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UTILITY BOARD
PRESENTS REPORT
* tonight at 8
Tonight at 8 o’cl
► ock in the council
chambers Seldovians
will hear the report
of a year’s work of
the Public Utility
Board, A complete
financial report on
the operation of the
city water system
will be presented by
Board clerk, R. J,
MeNealy.
Tonight is also
the time when nomina
tions are made for
membership to the
Board for the coming
year. 721 action of
Public Utility Board
members takes place
on the second Tuesday
in April. _
MRS JONES FILES
* FOR SCHOOL BOARD
Mrs, Tvard Jones,
whose tern on the
school hoard expires
in Anril, has announ
ced her candidacy for
re-election. Mrs.
Jones filed early
this week. To date,
► Mrs. Jones and Mrs.
John Groothof are the
only persons seeking
the vacant position
on the school hoard.
Two More Try
For Council
Only newly-declar
ed candidates for a
position on the city
council since last
weekend were Harry
Leonhardt and Lin
Rasmussen. Mr. Le
onhardt filed early
this week, as did K*
Patton, a previously
announced candidate
sponsored by the Al
aska Fishermanfs Un
ion. Mr. Rasmussen
filed late yesterday.
Prospective candi
dates have until 5
p.m. tomorrow to sub
mit their application
and pay their $5 fil
ing fee to city clerk
R. J. McNealy,
ENTERS HOSPITAL
Mrs. Vera Tabios
of Port Graham was
admitted to Seldovia
hospital early this
week. _
COUNCIL TO MEET
Friday night at 8
o’clock is the sched
uled time of the reg
ular council meeting,
Mayor Simon Josefsen
reminded members to
day.
planned field
CAN LAND SI NGLE,
TWIN-MOTOR SHIPS
a Class Two air
port, which permits
construction of a
runway up to 3,500
feet in length, is
safe and entirely
possible on the pre
sent site of the Sel
dovia airport, G. J.
Paulie, CkA engineer,
told a special ses
sion of the city
council Monday night.
Mr, Paulie said
such a field would
permit the landing of
any single - engined
plane flying in Al
aska, would he safe
for some twin-engined
ships, and could he
used ‘by BC-3s for an
emergency landing.
Mr. Paulie found
two shortcomings at
the field, hut he
said even so he felt
confident that the
field would he appro
ved. It is not in
his power to approve
the project, hut he
will make recommenda
tions which lead to
the ultimate approval
or disapproval.
The engineer fur
ther stated that ir‘-'
strument landings
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