES
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 18, (£>)—
Frederick O'Brien, noted author,
journalist and globe-trotter, died in
his picturesque cottage in Sausalito,
of heart disease, from which he had
suffered for the past six months.
He was 62 years of age and was
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HOUSE LIKE SCHOOLROOM
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 18.
| (JP)—A member of the Japanese
House of Peers sat on the Senate
floor for a while and then said it
looked to him. like a school room.
He was Count Ayske Kabayama,
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