Why the companies should run their
boats on a schedule that brings them
here all on or about the same day. leav
ing the people to wait intervals of from
a week to ten days for their mail and
merchandise has been one of the mys
teries of the winter that has fretted the
whole people of South-Eastern Alaska.
On Sunday last the Alaska Steam
ship steamer Jefferson arrived In the
afternoon; the Pacific Coast Steamship
company's steamer Cottage City arrived
the same evening. The Canadian Pac
ific Steamship Company's steamer
Princess May arrived on the Friday
night preceeding. Thus the three
ships through which we communicate
with the rest of the world were bunched
within forty-eight hours, after we had
waited without mail for ten days. The
next boat to arrive is the Princess May
on the 20th, ten days after the arrival
of the List and the boat to follow her is
the Jefferson, on the 27tb.? next day.
The question was put to Mr. Frank
Stuart, agent tor the Pacific Coast
Steamship company as to why the
Cottage City was landed here on the
same day the Jefferson arrived. Mr.
Stuart has not the making of the
schedule of coarse. He said the
difficulty lay, as be understood it, in the
fact that the companies run their boats
on different schedules: that is the Paci
fic Coast operates under a fourteen day
schedule, the Alaska Steamship com
pany under an eleven day and the Can
adian Pacific under a fourteen day
schedule. This, he says, naturally
brings them together sometimes. Ihe
Pacific Coast schedule was knocked out
of shape by the accident to the Cottage
City which laid her off late in Decem
ber. He said the Alaska Steamship
company had changed their schedule
more than once during the winter, this
conflicting with the original plans for
the service.
Mr, Elliott, acting ago it for the Al
aska -teamship company, declared that
the Pacifio Coast company had changed '
their schedule trenching upon that of t
the Alaska steamship company. He c
declared the Alaska steamship com- t
pany was operating on the schedule it
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had advertised early in the winter and
which was intended to distribute the *
boats sailings at reasonable intervals.
Mr. Liowle, agent of the Canadian
Pacific company, said (thai the sailings
of the Princess May were advertised
long before that of the schedule of the
American con panies was announced.
The Canadian company laid its own
plans independently of the American
companies as it was directed more
especially at the Canadian service, but
that it h*d held constantly to the
sohedule announced. He had under
stood there was an arrangement made
last fall between the two American
companies to distribute their sailings so
as to give the upper country a reasona
ble mail service as well as to supply the
people with fresh eatables, but the
agreement he thought bad been broken
on both sides.
This was as far as any information
could be gained from the local agents
concerning the queer conduct of the
steamship companies over which the
people have been making loud and deep
complaint.
iOPENS ON
! IHE ALLEY
The opening of tbe Board of Trade
last night was the occasion of the ;town
turning out to pay tribute to the re
entry into the life of Skagway of an old
acquaintance? the revival of a land
mark. Every body dropped in to look
around and most everybody stayed a
rhile. There was music In quantity
nd quality? running like the wine,
["here were the old familiar facet) hov
irlng oyer thtvbilllanl aud pool tables;
here were greetings of people who had
iot. seen cach 'ther for monhs, and
food fellowship on every nand. Of
:ourse Tuck Flaherty and the Board of
[Yadc are one aod the ono would not be
?ecognized without the other. The
:ombinatisn resumed their place in the
own in ?ood stylo last night and will
o continue. The Alley? Oh, people
>refer it.
A.-Y.-P. BILL
10 GO THROUGH
(By United Pre??.)
Washington, Fob. 18? The house
committee od way* and means to which
was committed the A.-Y.-P. appropri
ation bill will, It is declared, report it
back to the house with a favorable rec
ommendation. It is bolioved this will
assure the ultimate passage of the bill.
The city council last night passed the
iew registration ordinance requiring
,he registration of rotors previous to
;bc election and also the amendment to
he sidewalk ordinance which gives to
he street commissioner the power to
:ompel the repair of faulty sidewalks
it once and without the interval of ten
lays allowed by the original ordinance.
The matter of the cemetery was dis
sussed at some length, brought up by
1 communication signed by residents of
,be west side which reminded the coun
;11 tbat the city was obligated to main
ain the 16th street bridge by an asrree
nent entered into with them at the
;ime the bridge was transferred by
;hem to the city. The old question of
:he route and expenses of reaching the
proposed burying grounds came up, of
:ourse. It wps decided to refer the
matter to tbe Public Property com
mittee to examine and 'report to the
:ouccil at a special meeting to be held
next Monday night.
dealth Officer Brawand reported that
some 58 childen In the public school
were not vaccinated He also called
attention to the fact that ice was being
takea from the river at points below
the cemetery and within the limits of
the city where it was possible that it
might be made unwholesome. The
matter was referred to the proper com
mittee to act.
The books containing a transcript and
digests of the ordinances of the city,
prepared at the instance of the council
by A. K. O'Brien, were presented with
a bill accompanying fjr $250 The
question was raised as to what author
ity there had been for making two
books wben ouly one was ordered. The
price, also douole thit which the coun
cil had agreed to pay, w is questioned.
Mr. Shea said ho believed Mr. O'Brien
had over stepped hirase'f in this matter;
that only ono book bad been ordered
and nothing had been said as to wanting
or a willingness to pay for two. Ee
said, however, the job had been well
done.
The question as to whether the sec
ond book was mere a carbon copy of the
original was raised and the councUmen
declared that in that case payment for
it on the basis of the original book
could not be expected in any erent.
The two books were compared Hnd it
was seen that ono v.as a carboncopy
The bill was rifered to u committee for
consideration at the next regular
meeting.
The Fifth Avenue hotel.'has unlimited
accomodations. Steam heM and every
thing modern.
HAVE YOU SEEN
our? P. Canadiua Felenius, if not drop
In at Daylight and look at it? it is the
pret'iest now it ever was. Respectfully
yours Herman Grimm.
Jus Masotaall came upon on the Jcf
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There will be a regul r review of
Hive No. 2, Lidies o' the Maccabees,
at their hall on Sixth avenue, Tuesday
night Feb. 18, 190S, at 7:30 o'clock.
Insta'lation of ofllcers,
All visiting members arecordiully in
vited.
By order of the *
Lady Commarder.
Phonn City Transfer
For your coal, wood and general haul
ing. Phone 90. Boughton's cigar
store. 10-4-lm
LIMERICK COMPETITION
A fr.rmer whose name is O'Malley,
Came up from the Yaklmi Valley,
To get some pure rye,
For he was awful dry,
So he went up the Board of Tr-de alley.
As the lantern one dark Sunday night'
Gave out a soft welcoming light,
Down the Alley of Plank,
Went a man they call Hank,
To the Board of Trade, just for a sight.
The Board of Trade is offering a
prize, consisting of a box of cigars or a
bottle of wine for the best Limerick
advertising their new alley ent-anco.
The conditions of this come?t are that
each Limerick shall contain the name
"Board of Trade" and use the term
"Alley."
Two Limericks, selected from those
received will be published daily, and
the judges will select one of tbes^ as
the prize winner each week.
All Limericks received will be posted
on the blackboard in the Hoard of
Trade each day as receivf d.
Office of Road pmmissionhrs,
Skagway, Alaska, Feb. 1. 1908. Sealed
proposals for constructing a wagon
r> ad from tho end of the completed
road near Hindustucki, on Hie Chi kat
River, three and one ha f miles, from
the town cf Haines, to Wells, on the
Chilcat river, a distnnce of appoxi
mati ly twenty and one half miles will be
received nt this office until 12 noon,
May 1, 1908, and ihen publicly opened.
Information on application. Sam .C.
Orchard, 1st Lt.,3rd. Inf., Secretary of
the Board.
ORDINANCE 89
aN Ordinanck amending Ordinance
No. 4 1, entitled ",An Ordinance mak
ing it a misdemeanor to construct or
maintain sidewalks in a condition din
gerous to the life or lirab, and prescrib
ing the punishment, therefor, and other
purposes:"
Be it Ordained -bv the Common
Council of the Town of Skagway:
That Section 2 of Ordinance 4I, en
titled "An Ordinance making it a
misdemeanor to corstruct or maintain
sidewalks in a condition dangerous to
life or limb and prescribing the punish
ment therefor, and for other purpos
es," be and hereby is amended to read:
"Sec. 2 That whenever in the
opinion of said Street Commissioner, or
of said Common Council, any sidewalk
in said Towd is in a condition danger
ous to life or lirab, he, or they, shall
give a notice in writin * to the owner,
or person having charge of the proper
ty abutting on or connected with said
sidewalk; which said notice shall des
cribe said sidewalk with sufficient cer
tainty to enable same to be identified.
Said notice shall inform said person
that be is required to make sai'l side
walk safe and passible for'hwith.
Said notice may be substantially in the
following form:
Skagway, Alaska 190?
To Mr.
Yon are hereby notified that the
s'.aewalk in front of premises known as
Lot in Block
on Street, in the Town of Skag
way is in a condition dangerous to life
and limb. You are therefore required
forth with to make the same safe snd
passable; and if you fail or neglect eo to
do. you will bs arrested and dealt
with accordingly.
Street Commissioner of said Towi>.
This ordinance shall take effect
ard be in force from and after its
approval and passage.
Passed by the Council,
Matthew Bridge,
Town Clerk.
Approved February 17, 1908.
J. A. Nettles,
Mayor and President of the Council.
We are preparing to have <1 large
supply of pansy and oth-r bedding
plants for an early delivery. Those
desiring plants in wholesale quantities
however, will do well to put their
orders in early.- -H. D Clark, Sunny
side Green House. 324 to Feb. 29
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