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Xo ML ELEVENTH YEAR SKAUWAY, ALASKA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1808 PRICE, 10 CENTS
Spirited Session of the City
Council. Railroad Gives
Notice That It Will Re
sist and Appeal to the
Courts.
The assessment upon the personal
property of the t'acific & Arctic Kail
way and Navigation comjnuy ? the W.
I' \ V.? w.ishst night raised by the
c.ty council from} 1,120 the assessment
of last year, to JTti.OX). Mr. \V. li.
K:ng <ave notice that the ccmpicy
woulil appeal antl go to court. l'er?oi:al
property was degned to be anything
luov.ib!- of tne plant, but this did not
include the rolling s ock which is a
pert of the railroad, upon which the
company pays h ta\ to the federal gov- 1
eminent.
The a.-se-sor had noted a recominen
tion that the <14,120 of last
year was too low, and that SS.OOO
should be added for the tool- a^d $1 *>,
000 for s.ock. a raise of $20, WH), making
a total of $'{4,120,
Mr. King, as au i.or of the company,
was called to show can e why the
HSMssuient sh >u!d not b-- ra'std. lie
st >1 thit |.">,0i>0 was a hi^h valuation
for ill-- tcoK ..nd that the machinery
was a put of the realty, lie said there
might b* from ?)0,000 to fTtOOt^J in re
pair material, hut this was a part of
the raiirodd cuulpment, not iteiog on
sale or held for .-peculation.
"I Keep a ?in shop down hpre," said
Mavor Shea. "'Suppose the assessor
comes hIous and I s?y to him I have ten
barrels of wht.<>-y iu stock but only ore
of ihrtu is for sale The nine are for
repairiug druaks -as it is well Known
that n'Dt drinks of booze are required j
to rep tir the one drunk. Do you think
thit argument would stand good?''
Mr. King did not think the cases
were analogous Mr. Snyder thought
the railroad company had never paid
enough taxes and that th ir assessment
should havo be n raised long ai?o. lie'
thought the tax paid was altogether
t to ovv. lie soul the railroad company
hud always assumed the attitude of com
iotf in here and dictating what lax they
should pay and paying uo uiore.
Mr. Berdoe asked Mr. Snjder if he
iBerdoO had eytr attempted to dictate
to the council and Snyder replied that
not he. personally, had done so, but be
had heard his predecessor say as much,
uuJ the results were the same now as
before. Last year the council was
known to be owned by the railroad body
and soul.
r. Shea uttered a loud protest while
{litre was a general laugh as Mr. Ber
itoe remarked that Mr Shea was a
member of the last council.
Mr. Snyder brought the raillery to a
close by moving that the assessment be
made $200, 000- There was no second.
Mr. Shaw then moved the figure be
5 H.120, according to the assessor. This
a s i was not seconded. Taylor renewed
tills motion which wns now seconded
by Mr. Ashley. Ashley, Shaw aid
Taylor voted lor and ('lark. Nyo, Suy
<i r and Slx-a ag imst,
Nje now moved the figure be $7f>,W|0
and Clark seconded. Clark, Nye ?cd
Suydir voted for and Ashley, Shaw,
''ay lor and Shea voted against, Six a
lemarking that it was too low, that it
should be 3H)0,000.
Snyder, thereupon, moved that it be
j'00,000 ana Nye seconded. Nye,
Snyder a- d Shea voted for and Ashley,
Clark, Shaw and Taylor a .ainst.
Clark moved for *7ii,000, seconded by
Nye, and this carried, C'lark, Nye
Snyder, Shea voting for and Ashley
Shaw and Tavlor against.
Immediately Mr. Kiug gave notice
that ho would appeal oo two counts,
Cyncb and K^n<dV
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first, that the original motion to raise
the assessment bait uot carried, and
second, that the amount to which the
assessment was raised was not warrant
ed by the (nets.
Air. Berdoe had asked on what basis
the assessment was fixed atid was In
formed that it was on a basis of tffo
third actual valuation. Mr. Berdoe
and Mr. King: then left the council
chamber.
The Alaska Steamship company was
next Cilled and Mr. Carroll responded.
The assessor had returned $??"> for per
sonal tax ? the official figures, Mr.
Shea said ttie other compaoUs had put
in a return of $2C0? did he not think he
could stand as much?
"But why," asked Mr. Carroll? "1
put in the valu?tion on the personal
property we have. Why should I pay
on what we have not?"
Several members said he ought to puy
as much as the others. M Shaw said
he could not sec why he should be re
quired to pay if he did'nt have the
t?oods. However the motion was oiaue
to raise the assessment to $-00 anil it
carritd. The busiueis following was
quickly dispatched.
W. L. Bledsoo's assessment of $2,150,
was allowed to st nd.
A. J. Baker's assessment ,vas raised
by his own consent $10 each on teu cows
and made to stand $"25.
Green Bros, was raised by their con
sent $100 to $150.
L. A. Harrison was raised fioui $5. 000
to $8,000 by his consent.
Ikuta assented to a raise Iroiu $1,200
to $1,500.
W. Myrlek assessed $100, allowed to
stand.
M. A. McLean remains at $1,0C0.
M. H. McLellan, same, $75 exemption
$200.
Albert Reinert, assessed $1,700 wus
raised to $2,700.
J. M. Tanner, assessed at S4,G?,0 was
was raised to $5,050.
J. M. Ward (Portland lodging house)
I stand at $200.
P. B. Wur/.bacher, allowed to stand
at $125? exemption of $200.
Dally Alaskan, assessed at $1,250.
to #2,000.
Peter Madsen, assess d for the Hckl'
and Greyhound at $1,700 was allowed
to stand.
T. P. Anderson assessed at $1,000
raised to $1,500.
It was decided the rate of assessment
on the stock of the Home Power com
pany should be 30 cents on the par val
ue of $1.
The session will be resumed this
evening at 8 o'clock.
A feature at the exposition will be
the exhibit of a prehistoric town dis
covered In southern Oregon by A. N.
Sayre, of Tacoma. The ruins will be
moved bodily to Seattle.
FORTY MILE'S
LUCKY BUNCH
A lucky bunch of pioneers from the
Forty Mile country, all with loug, wol:
tilled pokes, arc housed at the Golden
North, bound for a winter outside.
9ome of them have been hard at it for
yearn and feel that a little luxury is
coming to them. For instance, Peko
brothers of Chicken creek are goiug to
take a trip to the Mediteranean, lowir
Italy and Austria. On their return
they contemplate purchasing an orangt
grove in Cub*. Three years ago they
bought a prune orchard in Santa Clara
county, California. They have about
520.000 of the yellow stuff with thorn
this trip.
D. C. Helley of Jack Wade is Oound
for Grant's Pass, Ore., where he in
stalled a large hydraulic plant last sea
son. tie has operated on W?de sicco '!>8
and has some of the best property in
Alaska. Tn early deys he drifted con
siderable ground, running on an aver
age of $4 to the square foot, and is now
working the ground by open cut and Is
averaging from 40c to $2 to tho square
foot of bcdrock.
F. G. Conrad, who went to Wade
throe years ago, is returning toSo?ltlo
with a good sized poke and will thorc
jo n his h?ppy wife and b?by. He is
part owner of No. 13 and 14 above dis
covery. They worked their ground by j
open cut this reason at an immense
? profit. Wade creek is known nnd noted
for its beautiful coarse cold, nuggets in
abund ance, running from $10 to $500
each, aud even as high as a thousand,
ft no doubt has the prettiest run of gold
yet found anywhere on the s'?ho in
placer form or alluvian de|U)*it.
U. 0. Myers and F. .T. Herbsterof
Napoleon creek, are Inking a trip to
California for the winter. My< rs is
goiug to marry an Oregou hello and
bring her back to the north next spi injj.
llerbster Is out for tho same purpose
but his cupld's call leads him back east.
John Forbo is going to Norway wheie
he will join his waiting wife. He has
been operating on lower discovery on
Jack Wade for the past three years and
can now spend the rest of bis days In
solid comfort.
TR0U8LEIN
BULGARIA
(By United Preat.)
London, Oct. 8? Mobs ate reported
to be rampant in|Belgrade, the people
resenting the proposed annexation to
Bulgaria. It is reported| here that
Ferdinand "of Bulgaria has^been [asses,
sinated.
Swift's
Premiums
Hams;
and Bacon.
.Inst Received
Swift's
Boned
Rolled Ham
Also a Kresh Lot of
HEINZ SAUER KRAUT
G-anty & Frandson
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8RYAN---TAFT SIT TOGETHER
Chicago. Oct. 8 ? Mr. Taft and Mr. Bryan met at a
banquet last night spread by the Associated Commerce.
There was a gathering of th^ men foremost in the commer
cial life of the city. The meeting of the opposing candi
dates for the presidency was the occasion of profound inter
est. Both were in high spirits and upon meeting greeted
each other cordially, shaking hands heartily. Both men
made addresses which were listened to with keen attention.
Neither referred to politics.
CHICAGO IS THE PENNANT
(United Press Telegraph-Cable Service.)
New York, Oct. 8? The National league pennant was
today won by Chicago ? score 4 to 2.
The official attendance was 33,000. The enthusiasm was
tremendous. The battery for New York was Matthewson
and Biesnahan; for Chicago, Pfeiser and Kling. Brown
was put in just before the close of the first inning. In the
first inning the Giants got one run. Neither scored in the
second. In the third inning Tinker made a three bagger.
Doyle replaced Matthewson in the seventh. It is the end
of tiie greatest of all ball seasons.
fit FALL
MIGRATION
The C. 1'. It Princess May will be
leavinr at " o'clock carrying south
about 230 passengers? a full load. The
1\ C. ss Cottage City will arrive here
about 7 o'clock and leave about 9 o'clock
also loaded up, carrying 180 passengers.
The train this way over the hill Is
bringing a new crop of migrators, in
numbors about 125, who arrived up at
Whltehorse on ytsterday's boat. The
hotels of the city have been crowed be
yond the limits during the past few days
and those who came late were lucky to
g' t a bed anywhere.
Sinoke the "Embocado" best clear
Iliivana cigar in the market.
tf W. W. Boughton.
Dist. Agt.
LAST MAIL
GOES INSIDE
? FTere Id Skagway with the sun shin
ing and tbo air full of b?lra i he hills
surrounding only just taken on the
bright colors of the fall It is difficult to
understand why the last boat of the sen
son should be scheduled to sail for Djw
son from VVhitehorse tomorrow. The
last mail for the Klondike country went
over on the hill this owning, Tlieie
is one more mail expected from the
country below Dawson which is now on
the way and expected to arrire In a few
days, probably on the return of the
Dawson, and then there ensues the an
nual shut down? with, so fat as Skag
way is concerned, the sun still shining
and the snow still confined to the upper
reaches of the surrounding hills.
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