TWO SAIL
City of Seattle aud Dirigo
Cuming
t Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan.)
Seattle, April 12? TheCily of Seattle
and Dirigo sailed for Skagwsyr last
night. The latter carries explosives.
AWARD NEW
MAIL CONTRACT
(Special Dispatch to Daiiy Alaskan.]
Washington April 12? The Xorih
western Steamship Company has been
awarded a contract to carry mail for
two trips a month from Seward to Nus
haga. The contract is for four years.
SSAGWAl WEATHER
The result of the observation taken
at Moore wbarf at midnight, April 11,
1906, is as follows:
Temperature time observat'o. .36 abovt
Mas. temp. preceding 24;hours..42 "
M'n " " " " -.36 "
Mean " " " " -39 "
ttarometer. 30
Ca'-n, snowing.
WEATHER BUREAU REPORT
4 Skagway, April 11, 1906.
Weather conditions for the 24 hours
preceding noon today were as follows:
Maximum 47 above zero
Minimum 31 " "
Mean 35) *' "
Temp, at noon today 36 *' "
Precipitation 60
H. D. Clark.
Volunteer U. S. Weather Observer.
Pattie shells always on hand at the
Boss Bake-y. ^
Ordinance No. 69
Aa ordinanc- for Che purpose of
ass'siing, levvii.g and collecting *en
eial la.v for school v d municipal
purposes upon a 1 real acd pe ?oaai
property In the Town o Sk?gw?y;.?nd
for other purposes. ?
Ke it oil in. d by ihe Common
Council of thr Town of Skajway: ?
Section 1. T. at all property, both
rea' and pars na'. within the Town of
Skagwa.v, which is not. under the laws,
o' the L'ni ed Sia t-s applicable to Alas
ka, exempt therefrom, sr.all he supject
to (az.tioD f r jchooi ?od icuicipal pur
poses.
Section II. A general tax. for ?chool
and murioipil purrs'*, upon real and
MtMl prorert, . wth'n the Town of
Skagwav. s>?ll b- assessed, levied, and
rollecte ? ?s in tbiso dinnnce provided.
The words "real property" or 'Teal
estate" as u?ed in this ordinance sha I
be so aoostrued as ?o include ?he pf>9
sessory rights wt-ich my person or prr
sons. company or rorpor-ition has or
claims by virtue of their occupation or
possession of anv un-patented lands
withio the Town of Skagway,
Section III. The l?nd occupied and
claimed exclusively ?s tight of way for
railroads, by railroad companies or cor
porations. together with the bu Idirgs
and all the sub-stmci ures and seper
sttuctures supporting s^me, shall be
assessed as a whole as real 'state, wi h
out sepvating same as lands a*' d im
provements. at ? certain sum per mil ;
aou all such real estate situate within
the Town of Sk'gway, claimed by any
railroad company as such right of way.
shall be deemed the propery of mch
con.oany for the purpose of taxation.
Section IV. The wha'v s situate
within the Town of Skagwav, including
(the super-structure and piles driven into
the ground f >r the purpose of support
ing same, must be ?jse?sed as a whole
and as real estate, and shall ' e deemed
real estate 'or tb?> of taxation.
Section V. W.-er mains within the
Town of Slragw >r, together with alt
improvmjnuatacl.cd thereto, mnst be
listed and assessed ?- ri.fl .-sta'e.
Sec'ions VI. Th- To?" el- rk shall,
under th; dire- tion of the Common
Council, providr th rrc-sa y ass?s -
me t books, receip's, blanks et ?.. ?nd
delivers me to the Town ass-ssi n >*
later than the S st day of August in
eacb. year.
a.^rir.n v TT The n-essri- aonointed
by the Co.iimon Council m?9'.
between the first day of August
and the lira' dav of Ootobjr, in rach
year, properly list on the ass ?s'iien'
boo'^s furnished him by the clerk, nil
real and personal property within bi>
Tow* 'f Skajr* ay. subje-t to taxation,
asd wse-s such property >n t*-e name
of the person by wbom it was owo-*d at
twelve o'clock m on tbe tirs day of
Augu?t in the >ejr in w lch the a s-?s?
ment was m de. I' the owner there? f
cannot be ascertained, th-n the pro
perty shall be nssessed o tbe pens >n
claiming sime, or in whose poss-s io
or control it was a* twelve o'clo k m.
on the said first d?y of A u .just. If tb<
assessor liscovers frop rty for wh:cl
he cas find no owner or claimant, and
which -.s not in the possession or con
trol of any pers: n then h" shall asse
auc'i property to "Dnktown Ow er"
provided; th t r.o mistake ia the n-me
of the owner possessor on controller of
property ah r 11 render the assessment
thereof inv-l d. The asses or shall list
real proper'y separately, by lot and
block, according to tbe survey and
plat of the Tow n of Ska; way made by
F. H. Ueid; and all real piopertvwhicb
ts not subdivided into lo's and bl cks on
svid plat and bv said survey, shall bp
otherwise des ?ribrd.jrivinjr "the number
of acres or fra-tions thereof. The As
sessor shall iist all taxable personal
property sep irate and apart from the
real property, and be shall assess the
properly so l?'ed at its just and fair
value.
Section VIII. At the time of listing
and assessing the property within the
Town of Skagwav is shi.ll be the duty
oi the assessor to require the person to
iwhom any person*! p-operty is to be
as-essed, to furnis-h a stttemt'O', verified
by oath, (riving a list of all hi* personal
property ana a statement of lis just and
fair value. If suoh 'ails, refuses or
neglects to make such verified statement
upon Innand of the assessor, suoh per
son shall not thereafter oe heard by .he
Common Council in any application for
a revision of such assessment as shall
have been made by the assessor.
Section IX. Tne assessor must com
plete his assessment books on or b fore
the first day tn October of each year,
and as soon as completed, file 'he same
with the Town clerk, together with
written oath, which shall be substan
t ally a? follows:
District of Alaska. ( .
Towr of Skagway. 1
I, Assessor tor the Town of
Skacway, Dist'iot of Alaska, do solem
ly swear tba: between the first day of
August and the first day of October
I have made dilligent inquiry and
elimination go ascertain alt property
subject to taxation in Siid Town: That
I have listed said propetty on the assess
ing books: That I have assessed said
property equally and uniformly, aacord
inij to the best of my knowledge and
information, at its just and fair value:
That I have faithfully complied with
all the duties imposed upon me as as
sessor: That through malice, ill-will,
f^ar or hope of favor or reward, I have
not assessed any property at other than
i\?t fair and just value: and that the
assessment books which I have prepared,
consisting of pages, contain such
description and assessment of the pro
perty listed the.-ein as is required by
law.
As-essor.
Subscribed ar-d 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
property h?s been assessed.
Section X. The Common Council
shall meet annually on the first Tuesday
in Octobcr, at the hour of eight o'clock
p m. for the purpose of reviewing and
revising the as^essmentof property made
y the Town Assessor: They shall con
tinue to meet for such purpose, adjourn
ing from time to time, until they have
complete i such revision and equaliza
tion of said assessment; povi'led, that :
they shall remsin in session at least
three days, commencing on the said
first Tuesday in October. The Com
mon Council, in revising assessments,
shall be governed by the following
rules:
1st: No Assessment or prop-rty maue
by the Towr \sses or sh-ll tv nduced
by the Common C 'unril, except up in the
application, in writ;ng, made bv the
owner of the p ooerty assess ? , or h's
aeeut. which application -h | beaccom
r -nit d by the affidavit of ssiit owner or
his "gent, s!i -wing the facts upon u hich
s>id apiii o lion is baseu: aud ho so. i
stat?- in s id affidavit he jus aod fair
vt>lue til std prop ty, tue asse-?me t
of whic h<- d. si es reduce': ard ni
rtduct o of any assvssin: t ?hail Oc
maie unlrss the app ctu . or his a.: u
appear h--for sa it v ounci and on o :ti
ful y and f.iir y v swe. a ! qu s i?os
peui em 10 the inquiry. Ti eO mm n
Couucil sha 1 huarural ev.Ueuc -, except
as above provided, when it is offered,
upo i any application lor th- levisiou of
any assessment, and all si'Ch evident e
shall he up"n oath The C mrnoa
Council shad, upon i s ?wq mo ion, or
upon th^ appl cati n of ?ny t-x paver,
when it appears that the assessor has
assessed any proper y at less than its
fair and just value, raus* wriute i notice
to be served by the Chi f of Police, upon
the owner of said p operty, or bis apetit,
if such owner o- agent c<n be found in
the Town Skagway, directing him to
appear before said C 'UDi-il, a" the time
and p!ace sp- cified in s*id notice, which
time shall no; be le-s than twenty-four
nours aftei the service of said notice,
and directing him toshow cause why the
assessment of snoh property should not
be raised. If such iuv-stigitio be ha<i
upon the app ication of a tax pa\ er, such
application sb^ll be accompanied by the
affidavit of the applicant, and shall
stale the grounds upon which be bises
nis application. After having heard
all the evidence in support of, or
against, any aup'ication for the revis
ion of the assessment of any property
made by the Town Assessor, the Com
rcoo Council shall then fix the valua
tion of such properly at its j'ist and
fair vilue. After having reviewed or
revised the assessment of all property
made by the Town Assessor, they shall
ther, bv re olution. adopt such re
viewed and re^ ise'l sssf ssment, and the
same shall be d emed the true hasis for
the levyins and assessment of tax's
Section XI. The clerk must record
in his rainuto book all changes, correc
tions *Dd oriters, in reference to t ic as
sessment books, made by the Common
Council, and upon the completion of the
revision of the same he must enter up
iq said book all changes and correot
? ns made by asid council: and on
or before the first day of Novembe
must complete the correction of the as
s-s-ment books and affix there' o his affi
davit, subscribed by him, substantially
,ts fo'lows:
District of Alaska, )
I'own of Skagway. f
I, ao solemnly swear that
rs clerk o{ the Common Council f the
Town of Skarway, I have kept correct
minutes of all the ac's of the Common
Council, while reviewing and revising
the assessment books, touching alter
ations in the same: That all alterations
agreed to or or jered to be made, by said
council, have been, by me, made and
entered in said assess -rent books, and
no changes or alterations have been
made therein, except as authorze^.
Town Clerk.
Subscribed ard sworn to before me
this day of 190 ...
Notary Public.
Section XII. The Common Coun
cil at its second meeting in
October of each ve^r, shall de
teiraine the amount of money neces
sary to be ra'sed by tax, for school and
municipal pu poses, and shall fix the
rate of said t-xes, designs ng t'he num
ber o? mills upon each dollar of taxab'e
p-operty in the To?n of Skagway, and
must levy said tax upaa said property
in accordance therewith.
Sect'on XIII. Every tax assessed
and 'evied, in occordance with the p-o
visics of this ordinance, upon real and
personal property, within the Town ol
Sk'gway, shall, when so assessed and
levied, be a lien upon said property,
and tre owner of such iien may, after
' one year from the first day of October
1 1 next succeeding the data of dotirqnon
, , cy, forflr'one the same, in the manner
i nn.' with tbe effect provided iu Chapter
> 42. Title 2 of the Al*?ka Co ie of Civil
Procedure for the foreclosure of Hens
upon real estate. Said liens snail at
| :a h us of the time of levy of taxes hy
| the Comn-on Council at itssecond meet
j ing in Oito'ier.
| Seotlon XIV. On or before the 20th
j day of November in each year the clerk
: must deliver to the Town Treasurer
I the assessment books, properly correct
| ed, hs directed by the Common Council,
and t&^e the treasurer's receipt (or the
sum-, which receipt must show the full
??mount of taxes levied upon both real
and personal propecty, as shown by said
book?.
Section XV. On the last day Of Feb
ruary, in each year, at the hour of six
o'clock p. m. all unpaid taxes assessed
and leyied u on real property, ivithin
the Town of Skag?ay shall become de
. linqurut and a penalty of twenty per
i cent thereof shall be added thereto; and
}he said penally shall be entered on the
1 assessment books, by the Town Treas
ure!, opposite i he property assessed,
and the said taxes shall bear interest at
therateof eight per cent per annum
from the da'e of delinquency until paid
I Section XVI. On the 30th day of
November each in year, at the hour of
I six o'clock, p. m., of Slid dav, 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 penally shall
? be entered by the Town Treasurer in
the assessment -books,opposit? the name
of the person to whom said taxes ?re
assessed, and said taxi s shall bear in
[ terest at the rate of eight per cent per
annum from tbe date of delinquency
j until paid
| Section XVII. .It shall be the duty of
I the Town Treasurer to collect taxes,
j levied as shown by the assessment
books, delivered to him by the clerk,
and he shall, within ten days after tbe
receipt of the assessment books, publish
a notice, fjr not less than two weeks, in
a newspaper of general circulation in
the Town of Skagway, which notice
shall specify:
1st: That the assessment books of
the taxabl* property In the Town of
Skagway, for the year , are now
in his hands, and the taxes levied upon
same are now due and payable.
2nd: The time and place where the
payment of said ta\es ma; be made
8-d. That the unpaid taxe* up >n rea
property, na shown by the revised tisess
rnent book, wi.l be delinquent at s<x
o'clock, p. m. , on the last day of Febru
ary next sucreedi' g, and unl-.ts such
taxes are paid prior tnereto tney w u
become delinquent a*d twenty per cent,
of the amount ther of will be add d
theret-, as penal- y, and 1- eres'
charged at the r t?ot eight pe* cent.pei
nnura, fom the <late of delinquency
nt I p id.
4tt>: That ui pa d tax s upon pei
so a prou rty wj sh-.iwn by the revis d
ssrnsot t' oks will beeonii? de i -
quent on ih? !as' d vo N 'vewbci rex
s c fedi'JK, ,,Dl' ul> es< ?u h k.x s me
p tid prior thereto h peo ltv of twe tv
p< reuni wi 1 lie ad I d th reto, and in
ti r stqli r.rd nt the r?t of eijli p.-r
i:. tit per annuo), fr m d.te of de iu
q encv, until pni',Hud lU.i th.i afte>
f siid deli q ent personal pnport fix
es, t ,(feth<M with the i en hy ina ii.tc -
rs , -tf not p.id on demand from i! e
Ch t f o' P li e. sufficient of the person
al property helo'iginjj to 'he person to
whom the proi>erty w?s assessed will
b. imtnefli itelr seized and so'd to satis
fv s?id taxi's, penalty ?nd interest .
Section XVIII. The Town Treasurer, or his
deputy, must attend at hi* office, diirim o flirt'
hours, to receive and collect taxes, and ho
shall, so lur as possible collect th* imparl tax
es for the I're-ecdiutr year* The Totfn Treas
urer must give a receipt to any person pnying
u.xes which, receipt shall specify:
Is!: The property assesses and to whom as
sessed,
2nd: The amount at which it is assessed.
:<rd: The amount of taxes levied and p ild.
Jih: The date of the payment and by whom
psi'l.
He shall, at the same time, malic a record of
such payment In the tax books, opposite the
description of the properly, the taxes for which
payment is made and the date aud amount
thereof.
Section XIX. Within five days after unpaid
personal property taxes become delinquent the
i own Treasurer shall deliver to Ihe Chief of Po
lice a list of such delinquent taxes, with the
penalty and Interest thereon, together with the
name of the person to whom they sre assessed,
and the said Chief of Police shall immediately
demand payment ol the said taxes. peualtv and
Intrfcst, irom tho persons to whom they are as
sessed, and upon relusal or neglect to immedi
ately pay the same, the Chief of Police sha'l
selza seniclent of the personal property of the
said person and sell the same or sufficient
thereof to satisfy the tuxes, together with the
penalty and interest thereon and the cost of
seizure and sale. Such sale shall be nt public
auction and must be after one week's notice of
the time aud place thereof, given by publica
tion in a newsi aper of general circulation In
Ihe Town of Skagwav, or by posting notice
thereof in three pnolk: places In the Town of
Skafway, one of which notices shall be pistcd
on the outside of the front door of the Town
hall.
The Chiei ot rouce ku ui. uuu.?.?.., r
coPectiug said taxes, or selling said property,
?deposit with the Town Treasurer all moneys
eoilec'ed.or no much o f the moneys derived from
the sale of said property as will satisfy the
taxes, with penalty and Intersct. together with
all cost of seizure and sale, taking the Town
Treasurer's receipt for the same, in duplicate,
one o( which shall be deposited with the Town
Clerk, if there shall be any residue from the
proceeds of such sale, alter making payment to
the Town Treasurer, as herein provided, then
the thief of Police shall turn over to the person
from whom said properly was seized, such res
idue together with any property seized re
maining unsold, takiog his receipt for the
same, which receipt the Chief of Police shall
file with the Town Clerk.
Section XX. On the payment of tho price
bid for any "personal property sold by the t hief
of Poliee, in accordance with the provisions of
the proceeding section, the said Chief of P lice
shall execute u bill ot sale for the said property,
which bill of sale shall state accurately the
price paid, and the description of the property
sold, and deliver the same to the purjhaser: and
thereupon the title to said property vests .n
said purchaser. The Chief of Police shall at the
same time file his verified certiticate with the
Town Clerk, which certificate shall show all his
acts in connection with the secure and sale of
such property. In ever? case where tho Chiel
of Police sells property In accordance >v Ith the
provisions of this ordinance, he shall tax a-s
costs, in addition to the other necessary oosts
three (1310) dollars in every case which money
he snail also deposit with the treasurer.
Section XXL On the first Monday in Septem
ber of each year the Town Treasurer shall pub
lish a list of all real property upon which taxes
have uot been paid for the current, or proceed
ing year, which notice shall be published for
three (3> consecutive weeks in some newspaper
of general circulation, published in the Town
of 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., sell the lien owned by the Town
of Skagway on all property upon which the tax
es still remain unpaid.
?Section XXII. It shall be tho duty of the
Town Treasurer, after nine o'clock A. M . on
tbe 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 unpaid to any person paying the
amount of taxes, penalty an ' Interest, and
other costs, for which the Town of Skagwaj
has a Hen upon said property.
This ordinance shall take effect and be In
force from and after the date oi Its passage and
approval.
Passed by the Common Council March 19
1906.
W. B KING,
President of the Council
I Attest:
W,S. MCKEAN, Clerk.
Introduced March 19. 1906.
Spring and Summer I
NOVELTIES
raCTaesassH!
We are now showing- a complete line ::
of dress goods in the very latest ef- :<
fectsv from 75c. to $2.50.
Plain and checked dress goods for>j
children's wear in all the latest col
ore including black and white from
45c. to 75c. I
Sicellian Rainproof Mohairs in blue, brown and mixed effects
. from 75c. to $1-25
|
4? A complete line of white and co'ored Lawns, plain and figured.
Also a full line of German and American calicos and percales J
,i
If you are looking foo a stylish Easter hat it will pay you to J
wait for a few day s. We are expecting them on the next ?
boat- Come and take a peep at our new goods now ondir.play ? i
J L
Martin Conway
<#?%
Do You Want a Hlateh?
Most every ooe does? Everx body net ds
one. Some people, however, dont' feei
like paving a large sum of money fjr
one, Thev try to set along by depend
ing on the public clocks aad their
friends for the time.
INCONVENIENT, OF COURSE
It pays to buy the best watch you can
afforo. At our prices any b dy can af
ford a pood one.
Come in and we will show you how
we can se 1 you watches cheaper than
you can buy them anywhere.
P. E. KERN,
Gold and Silversmith
Established 1897
Phil Abrahams
Rea? Estate
BROKER
Collections
NOTARY PUBLIC
*i24 FOURTH AVE., SKAGWAY
Notice of Settlement!
Aooonnt
In the matter of the estate of Peter
J. Anderson, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that the ad
adminig'rator has filed in the United
States Commissioner's Court at <5k?g
way, sitting in probate, his final account
as administrator of the above named
estate, and the court has by order fixed
Monday April 17, 1900, at 2 o'clock iu
the forenoon, as the time of hearing
and settling said account. All persons
havine, therefore anything to say why
said account should not be settled and
approved, are herefy notified to make
their appearance I*1 the said court, no
said dav and date and hour and make
their allegations in that behalf.
P. H. Ganty.
Administrator.
Ska? wav. Alaska, November, 3, 1906.
3-3-3-7
Notice of Stockho dor's Meeting
Office ol the F.nglnneer Mining Company.
To the stockholders of the Engineer Mining
Company:
i Tiike noticc that the annual meetlDg of the
; stockholders of The Engineer Mining Company
j will be held at theoOice of the company, In the
[To ^ ti of Skagway, D'strict of Alaska on Wcd
' nesday lhe ioth duy of April, at 10 o'clock a. m
for the purpose of electing a board of directors
and for the transaction of such other business
as may properly come before the meeting The
stock transfer book of the company will be
eloi-od on Saturday the jtst day of April, 1!H>">
at5o lockp m.and will remain closed until
Thursday the 26th day of April, 1906, at U
I o'clocis a. m.
By order of the Board of Dltectorn.
, H. D. LE Fkvhf. Secretary,
Dated March M, 1906.
GOLDEN NORTH HOTEL
THE GOliDEN NORTH IS.
SKAGWAY'S POPULAR HOTEL
Mopebn Improvements
FAIR TREATMENT, GOOD SERVICE AND RATES THAT ARE RIGHT
Phone 19 for your job work
Hew Olater and Eight Rates
fl
I)
On and after the 1st of October, 1905, the following will be the
Mon'hly rates for water and. light service from the Northwest Light
& P owerCompany:
WATER
First Faucet
F.ach " additional (except was:i basins, free). .
Bath Tubs in Hotels or other Public Houses
Water Closets " " " " '*
Urinals " " " " "
Wash Basins " " " ? " "
Hole's, per room additional
Beer Pumps -
Restaurants
Steam Laundries
Hand "
? Motors, special per htrsepower, minimum rate
JcJ Hose C n iection for Fire Protection
Families carrying water
Individuals " "
Hauling water, per lo?d
Lawn and Street sprinkling
,} 1 00
1 25
50
. 50
. 50
. 25
? 10
. 1.00
. 5.00
. 750
. 5.00
. 5.00
. 1 on
. 1.50
. 1.00
. 1 00
. Free
ELECTRIC LIGHT RATES
COMMERCIAL SERVICE
Stores, Offices, Shops and Residences
Kach 16 cp lights
Enclosed Arcs
ALL NIGHT SERVICE
Fiush 10 cp lights
L....osed Arcs
32 cp lights double 16 cp
Meter Rates will be 10 cents per 1000 watts.
All Year Winter
I
...$1.00 1.50
. .. 10.U0 12.50
1 50
15.00
2.00
17.50
EDWIN BROWNE, Manager.