City Council
(Continued from page 1)
Mayor Lanier stated that the
school situation hinged on the
ability of the city to clear the
dictrict of indebtedness and that
1 'a to 21 l> money in large
quantities over tong terms was
available if this was done.
The Seward Cabinet Shop of
which Garret Hoogland is prop
rietor and tlie Seward Plumbing
and Heating Shop of which Pat
rick Bogan is proprietor bid on
the work of rebuilding the base
ment of the school together but
only the one bid was made and
the matter was tabled until the
next regular meeting.
* * •
The report of the Chief of
Police was read in which 62
tickets were issued and over
$450.00 in fines were collected.
Hi-way Patrolman Puckett will
probably have offices with the
Chief of Police it was agreed, lie
having received the appointment
•lately.
• • •
A note for $5500 was paid by
the city which had been carried
s'nce Nov. 21. 1947 having been
authorized by the former council.
* # *
The council authorized Harry
Mann to select any one of three
or four lots at a price compared
• o that paid by Mrs. Burke who
obtained the lot bid upon by Mr.
Mann through no fault of her
own.
* * *
An option on lots 23 and 24
j.n block 21 of the Original Town
site was tabled altho a check in
the amount of $150 was attached.
This was on account of the in
ability of the city to produce a
deed as the government cannot
give posession until the Veto< a 11
Housing Area is ceded to tjie
city by the government.
• • •
The contract for Mrs. Ling was
produced and signed.
It was brought out bv Mrs.
Ling l lull the llenretta scale of
depreciation and the scale used
for the cubic footage upon which
figures for assessment are based
I are not applicable to the city
in practically 98 of the cases,
j For instance depreciation on a
concrete building _ would not be
as much as on one built of
other materials.
It was suggested that she go
by the llenretta scale but that
1 she jot down also her own judge
ment in the case for the benefit
! of the Board of Equalization in
helping them to make a just de
cision.
* * •
Mr. Peterson who is building a
home and plans to do a little car
painting as a hobby in case ol
depression or strike convinced the
council he was building his own
place to live and was not enter
ing the business of painting,
plumbing or any ot the kinds
of business which would be a
fire hazard.
* * *
The first reading of the Sales
Tax was finished and an out
line follows:
One of the most important
points made in the Ordinance
i No. 190' is Sub-section 17 of
Section 2383 C. L. A. <1933) which
authorized the city “To take such
other action by ordinance, re
solution or otherwise as may be
necessary to protect and pro !
serve the lives, the health, the !
safety, and the well-being of the |
people of the city.”
Practically every business in |
the city will have to pay 2' on !
sales. Exemptions will be doc
tors. dentists and medical pro
scriptions: ehurchs. (except when
Line Relax enjoy the magnificent scenery and
comfortable accommodations as you sail outside
THE FINEST FOOD
Elegantly prepared and expertly served to com
pletely satisfy your fancy
i SAILINGS ARE FREQUENT
B SS Baranof June 11th calls at Juneau, Ketchl- J
B kan, and Seattle I
B SS Aleutian June 17th calls at Valdez, Cordo- B
i ... - — - -
IF IT'S BEER OR LIQUOR YOU WANT
TRY OUR
NORTHERN
COCKTAIL BAR OR LIQUOR STORE
THE YELLOW CAB THAT IS PARKED
AT OUR DOOR IS AT YOUR SERVICE
The Northern Bar
" A Gentlemans Place of Recreation"
engaged in business for profit);
carrier sales to consumers or
users of newspapers; servicing,
freezing, storing, handling or
whirling of fish; sales to the
U.S. Government, Terr, of Alaska,
City of Seward or any of its
poltiical sub-divisons.
Returns must be made each
quarter and for promptness a re
duction of 3° is offered.
Penalties are heavy such as
failure of the vendor to collect
or for evasion of collection; also
t he tax must be added to the
sales price and must be collected;
rebates to the consumer directly
or indirectly or in any way ab
sorbs the tax “shall upon con
viction there of be fined not more
than $100 and on the second of
fense shall be fined not more
than $500 or imprisonment for not
more than 30 days or both.
The collection scale eliminates
any tax on less than 24c.
Over $5.00 a 2 straight tax
per dollar is payable, therefore a
$7.50 purchase would cost the
purchaser $7.6(5.
The meeting adjourned about
11:50 P.M.
•
Jas. EDWARD McCRACKEN
ARRIVES 30 MINUTES LATE
•
Thirty minutes after the dead
line on the Polaris James Ed
ward McCracken arrived at tJie
hospital later moving to ,the
home of his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Jim McCracken on June
1. 1948 at 6:30 P.M.
The forms closed at 5 P.M.
and the 7 lb. 15 oz. youngster
did not make the paper hist
Wednesday so he waits a week
for the announcement of his
arrival.
(Ed. Note: By rights this
ought to be in the 8-ball column
as thats where the Ed. is .“Be I
hind the 8-Ball' ')
•-j
NEW BOARD OF DIRECTORS
FOR RED CROSS
•
Seward Chapter American Red 1
Cross announces tHo new Board
of Directors for the coming fiscal
year as follows: Chapter Chair
man. Mrs. Mildred E. Kirtpatrick.
Vice Chairman, Mr. Frank De
Loughery. Secretary. Mrs. Mary
Switzer. Treasurer. Peggy Good
rich.
Committee Chairmen compris
ing the Executive Board: Frank
DeLoughery with Carl Carlson
and Jas. Kirtpatrick.Home Nurs
ing and First Aid. Mrs. Elsie
Whitmore. Volunteer Services,
Mrs. John Penrose .Disaster. Tom
Erdmann. Joe Doyle and Jack
Werner. Canteen Services. Mrs.
Phil Harding. These Chairmen
will call upon the townspeople for
aid in their committees.
Financial report as of April 1st:
Campaign Fund collection. S368.
Seward Chapter share of Military
Installation collection, $4.30. Bal
ance in treasury April 1st. $602.
Total, April 1st. $1600.
Expenditures since April 1st.—
LUNCH AND BOWL
AT
JIMMEY’S
Bowling Alley
IT'S NECESSARY
HEALTHY
FUN
OPEN 1 TO 1
See
Joe Lanier
SHOE REPAIRING or
FURNITURE REPAIRING
JOB PRINTING
See tlie "POLARIS”
Outright Grants of Financial as-,
sistance, $79.80. Emergency Loans,
$8(K). Loans repaid, $00. Loans to
be collected on Power of Attorney
June 10, $120. Freight and haul- ;
ing charges on 8 cases of books
donated to High School and San-|
itorium. $48.80.
Number of cases handled re
quiring financial aid 10, concern
ing the safety and welfare of 311
persons. Number of cases handled '
not requiring financial aid, hut
inquiries by letter or telegram 10.
In order to cut expenses the
Red Cross office in the Arcade
building and the store room in
Brown and Hawkins building
were discontinued. All office furn
iture and supplies are now stored
by the curtesy of Mr. Hedley
Davis in the Alaska Transfer Co.
warehouse free of charge. Tele
phone service was discontinued
and is now carried on over the
[irivate phone in the home of the
Chairman, who can he reached
at any time at Madison 57.
We shall keep Ihe people in
formed of all activities of the Se
ward Chapter and pledge our
selves to an honest, impartial,
and judicious application of Red
Cross funds to the good of Sew
ard. No one is attending Ihe Na
tional Red Cross convention
which is being held in San Fran
cisco this month, but we will re
ceive reports of what is done
there and they will be published.
The Home Service Committee
and the Chapter Chairman will
be at Ihe service of any regularly
appointed committee from any re
cognized organization to discuss
the financial status of Seward
Chapter and to explain the ne
cessity for various expenditures.
Mildred E. Kirkpatrick
Chairman. Seward Chapter
American Red Cross.
•
Vaccination on an increasing
scale has done much to reduce
the toll of sleeping sickness
among American horses.
A
Chevron Fly Spray knocks flies,
mosquitoes, moths and other
^ mr
Its lOO^Jj active ingredients,
with deadly DDT, give it high
est rated killing power.
I
- — I'
II
: : i!
^ j
Chevron Surface Spray waits j;
for all bugs ... its killing I
power lasts for months. j,
KNOCK 'EM OUT J
KEEP 'EM OUT |
I
l
I
I
I
I
i STANDARD of CALIFORNIA !
l 1
W. C. ERWIN
BRANCH MANAGER
Seward Cleaners |
ART McKEOUGH, prop. *
Cleaning - Pressing - Alterations (
j
Mail Orders Promptly Taken care Of
S
Daily Pickup & Delivery !
I
Palace In the Heart
America’s Scenic
Wonderland
TRAINS LEAVE SEWARD
Thursday, Friday c id Saturday
at 7:30 A. M.
For Reservations at MeKINLEY
Phans AREO I 1 Anchorage j
cr Write ALASKA RAILROAD, j
Anchorage