The Pack Train saloon always leads.
It carries only the best brands of whis
kies, wine-*, beers and all the other
goods to be had at a first-cl ass gentle
men's resort tf
Notice of Application For Pattat For
HomNtMd Claim.
U. S. Land Office at Juneau, Alaska.
March a, 1?6*
Not tcv i* hereby given thai Solomon Rlplnaky,
of Haines, Alaska, has applied to enter, under ,
?ectiou 2289 of the K e vised Statutes of the)
United States, and the Act of Cougress dated
March 3. 1.03. the lands embraced In U. S. ]
Survey No. 5;3. containing U.1o acres, and .
more particularly described as follows:?
Beginning at cor. So 1, under Ripinsky's J
huose, from which point U. S. L. M. No?bears
S. 6 deg. 4 ? mln. W.. 2. w chs. dist.. witness cor. i
bears west. 90 Us . a atone marked S. }TJ W. C. '
i: thence from tru" cor.. N. u den. *0 min K.. !
along meau high water mark of Portage Cove.
1ID chs. to cor. No. "2, DOtNLvitflMiOor.
bears west. JO It., a stone marked s. 573 W. C.
2; tnen?*e from true cor., west. 9. lis chs. to cor.
No. 3, an iron pipe ;? inches lu diam. marked >
573 C. 3; thence North chs. to cor. no. 4, a
granite stoue marked S. 573 C. 4: thence west.
3i.l7 chs. to cor. No. 5. a stone marked S. 573 C.
5: thence sout% I. 6$ chs. to cor No. 6, a stone
marked S. 07 1 C. 6; thence S >0 deg >4 sec K..
along north line of Presbyterian Mission. $*00
cha. to cor. N't*. 7. an iron pipe marked S, 5;3 C.
7; thence north, LO chs. tocor. No. >, an iron
pipe market! S 5T3C.S:, thence east. ??.2S chs.
tocor No. I. the place of beginning. Magnetic
Variation at all corners .Sdeg. SO mln. east
Any and all persons having or claiming any
adverse interest wha'ever in said above des
cribed lands are required to tile such adverse
claim, under oath, with the Register and Re
0*1 ?er o? the United States Land Office at
lunean. Alaska durum* the sixty days pub
lication herroi or within thirty davs there
after, as required by law. or they will be forever
barred.
Solomon R?pinsky.
It is hereby orded that the foregoing notice
of the application of Solomon Ripiosky be pub
lished in the l>afh Ala?kan, a weekly news
paper printed a; Skagway, Alaska, for the
?tatutorv period.
. John w. Dudley
Register.
Ordinance No. 68.
An Ordinance to amend Ordinance No. 32, the
Mmc betne "An Ordinance Detining Mis
demeanor!* and PnJvldinjr a Penalty 1 herefor,
and for other rurpo*es." . w
Be it ortlaiaed by the Common Conncil or the
Town of Skat way
SeAionU That sections numbers one, two
and three. ?f article one; section* two, three,
five, six. nine aa \ ten of article two; sections
one. rive. >ix. nine and ten of article three; sec
tion two of artel- four: and sections two and ;
three <>f article :tv * of Ordinance No. 3*. be.
and the same are hereby amended br substi
tuting the words *N t more then one hundred
dollars, for the w ?r?t* "Not more then two
hundred dollsr-. th* same being the maximum
oftine as penalty for the violation of the mi*de
meaner* provided in said section*.
Section J l" r~. at ti* is ordinance shall take ef
fect aud be in force from and after the date of
its pass*** and approval. ?
Passed oy the Common Coun 'il this I9th day
of March, ltf 6.
Attest: W B KING.
W. S. M'KKAn. President of the Council.
Clerk.
Ordinance No. 69
An ordinance for the purpose < f
assessing. lev vine an I col lectin? gen
eral lax, for school and municipal
purpose*, upoi ? t re<l aid ne -oa?)
property ia th-* Town o' Sk-tgw >y: >nd
for other purposes.
Be it nrdii -d by the f\im.nini
Council of the Town of Skacway:? ?
S?c'.ion I. T at a I pnperty. botM
real ami pe-s na\ within the Town o' j
Ska?'?av. which is not. un i?*r the laws
of the L'ni'ed Sta ps applicable to '
lea, exempt therefrom, s'is'l >?e smj ct
to taxation f r scho > and muic'pi1 pur- j
poses.
Section II. A 2-ieraI tax. for ?ch^ol
unci municipal purp s^*. upon r> ai and
p -??>?:?! p-orert* , w ih n th.' Tovn of
S<ajrway. s-MI br assessed. Ievi?-d, and
rolle<-te) s in this o dinance provi led.
Tbe words "rnal pror>erty" or "real
estate" as u*ed in this orJinnnce sha'l
be so locstrued as'o include >h? pos
sessory rijjhts wich my p;rson or p r
sons, company or corpor.iion has or
claims by virtue of their occupatho or
- possession of ?nv un-ptfen'ed lands
within the Town of Skagway,
9-ction III. The l.nd ociuried and
clatme I exclusively *s 'iuh; of ?av for
rai roads, by rni road companies or cor
poration* together w-th the bu IdinRs
? and *11 the sub-strnciures and super
structures supporiiDg S'me. shall be
assessed as a whole as real estate, wi h
out <ep?'a^ing s*me as lands and im
provements, at * certain sum per mil ;
and all such, real estate sitmte within
the Town of Sk?eway. claimed by any
raihoad company as such rieht of way,
shall be deemed the property of ?uch
companv for the purpose of taxation.
Section IV. The wtiasvs situate
withtn the Town of Sk?gway. incluilny
the super-structure and piles driven Into
the ground f >r the purpose of support
in? same, must be assessed as a whole
and as real estate, and shall e deemed
real estate for the purnos- of axation.
Sec' ion V. WV.er tr.a'.ns wi-hin the
Town of Slcagwav, trjj.ther vvith all
Improvements a' ta-hed i her to. most be
listed and assessed as real estate.
Sec'ions VI. The Town clerk shall,
under th; dire' tion of the Common
Council, provide th- nrce's.vy . ss s -
ment books, rece p s, blinks ut\, and
deliver s -mi to 'he Town assesso- not
later than th-; fist day of August' in
each year.
Section VII The s-essT appointed
by the Commoa Council ro s',|
b?tween the first day of A"fcust
and the firs' ' of Ojtob t, in rack
j ear. prrperly list on the assessment
boo^s ftf.-mshed him bv the clerk, *11
real a ah personal property within he
Town of Skaewav, subject, to taxation,
aid as3e<s such property >n the name
of the person by whom it was own?l at
twelve o'c'ork m on the firs dav of
Augu*t in the >e r in w ii h the a sess
ment was tni'le I' the owner there1 f
cannot bo ascertained, th?n the pro
perty shaii be *sse-sei1 'o the persm
claiming s me, or in whose posses io
or control it was a* twelve o'clc k m.
on the sai<l first <l?y of August. If the
assessor i?covers proDtriv for whcs
he ca> fin 1 no owner or claimant, and
which is no; in th? posses- ion or con
trol of any p?-rs:n t'"-n he shall as.-a-s
such pro: erty to "Unknown Ot er"
provided: h >t no mistake in the n m
of the ctt??r poase-sor on controller of
property ahill render the assessment
thereof invalid. The assessor shall list
real propery s-?p.>ra:e!y, by lot a d
block, according to the survey and
plat of the Town of Skaaway made by
F. H. Keid; an.! all real p'opertv which
is not subdivided into lots and blocks on
said plat and by said survey, shall be
otherwise drs -ribrd, giving "the number
of acres or fra tions thereof. The As
sessor shall list ail tsxib'e persona'
property separate *nd apart from the
real property, and he shall assess the
property so lis ed at its just and fair
value.
Section Vni. At the time of listing
and asse4$in? the property within the
Town of Skigway it shall be the duty
of the assessor to require the person to
whom any personal p-operty is to be
as-essed, to furnish a stitemen', vetffied
by oath, giving a list of all his personal
J property and a statement of its just hd<1
! fair Taiue. If such fails, refuses or
neglects to make -uch verified stutement
upon demand of the assessor, suoh per
son shall not thereafter Oe heard by . he
Common Council in any appl'cation for
a revision of such assessment as sball
have been made by the assr ssor.
Section IX. Tae assessor must com
plete his assessment books on or b fore
tbe first day in October of each year,
and ai soon as completed, file 'he same
with the Town clerk, together with
written oafh, .which shall be substan
tially as follows:
District of Alaska. { .
Town of Skagway. I
1, Assessor lor the'Town of
Skasrwav, District of Alaska, do solem
ly swear that between the first day o'
August and the first day of October
I have made dtlligent inquiry and
expiration to ascertain all prop-rti
subject to taxation in siid Town: That
I have listed said Dtopeitv on tbe gssess
men books: That I have assessrd said
property equally and uniformly, aacord
ing 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: Th?t through malice, ill-will,
f, ar or hope of favor or reward, I have
not assessed any property at other than
i*s fair and just value: and that the
assessment books which I have prtpired,
consist n? of pages, contain suoh
description and assessment of the pro
perty listed the ein as is required by
law.
Assessor.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this day of
I 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.
S-ction X. The Common Council
s' all meet annually ot> the first Tu-sdav
in Octobcr, at the hour of eight o'clock
p m. for the purpose ? f reviewing at-d
revisiue the as essmentof p'operty made
y he Town Assessor: fHey shall con
tinue to meet for sueh purpo e. adjourn
ing from time to time, uo'il they have
complete ?uch revist n and equaliza
tion of said assessment; p ovHed, that
they sl all remain in session at least
th-ee days, commencine on the sai -i
first Tuesday in Octob' r. The Con
mon Council, in revising asses ment
shsl' be governed by the following
rules:
1st: No ?a?essm"nt of prop-rty mad
by the Tow r -*sm or sh?ll he r'duced
by the Common C uncil, exccrt up n th -
app'ication. in writ;ng, made bv the
owner of the p ooerty assess - , or h's
a 'ent. which application ?h I be ncscni
P ni d by t~e affi la-.it of sii'l owner, or
his *gent, sli -wing the facts upon whic"
s id apnl e tioi is basea: and he sn? t
stat" in siid affidavit the jus aDd fair
vxiue of svd pr< p- ty, the as->e-s:ne t
of wh'ch he desi es redtiee and n
rrduc' on of any as^es^m-t t -h ill >??
ma fe unless the app ie?n . or hts a?- n
appear b-fore said i!..unei and on o'h
fully and fiiry answer a'! iju s'i -n
p-vti- ent to the inquiry. T eC mm d
( 'on 'el sha I hear oral evideac-. e\cep'
as above provided, when it is offere-',
ui o i any appliL-a'i >n for th - tevisi-m t?t
a' y **s?sstner>', and a'l s ch ? v diace
sha'l l>e up<n oath Th? C rntnon
Council shi'l, upon i s "wu rao ion, o
upon the appl ca'i n of ?ny t-x piver,
when it appears that the ass-ssor has
assessed any proper y at less than its
fair and just value, cause wrictei noMce
to be served ty the Chi f of Police, upo
the owner of said p ope^tv, or his agent,
if such owner o- agent c>n be found in
the Town Ska? way, direc-iug him to
appear before said C 'Un -il, a- the time
?nd piac- so c fie>in siid notice, whkh
timesha'l no' be le-s than twenty-four
nours aftei the service of said notice,
and directing him toshow cause why the
?ssessment of sn.:h prop-rty should not
be raised. If such investigstio . be haH
upon the app ic-t'.on of a tax pa er, such
application sh?i| be accom pa-iied hy the
affidavit of the applicant, and shall
stale the grounds upon which be b ses
his application. After having heard
all the evidence in support of, or
3zainsf, anv a >p'ication for the revis
ion of the assessment of any property
made bv the Town Asses'or. the Cnm
rcon Council shall then fix the valua
tion of such proper:y at its j ist and
fair vilue After having reviewed <-r
revised the assessment of all propertv
made by the T >wu As-essor, they slull
thee, bv resolution, adopt such re
viewed and revise 1 assessment, and the
same shall be deemed the true '>asis for
the levying and assessment of taxes
Section XI. Tbe clerk must record
in his minuto book all changes, correc
tions and orders, in reference to t le as
sessment bo"ks, made bv the Common
ouncil, and upon the completion of the
revision ot tne same ne must enter up
oa said book all changes and correct
ions made by stid council: and on
?>r before the first day of Novembe*
mu-t complete the correction of the as
s-s-raent books and affix there'o his affi
davit, subscribed by him, su! s'atitiall)
fo lows:
Dis'rict of Alaska, ^
Town of Skag?ay. \
I, ao solemnly swear that
as clerk of the Common Council f the
T wn ot Slca>'way, I have krpt correct
minutes of all the ac s of the Common
Council while reviewing and revising
the assessment books, touching alter
ations in the same: Tint all alterations
tgreed to or or tered to be made, by said
council have been, by me, mide and
entered in said assess-vent books, and
no changes or alterations hav . been
made therein, except as author ze1.
Town Clerk.
Subscribed a'-d sworn to befo e tne
thi9 day of. 190....
Notary Public.
Section XII. The Common Cotin
ci', at its secoid meeting in
October of each vejr, shall de
termine the amount of money neces
sary to be ra'sed by tax, for school and
municipal purposes, and shall fix the
rate of said t xes, designs ng i he num
ber of mills upon each dollar of taxab'e
poperty in the Town of Skngway, and
must levy said tax upoi said property
in accordance therewith.
Sect'on XIII. Every tax assessed
and levied, in occordancu with the p-o
visiocs of this ordinance, upon real anil
personal property, within the Town of
Sk 'gway, shall, when so 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 ('ate of deli quen
cy, forer ose the same, in the manner
anil with the effect provided in Chapter
42. Titio 2 of the Aluska Coie of Civil
Procedure for the foreclosure of liens
upon real estate. Said liens shall at
ta h as of the time of levy of taxes ly
the Comtron Council at its second meet
ing in October.
Section XIV. On or before the 20th
day of November in each vear the clerk
must deliver to the Town Treasurer
the assessment books, properly correct
ed, vbs directed by the Common Council, -
*nd take the treasurer's receipt for the
sam', which receipt muk-t show the full
mount of taxes levied upon both real
and personal property, as shown by said
book?.
Sec tic d XV. On the last day of Feb
ruary, in each year, at the hour of six
o'clock p. m. all unpaid tuxes assessed
and levied u on real property, nithin
the Town of Skagway shall becomo de
linqufutand a penalty of twenty per
cent thereof shall be added thereto; and
the said penalty shall be entered on the
"?s essment books, by the Town Treas
ure!, opposite the property assessed,!
and the said taxes shall bear interest at;
the rate' of eight por cent per annum i
from the da'e of delinquency until paid. I
Section XVI. On the 30th day of
November each in year, at the k.>ur of
six o'clock, p. m., ofsiid day, all un
paid taxes assessed and levied ugaint
nersonal property, within the Town of
3ka?w,iy, shall become delinquent and
ei penalty of twenty per cent, sluill be
?ddt d thereto; an.) said penalty shall
be entered by the Town Treasurer in
the assessment books, opposite the name
)f the person to whom siid tax>'s ore
issessed, and said taxis sb,ill bear in
terest at the i ate of eight per cent per
mnum from the date of delinquency
mill paid
Sei lion XVII. It shall be tlieduty of
he Town Treasurer to collect taxes,
levied as shown by the assessmeat
books, delivered to him bv the clerk,
ml he sha'l, within ten days after ibe
receipt o( the a-se^sraent books, p blish
? no ice, f r not less than two weeks, in
* newspape' of general circulation in
the Town of Skagway, which notice
shall spe-ify:
1st: Th t the assessment books of
the taxabl* property in the Towa of
Skngway, for the year ar^ now
in his hands. and the Mxes levied upon
-arae are now due ?n i pa v able.
2ud: The time :md pi -ce vrheie the
payment of s?id ta>es mav be made .
3 d. That the unpaid taxes up 11 roa
property. ?? shown by the rev sed asess
ment book, wi 1 be delinquent at s x
'o'ock, p. in., on the list d*r of F.ibru
iry nrxt sue eedt p. and unl t-s su -h
taxes are paid p>i>r thereto they w II
become delinquent a d twenty per cent,
of the amount iher of wil be odd d
th> 'etf, as penal y, and l? ere*'
charged ai the r te of eight per cent.p *r
nuum, f o.n the date of delinquency
ntil p id.
4t."i : That nrpa'd tax*s upon ncr
30 a pron rty Hi sh???n by the rtvia d
-%*? sanient will become de'i? ?
qU'J"t on 'he 'as* d v o N??vembe? next
s ?c ted tog, and un ran su li t ax s are
paid prror t*??relo ? pen.lt? of twe tv
per ceo* i?i 1 he ad 4 d thereto, aha in
t?T stch r^ed at the r*t- of eifh per
?!*? n t per annum, fr m d te of delin
q ?etie>\ until pai , and th ?t ther after
1 xaid ?lelr.q ent p rsonal pr?ip.Tt ux
?*:<, t nether *ith the \ entity and ir.t.-i
-d'f re nor. p id on d* maud from il e
Ch < f o' P li e. snflficiet t of the person- 1
hi prop vty belonging to the prrson to
whom the property w*s assessed, will
bi immediitely 9eiz?d and so'd to satis
fy a* id t*x*R, penalty and interest.
Section XVIII. The Town Treasurer, or his
deputy, musi attend at his office, during office
hours, to receive and collect taxes, and he
shall, so far as possible collect the unpaid tax
es for the l're -eed in years. The Town Treas
urer must give a receipt to any person paying
Uxe.s which receipt shall specify :
1st: The property assesses and to whora as
sessed.
2nd: The amount at which it is assessed.
Hrd: The amount of taxes levied and paid.
4th: The date of the payment aud by whom
paid.
He shall, at the same time, make a record of
such payment iu the tax books, opposite the
description of the property, 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
own Treasurer shall deliver to the Chief of Po
lice a list of such delinquent taxes, with the
penalty and iuterest thereon, together with the
name of the person to whom tbey are assessed,
and thessid Chief of Police shall immediately
demand payment of the said taxes, peualtv and
interest, frpm the persons to whom they are as
sessed, and upon refusal or neglect to immedi
ately pay the same, the Chief of Police sha'l
seue settle lent of the personal property of the
said person and sell the same or sufficient
thereof to satisfy the taxes, together with the
penalty aud interest thereon and the cost of
seizure and sale. Such sale shall be at public
auction and must be after one week's uottce of
the ttme and place thereof, given by publica
tion in a news aper of general circulation in
the Town of Skagwav, or by posting notice
thereof iu three public places in the Town of
Skagway, one of which notices shall be posted
on tne outside of the f rout door of the Town
hall.
The Chief of Police shall, immediately after
collecting snid taxes, or selling said property,
deposit with *.he Town Treasurer all moneys
colleced.or so n uch of the money-' derived from
the sale of said property as will satisfy the
taxes with penalty and interset together with
all cost of seizure and sale, taking the Town
Treasurer's receipt for the same, in duplicate
one 01 which shall be deposited with the Town
Clerk. If there shall be any residue from the
pn-ceeds of such sale, after "ranking payment to
the Town Treasurer, as herein provided, then
the rhief of Police shall turn over to ihe person
from whom said property was seized, such res
idue together with any property seized re
maining unsold, tuki. g his receipt for the
same, which receipt the Chief of Poliee shall
tile with the Towu Clerk
Section XX. On the payment of the prce
bid for any personal property sold by t*?e ? hief
of Police, in nccordHnce with the provisions of
the preceedirg section, the saM Chief of P lice
shall execute u bill of sale for the said property,
which bill of sale shall state accurately the
price Dald, and the description of the property
so d. and deliver the same to the purchaser; and
thereupon the title to said property vests ,u
said purchaser. The Chielof Police shall at the
same time file his verified certificate with the
Town Clerk, which certitlcaTe shall show all his
acts in connection with the sezure and sale of
such property. lu everv case where the Chief
of Police sells property in accordance with the
provisions of this ordinance, he shall tax as
costs, in addition to the other necessary costs
three ($3.00) dollars in every cas* which money
he snail also deposit with the treasurer.
Section XXI. On the first Monday In Septem
t>er of each vear the Town Treasurer shall pub
lish a list of all real property upon which taxes
have uot been paid for the current, or pre ced
ing year, which notice shall be published for
three (3' consecutive weeks in some newspuper
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 Skmrway 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 lieu of the Town of Skagway.
upon any property, the taxes upon which at the
time remain unpaid to anv person paying the
amount of taxes, penalty ant* Interest, and
other costs, for which the Town of Skagway
has a lien upon said property.
This ordin-ince shall take effect and be in
force from and after the date of its passage and
approval.
Passed by the Common Council March 19,
1906.
W. B KING,
President of the Council.
Attest:
W, S. McKEAN, Clerk.
Introduced March 19, 1906.
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ing on the public clocks and their
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NOTARY PUBLIC
^24 FOU1VJH AVE., SKAGWAV
Call For Municipal Coav ntlon j
A mass convention of the qualified ;
electors of the town of Skagway isj
hereby called to convene at Firemens' ;
hall, in said town on Wednesday eve
ning, March 28, 1906, for the purpose
of nominating a citizens' ticket to be j
voted for at the mm icipal election 10 j
beheld in said town Tuesday, April;
4, 1906; the said ticket to consist of
s^ven persons to be voted for for mem
bers of the common council of said
town, and one person to be voted for
for school director; and for such other
business as might come before said
convention.
Dated at Skagway, this 24th day ?
of March. 1906. John W. Troy, j
George Blanchard, H. D.Clark.;
Committee.
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In the city ar served at the Pack
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At the Uuoot
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On and after the 1st or October, 1905, the following will bp the
Mon- ifly rates for water and, light service from the Northwest L'ght
& PoweiCompany:
WATER
First Faucet $ 1 00
Edch " additional (except wasn basins, fret) 1 25
Bath Tubs in Hotels or other Public Houses 50
Water Closets " ' " " " 50
Urinals " " " " " . . 50
Wash Hasins " " " " " 25
Bote's, per room additional 10
Beer l'umps 1.00
Restaurants 5.00
Steam Laundries "50
Hand " ?
5.00
Motors, special per horsepower, minimum rate 5.00
Hose C n, tection for Fire Protection 1 00
Families carrying water 1-50.
Individuals " " 1-00
Hauling water, per loud 1 00
Lawn and Street sprinkling Free
ELECTRIC LIGHT RATES
COMMERCIAL SERVICE
Stores, Offices, Shops and Residences ?
Each 16 cp lights ? 1.00 ! 1.50
Enclosed Arcs 10.00 j 12.50
ALL NIGHT SERVICE
Fac'' 16 cp lights . 1.50 2.00
E^>.iosed Arcs 15.00 17.50
32 cp lights double 16 cp
Meter Rates will be 10 cents per 1000 watts.
EDWIN BROWNE. Manager.