The Nome Nugget
Geo. S. Maynard, Editor and Publisher
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NOMK CITY COUNCIL
HAS IMPORTANT MKRTINO
LAST THltKK HOURS
The regular meeting of the
Nome City Council took place
last evening in Ihe City Hall, at
which time several matters of im
portance to the city were * taken
ear* of.
The meeting was called to order
by Mayor Swart* with all council
men In their chairs except Council
man Poison.
- Following the reading of the
minutes of the last regular meet
ing, which were approved. sev
eral offers for land were received
end read. Reports of city officers
and committees were heard and
•filed away until they should be
-taken care of under new business.
« The new ordinance In regard
to the licensing of ope'tatdrs of all
motor vehicles In the city of Nome
#aa read frfr the required number
I of times and passed, and ordered
i printed. Included in the new or
jdinance Is that it shall be unlaw
ful for any person below the age
I of 15 years to operate a1 motor
vehicle. It shall be unlawful for
anyvyperson not possessing a driv
ers license to operate any motor
vehicle within the City of JJome.
'License will be obtained In the
future from the City C/erk after
payment of a lee of 91/00, and
shall be granted to anyone over
the age of 15 years, excepting that
between the ages of 15 and IS
years such applications for drivers
permit shall be accompanied by a
written permission for same from
parent,, guardian or custodian.
Alfred J. Lomen, manager of
the Lomen Commercial Co., appear
ed before the council and inform
ed them of his plant/ for moving
the large derrick of t1»e company
from its present position on the
Lomen dock, to the company aite
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72 FLAT SHEETS AND SO ENVELOPES
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BOTH KOR 2100
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EOMEN IrOTIIERS
DRUG STORE
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NOME MACHINE SHOP
(SUCCESSOR TO MT. H. STt'RTKVANT)
W. Ij. 8liA<T A if I* «OSBY, PROPS.
HO11/Kit,
MAKINK,
TRAITTOR,
AVTOMOTIVK
WORK
WKl/IHNG,
OUR AIM
satisfied customers
Prompt Att«wition to Local
And Out of Town Work
MATKKIAIi
STOCKED: I
SHAFTING, I
STEED,
BRONZE,
BUSHING.
BABBITT,
ACOHS8BORIK8. I
Roust Airways
MEMBER OF THE ALASKA
AIK TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION
WHEN VOU TRAVEL, FLY IN OUR NEW
AND COMFORTABLY HEATED CABIN PLANES
FOR RATES, ANY PLACE, ANY TIME
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CALL THE
ROUST AIRWAYS
BASKS AT NOME AND CANDLE
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in Snake River Harbor.
Considerable discussion arose
over the' proposed site and upon
explaining the manner in which
the i Lomen Commercial CO. plann
ed to operate the derrick there, «
committee waa appointed to wait
upon Mr. Lomen. Mr. A. Polet.
Mr. E. F. Baeur of the U; S. En
gineers and devise a plan for the
development of harbor site pro
perty, regarding street leeway etc.
The matter of city attempting
?o place a tonnage tax on freight
passing through Snake River was
declared unfounded and impossible
as g legal, proccednre, according to
City Attorney Leroy Snlllvaa.
\V»^ regard to the tax situa
tion the council decided to have
the delinquent tax roll prepared
and property advertised out" Tax
es were delinquent Jnly 1st hut
the council has set July 20th as
the last date when taxes may he
paid - without penalty and Inter
est being charged. From that
date on penalty and Interest will
bp charged. This will be the flrat
time In seven' years that the de
linquent tax roll has been pre
pared and the City Council have
decided it is time to clear up the
situation. if
W. O. Tate offered $25.00 for,
a lot on 2pd and B Streets and
the matter was tnraed over to
the street committee to invesll
gate. V . "
Luther Dunbar offered $5.00 tor
part of a lot near bis fcoine; coun
ell accepted.
J. 'y. Stookes offered $15.00 for
two small lots south aide of main
street east of the oil docks, which
Offer was accepted.
It was decided by the* council -to
publish applications for engineers
notice, to till permanently, the
position made vacant by the re
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slguation of Peter X. Peterson.
A new Ore ordinance regulating
a special Are limit Urlthin the city
of Nome was prepared by the cijy
attorney- and approved by the City
Council on Ha ftrat reading.
[ Several diacuasions as to pro
cedure in regard to existing busi
ness conditions took place, and
there being no matters of grave
Importance, the Connell adjourned
after being -in session for more!
than three hours, to meet again
the evening of July 23rd, at Ibe
boor of I p.ra.
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ARRIVES »AT N'OMK v
WITH 0|WTUL8
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' . pilot Prank Pollack arrived
Nome last evening from Fairbanks
with Col. Sturtevant, head of the
U. S. Engineers harbor work tor
Washington and Alaska. Wm. A.
I Hesse. Territorial Road Commls
aloner and J. O. Truitt, Associate
Engineer for teh U. 8. Engineers
In Southeastern Alaska.
The oracials'i^pect to. remain at
Nome for several days before con
tinuing their lour of observation
and Inspection. ~
Frank 'Hertser who has been
preach mining above Penny River
reported' today that his small sue
tion dredgd equipment was com
pletely demolished during the re
cent storm* which have swept up
and down Bering Sea for the
past week.
GEORGE ANDERSON
Expert Plano Tuner and Agent for
K'rfilcr-Bfeinimeh Pianos, Upright i
and (irand; For Hale and Rent. !
Expert make (ipldra Gate "my, I
lleadqnarterji when I 'arrive J
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Onr motto: Fresh Coffer all the time
Came to the '
NOFITH ROLE BAKERY
AND RESTAURANT
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Your special order* for party ami birthday cakes
or poetry solicited
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Gasoline, Kerosene, Oils ami Grease
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