Crowd At Meeting Expresses Views
On Borough System Of Government
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The Borough system of govern
ment was discussed at a meeting
in the Federal Court room Mon
day evening. Charles W. Hughes,
Director of Local Affaira for the
state, monitored the meeting
which was attended by a large
group of residents.
In his opening remarks, Hughes
pointed out that the borough
system of government is provided
for Alaska in the state constitu
tion. The borough brings local
control to the local level, he said.
“There is tro precedent to follow,”
Hughes pointed out. “The word has
uo meeting.”
“That is our ra3jin purpose in
holding these meetings, to acquaint
the piiblic with ttys fact,” he con
tinued, “and to start discussion
among groups in preparation for
drawing up proper and effective
legislation to establish the borough
system of government.”
Boroughs must be established by
law or charter, Hughes went on to
say. Laws passed by the legislature
6hall govern their organization.
The legislature shall classify
boroughs, and prescribe their
powers and functions.
Following the opening speech
by Hughes, a discussion was open
ed on the borough system’s effect
an the school system. Ivor Schott,
Superintendent of Schools here,
stated he did not think that
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organizing a borough would have
much effect on the present school
district. He was.. concerned as to
whether it would take away the
present form of school board con
trol. Dr. A. Holmes Johnson voic
ed the opinion that control of the
schools by the Borough assembly
would put the schools into politics.
He stated that it takes years for a
school board member to become
acquainted with school problems
He thought it unwise to change the
present system,
Hughes assured the audience the
state did (not contemplate inter
fering in school matters any more
than necessary. He said the state
wished to withdraw from active
participation in the affairs of local
schools. In answer to a remark by
Sen A1 Owen, that he wasn’t aware
the State intended withdrawing
from education, Hughes pointed
out he meant by bis remark the
state havng to enter the picture
in problems affecting some re
mote village or area of Alaska,
which could be better handled by
a (borough under whose jurisdic
tion the particular village came.
The main concern of those join
ing in the discussion, it appeared,
was whether there would be bene
fits derived from the borough
system; whether it would mean in
creased taxation. Other questions
concerned the powers of the
borough .ajssembly, policing and
services. Hughes pointed out that
services which could be supplied
by a nearby city would not be in
stituted by a borough.'He referred
to water or sewer services, as in
stances. Th e City end Borough's
services could Jbe interwoven to
the best interest of each
.Boundary problems were:, dis
cussed. The director stated that
home rule charters can be drawn
up without defining boundaries.
He said the State Boundary Com
mission will meet hereDecember
11 and 12 to discuss annexation
problems.
ACS Will Spend
Over $1,000,000
The U.S. Army Alaska Com
munication System announced
Wednesday plans for spending an
additional $1,376,973 for com
munications and construction pro
jects in Alaska.
The Bureau of the Budget re
cently approved the apportionment
of this additional sum to permit
the ACS to expand* its Ibng dis
tance telephone switchboards at
Anchorage, Fairbanks and Ketchi
kan; completely replace the obso
lete type long distance facilities
at Juneau; install a microwave
system between Lena Point and
the new Juneau toll center; install
additional telephone central office
terminal equipment in Anchorage
and Fairbanks; construct a build
ing addition and install an addi
tional boiler and larger capacity
generator at its Tok repeater sta
tion; construct a new power house
and install larger capacity gener
ator at it’s Lena Point submarine
cable repeater station; and expand
the channel capacity of its sub
marine cable -and wire lines.
Contracts for several of these
projects have already been award
ed, and contracts for the remain
ing projects will all /be awarded
prior to June 30, 1960. If equip
ment deliveries are received on
schedule, the U.S. Army Alaska
Communication System hopes to
have all these projects completed
and in operation by the summer
of 1961.
In addition to the monies that
will be spent on these projects, the
U.S. Army Alaska Commuication
System will also spend an estimat
ed. $o,000,000 in Alaska during the
X?urr--nt fiscal year on normal
system operations and mainten
ance.
49 Star Flag Flies At South Pole
McMunio Sound, Antarctica,
Nov., 21—A new flag is flying at
the U.S. maimed south pole sta
tion. It has 49 stars.
The flag was forwarded from
Anchorage, Alaska, donated by the
Jack Henry Post No. 1 of the
American Legion. It was delivered
yesterday when the first polar
landing of the year was made in a
ski-equipped Navy R4D-8 Sky
train.
Rear Admiral David M. Tyree,
USN, commanding Ope nation Deep
Freeze 60 in the Antarctic, pre
rented the flag to Lieutenant
Sydney Tolehin (MC) Uf»N, otficer
m charge of the station, during
ceremonies shortly after the ar
rival of the aircraft. .
The flag, measuring six by. ten
feet was hoisted up a staff in the
center of a circle of fuel drums
marking the geographic south
pole.
With the flag, Admiral Tyree
presented an engraved brass plate,
a set of desk flags of the 49 stars
and the state of Alaska, and a
recordng of the Alaska Flag song.
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