.
BAD JOB
*
Fiend Cremates Young Baby
in Fnrnsce
(Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan }
ft ttle, April 4? A three .weeks' old
baby was thrown into the furnace of
Stltnpson's sawmill at Ballard yester
day by an unknown young man and cre
mated. A watchman saw the young
man throw the bundle, well wrapped
up, into the flames. The ccTering was
qulokly consumed and before the baby
?could te raked out of the furnace its
body was ch rred. It is not known
whether it is dead or alire when it was
thrown in the furnace.
PASS IT
t ,
Personal Liability Bill Goes
Through
j3p-cia' Dispatch to Dailv Alaskan.]
W- hiugton, April 4? The per
aooal" liability oil), making botti
employer and employes liable in
the ev*>t of negligence, passed the
hwise ye-'terday, The bill extends to
Alasaa.
RhODf Island Reds
Rbo-ie Island Reds eggs for hatching
$3.00 per ?euin* of 13 'Phone 76.
A. P. VWLDT. Skagway.
Ordinance No. 69
An
sssshs;
lor other ?"rp<?e,"i,v >he Com moo
Dfl ;# ofU?i"' ? ? ?
ComcH of the Town ol ^
Sk*?rw^ ^ s?a es^P0hc?bla ?o Aias
oi the Oni ?sd *trom^ rtmH he * .oj-ct
?1^,L
.od "^op^R^ lh n the Torn of
jpersota. P0v * V* as^e<). tevit-d, and
Blra*w*y- s '? o Uunnce provided.
roJIeew. " -*>Q I nrorertV' or -real
The words " real pro -. 9ha'l
estate" as u-ed in ?hls ^ ^
be jWooDauued a# ^ ^ or p_r.
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sSKj-TkJWS'"" r
railroads, by rai r?^ h ,be bu Mings
sssyjtsr'sw'ir
?oat "**-*-? - ~rtrin gum per mil ;
, rovWaente, at ltuUe wahio
.nd ill 3W!h re*. ?<? daimed by any
the Tfown of ?k Z J ' h rizbt ot way.
r*il?oad company a o( ^ch
sha!> be d:9,f^ oarDW^of taxation
comity for tbe^P0^^^ ? sjwatc
Sectk* ?V * T5 sit?e?av. including
witbm lb* To*??fand pile,' driven into .
tbesoper-strua jrp(We of suppo't
tbe ff,ooodJ^t ^ t4aesa?d as a who^
iBjyne, mus^ , e deemed .
m( "^^iVJournoa- of taxation.!
fcaNatate for tbe within the
Swl??^,J;v,e together with ? U |
Town uched thereto, most be
improv. menua ^ ^ ,
U,ted*nda?e3!el wQclerk shall,
> Sec tons V I. T >f lhe Common
under tb-s d !? ,v^ rpce-s?'* ass^s-i
ConneiU orovide tbrje^^ ^ ftnd 1
meot books. "^P.r ^esso' not
SKSiTK tis, .> "?
f? "ZZZTSX.
br 'Qe .fe?tl0fi^ ,laV of Autrull
? srs**
?sMS5s35l-jrta
acd assess such P ? owned at
ofthepewon by whomjtwa^ ^ of
tw^Jye o clock Jn w ich the a sess
An^'1 ? ' *.e If the owner thereof
men* waa.m 'do- t lh.n the pro
cannot ST?*^Ued ?o the person
P"Z, ?me or in ?toe posses 101
Claiming 9'tne, or ?u e o<clork m.
f.S'S!j'*n"'-;<"Ar.-L MS ,
KSSwrsaw-l
?k^.?b&smss
such property ve io ihe n*mf*|
provided: th 1 or on controller of
oftbeoW"?r pos^ the 883e?smetit,
' ptyrty sh*1' The asses or shall list
Ihl J?tov-lid. The w^ lot snd
to the survey
block, accor ? ska^wty made by
plat ottbeTo" p.opertv which
F. H. ??*??. lots and bl cks on
. is not subdi survey, shall be
s^id plat *"'' * jjjvine the number
other w '*? thereof. The As
of acres or fr?_tw tiZab,e pergonal
sensor ?ha11 bnd apart from the
property *fv l^d he shall asses* the
V?lue- . VTII At lhe time of listing
Section >1H' ? * --ooerty within the
*nd aS?fs|,w^T?iy it shall ?? the duty
SS12-0' to require the pe-son to
whom any personal property is to be
as-essed, to furni-h a statement, verified
by oath, giving a list of all hit peruana!
property and a statement of its just and
fair vaiue. If such fails, retuses or
neglects to make t.ueh verified statement
upon demand of the assessor, such per
son shall not thereafter De heard by .he
Common Council in any appl'cation for
a revision of such assessment as shall
have been made by the ass* ssor.
Section IX. Tne assessor must com
plete his assessment books on or b fore
the first day in October of earh year,
and ?< soon as completed, file ihe same
with the Town clerk, together with
written oath, which shall be substan
t'ally as follow*:
District of Alaska. [
Town of Skairway. 1 " '
1, Assessor tor the Town of
Skagway, District of Alaska, do so'em
ly swear that between the first day of
August and the first day of October
I have made dllllgent inquiry and
exawir.ation to ascertain all property
-iuhject. to taxation in said Town: That
I have listed said property on the assess
men' books: That I have assessed said
property equally ?nd uniformly, aacord
ing to the best of my knowledge and
information, at its just and fair value:
That I have faithtully complied with
all the duties imposed upon me as as
sessor: That through malice, ill-will,
frar or hope of favor or reward, I have
not a>sessel any property at other than
i's fair and just value: and that the
assessment books which I have prepired,
consist-ng of pages, contain such
description and assesament of the pro
perty listed therein as is required by
law.
As essor.i
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this day of
Notary Public.
At the time the Assessor files with the
Clerk the assessment books, he shall
serve notice of the filing of same, upon
each person residing in the town who e
propertv h^s been assessed.
Section X. The Common Council
s'-all meet annually oo the first Tuesday
in Octobcr, at the hour of eight o'clock
p m. for the purpose of reviewing and
revisit.? the as-essmentof p'operty made
?y ihe Town Ass?s?or: They shall con
tinue to meet for such purpo'e, adjourn
ing from time to time, until they have
complete i such revision and equaliza
tion of said assessment; p ovideO, that
they shall retmio in session at least
three days, commencing on the said
first Tuesday in October. The Qom
mon Council, in revising asses menta,
shall be governed by the following
ruies.
1st: No assessm-nt of prop-rty made
by the Towr >.sses-or shall be rtduced
by the Common C unci I, except up n the '
application, in writing, made b v the
owner of the p ooert.v assess > , or h's |
a?ent, which application eh I be accom
panied by t"? affidavit of s*i"l owner, op
his agent, sh-wiag the facts upon ? hic'i
s.id apnl o-tion is biseu: and he so > I
-tat*' in s id affidavit "he jus acd fair 1
value of si d pr> p- ty. sbe as-e-sme t 1
of whic'i h- dt'M es reduce': and n
rtducf on of any as-^ssm ! t -ball ?><?
nivte uul-*ss the app -c in . or his a>c- n
appear b-fore ea 1 v.<\ unci .md on o 'b
fuuv ard f-iry a:>?w?s' a < qu s i m> 1
pe-ti' eat to the i q iirv. T eC mn n 1
Cou-ic i sha I hearoral evidenc ?. except
as above provided, when it is offered, '
upo i any application l?-r th- ievisi>m <>f '
any ??se?smei", and all S' ch rv dem?e 1
sha'l be up?>n oath vThe C mraoa
Council s-ha", upon i s own mo :on, O'
upon the appl cati- n of ?ny t*x p?ver,
when it appears that the ass ssor has
assessed any proper y at less than its ,
fair and jost value, causf wricte > tot ice :
to be served ty the Chi f of Police, upon ?
the owner of said p operty, or his agent, J
if such owner or agent om be found in i
the Towu Skagway, directing him to t
appear before said C >uncil, a' the time
ami p.'ac- spt cified in said notice, which
time sha'l not be le?s than twenty-four
nours after the service of said notice. '
and directing him toshow cause why the i
assessment of snch property should not <
be raised. If such investigate be had !
upon the app'icition of a tax paver, such
application shall be accompanied hy the i
affidavit of tho applicant, and shall ]
stale the grounds upon which he b'ses ]
his application. After having heard J
all the evidence in support of, or \
against, any app'ication for the revis- i
ion of the assessment of any properly '
made by the Towa Assessor, the Com- j
icon Council shall then fix the valua- >
tiou of such properly at its just and <
fair vdue. After having reviewed or I
revised the assessment of all property 1
made by the T >wo Assessor, they shall j
thep, bv resolution, adopt such re- ,
viewed and revise 1 assessment, and the i
same shall be deemed the ttue hasis for :
the levying and assessment of tax^s 5
Section XI. The clerk must record
in his rainuto book all changes, correc- 1
tions and orders, in reference to t le as- J
sessment books, made by the Common \
Council, and upon the completion of the 1
revision of the same he must enter up- !
on said book all changes and correct- <
ions made by said council: and on \
or before the first day of November j
must complete the correction of the as- i
sessment books and affix there'o his affi
davit, subscribed by him, su's'antially
as follows:
District of Alaska, ) g3
Town of Skagway. f
I, ao solemnly swear that
as clerk of the Common Council f the
Town ot Skai-way, I have kept correct
minutes of all theac s of the Common
Council, while reviewing and revising
the assessment books, touching alter
ations in the same: That alt alterations
agreed to or orjered to be made, by said
council, have been, by me, m*de and
entered in said assessment books, and
no changes or alterations have been
made therein, except as author zei.
Town Clerk.
Subscribed and sworn to befoe me
this day of...?-. 190 ?
Notary Public.
Section XII. The Common Coun
cil, at its secoid meeting in
October of each ve?r, shall de
tetmine the amount of monev nece--l
sarv to be ra'sed by tax, for school and
municipal pu- poses, and shall fix the
rate of said t-xes, designing the num
ber of mills upon each dollar of t?,.ab'e
poperty in the Town of Sk?gway, and
must levy said tax upon said property
in accordance therewith.
Sect'on XIII. Every tax assessed
and 'eved, in occordance with the p-o- !
visiocs of this ordinance, upon real and
personal property, within the Town of
Skagway, shall, wben to assessed and
levied, be a lien upon said property,
and tne owner of such lien may, after
one year from the first day of October
next succeeding the date of delinquen
cy, foreclose the same, in the manner
ami with the effect provided in Chapter
42. Title 2 of the Alaska Co.ie of Civil
Piocedure for the foreclosure of lime
upon real estate. Said liens siiall at
ta h hs of the time of levy of taxes 1-y
the Common Council at its second meet
ing in Oc tober.
Section XIV. On or before thr 20th
day of November in each vear the olerk
must deliver to the Town Treasurer
the assessment books, properly correct
ed, hs directed by the Common Council,
end take the treasurer's receipt lor the
sum-, which receipt must show the full
.mount of taxes levied upon both real
and personal property, as shown by said
book*.
Section XV. On the last day of Feb
ruary, In eaoh year, at the hour of six
o'clock p. m. all unpaid tuxes assessed
and leyied u on rei?l property, n-ithin
the Town of Skag *ay shall become de
linqui atand a penalty of twenty, per
cent thereof shall be added thereto; and
the raid penaltv shall be entered on the
*s-essment books, by the Town Treas
urer opposite the property assessed,
and the said taxes shall bear interest at
the rate of eight per cent per annum
from the date of delinquency until paid
Section XVI. On the 30th day of
November each in year, at the hour of
six o'clock, p. m., of sjid day, all un
paid taxes assessed and leyied againt
personal property, within the Town of
Skagway, shall become delinquent and
a penalty of twenty per cent, shall be
added thereto; and said penalty shall
be entered by the Town Treasurer in
the assessment books,opposite the name
of the person to whom said taxes are
assessed, and said taxi s shall bear in
terest at the rate of eight per cent per
annum from the date?of delinquency
until paid
Section XVII. It shall be theduty of
the Town Treasurer to collect taxes,
levied as shown by the assessmeat
books, delivered to bim bv the tOerk,
and he sha'l, within ten days after tDe
receipt of the a-se'sment books, publish
a notice, for not less than two weeks, in
r newspaper of general circulation in
the Town of Skagway, which notice
shall specify:
1st: That the assessment books o'
the taxable property in the Totvo of
Skagway, for the year are bow
in his hands, and the taxes levied upon
?arae are now due and pavable.
2nd: The time and pl-.ee wheie the
payment of said taxes maj be made
3 d. That the unpaid taxe^ upni rea
pr >perty. ?s shown by the rev'sed usess
ment book, wi l be delinquent at s'x
o'clock, p. m., on the last day of Febru
ary next suc.eedi g, and unlets such
taxes are paid prior thereto they w 11
become delinquent a"d twenty per cent. |
of the amount ther of w.ll be ?dd dj
th-*'et", as penal y, an<1 i" ere-"'
charged a*, the r te of eight per cent.p ?
rnnum, f om the date of delioq lency
nt'l p id.
4tn: That urpad taxes upon per
so a proo rty njsh.wn nythe revts d
m .sjtmaot honks. ail) beeont.- de i -
(ju ?i t on ? h** 'as' d y o N 1 v t* m be ? r;**x
s .or eediajr, r?nd un es- su h tx ,s ?n
p\i.l pr or tv?*reto ?? pen lty of t>ie t<
pi r e*o wi 1 he ad i d th> reto, *nd i -
li r s?t eb rcrd hi the r?t of ei?;l> p i'
c ut per annum. tr m d te of tie lu
ll encv, until pai , and lb t th r aft
r -'eli q entp rsou?i pr p rt t-<x-|
?s, t jreth<rr <uth the v-en lty <> d i' t ?
?s", re nor- p M on d mind from '!
Ch ? f o P It e. sufficiet t of th-* pe-so
<i props'tv be o iling to 'he p rson tol
whom the property w-s assesse t wil
b tmmeoiitelT seiz ;d ard so d to atis
fv s*id txx^s, penalty md interest.
Section XVIII. The Town Treasurer, or his
leputy, must intend at ht? office, during olliec
hours. to receive and collect taxes, a>ul he
shall, so far as possible collect the unpati tax
fs for the Pre ecdluir years. The Town Treas
urer ciu-s; -ive a receipt to any person paying
taxes which receipt shall specify:
1st; The properly assesses and to whom as
sessed. . , , , , .
-?lid : The amount at which it 1s assessed.
3rd: The amount of taxes levied and puid.
?Ith: The date of the payment and by whom
' He' shall, at the same ttme. make a record of
such pavmeut In the tax books, opposite the
lescription of the property, the taxes for which
iwyment is made and the date and auount
"hSect?ion XIX. Within five daya after unpaid
personal pro[>erty taxes become delinquent the
I own Treasure- shall deliver to the Chief of Po
lice a list of such delinquent taxes, with the
penalty and Interest thereon, together with the
lime of the person to whom they are assi sted,
ind the said Chief of Police shall immediately
leuiaud payment of the said taxes. penalty and
merest. trom the persons to whom tuey are as
lessed, cud upon refusal or neglect M lmraedi
itely pay the same, the Chief of Police shall
seize sufficient of the persona' property of the
old person and sell the same sufficient
thereof to satisfy the taxes, together with the
penalty and interest thereon and the cost of
seizure and sale. Such sale shall be at public
luction and must be after one week's notice of
;he tune and place thereof, given by publica
tion in a newai-aper of general circulation in
;he Town of Skagway, or by posting notice
thereof in three public places In the Town of
skagway. one of which notices shall be pusted
>n the ontslde of the front door of the Town
3 The Chief of Police shall. Immediately after
?oilectiug said taxes, or selling said projmrty.
ieposit with the Town Treasurer all moneys
-ollec ed.or so much of the moneys derived from
[be sale of said property as will satisfy the
taxes, with penalty and internet together with
ill cost of seizure and sale, taking the Town
Treasurer's receipt for the same, in duplicate,
jne o( which shall be deposited with the Town
Clerk. If there shall be any residue from the
proceeds of such sale, after making payment to
the Town Treasurer, as herein provided, then
the t hief of Police shall turn over to the person
from whom said property was seized, such res
idue together with any property seized re
maining unsold, takiog his receipt for the
same, which receipt the Chiel of Police shall
file with the Town Clerk.
Section XX. On the payment of the price
bid for any personal property sold by the chief
of Police, in accordance with the provlslocs of
the preceedlrg section, the said Chief of P 'lice
shall execute a bill of sale for the said property,
which bill of sale shall state accurately the
price paid, and the description of the property
sotd, and deliver the same to the purchaser: and
thereupon the title to said property vests in
said purchaser. The Chietof Police shall at the
same lime file his verified certificate with the
Town Clerk, which certificate shall show all his
acta In connection with the se-zure and sale of
such property. In every case where the Chief
of Police sells property in accordance *?lth the
provisions of this ordinance, he shnll tax as
costa. in addition to the other necessary costs
three (13. CO) dollars in every cms- which money
he shall also deposit with the treasurer.
Section XXL On the first Monday lu Septem
ber of each year the Town Treasurer shall pub
ltsh a list of all real property upon which taxes
have uot been paid for the enrrent, or pre- eed
ing year, which notice shall be published for
three (3> consecutive weeks In some newspaper
of general circulation, published In the Town
ot Skagway. The Town Treasurer shall also
state in said notice that he will. on the first day
of October next succeeding, at the hour of nine
o'clock A. M-. sen the lien owned by the Town
of Skagway on all property upon which the tax
es still remain unpaid.
Section XXII. It shall be the duty of the
Town treasurer, after nine o'clock A. M., on
the first Monday of October, to execute an as
signment of the lien of the Town of Skagway.
upon any property, the taxes upon which at the
time remain uupaid to any person paying the
amonnt- of taxes, penalty an.' interest, and
other costs, for which the Town of Skagway
has a ilen upon said property.
This ordinance shall take effect and be In
force from and after the date ot Its passage and
approval.
Passed by the Common Council March 19,
1906.
W. B KING,
President of the Council.
Attest:
W, S. MCK.EAN, Clerk.
I introduced March 19, 1900.
i Spring and Summer J
NOVELTIES
| We are now showing a complete line ::
of dress goods in the very latest ef- ?
fects from 75c. to $2.50.
Plain and checked dress goods for?
children's wear in all the latest col- 1
ors including black and white from j
45c. to 75c. . f
~ ? ?
Sicellian Rainproof Mohairs in blue, brown and mixed effects J |
| from 75c. to $1-25 J j
J A complete line of white and colored Lawns, plain and figured. ??
Also a full line of German and American calicos and percales ? f
. ? i
* If you are looking foo a stylish Easter hat it will pay you to J j
J wait for a few day s. We are expecting them on the next *lt
boat- Come and take a peep at our new goods now on display
N !
Martin Conway !:
? ?
Do You Want a dateh?]
MoH'everj one does? Everybody nerds
one. Some people, however, doni' feci
like paying a large sum of money fjr
one. They try to get along by depend
ing on the public clocks and their
friends for the lime.
INCONVENIENT, OF COURSE
It pays to buy the best watch you can |
affora. At our prices anyb dy can at- j
ford a good one.
Come in and we will show you bow ?
we can se 1 you watches cheaper than
you can buy them anywhere. '
P. E KERN,
Gold and Silversmith |
Established 1897
Phil Abrahams!
Retu Estate
BROKER
Collections
NOTARY PUBLIC
*24 FOnRTH AVE., SKAGWAY j
Notice of Settlement' of finiil
Aooonnt
In the matter of the estat'; of Peter
J. Anderson, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that the ad
RdmlnisTator h?s filed in the United
States Commissioner's Coyrt at ^k?g
way, sitting in probate, his final account
as administrator of the a'-ove named
estate, and the court has by order fixed
Monday April 17, 1906. at 2 o'clock in
the forenoon, as the time of hearing
and settling said account. All persons
having, therefore anything to s?y why
said account should not be settled and
approved, are herefy notified to m?ke
their appearance tn the said court, on
said dav and date and hour and make
their allegations in that behalf.
P. H. Gantv.
Administrator.
Ska?wav, Alaska, November, 3 1906.
3-3-3-7
Notice of Stookho dei'a Meeting
Officc of the Englnneer Mining Company.
To the stockholders ot the Engineer A.lning
' C<Tai'e notice thnt the annual meeting ot the
stockholders of The Engine ;r Mining Company
i will be held at the office of the company, in the
, To >u of SkiiRwac, D'strict of Alaska on Wed
1 nosday the S5th day ot April, at 10 o'clock u.m
' for the panose of electing a board of directors
and for the transaction of such other bu?inc?s
as may properly come before the meeting. The
stock transfer book of the company will be
closed on Saturday the jlst day of April, 1006,
at & o'lock p. m.and will remain closed until
Thursday the 26th day of April, lflOC*. at 10
o'cIock a. m. ......
Bv order of the Board of Dltectors.
H. B LE 1-EVHK, Secretary,
Dated March 24, 1906.
GOLDEN NORTH HOTEL
^ GOLiOEJSl NORTH Tg
SKAQWAY'5 POPULAR HOTEL
Modern Improvements
FAIR TREATMENT, GOOD SERVICE AND RATES THAT ARE EIGHT
Phone 19 for your job "work
Hew mater and Eight Rates
31
On and after the 1st of October, 1905, the following will be the
Monthly rates for water and, light service M>m the Northwest Light
& P owei Company:
WATER
First Faucet
Each " additional (except was:i basins, free)
Bath Tubs in Hotels or other Public Houses
Water Closets " " " " ?'
Urinals " " " " "
Wash Basins " " " " "
Hote's, per room additional
Beer Pumps
jr Restaurants '.
Steam Laundries
Hand " .
Motors, special per horsepower, minimum rate
Hose Connection for Fire Protection
Families carrying water ...?
Individuals " "
Hauling water; per load
Lawn and Street sprinkling
,? I 00
1 25
50
50
50
25
10
. 1.00
. 5.00
. 750
. fl.00
. 5.00
. 1 00
1.50
. 1.00
. 100
. Free
ELECTRIC LIGHT RATES
COMMERCIAL SERVICE
Stores, Offices, Shops and Residences
Each 16 cp lights
Enclosed Arcs
ALL NIGHT SERVICE
T ach 16 cp liehts
Loused Arcs
32 cp lights double 16 cp
Meter Rates will be 10 cents per 1000 watts.
AU Tear Winter
.$ 1.00 : 1.50
. 10.00 ! 12.50
150 2.00
15.00 I 17.50
EDWIN BROWNE, Manager.
4:* ?? i;r i:? ix? SsSs K;f -?;r lis tjtm vi;rv;vyvv