I « KODIAK MIRROR
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| Published by
I Kodiak Publishing Co.
Kodiak, Alaska
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Gone Dav/son .Ov/nor & Editor
| i.Ionbcr of Associated Prose,
j WHY INCORPORATE ?
1 This question has boon asked many tine!
^recently as tho date of election approac
i hos to decide if this community is to tak(
1 its rightful place among tho growing
|cities of the Territory of Alaska or to
' remain Just a fishing hamlet as of old.
To those of us who have lived in the
organized communities of Alaska, the (
: question nay seem trite, but many who hav<
! not had tho opportunity of living in such
towns, are making that inquiry in all
seriousness. ■.
We will all have to admit that at the
■present tine, Kodiak is somewhat backward
: and lacking some very vital and important
j improvements - to say nothing of an ado-r
jquate administration of the town1s affairs
| In this same condition, we shall continue
to survive, but only as a village, until
we act for ourselves and become a small
but substantial municipality.
As a village, wo aro without many of
the things which in the organized comm
unities aro considered necessities. As a
i village, our sewerage system consists, to
| a groat extent, of ”telephone booths” in
I the back yards. Our wator system is very
jinadequate to serve our rapidly increas
ing population. Wo are totally without
fire or police protection, with the cxce-j
. ption of law onforcoment dispensed by the
'local federal officials. Wo have no means
•of rogulating traffic or of curbing the
reckless driving of cars on the stroots
and roads of the community.
As a village, we are without power and
light, other than a co-6;porativo agency
to render a more or less emergency condi
tion. No doubt, if Kodiak had been;an
incorporated community, some responsible
company or persons would have installed- a
light and power plant bofore this., but no
.person or corporation with any business
acumen would invest money in a place wher<
.’there was no responsible- body with which,
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:j HENRY'WQLLE
^ . BUILDER
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ARCHITECTURAL WOODWORK
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CABINETS ----- MILLWORK
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j SHOP NEXT TO BUREAU OF
FISHERIES HOUSE
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to administer the community's affairs.
Ad a village, wo aro without tho
power and authority to handle our school
system or provido safo playgrounds for the
children of tho town, whose only place of
recreation now, is on the streets, where
there id always the imminent danger Of
bodily injury or worso.
The only was wo can correct the
abovo mentioned deficiencies is by the s
ins titution of city gove mraent in Ko diak,
as is done in any other progressive town
in the U.S. Let us put ourselves in a
position to bo governed by responsible
oloctod representatives on a City Council
who in turn could delegate thoir plans to
a qualified civic head, such as a City
manager, who would bp thoroughly familiar
with city administrative systems and the
multitudinous tasks' of one placed at. tho
helm of a growing community.
It'means that we can provide ordin
ances and regulations"governing police
and fire protection, fair and equitable
taxation, the proper regulations for and
of various businesses, and tho construc
tion of muchly-wie.ocled sidewalks, streets^
and parks. It means that we can provide V
playgrounds for our children and recreat- .
ional facilities for the people of town,
in general.
Many people are apt to say that this
will take a lot of money - that is true.
But ,-by being incorporated, we will be in
a better position to raise money than by.
remaining in our present status; Long
term, low interest rate Government loans
arc available to incorporated towns, whic’:
will permit the above improvments hero, ■
with very littlo cost actually.
Under tho laws of Alaska and the'U.S,
all Federal taxes and license fees that’
are collected in an incorporated tom, (
are returned by the (see page 9)Federal
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y,/ R. H. Chadwick ’ *
Residont Agent j
Kodiak ' ' j
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$?iQ
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