Nome is the Distributing Center and Gateway to Northern Alaska and Siberia
s Pages THE NOME NUGGET
VOLUME XXII No 18
NOME, ALASKA SATURDAY, A P R . L, 30. 1921
Delivered by Carrier
,$1.00 per Mo.ith
ALLIES PLAN TO SEIZE BEHLIN
BILL PERMITTING CITY LIGHTERAGE ENACTED
ALASKA LIGHTERAGE COMPANY
TURNS DOWN NOME
PURCHASE OFFER
Despite a weak of negotiations and
discussions in o.n effort to resojve the
lighterage sit.un.rim, Nome is appar
ently but little nearer a solution of the
critical lighterage «ruestion than a
week ;igo. The <•oinmitt.ee appointed
at the first citizens mass meeting to
decide on ways and means for over
coming the problem raised by the re
tire mem t of the Alaska Lighterage
0;tmpat\y. re port .is 1 Wednesday that
the company had rejected purchase
overtures bused. on Its offier to dispose
of the plant for $40,000 cash and $20,.
000 in lighterage services on the score
that the proposal to pay the rash por
tions in four instalments of $10,000
on May 20, July 20. Septamber 20, and
on dose of navigation was not accept
In refusing the offer the conn pa nv
submitted rvew proposals which not
only embraced payment of all the cash
portions of the purchase price by .Aine
first, but also attempted to i-eservci a
large portion «»f the plant and e«iuip
ment. In addition the new offer em
braced a suggestion that “the Alaska
Steamship Conipiuiy could |H»ssildy be
induced to advance a loan of $20,000,”
payable in two installments, one half
on December 1 this year, the other
Deoemberl, 1922, and secured by a first
mortgage on the plant.
On tie ins notified that the second
skier:i t ion, the people of Noun*- would
be compelled to lord; for relief in other
ptitude indicative of strong desire to
qscnpe further negotiations, hastily
called the whole deal off.
The lighterage committee >is now
woifking on other plans to secure the
equipment needed to establish a plant
with very good prospects of success
if the citizens continue to support their
efforts Another mass meeting will
be held Sunday afternoon and the
now plans of the committee, will he
laid before the citizens for approval.
Narrated In chronological order, the
events of the post week in connection
with the lighterage issue were as fol
The decision to purchase the plant
of the Lighterage Company by public
subscriptions was made at a second
mass meeting of citizens held in the
City Hall last Saturday. The commit
tee on organization appointed at the
initial mass meeting reported to the
latter meeting as follows, recommend
ing the purchase of the company’s
plant at the figure submitted at the
preceding meeting by Agent Gabriel
iNome, AiasK.a, April. -am, i_■ i.
To the Chaliman of the Citizens Com
mittee:
We, the undersigned Committee, ap
pointed by you on the 19th day of
April, 1921, hereby submit the follow
ing report:
Your committee first canvassed the
situation with respect to obtaining
lighterage equipment without making
any arrangements with the Alaska
lighterage and Commercial Company
And ascertained that no adequate
equipment could be obtined. We also
v's, ^'investigated the available dredgers
|^Uh the idea of taking off the super-j
t^jtuciatw and using bull* but
position would l>e
material fur the purpose of tms
lug r&hters.
,t,hiit there w ire several boats
aiitahle for the 11s
the situa
equipBiuTi
arrived
• >f the Alaska
•reial t'unpany.
the lighter
try to conduct
would reach
i iw cut < >r:od
rates of th« Alaska Lighterage
f*ominercial (’ominuiy. After review
lug th<* various properties set fortii
said inventory your committee «: 1
t.» the conclusion that the values piu«••
cd on the several Items of property
were reasonable and your committee
further found that said inventory con
tained property which would not be
of imimiedkite use. hut which could he
procured for the additional sum of
$3,000. and in view of all the circ um
stances and conditions, recommends
that the Alaska Tvightemge and rnm
inercial Company's plant and projectv
la* purchased for the sum «»f $60,000.
Your committee fu,rther took the
matter up with the Agent of the Alaska
Lighterage and Commercial Commny.
at NV^ne. and said Agent wired the
I homl office requesting authority to sell
said Plant upon the* fed lowing terms.
$10,000 payable May 20th, 1921:
$10,000 payable July 20th. 1921:
$10,000 iKiyahlo Sept. 20th. 1921
$10,000 payable a. the time of the
last sailing, the balance of $20,000. to
I bo p«ud for by sea-vices rendered in the
l lighterage of coal for the Alaska
lighterage and Commercial Company.
Attached hereto and marked Exhib
it "A” is an itemized list of the equip
ment necessary to conduct such bus
iness. together with a separate price
of each item of property.
Your committee fotund that to land
merchandise upon the beach would he I
extnefmely expensive and unusually
hazardous.
Your comfmifttee recommends that n
corporation he organized, capitalized |
at $100,000, and stock he issued at the j
psir value of $10.00 per share, for the I
purpose of acquiring the Alaska Light
erage ami Comerclal Company's plant
end engaging in the lighterage busl
Your committee is of the opinion
that by operating on t.he present Alas
ka Lighterage and Commercial Com
pany's tariff, that this is a good busi
ness proposition, and that the stock
holders will not from six to ten per
cent upon t!he money investe<1. and the
plant should clear itself in two years.
We attach hereto copy of telegram
sent by Mr. Gabrielson to the head
office of the company, for your infor
mation; together with copies of tele
grams sent to and received from the
Alaska 8. 8. Company.
With respect to the surplus equip
ment your committee finds that this
equipment would be unusually valua
ble end 'necessary to the City when the
Municipal wharf and docks are con
Respectfully submitted,
HITCH! a'NRII.b
l\ K. JOHNSON
The litemiaod prUv list *.f c«|uit>«ncnt
retVwtred! to in th** report and presented
to the meeting follows: The list in
eludes nil the r«.I property ntul light
ei-.igc <-*|uipjiu-nt belonging t" the com
(mtiv, which w.is presumed l*oth by th*
city ami the eompaJiy's local agent »■
t>e included in the property offered for
B--.lt. «»»
"Bluff" 25 ton rcg . SOO.OO
< lenevie.vti S'* III* twin soraw $!*,500.00
Diiyton 20 111* single screw. . 4,500.00
I'M MU ES (4 only) .
I: A I i< IKS X- MAUI N K \V A Y S
Stand.’ir«l Oil Ways; 2 sets
•Marino Hallway: at nil dock, built
of 12x12 timbers with 40 lb rails
MEN KRAI. EQl’ir’T & OKAK
Anchors; 4-1500 lb K«lje am-luMs to
be- used as spars or emergency an
chors, 6 000 lb.s at 7c .$420.00
Oars, 28 freight cars a<t $50.00
each . $1,400.00
* for Derricks (3)
HOISTS AND BOILERS
1-40 HI* at St<l. Oil way ..$1,045.00
1-30 HP at Sami Spit way . . 675.00
1- 16 HP at Pile Driver .... 500.00
2- 12 HP Mooring & General 650.00
Steam Engines for surf line . .$185.00
Electric Motors.$600.00
(For shop equipment, Searchlight etc.)
Pile driver frame (new in 1910) $450.00
Rail road track.$2.000.00
(About 7.000 ft in yard and on Dock)
4-20 ton Hydraulic. ....$158.00
Boilers and Steam plant for
Dock Hoists.$2,000.00
CARGO PLATFORMS
29 large 5 ton Capeiclty and 20
small 2M ton Capacity . .$390.00
Search Light complete ..$285.00
Barge and Tug Moorings
complete (10) $3,000.00
Sundry Equipment and Tools $2,369.75
Consists ot blocks, life preser
vers. rope and wire sRiigs, cap
stans, gangways, dollies tarpau
ari-.fijrtin#; th»* ix.mjKiny'j
1(11,00—SEATTLE
this fall. They also wish to know of
of 4th .nnl 5th issue. If above tennis
wire inumeiliate authority Nome grant
Nome, Alaska. April 21. 1921.
Alaaka Steamship Co.. Seattle.
Mass meeting held with practically
every eofnimercial anil industrial inter
est iresprcsented enthusiastically en
dorsed the establishment local organ -
izatlon tio cnoduct llghtemge business.
Commit t ivs ihw working whip organ
ization in shape for operation this
summer.
Can we depend on your co-opera
tion and assurance that we can light
■ er your boats this season.
Member Organization Committee.
After extended discussion, in which
a number of sjwakers urged that the
plan of organize t i*m be fitimi d in
such lira:inner that the business could
ultimately be turned over to the city,
if am amendment to the present laws
limiting the businesses in which mu
nicipal ities may engage could he se
cured. a motion was passed to wire the
Nome delegation at Juneau to secure
alegtslatflon permitting niuricSpulities
to engage in the lighterage business.
Another motion adopted provided that |
the committee should proceed to secure j
subscriptions and when adequate funds ]
had be*en subscribed call a meeting of
stockholders to perfect organisation
(Ctatlaucd om Pfcgo ’Pwv)
SEIZURE BERLIN
IS PLANNED BY
ALLIED COUNCIL
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This i• ■ ho\vr\<-i. is heiny op
>s *1 li> u* h'renrh ami Uelffiums "ii
ho. smn. ■' that it is iitiiuMfss.-i.iv a nil
luu tiennany hus foul sufficient tm:
LIGHTERAGE BILL
PASSES LEGISLATURE
liiS-iitfiMC" i'1-ilits .uvl to fix th- rates
new amenduu-.-nt applies, would, w i
tli*> amendment inset t, d. pm.I I'.-l
ar»d the said Common Council may,
by ordinance afler authorization there
for' liy a majority vote of the quali
fied electors of the town given at an
annual general election or special elec
tion called for that purpose, establish
for the public convenience and wel
fare, wood, coal and fuel yards, and
provide for the maintenance and up
keep of the same, and for the sale of
wood, coal and fuel therefrom at cost,
or at such reasonable advance above
cost as may by it be determined by
ordinance or resolution, and also es
tablish, maintain, control and operate
lighterage plants and to fix the rates
therefor; and to take such action by
ordinance, resolution or otherwise as
ma> be necessary to protect or pre
serve the life, health, safety or well
being of the people in the town, and
to publish all ordinances.
The Xome Nugget delivered by car
rier or mailed. Per Month Jl.tO
ALASKA GOVERNORSHIP
STILL UNDECIDED
Washington, April, 20—The ques
tion of who is to ho Alaska’s next
governor is to all appearances si'll
undecided.
Senator Poindexter, hy .ippointinoni.
went to the White House today and
introduceil to President Harding, t*oI
onel W. T. Perkins, of Seattle, as an
eligible for appointment for governor
of Alaska. Polio wing the interview it
was stilted that the president promised
to give the candidacy of Perkins full
consider.) tion.
The president has also let It be
known that while he may not select a
governor for Alaska fuom among the
reMdente oif the territory, it is his in
tention to select someone from the Pa
cttc ftoffttofet.
Reported Scott Bone Declined
Seattle, April, 30—The Post Int T
YOUNG MOTHER. LIFE
WEARY, SUICIDES
Seattle, April, 29—WlAiry of life,
Marie Hyland, a young: mother, eom
irtiltted suk-ide here this afternoon,
leaving- her small bubies to the tender
mercies of the world,
lit a note of farewell, the unfortun
ate mother said “I hope that Gcd will
be kinder to my babies than he 1»a*