The Seward Polaris &
Mr. Keithahm, Curator,
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CLOSES BY10P. M. SATURDAY MARCH 6 TH
City Council Notes
Set for 15 minutes after mid-night
on March 1st 1948, (although most
people thought it was still Sunday
the council met in special session
at the City hall which meeting
place was changed to Dr. Seller's
residence and because of the
number of townspeople who gath
ered was changed* to the Little
U. S. o.
Many were interested in the pe
culiar situation which had develop
ed and the Mid-night session br
ought 25 or 30 to the meeting.
The mayor staff'd the Special
Meeting was called for the purpose
of appointing a councilman to
fill Painter's place and the pas
sing of Ordinance No. 182.
This Ordinance was the lease
entered into by the City and* the
new firm or Corporation known
as the Seward Fish and Cold
Storage
The lease gives the S. F. & C. S
the property for a term of 10 years
with a down payment of $0,000
and a further payment of $5000.00
a year from the lease date and
each year there after the sum of
$5,000.00 until the 10th year at
S4.000.00 will be accepted. They
also have an option on the next
ten years.
The lease was signed by Thos.
B. Riley as president' and John
Doe Pege as representatives of
the new company.
Other stockholders were not
made known alt ho it is thought
they were all local men. The
names will be published as soon
as made public.
The first reading had not started
before Russel Painter was nominat
ed for the place he had just va
cated. He resigned at a meeting
helu* February 24th, a meeting at
which the Mayor was absent.
The meeting at which it is
contended by the Mayor at the
meeting of Monday night March
1 and supported by Ordinance No.
3(i Sec. 12 that two Councilman
in writing must notify the City
Clerk to call the meeting, no writ
ten— only oral — requests were
given, according to Clerk Howell
and although tlu meeting was
held for the express purpose of
-accepting twith regret* hy five
councilman in writing, it was de
dared invalid.
Painter was again selected to
fill the post. He sat at the 1st.
reading of Ordinance No. 182.
A five minute recess was then
called at which time Clerk Howell
went to the City hall and re
appeared with the slip which
Painter signed after he took his
oath of office. i
The reading of the Ordinance
was again consumated and a vote
was taken on the Suspension of
Rules. All assented except Council
man Noviek who voted “no" or
answered "no vote” as the roll was
called. He had voted the same way
on the reinstatement of Painter.
At the end of each i\ ading there
\wis a supplement to I In-Ordinance
which was read, this having to n'o
with the payments on (IV lease.
Hi-' manner and time.
It was noticed by many that
l hi-rc was no performance bond
mentioned in the ordinance nor
in the supplement thereof.
At the conclusion of the readings
the two I a sees. Riley ad Pege
came forward and paid over a
check for S6.000.00 on the Union
Rank of Anchorage. Out of this S6, !
000.00. S200.00 per month will he j
Pain* for 3 months. It is expect' d j
that the S. F. & C. S. will take !
It Was 12:15; - Just Past
Mid-Night
By HAL W. HUNT
Come all you 'Laskans if you
want to hear,
Of the midnight meeting of the
council drear.
They hauled poor Painter from
his midnight bed
Saying, “You gotta sign this—and
your chances are dead
For bidcung on the garbage in the
pails.
Said he, “If I do I'll look like a
fool,”
Said they, "We gotta be on our
toes or we won't continue to
rule”.
So they called the City Council
for a quarter past twelve,
On the 1st of March; into secrets
they would delve.
So they gathered at the Joss
House—it started rather bad’.
- Howell explained the door lock
ing— h'> talked like mad.
The citizens had gathered—talk
ing groups of them were ’round.
And the Voice didn’t like it—said
“We’ll get away from sound.”
“’Tis hot in here,” he says, “Fel
ers, we gotta get away,
So we’ll go over to Doc Sellers’,
the better to have our say.”
They all traipsed over to Sellers’,
The townsfolk, sleepy-eyed tellers, !
Doc says to council above the din
“ Tis the worse dog house I’ve
ever been in. i
I don’t see why. with the crowd
ana’ all.
The mayor and council didn't hire
a hall.”
So the council, and mayor and
folks from the town,
Went LTSO to do it up brown.
And they met in the building on
top of the hill, I
And the Voice stood up and made
known his will.
There were twenty of us there,
When the council went on the
tear.
Anti the Voice, the fateful docu
ment then read.
Which will be his monument
when dead.
It was "Witness this and Witness
that"
"Whereof's" to and the legal clap
trap.
Ana' all of it about a U. S. map.
At last the Voice, the rhythm fin
ished,
A recess ruled of but five minutes
And Clerk Howell skipped down
the hill.
To get an oath for Painter to fill.
The words that by Painter then
were said
Killing chances for a garbage bid.
And the Voice droned on as
With a will a monument was
built upon the hill.
And as the Reading then was
finished.
And sound about the hall dimin
ished,
The Voice spoke up with an anx
ious fleck
Now to me that S6000 check.
Ana' two men came forward si
lent of mein,
As tho the whole procedure filled
them with pain.
Or as tho they’d lost their only
brother,
Pege was one—Riley was the oth
er.
In unison, into the air they had
freed
These words, not to be recalled,
“We saw the Deed,”
The Vo'ce again was loud so we’d*
all have to heed,
“We have paid our money—We
have the deed.”
The bystanders gasped and said,
“What rot.”
For they knew that he knew the
deed he had not.
But th_> deal was put through,
And what was it and who
Could umlcrstnd what they had
bought?
For $6000 paid was paid for
naught.
And—-Howard still has the Marine
Ways
And by Government orders there
it stays,
Til the Jua'ge decides just what
to do.
And the Government transfers it
to Howard or who.
The way it stands as of today.
Ponder as we might wc can see
it no other way.
Two men have bought for little
use,
Something the city can't produce.
And Howard the reins still holds
While the court decides about
rats and moles
But I'll bet you'll see the fish
come tumbling in.
'Cause Howard's the guy who'll
probably win.
That night they sat in the Joss
House chamber.
Listening to words that rapidly
grew lamer
Hearing the words that were
bandied ^bout.
Surely, realizing hte cat was out.
And hearing the telephone ring
The voice from his chair did spring
Send me a telegram to stop this
fuss
I'm here in the middle of a hell
of a muss
Telegrams sent: letters which flew:
Names that were called: you
fisherman, you—
And when it was over and all said
and done
No one knew what anyone had*
won.
The clock ticked on — folks went
away
And the case in court will be
settled Friday.
Turn to page ( ! .1 f Jur
Photo of a Curtain
Courtesy Bukelite Review
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curtain, strong and well-wearing,
charming and dainty, produced
from patented clear vinyl resin film
and sheeting stabilized with certain
complex organic compounds of tin
or lead, according to National Pat
ent Council. The printed design, in
keeping with the current His and
Her vogue, is the adaptation of this
theme as a decorative pote.
ovt r by the end of tlie 90 day
period in the opinion of tlie May
or.
Ii was at this- meeting that
the Polaris representative asked
if the money for the Marine Ways
had been tendered to the War
Ass.ts Administration office in
Anchorage of which Don Wilson
was in charge. He also asked if
it had been accepted. The answer
was affirmative on both questions.
In answer to a question as to
whether he ban' the hill of sale
to the property in posession he
answered to the affirmative, and
went on to state that the value
of the paper was such that he did
not care for the responsibility of
transporting it to Seward and left
it in the vault in Anchorage. Cop
ies were to he made of it the
Mayor stated.
The next regular meeting at the
regular hour and place would be
held at the City Hall was noted in
the minutes by the Clerk
MEETING OF CITY COUNCIL
CALLED 193 A HOURS LATER
Called to order approximately
«:I5 the evening of March 1st
I94ti with reinstated Councilman
Painter absent, the Council listen
ed to the minutes of the previous
special meeting and it was at
this time that the Mayor dis
qualified the Special Session
called in his absence at which
Coucilman Painter resigned. He
stated also that minutes of a prev
ious meeting were still in the
hands of the court in Anchorage
and could therefore not be read.
He was questioned on the special
meeting of February 24th by
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CONTRACT ANNULLED
ALEUTIAN MAIL
'A
The Post Office Department has
informed Delegate Bartlett that
combined air-boat contracts are
being considered, effective March
1, for mail service in the Aleu
t ians.
The present contract held by
the ALEUTIAN MAIL which re
cently went aground will be an
nulled. Due to Congressional lim
itation on the amount of money
the departmen may pay on bids
for he service and since no suit
able bids have been made under
that ceiling, the department is
contemplating he following con
tracts on an emergency and temp
orary basis:
Reeve Airlines. Inc. (Robert C.
Reeve of Anchorage) would fly
the mail from Anchorage to Atka
via Unalaska (Dutch Harbor) and
Cold Bay three times a month
between April 1 and September
30 and two times a month be
tween October 1 and March 31, a
total of 30 round itrps a year.
MARCH NATIONAL
RED CROSS MONTH
In a proclamation issued last
w. ok by President Harry Truman
the month of March was listed as
National Red Cross month.
Truman pointed out that the
Rod Cross last year spent $11,
000,000 in distaster relief through
out the country. He sairl the Red
Cross exemplified "the noblest in
stincts of mankind.”
Locally Joe Doyle is the chair
man and he is being assisted by
Frank Blanchard* who but recent
ly returned to Seward.
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ASC SEATTLE TICKET OFFICE
CHANGES LOCATION
'if
The Alaska Steamship Company
announced today that effective
Monday, March 1st. their Seattle
City Ticket Office will be located
at 823 Second Avenue, corner of
Second and Marion.
The move from Pier 51 to new
quarters in the Exchange Build
ing reflects a return to the com
pany pre-war practice of main
taining uptown offices* and is an
indication of the greater passen
ger and tourist travel anticipated
o'uring the coming and future
seasons.
Although location of the ticket
office at Pier 51 proved most sat
isfactory during the restricted
wartime operation, it was pointed
out that the postwar expansion
of Alaska travel requires an of
fice more suitably located.
The move to Second and Mar
ion is, it was stated, but the first
step back to “transportation row”
where he Alaska Steamship Com
pany maintained offices pre-war
and will again when suitable
space develops.
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PEACE
TAKES BEATING
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ATLANTA. Ga. (UP)—When ..the
workmen climbed t he state capi
tnl dome to repaint the giant,
“Goddess of Peace” statue, they
found her body, pierced by 38
bullets apparently inflicted by
high-powered rifles.