City Council Hears Of Grants
The city council met in regular
session Monday night with mem
bers Mrs. Kraft, Ray Martin,
Charles Hopp, William P Sm th
and Jim Pierce in_ attendance
and Mayor Nick Mi ell presiding
In the absence of the city clerk
the reading of the minutes of the
previous meeting were dispensed
with The council acted on the
following matter0 of business
A wire was read from L. D.
Durkee, regional director, Fed
eral Works Agency, informing
the city that $11,000 has been
allotted to Kodiak for purchase
by the federal government of two
500-gallons-per-minute pumper
trucks fully equipped, and 200C
feet of hose for each unit. The
P'WA will purchase the equip
ment with the understanding
that the city null house, maintain
and operate it.
Warrt-n A. Taylor, city attor
ney, reported that no bids had
been received on the water sys
tem, and Riat it is planned to
■combine the water and sewage
system <or construction on a
cost-plus basis. Siems, Drake,
Puget Sound Co. has been eon
tacted and has expressed will
ingness to undertake the job if
permission, now being sought,
?a obtained from the Navy. Other
Alaska contractors also have
been contacted regarding the
job but. no answe.s have been
received from them yet.
I he salaries of certain city
offices were raised as following:
Patrolmen of the first class
wert raised from $225 to $250.
Patrolmen of the second class
were raised from $200 to $225.
Probationary patrolmen were
raised from $180 to $200.
The city attorney was raised
rlrom $100 to $150.
The city health officer was
raised from $25 to $50.
Letters of application were
read frpin Charles C Naughton
And It.L. Clifton for the posi
tions oEschool tax collector (city)
and city magistrate. The council
Toted Charles C Naughton, in
cumbent, to both positions for
the ensuing term.
Two letters from the school
board were read. One inquired a
bout the status of insurance on
the school property, the other
recommended that a fence be
erected around the school yard
■I to prevent cars from parking and
j turning around there and en
dangering school cliitdern. The
latter problem was refered to the
police committee and Mrs. Kraft
was inst ucted to check on the
school insurance
The Committee on Assessment
and Collection of Taxes reported
that real estate appraisals are
complete, and that stocks and
cats and trucks would be finish
ed this week, in about 3 days
time
Mrs. Kraft reported a list of
equipment available for the city
clerk’s office, including desk,
chair, safe, filing cabinet and
other office equipment, in the a
mount of $793. The council vot
ed to purchase the equipment.
There was a di°cuision of pin
ball machines, liquor enforce
inemsand collections of various
revenues. The police committee
was instructed to investigate the
current status of pinball revenues
and report.
A letter from the Treasurer's
Office, Territory of Alaska, urg
ing appointment of a school tax
collector, was read.
Under public parks and cem
eteries C'i ty A ttorney Taylor re
ported receipt of necessary plans
from Hubbell & Waller in Seattle,
and that they had been sent
with an application to the U. S.
land office. Additional ground is
being sought to enla ge the cem
etery, now without space for
burials.
The ordinance granting the
raises in salary, mentioned above
Log Waffle Shop
Myrtle Kempton, Prop.
SHOUT ORDERS
QUICK SERVICE
Fresh Eggs Only
Are Used in Our Orders
Fresh Milk
KODIAK JEWELRY
The Kodiak Jewelry, form
ally The Helsel Jewelry, is
now conducting business
under the same policy of
fairtrade. We are carrying a
new selection of jewelry,
watches and ivory.
We appreciate your past
patfonage. '
was passed under suspension of
rules, and the first reading was
to sideied the second and the
ordinance was declared in effect.
Warren A. Taylor and Dr. A.
Bates Jones were re-appointed
to the positions of city attorney
and city health officer, respect
ively.
A motion was made to grant
the application of Ray Scranton
for a taxi permit,, his second
A letter from Jack Allman,
Post Adjutant, Kodiak Post No.
17 of the American Legion asked
the council’s cooperation in ob
servance of Memorial Day.
A letter from Talmage L.
Smith, recording secretary,
United Brotherhood of Carpen
iers& Joiners of America, ex-,
plained that they had appointed |
Olof H. Olson to be their repre-i
tentative at all council meetings.
NOTICE
I am no longer responsible for
any debts, old or new, contract
ed by the Packard Cabs. Dated
this 1st day of May.
Signed:A. H. Johnson
Louise Williams, Grechon Sei
bert and Edythe Butler flew to
Anchorage last week on a com
bined business and pleasure trip.
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