cisn is ir
Taeoma Congre*smau Mvm
ber ot Committee
(Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan.)
Washington, April 6? The Washing
ton congressional delegation yesterday
selected Representative F. W. Cosh
man, of Tacoma, to be a trember of the
oo lgressional c?mpaign committee
DfPfWTLL
New York Senator Will Take
Long Kest
(Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan.)
New York, April 6 ? Senator Depew
will take a Ung rest befor he again at
tempts to assume active work. He will
not return tc the senate during the
pre*,-5 session. His physicians sajts
his c^uJi Jon is due to a nervous break
^ loWQ.
TWO YUKON
GOLD DISTRICTS
Yukon territory has been made into
two go d districts. R. C. Miller, re
corder at whitehorse. has been appoint
ed gold commissioner of the southern
district
A Nettleton she? at '"lavson's. tf
OrdinanceTSoT 69
An ordinance for the purpose of
*aa>3siDjj, evyiigand collecting Ken
e'al 'ax. for" school and municipal
purpose*. >po^ al real ard pe tonnJ
property in the Town o Skagw?y.iod
for other purposes'.
He it o d hi d by ihe fommoo
Council of the Town of Skagway:
Section 1. T: at all property, bot*
rea- and pens na', within the Town o'
Skagwav, which is not. under the laws
of the Utii'ed S;a es applicable to Alas
ka, exempt then from, shall be suDj-*ct
to tax ?tiou f r school *ud muioipa' pur
P<Section II. A general tax, for school
and municipal purposes, upon roal aDd
personal prore t* . with'n the Town of
S<agwav, s'iall b- assessed, levied, and
collecte"' fs in tbiso diuance provided.
The words "real property" or ''real
estate" as u-ed in this ordinance shall
be so soostruei as to include the pos
sessory rights wnioh any pjrson or per
sons, company or corporation has or
claims by virtue of their occupatt >n or
po^esston of anv un-patented lands
within the Town of Skagwav,
Section HI. The l-?nd occupied and
claimart exclusively ?s right of way for
railroads, by rai road compacts or cor
porations, together with the bu ldings
and ai! the sub-structures and seper
stroctures supporting s?me, shall be
assessed as a whole as real estate, with
out sep?'ating same as lands aid im
provements, at a certain sum per mil ; ,
and all such real estate situate within
theTown of Skagway, claimed by any
raihoad company as such right of way,
shall be deemed the property of ?uch
company for the purpose of taxation.
Section IV. The wnatvs situate
witbia-the Town of Sk?gway, including
the super-structure and piles driven into
the ground f t the purpose of support
ing same, must be assessed as a whole
and as real estate, and shall 1 e deemed
real estate for the purpose of taxation.
Section V. Water mains within the
Town of Skagwa-, together with all
improve meats attached thereto, most be
lt,tedaod assessed ?* rw-1 es'ate.
Seff ions VI. The , own clerk shall,
Tinder ths direction ?.f i' e Common
Council, provide th- rec-say asses -
meet boots, rece p s. bl nks rt-\. ?nd
deliver s me to the Town ass-^ss > n'?t
later ?hau the fi at day of August in
each year. , . ,
Section VII The s-esso* appointed
?*? the Common Council n><-3\
b'tween the first day of August
aad the fiW ''** of Ootob:r. in racfc
lear properly list on the ass ssnent
boo s' furnished him bv the clerk, all
real and personal property within he
Town of Skagwav, subjec t to taxation,
and ease's such property 'n the name
of the person by whom it was own-d at
twe^e o'clock m on the firs day of
Au^u't in the ye?r in w kh the a sess
menj< is ai.de. I? the owner thereof
cannot be ascertained, th-n the pro
perty sb*U be -ssessid 'o the person
claiming 3 me, or in whose posses ioi
or control it was at twelve o'ekrk m.
on the said first d ly of August. If the
assessor iscovers t-rop rty for which
he cau find no owner or claimant, and
which is not, in the posses ion or con
trol of any pers- n then he shall assess
such property to "Unknown Ow er"
provided: thro m-stake la the n me
of the oW"T pos*5"801" on controller of
nronertv sh>ll render the assessment
thereof invalid. The asses or shall list
real proper'y separately, by lot and
block according to the survey and
olat of the Town of S'-ca.way made by
F H Keld; an I all real p opertvwhich
is not subdivided into lots ai d blocks on
?,id plat and bv said survey, shall br
otherwise des ribed, giving the number
of acres or fra tions thereof. The As
ILaor shall ist all tsxab'e persona!
nroDerty separate > nd apart from the
Efwoperty, and he shall assess the
^Unv SO Us ed at its just and fair
'"section VIII. At the time of listing
?nd assessing '-he property within the
To?n of Skagway it shall be the duty
0{ the assessor to require the pe-son tc
whom any personal p-operty Is to bf
<s essed, to furnl-h a st item-n', verified
by oath, giving a list of nil his persona
property an I a s'atement of Its Just unci
fair value. If such fails, retuses or
miglects to make uoh verifi?d statement
upon demand of the assessor, such per
son shall not thereafter De heard by . he
Common Council in any appl'catton for
a rev's:on of such assessment as shall
have been made by the assessor.
Section IX. The assessor must com
plete his assessment books on or b fore
the first day in October of each year,
and as soon >ts completed, file the same
with the Town clerk, together with
written oath, which shall be substan
t'ally a? follows:
District of Alaska. >
Town of Skagway. i
I, Assessor tor the Town of
Skasrwav, District of Alaska, do solem
ly swear that between the first day of
August and the first day of October
I have made dllligent inquiry and
ex<iT<lr.at!on to ascertain all property
subject to taxation in s?id Town: That
I have listed said propei tr on the assess
men' books: Tha* I have assess- d said
property equally ?nd uniformly, nacord
lag 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 uie as as
sessor: That through malice, ill-will,
frar or hope of favor or reward, I have
not assessed any property at other than
its fair and just value: and that the
assessment books which I have prepared,
consist on of pages, contain such
description and assessment of the pro
perty listed therein as Is required by
law.
As- essor.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this day of
Notary Publio.
At the time the Assessor tiles with the
Clerk the assessment books, he shall
serve notice of the filing of same, upon
each person residing in th-j town who e
property h?s been assessed.
Section X. The Common Counoil
s^all meet annually oo the first- Tuesday
in Octobcr, at the hour of ei?ht o'clock
p m. for the purpose ef reviewing and
revisiue the as<essmentof property made
y the Town Assss?or: They shall con
tinue to meet for such purpo'e, adjourn
ing from time to time, until they have
complete ' such revision and equaliza
tion of said assessment; p ovHed, that
they shall remiin in session at least
three days, commencing on the said
first Tuesday in October. The Com
mon Council, in revising asses ments,
sh?l: be governed by the following
jthl? :
1st: No assessment of prop-rty irnde
by the Towr *sses or sh'II nduced
by ? he Common C oncll, except up n the
application. in writing, madu bv the
owner ot the p ooerty assess- , o- hts
airent. which application fh I beaccom
panit-d by t':e affidavit of soil owner, or
his agent, sii -wing the facts upon w hich
said appl c lion is based: and be so* I
state in s id affidavit the jus und fair
value ot sid pr. p-'ty, the as*e-sme t
of whic^i he desi es reduce'; and u
nduc* (>?> of any assessm-j t ~hall be
ma !e unlrss the app -cm . or his a^ ?
1 appear b-fore ?a <1 1 Vunci aud on o 'h
fuliy ar.d f.iry answer a'l qu s i ns
petient to the inquiry. T- e O mil n
Council sha 1 h'.aroral evideuu-, except
as above provided, when it is offered,
upoi any application lor the levision of
any assessment, and alt S"ch ev dence
shii'l he upon oath The C mmon
Council ehail, upon i s own mo ion, o
upon the appl cati> n of any t x payer,
when it appear* that the assssor has
assessed any proper y at less than it*
fair and just value, caus?' writtei notice
to be served ty the Chi f of Police, upon
tha owner of said p opertv, or bis agent,
if such owner o? agent cm be found in
the Town Skagway, directing him to
appear before said C iuncil, a' the time
ami plao- so- cified in a^iil nottce, whii h
time shall not be le?s than twenty-four
nours after the service of saiil notice,
a^ directing him toshow cause why the
assessment of snch prop Tty should not
be rai<ed. If such investigate ? be bail
! upon the app'ication of a lax paver, such
apoicatlon shall be accompanied by the
affidavit of the applicant, and shall
state the grounds upon which he b>ses
his application. After having heard
all the evidence in support of, or
against, any app'ication for the revis
ion of the asses?ment of any property
made by the Towj Asses?or, the Com
mon Council shall then fix the valua
tion of such property at its just and
fair v >lue. After having reviewed or
| revised the assessment of all property
made by the Towu Assessor, they shall
then, bv resolution, adopt such re
viewed and revise 1 assessment, and the
same shall be deemed the true hasis for
the levying and assessment of taxes
Section XI. The cleric must record
in his minuto book all changes, correc
tions and orders, in reference to t le as
sessment books, marie by the Common
Conncil, and nporfthe completion of the
revision of the ;ame be must enter up
on said book all changes and correi t
1 1- ns made by ssid council: and on
(or before the first day of November
must complete the correction of the as
, srs-raent books and affix there'o bis affi
davit, subst ril ed by him, su' s'autially
I as follows:
j District of Alaska, )
I Town of Skagway. f
' I, ao solemnly swear that
1 ?s clerk of the Common Council f the
J Town ot S tar way, I have kept correct
] minutes of all the ac s of the Common
Council while reviewing and revising
I the assessment books, touching alter
j ations in the same: That all alterations
? agreed to or or Jered to bu made, bv said
. cou-.cil have been, by me, made and
; entered in said assessi-ent books, and
I no changes or alterations hav-; been
; made therein, except as author ze^.
Town Clerk.
Subscribed and sworn to bt-fo-e me
I this. day of 190 ...
Notary Public.
Section XII. The Common Coun
ci', at its seco-id meeting in
October of each vear, shall de
teimine the amount of money nece
sarv to be ra'sed by t*x, for school and
municipal pu- poses, and shall fix the
rate of said t-xes, designing t.he num
ber of mills upon each dollar of taxab'e
p operty in theTo sn of Sk?gway, and
must levy said tax upon said property
in accordance i herewith.
Sect'on XIII. Every tax assessed
and 'ev.ed, in occordanco with the p-o
visiors of this o-dinance, upon real and
personal property, within the Town ol
I Skagway, shall, when so assessed and
i leyled, be a lien upon said property,
' and the owner of -uch lien may, after
? one year from the first day of October
m
i next succeeding the rTata of dollnqtien
i cy, forerldie the same, In the manner
and with the effect p ovided in Chapter
?12. Title 2 of the Alaska Co>e of Civil
Hiocedure for the foreclosure of liens
i upon real estate. Said liens shall at
a h ?s of the time of levy of taxes by
the Comron Council at iissecoud meet
ing in Oi tober. x
Section XLV. On or before the 20th
day of November in each year the olerk
must deliver to the Town Treasurer
the assessment books, properly correct
ed, ns directed by the Common Council,
and take the treasurer's receipt tor the
s.i mr, which receipt must show the full
mount of laxea levied upon both real
and personal property, 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 tnxea assessed
and levied u on real property, within
the Town of Skag*?y shall become de
linquent and a penalty of twenty per
cent thereof shall bo added thereto; and
the said penalty shall be entered on the
cessment books, by the Town Treas
urei, opposite the property assessed,
and the" said taxes shall bear interest at
the rate of eight per cent per annum
from the date of delinquency until paid
Section XVI. On the 30th day of
November each in year, at the hour of
six o'clock, p. m., of sjid dav, all un
paid taxes assessed and leyied againt
personal property, within the Town of
Skagway, shall become delinquent and
a Density of twenty per cent, shall be
added thereto; and said penalty shall
be entered by the Town Treasurer in
the assessment books, opposite the name
of the person to whom s*id taxes are
assessed, and said tax's shall bear in
terest at the rate of eight per cent per
annum from the date of delinquency
until paid
Section XVII. It shall be the duty of
the Town Treasurer to collect I axes,
levied as .shown by the assessmeat
books, delivered to him br the clerk,
and he shall, within ten days after the
receipt of the a-se^sment books, p.ibllsh
a noiice, f >r Dot less than two weeks, in
a newspaper of general circulation in
tire Town of Skagway, which notice
shall specify:
1st: Tint the assessment books of
the taxable property In the Town of
Skagway, for the year ara now
in bis hands, and the taxes levied upon
same are now due and pavable.
2nd: The time and phce wheie the
payment of siid taxes may be made
3'd . That the unpaid taxes up n rea
property, is shown by the revised usess
ment book, wll be delinquent at six
o'clock, p. m., on the Ust day of Febru
ary next succeedi g, and unl.&s such
taxes arc paid pii^r thereto theywll
become delinquent a-d twenty pep cent. |
of the amount ther of wll be add d j
th">ef , as penal y, and 1" erea'
changed at the r te of eight per cent, p ?>
rnnuin, f om the ilaty of delinquency
?til p id.
4tti: That unpad taxes upon per-l
so ai prot> rty. a<j sbi.wn by the revis^ d |
as-t ssmeoD tooks, will become de i -
qu ji t ou ihe las' d v o N->ven?be? nex '
s ?o'fediog', and un es-* su h 6hx 8 are
paid pr or thereto > pen Itv ot twe tv
percen' vri 1 be nd I d th. reto, and i -|
Ur stch r.ed >?t the r?t of ein'i p*
c*-iit per annum, fr m d te of dein-j
q tencv, until pai , and th.t th^r after
if said deli q ept person*! pr. p ri- t".x
es, l 'geth? with the v en Itv and i?; t - * -
es1, nre not pad on d-msnd from il e
Ch ef o' P li e. sufficient of the person
hI propirty be o' fcioff to the p rson to!
whom the proiwrt.v w?s assesno'i. win
immed: ttelv seiz-id and so d to -atis
fv s?id t?x<"s, penalty *nd interest .
Section XVIII. The Town Treasurer, or his
deputy, must attend at tats (?nice, during office
hours, to receive and collect taxes, and he
shall, so far as posslblo collect the nnpaM tax
es lor the Preceding years. The Town Treas
urer must give a receipt to any person paying
taxes, which receipt 9hall specify:
1st: The property assesses and to whom as
The amount at which It is assessed.
3rd: The amount ot taxes levied and p?id.
4th: The date of the payment and by whom
11 He shall, at the same time, make a record ot
such payment iu the tax books, opposite the
description ot the property, the taxes for which
payment is made and the date and amouut
thereof.'
Section XIX. Within live days after tun-aid
personal property taxes become delinquent the
i own Treasurer shall deliver to the 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 are assessed,
and the said Chief of Police shall Immediately
demand pavmcnt of the said taxes. penalty and
Interest, trom the persons to whom they are as
sessed, and npon relusal or neglect to Immedi
ately pay the same, the Chief ot Police shall
seize sefflclent of the personal property ot the
said person and sell the same or sufficient
thereof to satisfy the taxes, together with the
penalty and Interest thereon and the cost of
seizure and sale. Such salo shall be at public
auction and must be after one week's uotlce of
the time and place thereof, given by publica
tion in a newa'-aper ot general circulation in
the Town ot Skagway, or by posting notice
thereof In three public places in the Town of
Skagway. one of which notices shall be pasted
on the outside of the front door of the Town
-hall.
The Chief of Police shall. Immediately after
ooliectiug said taxes, or selling said property,
deposit with the Town Treasurer all moneys
collected, or ro much of the moneys derived from
the sale of said property as will satisfy the
taxes, with penalty and interset together with
all oost of seizure and sale, taking the Town
Treasurer's receipt for the same, in duplicate,
one ot IV hich shall bo deposited with the Town
Clerk. If there shall be any residue from .the
proceeds ot such sale, after making payment to
the Town Treasurer, as herein provided, then
the Chief or Police shall turn over to the person
from whom said property was seized, such res
idue together with any property seized re
maining unsold, takl.'g bis receipt for the
same, which receipt the Chiel of Police shall
Me with the Town Clerk
Section XX. On the payment of the price
bid for anv personal property sold by the Chief
of Police, In accordance with the provisions of
the proceeding section, the said Chief of Police
shall execute a bill of sale for the said property,
which bill of sale shall state accurately the
price paid, and the description of the prouertv
sold, and deliver the same to the purchaser: and
thereupon the title to said property vests in
said purchaser. The Chiet of Police shall at the
same time file his verified certificate with the
Town Clerk, which certificate shall show all his
acts in connection with the secure and sale of
such property. In everv case where the Chief
of Police sells property In accordance ? 1th tha
provisions of this ordinance, he shall tax as
costs, in addition to the other neeessarv costs
three tJ3.W>) dollars tn every cue which money
he snail also deposit with the treasurer.
Section XXI. 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 fur the enrrent, or proceed
ing year, which notice shall be published for
three (3> consecutive weeks in some newspaper
of geaeral circulation, published In the Town
ot 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.1 sell the lien owned by the Town
of Skagway on all property upon which the tax
cs still remain unpaid.
Section XXII. It shall be the duty ot the
Town Treasurer, alter nine o'clock A. M , on
the first Monday of October, to execute an as
sl.tnmcnt 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 ant" Interest, and
other costs, for which the Town of Sksgway
has a lien upon said property.
This ordinance shall take effect and be In
force from and after the date of lu passage and
approval.
Passed by the Common Council March 19,
1906.
W. B KING,
President of the Council.
Altast:
W, S. MCKEAN, Clerk.
Introduced March 19, 1908.
Spring and Summer |
NOVELTIES ' I
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| We are now showing- a complete line |
of dress goods in the very latest ef
fects from 75c. to $2.50. ;?
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Plain and checked dress goods for
children's wear in all the latest col- ::
ors including black and white from |
45c. to 75c.
Sieellian Rainproof Mohairs in bine, brown and mixed effect" T
j from 75c. to $1-25
A complete line of white and co'ored Lawns, plain and figured
Also a full line of German and American calicos and percales S
If you are looking foo a stylish Easier hat it will pay you to J
wait for a few day s. We are expecting them on the next 3
boat- Come and take a peep at our new goods now on display
. Martin Conway
? 2-'
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dSSjfr
Do You Want a Klateb?
Most every one does? Everybody need.
one. Some people, however dont' fee)
like paying a large sum of money fv>i
one. They try to get along by depend
ing on the public clocks and their
friends for the lime.
INCONVENIENT, OF COURSE
It pays to buy the best watch you can
affora. At our prices anyb-dy can af
ford a good one.
Come in and we will show you how I
we can se 1 you watches cheaper than
you can buy them anywhere. '
P. E. KERN,
Gold and Silversmith I
Established 1897
Phil Abrahams
Re&i Estate
BROKER
Collections
NOTARY PUBLIC
'.24 FOURTH AVE., SKAGWAY
Notice of of Final
Account
In the matter of the estat? of Peter
J. Anderson, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that the ad
?dmiDis*rator h?s filed in the Uni'rd
Stutes Commissioner's Court at ^"g
way, sitting in pmbate, his final account
as admin'Htra'or of the a1 ovo named
estate, a"d the court has by order fixed
Monday April 17, 1906, at 2 o'clock in,
the forenoon, as the time of hearing
and settling said account. All persons
having, therefore anything toe?y why
said account should not be settled and
approved, are herefy notified to muke
their appearance In the said court, oo
said dav and date and h'-ur and make
their allegations in th*t behalf.
P. H. Gantv.
Administrator.
Ska? way, Alaska, November, 3. 1900.
3-3-3-7
Notion of Stookho dor's Meeting
Office of the Enginneer Mining Company.
To the stockholders ot the Engineer Mining
Company:
Take notice that the annttol mooting of the
stockholders of The Engine ir Mining Company
will be held at the office of the company, in the
To in of Skugwav, D'strict of Alaska on Wed
nesday the Soth day of April, at lOo'oloctc a.m
for the purpose of electing a board ot director?
and for the transaction 6t such other business
as may property come before the meeting. The
stock transfer book of the company will be
closed on Saturday the Jls: day of April, 1900.
at 5 o lock ?). tn. and will remain closed until
Thursday the 26vh day of April, 1906. at 10
o'cIock a. m. ,
By order of the Board of Dltectors.
H. B. Le Fkvrk Secretary,
Dated March 14, 1906.
G0LDEN N0RTH H0TEL
^ GOIIDEN NORTH IS
SKAQWAY'5 POPULAR HOTEL
Modern Improvements
FAIR TREATMENT, GOOD SERVICE AND RATES THAT ARE EIGHT
Phone 19 for your job work
?"? ?.
7Afvvj>Ay vv WIV* Vs
On and after the 1st of October, 1905, the following will bi the
Mod hly rates for water and. light service from the Northwest Light
& P owerCompany:
WATER
First Faucet .
Each " additional (except wasn basins, free)....
Bath Tubs in Hotels or other Public Houses
Water Closets " " " " ?'
Urinals " " ?" " "
Wash Busins " " " " "
Hote's, per room additional
Beer Pumps.....
Restaurants :
Steam Laundries
Hand " ....'
Motors, special per horsepower, minimum rate
Hose C u lection for Fire Protection
Families carrying water
Individuals " "
Hauling- water, per lond
Lawn and Street sprinkling
ELECTRIC LIGHT RATES
COMMERCIAL SERVICE
Stores, Offices, Shops and Residences
Each 16 cp lights
- Enclosed Arcs
ALL NIGHT SERVICE
T ?c'i 1G cp lights
Eu...used Arcs
32 cp lights double 16 cp
Meter Rates will be 10 cents per 1000 watts.
All year Winter
EDWIN BROWNE, Manager.