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By Mildred Kirkpatrick
The proposed League of Alas
ka Cities, with the constitution
as drafted at the conference
of Alaska mayors and munici
pal officials in Anchorage last
month is one of the most im
portant developments in the Ter
ritory. It is a measure of ma
turity, another proof that the
Territory is ready to become a
state.
In presenting it to our own
Council, however, I found the
members to be only luke warm
to the proposition, especially so
after the mention of the member
ship fee.
Let's look at the proposition
again and sec what benefit it
would be for Seward.
In the first place it is an ab
solutely non-partisan association
designed for the practical study
of municipal affairs by the co
operation of all cities and in
corporated communities.
Anchorage and Fairbanks
have struggled through their
rapid growth by the trial and
error method of legislation, and
only now are arriving at stan
dard practices of government
which has been a painful and
costly process. By having the
benefit of their experiences in
black and white, the results of
their experiments in building
and inspection codes, and traffic
and law enforcement, Seward
can avoid a great deal of ex
pense during the years that con
front us after the opening of the
highway puts us at the terminus
of the Alaska Highway.
By the researcli which will be
compiled by the Executive Sec
retary of the League, all mem
ber cities will be benefitted by
the knowledge of these experi
ences.
Secondly, the League will pro
mote the application of the best
methods in all branches of
municipal service by holding at
least one convention annually
for the discussion of problems of
city administration. By knowing
what other cities are doing, we
can best apply our own meth
ods. Third, the League will
gather and circulate information
and experiences concerning the
most approved methods of
municipal administration as dis
covered in Territorial cities and
those of State leagues. Fourth, to
secure general municipal legis
lation which will be beneficial
to the cities and inhabitants
thereof, and to oppose legisla
tion injurious thereto.
To those people who have
lived in the larger cities Outside,
it is needless to recall the fact
that state legislation is often in
jurious to the best interests of
cities. What is considered best
for unincorporated communities
and farming districts quite often
works a hardship on cities. Such
as highway improvements that
stop at the city line, taxation
without regard for municipal
rights, law enforcement over
laps, licensing, liquor and gamb
ling infringements, etc.
Fifth, the League will safe
guard the interests, rights and
privileges of Alaskan cities as
they may be affected by Federal
and Territorial governmental ac
tion. As for example: In case thd
next or any future legislature
attempts a sales tax, the League
representative would fight for
cities which have already im
posed a sales tax to receive their
individual share of tax on goods
sold in those cities.
Sixth, the League would in
sure cooperation among the
cities of the Territory in a
thorough study of local prob
lems and in the application of
efficient methods of local gov
ernment. The problems of each
city would become the interest
of all the cities in the League,
thus adding strength to the indi
vidual.
Seventh, the League would
engage in the study and prepar
ation of uniform ordinances, res
olutions and practices: and do
any and all other things neces
sary or proper for the benefit
of the cities of Alaska.
No city would be bound to
accept any advice offered be
cause of its membership — it
would be advice only, but be
cause of the study and research
involved, it would be expert ad
vice.
The University of Alaska,
through its president, Dr. Terris
' Moore, has promised to cooper
ate to the fullest extent, even to
making a member of the Univer
sity staff the Executive Secre
tary of the League or associa
tion. In this way, no city can be
I accused of having control of the
League. The provisional consti
tution as drawn up at the con
ference provides that an Execu
tive Committee shall have gen
eral supervision over all of the
affairs of the organization sub
ject to the will of the organiza
tion as expressed by a majority
of its members.
This committee is composed of
five members drawn from every
part of the Territory. The fol
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