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Heard a request for en
larging the Russian ceme
tary.
Received report from
public health nurse.
Received report of com
mittee on request of re
duction of tax assessment
from W. J Erskine and
J. Erskine company.
Heard request from Ko
diak laundry for installation
of burner equipment.
Approved appointment
of Barney McCoy as city
patrolman.
The first council meeting of
the new year, held Monday at
(he city hall, proved to be a
Susy one. The rules of the meet
jug were suspended first to
d!ow Mrs. Anne Whalley to give
treport on the public health nur
sing work in this district. (See on
, (his page.)
lalmage smitn, representing
Ihe owners of the Kodiak Steam
: bunchy, presented a request for
installation of a piece of oil burn
ing equipment in the laundry
toiler room. If the council grant
ed permission to install it, Smith
indJ. K. Sinnett, one of the
new owners, also present, prom
|ised that it would be attended
bya competent man at all times,
and that the oil tanks would be
buried so that if the steam went
'off the oil would automat
| ically stop flowing. They
Eiated out they had complied
tb the fire chief’s orders in
putting in a new 25-foot stack
ind were making other improve
ments. The installation was ask
ed as a temporary’ expedient, as
inewly-arrived oil burner they
tad ordered could not be used
vith the present electricial set
up, they said.
The equipment was the same
ordered removed by Fire Chief
k V. Loughead on November
15 when the laundry was oper
ated by Mr. Loughran, and was
the subject of some dispute when
twas discovered in the furnace
at the time of a small fire at the
toiler room last week.
A definite ruling was asked
hom the council, but in view of
•emotion being made the matter
•as left in the hands of the fire
fornmittee and the Fire Chief,
•to refused to authorize the
Kpiipment’s use.
Id a story in the Kodiak
Mirror last week it was stated
‘ftoneously that Warren A.
Taylor represented Talmage
huth in a hearing on a com
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Jergen Fredrickson, chairman,
public parks and cemeteries com
mittee, presented a plan submit
ted by Rev. Gregory Gleboff, of
the Russian Orthodox church,
asking for cooperation in securine
additional lands adjacent to the
Russian cemetery. It was point
ed out that the policy of the
church in refus ng burial ground
to no one increased the need for
enlargement of the grounds. The
committee of Councilmen Fred
rickson, Pajoman and Hermann
was instructed to act with the
city attorney to make a proper
application to the Federal Land
office for three or more adjoining
acres. The land in question is
part of the public domain, by
presidential proclamation. W. F.
(continued on page 9)
Health Nurse Report
Mrs. Anne Whalley reported:
mumps, 5 new cases; pediculosis,
1 case; social disease, 4 contacts;
tuberculosis, no new cases.
She told of calls made on well
babies, checking weights and
health, and speaking of immuni
zation she said an immunization
clinic will be held this month.
Although 33 elementary school
children have withdrawn the
weighing program showed 188
weighed in the first 8 grades, of
which 16 lost or did not gain
weight. She said this was a very
good average.
Mrs. Whalley pointed out
some of the other work, includ
ing the welfare program, under
which the service helped with
Christmas wrapping for the need
y, gave first aid classes, and cur
rently is planning utilization of
the fund the service has for ob
taining glasses for children.
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