Seward Seaport Record
Published each Tuesday and Friday
Seward, Alaska
John M. Coleman . Publisher
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By Mildred Kirkpatrick
No community in Alaska can
expect to expand or develop
to any great extent these days
without suffering some growing
pains. Seward has grown to a
considerable degree in the past
few years, and with the open
ing of the highway and the de
velopment of the Peninsula
nothing can stop its expansion.
The City Council is fully
aware of the possibilities ahead
of the city, and is attempting to
enlarge facilities so as to keep
step with expansion and be able
to absorb the increase in popu
lation with the least amount of
difficulty.
A five year program is under
way to build a sewer system for
the north end of town. (The ap
plication is on file with GSA
for this improvement, which the
council hopes to see under con
struction this year.) The second
project on the program is con
ditional with the rehabilitation
of the water system. This is the
paving of streets and sidewalks.
Third is additional school build
ings, an adequate and separate
high school to include a regu
lation sized gymnasium and
swimming pool. Last on the list
is a hospital.
Because it has been stated
in high places that Seward has
no need for additional school fa
cilities under three years, and
because Governor Gruening has
promised his approval of any
project to provide recreation for
the children and young people,
the school project has been di
vided to call for the immediate
construction of a gymnasium
auditorium and swimming pool
as the first unit of the proposed
future high school.
There is some opposition to
the proposal of a swimming pool I
on the ground that the upkeep j
would be too expensive. Granted j
that warming of water, salaries'
of janitor and attendants would
quite probably cost more than
any revenue to be derived from
a charge for the use of the pool
by adults, I feel that we should
be willing to operate a swim
ming pool at a loss if necessary
in order to insure safe swim
ming for our children.
All during the summer chil
dren of all ages swim in nearby
creeks, quarry holes and the
small lakes, without any safety
measures. It is only by the grace
of God that no one has been
drowned, or contracted rheu
matic fever from the sudden
chill in the water our kids swim
in. There have been several
near tragedies to our knowledge
and how many near drownings
from cramp or unskilled swim
ming have occurred, we will
CLOSING OUT SALE!
Winter Coats .NOW 13.00
Were 25.00 1
Winter Skirts.NOW 3.00
Were 5.50
Woolen Slacks .r...NOW 5.50
Were 6.50
Woolen Slacks .NOW 4.95
Were 5.50
All Cotton Dresses selling out at - - 3.00
YOUTHCENTER
James Construction
Company
General Contracting
Ray F. Jama* - R. A. Baissner
SEWARD, ALASKA
Local and Long-Distance
Hauling
Werner's Transfer
Ph.: Mad. 93 P.O. Box 893
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The New Seward Hotel
Your Home Away from Home
Oscar Dahl, owner
MV
ALASKA STEAMSHIP COMPANY
REDUCED WINTER PARES AND low AUTO BAGGAGE RATES
SCHEDULED SAILINGS
FROM SEWARD
SS BARANOF
March 10 for
I Juneau
Wrangell
Ketchikan
Seattle
SS DENALI
March 17 for
Sitka
Juneau
Petersburg
Ketchikan
Seattle
SS BARANOF
March 24 for
Juneau
Wrangell
Ketchikan
Seattle
SS DENALI
Mar. 31 for
Sitka
Juneau
Petersburg
Ketchikan
Seattle
Freighter Sailings from Seattle
SS Nadina .Mar. 17 MV Terminal Knot.Mar. 24
WALTER W. SIPPRELL. Gen. Agent - Phone Main 125
never know. So let’s stop en
dangering the lives and health
of our children and young peo
ple, they will swim in spite of
anybody and in defiance of all
danger. Let’s give them a safe
and decent swimming pool, cost
what it will.
The paving depends upon the
sewer and water systems. It
would be unreasonable to lay
permanent pavement without
first rehabilitating the water
system to some degree of sta
bility. Complaints about the
water have swamped the city
council all winter, t must bq
understood by the people that
that utility is under private
ownership. The company main
tains that the revenue from the
system is not great enough to
permit of any extensive recon
struction on their part without a
substantial raise in water rates.
One can readily imagine that an
increase in water rates after the
winter just past would bring
about a sizeable explosion in
Seward.
Any corporation operating a
public utility can be refinanced
through RFC or through the
Alaska Public Works Bill, Gen
eral Services Administration or
Community Facilities Service or
by private bonding with far less
difficulty than a municipal gov
ernment can do it, and in less
time. If the Seward Water Com
pany cannot or will not under
take a program or complete re
habilitation and construction, in
order to assure the people of
Sewaird an adequate service in
the near future, there is nothing]
left for the townspeople but to
purchase the sfstem outright un
der the provisions of Ordinance
No. 36, float another bond issue
and provide the town in this way
with an adequate system before
the rest of the civic improve
ment program can be undertak
en.
This would be a time consum
ing and costly procedure, and
unnecessary if the water com
pany can see its way clear to
undertake the expenditure. The
fact remains, however, that we,
must have more water, either
from the present owners or by
municipal ownership.
These proposed improvements ;
cannot happen by waving a
magic wand. It will take time—
at least five years of it, BUT the
time to begin is now, while the;
money is available through Fed
eral assistance. This is not a mat
ter for your city council alone.
even with the help and endorse
ment of the Chamber of Com-:
merce. These are your children, j
your homes, your government,
your money and your town.
You should be interested enough
to learn for yourselves the de
tails of the program, they are
not secret. Think about it and
give your support to the im
provement of Seward.
COMMUNITY
CALENDAR
Library Hours
Mon. and Wed.—3 to 3 p.m.
Tues., Sat.—3-5 and 7-9 p.m.
Well Baby Conference
Thursdays, 2-4 p.m., Methodist
Church basement.
Wednesday. March 8
VOLUNTEER FIRE DEP’T.
Thursday, March 9
WOMAN’S CLUB
Saturday, March 11
EPISCOPAL GUILD
GIRL SCOUT BAKE SALE,
1:00 p.m., McMullens.
Sunday, March 12
FOURTH OF JULY Committee
Saturday, March 25
LUTHERAN LADIES’ BAKE
SALE, 1:00 p.m., McMullens.
Saturday. April 1
ST. PETERS GUILD BAKE
SALE.
Saturday, April 8
P-TA BAKE SALE
It is now asserted that human
intelligence reaches its maxi
mum at sixteen years. After
that there is nothing left to do
but learn how to use it.
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