THE DAILY
HALASKAN
CITV OFPICIRL PHPER
No. m
tenth year
SKAGWAY, ALASKA, SATURDAYqMAY I 1907
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TWO SIDES OF THE QUESTION
What those for and against proposition to lease and
purchase water and electric lighting plants urge in
support of their positions
The taxpayers' election which will
take place Monday (or the purpose of
advising the city council with reftrence
to the proposed purchase of the North
west Light & Power Company? it is
really a purchase on the Installment
plan, notwithstanding that It is set
forth as a lease-is the topic of the hour
in Skagway, It is made particu'arlj
important because the members of the
council hare bouod themselves to abide
by the verdict of the people as express
ed on that day.
Those who favor the lease are mak
ing an active canvass for support lo its
behalf. They urge that it affords the
city the most satisfactory water supply
that is available; tbat it will guarantee
the city low water and light rates and
it will be a money making Investment.
In support of the lat'er contention they
say that they are assured by the North
west Light&PowerCompany that It now
uiak:ng >,'(00 a month profiton Its wate
and electric lighting plants. They alto
that the city would save $100 per month
now being paid for :he pumping at the
shops and $100 per month, or more,
that is paid lor street lights, and that
the city would get 140 or $40 per month
for water for the railroafl hospital, depot,
"official shack" and the White Pass
club that are now provided water free
of cast.
It is admitted that there is no verifi
ca'.ion of the claims that the proGt of
the water and lighting plants amounts
tolljOO a month: it is also admitted that
the conipany would not permit an
examinat ion of Its books by a committee
of citizens or a committee of the coun
cil.
It Is admitted that It would cost a
considerable sum to put th? water plant
in condition to insure a water supply
for the hydrants, and that It is jiroba-.
ble that the light plant would have to
use steam for motive power and burn
wood for the first year or two.
Io spite 61 this, however, It is 'con
fidently asserted that the plant would
pay Its own way out of the hole.
The Other Sid*
Those who oppose the acceptance of
the lease offered the city say that the
proposition is not on a business basis.
They contend that the failure of the
council to give the people an absolutely
reliable statement of the net income of
the business it is proposed to secure,
expert advice as to the present condl
tlon of the piants, and an expert esti
mate of the cost of the improvements i
that would be necessary to put I hem io
condition to give an adequate service i
makes it so the taxpayers have to vote I
in the dark, and without an opportun*
Ity to Inform themselves. i
They contend that the refusal of the i
water company to submit their books
to an expert examination looks as
though It was afraid that its claim
could not be verified. They point to
the (act that the water company has
beep reported by people connected with
it as never having paid a dividend, and
say that the city is facing no emergency
that would justify the people in rushing
blindly into incurring and obligation to
pay many thousand! of dollars.
It is claimed that the city is assured
of an ample water supply and an in
crease in the water business that would
guarantee interest on the investment
by developing the souroe from which
the supply is now secured, an J that the
city can get reasonable light rates for
for itself and everybody else without
incurring an indebtedness, therefore,
that it would be folly to rush
headlong into a proposition that is
almost sure to mean an inctease In tax.
atlou before it Is ended.
ANARCHISTS PLOT fO KILL
ROOSfVELI
(Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan)
Cincinnati, 0., June? A plot to assas
sinate President Roosevelt was discov
ered this morning in thU city. The
body of Krank Lee was found in a soap
furnace partly consumed yesterday.
Investigation into the cause |o( his
death revealed that he had overheard
anachists plotting to kill the president
and had told friends of it, saying that
be was going to tell the police,
anarchists killed him and tried to t^Ss
troy his body to conceal the plot, Muny
arrests are being made.
It is b:lieved the president lias had k
narrow escape. He is being constantly
guarded by troops. The crowds are
kept at a distance from him.
The president has been visiting Mr.
and Mrs. Longworth in this city.
MANY PROMINENt PEOPLE
10 BE 4RRESED
?
(Speoial Dispatch to Dally Alaskan)
Seattle, June 1? Government detec
tives who are here working on the land
frauds cases say that within a weet?
there will be many arrests of prominent
Westerners in connection with the land
frauds. They state that Alaskans wfll
probably be involved in the transacions
TIIAW WOMEN
10 AID HARRY
New Vork, May 28- -Mrs. William
Thaw and Evelyn Thaw leased a New
York mansion and are Keeping house
there, devoting their entire time to
comforting and aiding Harry K. Thaw,
who is spending the summer at the
Tombs.
MANY PEOPLE
COMING NORTH
The Princess May sailed for Skagway
Thursday at 7 o'clock with 95 passen
gers anil and 150 tons of freight for this
. place and the interior. She ffill be due
here early Monday mora lug.
Al! the delicacies ol the season at the
Pack Train Restaruant.
ftLASKRN
Seed Potatoes
Per Hundred weight
QANTY & FRANDSON
TILLMAN SAYS ROOSEVELT
WANTS THIRD TERM
(Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan)
Washington, June 1? Senator Till
man says ne is in possession of proof
that President Roosevelt is scheming
for a third term. He says that Secre
tary Taft is in the plot and that his re
ward will be the chief-justiceship of
the supreme court.
Off EASY
Hagerman'd Friends Have
No Cause To Kick
(Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan)
Washington, June 1? There has been
so much criticism ol President Koose
velt (or demanding the resignation of
former Governor Hagerman, of New
Mexico, that the newspaper represent
ees have been premitted to see the
president's letter demanding the resign
ation and other correspondence with
reference to the whole question. It ap
pears that it was only ou account of the
former good record of Hagerman that
the president premitted him to resign.
Otherwise he would have been pro
ceeded against criminally for his con
nection with land frauds,
Firemen Meet Tonight
The regular monthly meeting of the
fire department will take place this
evening at Kiremon's hall. It will he
followed by a social session,
The best dining room,thebeat accommoj
datlons, the most comfort at the Fifth
avenue.
NO CHANCE
Mayor iMcClellan Will Try
Own Case
^ w 1 ^ " ")
[Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan]
New York, June 1st? Mayor Mc
Clollan, claiming to be acting under
bis authority as magistrate, says he
will bear the arguments regarding the
recount of the tickets in the late mayor
alty selection himself. William R
Hearst has protested against the mayor
trying his own case.
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THE
Pack Train Restaurant
Will Serve Sunday x
French Dinner
From 12 noon to 8 p. m.
EVEIYTHINO THE BtST
IN THE MARKET
Regular Dinner 50c.
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