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WIN MORE
Leaders Take Three More
Bnwliug Games
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The leaders in the two-men Mam
bowling tournament, Judge Tanner and
George Blanchard, hare won three
more games. They defeated C S.
Barnes and George Slmenstad three
straight last night.
? The scores were as follows.
GAMES
12 3
Tanner 198 140 138
Blanchard.... 141 136 148
339 276 286
Barnes 109
Simenstad. 136 143 116
245 259 280
standing of teams
Tanner & Blanchard..
Ward A J. Barry
E. i'arry & Murrey...
Jpr.sen & Whittfer
B arty & Mclntyre.
ring ii Ganty...
Barnes & Simensiad .
Woo Lost Pet.
12 3 800
8 4 667
A 2 667
2 1 667
1 5 167
0 6 000
0 6 000
G or8? Glv?? Dinner.
George G. Miller, who has recently
been promoted to be deputy collector of
customs at White Paw, gave a dinner
to a few friends at the Pack Train re
staurant last night in celebration of the
event. An elaborate menu was served.
The guest were Matthew Bridge, J. F.
Pugh, N. E. BolshaBin, M. S. Whittier,
Oscar Gard, E. M. Culbertson and C H.
Scheffler.
Ordinance No. 69
An ordinance for the purpose of
asvsaing, ievri! g and collecting ifen
cal 'ax. for si hiol and municipal
purpose*. upon a I real ar.d pe >onal
property la the Ti>wu o' Ski?gway:aiid
foroiber purposes.
Re- it o-d i< d by the Common
Conaci! of the Town of Skagway:?
Section 1. T' at all property, both
real and peri na', within the Towo of
Skagwsv, which is not. under the laws
of the Uni ed S'a es applicable to Alas
ka, exempt tbe>?.from, snail be suoject
to taxation f r svlooi .nd truicipai pur
poses <
Section II. X general tax, for ?cbool
?nd ruu iicipjl purp s w, upon real and
Pomona! property , with'n the Town of
Skagwav, snail b^ asses-ted, levied, and
rollecte"' ?s In this o dinance provided.
The words "real property" or ''real
estate" as u?ed in this ordinance sha 1
be so sonstrued as 'o Include the pos
sessory rights which my person or per
sona, company or corporation has or
claims by virtue of their occupation or
possession of ?nv un-patented lands
within the Town of Skagway,
Section III. The land occupied and
claimed exclusively as right of way for
railroads, by railroad corapanirs or cor
porations, together ijith the bu ldings
and all the sub-structures and seper
structures supporting same, shall br
assessed as a whole as real estate, wiih
out separating same as lands and im
provements, at a certain sum per mil ;
and alt such real estate situate within
the Town of Sk'gway, claimed by any
railroad company as such right of way,
shall be deemed the property of ?ucb
(company for the purpose of taxation.
Section IV. The whatvjs situate
?ritbln the Town of Skagway, including
the super-structure and piles driven into
the ground f'?r the purpose of support
ing same, must be assessed as a whole
and as real estate, and shall )'e deemed
- real estate for the p^rpos- of taxation.
Section V. W er mains within the
Town o* Skagw ly, together with all
improvm-jnta attached i hereto, mast be
listed and assessed ?- r^al estate.
Sections VI. Th- Towr> cl rk shall,
under th? dire t!on of the CommoD
Council, provide th rrce?3?-y ass^s -
meet books, rece;p s. bl inks et and
delivers me to 'he Town assesso- no
later than the fi st day of ust in
each year.
Section VII The s-ess<v appointed
by the Common Council mi>s",
between the first day of A'i?ust
aqd the firs' ilit of Oetobjr. i?i rach
year, properly list on the ass ssnent
boo's famished him bv thi clerk, nil
re*l and personal property within 'be
Towo.of Skag *ay, subject to taxation,
acd a*se.?s such properu '"n the name
of the person by whom it was own<*d at
twelve o'clock m on the Brs day of
Aagu't fiuhe >ejr in w i> h the assess
ment wastn de. I' the owner therei f
cannot be ascertained, th n the pro
perty shall be i-aseesed >o the person
claiming s me, or in ?ho?e poss s io
or control it wsj? at twei?e o'cio k m.
on the said first J?y of August. If tlw
assessor iscovrrs vrop riy for which
he cad find no owner or claimant, and
which .8 not io the possession or con
trol of any pers: n then h ? shall asse<>
such property to "Unknown Ow er"
provided; ' h t - o mistake in the n me
ot tile ow"*-r possessor on controller of
property sh ill render the assessment
thereof inv,lid. The assessor shall list
real proper' v separately, by lot and
block, according to the survey and,
plat of the Town of Ska.: way made by
F, H. Iteid; ?nd all real property which
19 not subdivided into lots ard bl cks on
Mid plat and by said survey, shall be
otherwise des ribed, giving the number
of acres or fra tioos thereof. The As
sessor shall ist all taxable personal
property sep irate and apart from the
real property, and he shall asses." the
property 'SO lised at its just and fair
value.
Section VIII. At the time of listing
and assessing the property within the
Town of Skyway it sh&It be the duty
of the assessor to require the peison to
I whom any peraonil ptoperty is to be
I ?s eased, to fumi-h a st tem-n', verified
by oath, giving a ii?t of all hit persona'
property anil a statement of Its Just ubd
fair vilue. If such fails, refuses or
neglect* to make -uch verlfhd atxtement
upon .iemjnd of the assessor, such per
son shall not. thereafter be beard by be
Common Council in any application for
a revision of such assessment as shall
have been made by the assFagor.
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 as completed, file the same
with the Town clerk, together with
written oath, which shall be subbtan
t ally as follow*:
District of Alaska. > .
Town of Skagway. f
I,.. Assessor lor the Town of
Skagway, District of Alaska, do solem
ly swear that between the first day of
August and the first day of October
I have made dtliigent inquiry and
exat>(*.ation to ascertain all property
subject to taxation in Ssid Town: That
I have listed said property on the assess
men books: That I have assessed said
property equally ?nd 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: That through malice, ill-will,
ftar or hope of fnvor 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,
consisting of pages, contain such!
description and assessment of the pro- j
petty listed therein as is required by j
law.
As- essor.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this day of
Notary Public. i
At the time the Asaessorfiles with tbe 1
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 oo the first Tuesday
in Octobcr, at the hour of eight o'clock
p m. for the purpose of reviewing and
revisiue the as?essmentof p'operty made
y the Town Asses-or: They shall con
tinue to meet for such purpo-e, adjourn
ing from time to time, until they have
complete such revision and equaiiza-|
tion of said assessment; p ovMed, that
they si- all remain In session at least
three days, commencing on the said
first Tuesday in Octob r. The Com
mon Council, iu revising asses ments,
sh?l' be governed by the following
rules:
1st: No assessmrnt of property ramie
by the Tow r fsses or sh-ll bt reduced
by the Common C 'uncsl, except up n tbe
application, in writ'.ng, made by the
owner of tbe p ooerty assess ! , or h'?
a??ent. wntch application sh I be xcc"tn
p-ni^d by tte affidavit of said owner or
his agent, s!i wing the facts upou ? hich
s?td api>l o t;on >s ba?ed: and h>- sn i 1
stale in s 'd affidavit :he jus ar.d fair
value of sa d pr.'p- ty, the as-e-sme t
of whiC'i h di-?i es reduce'; ai.d n
r?duc 0'i of any ass-s^ine t -hall t?r
ma te unlrss the app ie.?n . or his a< n
appear b-focr sa <1 > uunci aud oo o 'b
tul.y and f?iry atswe- at qu s'i'Us
pei tin ent to the inquiry. T eC mm n
C ouncil sha chfurorat evideoc. except
as above provided, when it is offered, '
upo i any application tor the tevisiim of 1
any assessment, and all S"Ch rvidenre 1
shall be upr>n oath The C mmon
Cout'Cil sha>!, upon i's own mo ioc, o
upon the appl eati< ? of -my t -x payer,
when it appears that the assessor has
assessed any proper y at less than its
fair and just value, caus* written notice
to be served ty the Chi f of Police, upon
tho owner of said p operty, or his agent,
tf such owner O' agent c>o be found in
the Town Skagway, direc'ing him to
appear before said C >uncil, at the time
and placr sp< cified in said notice, which
time shall not be le?s than twenty-four
nours aftei the service of said notice,
and directing him toshow cause why the i
assessment of snoh property should not
be raised. If such investigate be had
upon the app'ication of a tax pa* er, such
application shall be accompanied hy 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 application for the revis
ion of tbe assessment of any property i
made by the Town Assessor-, the Com- j
icon Council shall then fix the valua- i
>ion of such property at its jost and
fair vilue. After having reviewed or ,
revised the assessment of all propertv i
made by the Towa Assessor, they shall
then, bv resolution, adopt such re- !
viewed and revised assessment, and the
same shall be d.emed the true hasis for
the levying and assessment of tax>*s
Section XI. The clerk must record
in his rainuto book all changes, correc- 1
lions and orders, in reference to t ie as- |
sessment books, made bv the Common
Council, and upon the completion of tbe
revision of tbe same he must enter up
on said book all changes and correct- -
ns made by said council; and on
or before the first day of Novembe*
must complete the correction of the as
s-s-raent book9 and affix thereto his affi
davit, subscribed by him, su' s'antially
fo'lows:
District of Alaska, ) q
Town of Skagway. J 8 *
I, oo solemnly swear th?t
?s clerk of the Common Council f the
Town ot 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 tbe same: That all alterations
agreed 'o or ordered to be made, bv said
cou-oil have been, by me, made and
entered in said assessnent books, and
no changes or alterations have been
made therein, except as author ze I .
Town Clerk.
Subscribed ard sworn to bc-fo'e me
this day of 190....
Notary Public.
Section XII. The Common Coun
cil at its secoid meeting in
October of each ve;>r, shall de
teimine tbe 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, designing i.he num
ber of mills upon each dol'ar of taxab'e
p-operty in the Town of 8k?gway, and
must levy said tax upon said property
in accordance therewith.
Sect'on XIII. Every t?x hssessed
and levied, in occordanco with the p-o
visiors of this ordinance, upon res,! and
personal property, within the Town of
Sk"gway, shall, when so assessed and
levied, be a lien upon said property,
and tc.e owner of such lien may, after
one year from the first day of October
Beit succeeding the oatfl of delinquen
cy, fora^'Ose the game, in t?-o mauner
and with tbe sffeit p orided in Chap'er
42. Title 2 Of the Alaska Co<e of Civil
Procedure for the foreclosure of Urns
upon real estate. Said liens shall at
, ta h as of the time of levy of taxes hy
tbe Comn-on Council at its second meet
! ing in October.
! Section XIV. On or before the 20t.li
| Jay of November in each year the clerk
must deliver to the Town Treasu-er
the assessment books, properly correct
ed, as directed by the Common Council,
and take the treasurer's receipt fur the
; 8?m?, which receipt must show the full
? mount of taxes levied upon both re-?l
and personal property, as sbown 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, within
the Town of Skag *ay shall become de
! iinqut ut and a penalty of twenty per
i cent thereof shall be added there ,o; and
the said penalty shall be entered on the
: assessment books, by the Town Treas
ure!, opposite the property assessed,
and the said taxes shall bear interest at
the rate of eight per cent per annum
from the da?e 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 said day, ill un
paid taxes assessed and leyied againt
personal property, within tbe"-Town of
Skagway, shall become delinquent and
a penalty of twenty per cent, sbnll 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 said taxes are
assessed, and said taxis shsll bear in
terest at the rate of eight per cent per
annum from the date of delicquency
until paid
Section XVII. It shall be the duty of
the Town Treasurer to collect taxes,
levied as shown by the asse-^meat
books, delivered to him by the clerk,
and he sha'l, within ten days after tne
receipt of the asse?sment books, publish
a notice, for not less than two weeks, in
a newspaper of general circulation in
the Town of Skagway, which notice
shall specify:
1st: That tbe assessment books of
the taxable property In the Town of
Skagway, for the year are uow
in his hands, and the taxes levied upon
same are now due and payable.
2nd: The time and pl'ce whete ' the
payment of said ta ves may be made
3 d. That the unpaid taxes up >n rea
property. ?8 shown by the revised asess
ment book, wi 1 be delinquent at sx
o'clock, p. in., on the last day of Fabru
ary next sue. eedi g, and unl .ss such
taxes are paid pn?r thereto they w 11
become delinquent a-d twenty Per cent,
of the amount ther of wll be edd d
thrtiet", as penal y, and 1'' eres'
charged at the r te uf eight per cent.p-'
nnum, f oin the date of delinquency
nt;l p id.
4th: That unpa d tax. 8 upon per
ao a prop rty tu>h'?n ?'>' the revts d
ifMssmi-Qt books will twcom* de i -
qu-!' t on -he las' d * o N- vemb- 1 WX
s eedin(f, aud un'es- !>u h t?x s ?
p.i id prior tnoreto n pen lty of t?e tv
ptrcen wil*?d,i d th. reto. ?t.d li
fer st eh r^t-d ?t the r t of eiglf V r
n-Dt per annum, (r m d te of de io
[j 'Oncy, until pui \ *tid th ?t lh**r aftc
I SHid 'leli q e?l personal pr. port* tax
?>?, t jrethn with the | en ltv ?nd i te -
P9-, .reDOtp-id on d> raatul from tie
Ch < f o P h e. sufficiet t of th-; pe-so'
<1 property belonging to the person to
whom the property wns assotseo wil'
b fmmudiitelv seized and so'd to satis
fv s-id t"X?s. penaltv ?nd interest .
Section XVIII. The Town Treasurer, or his
deputy, must attend at hi* office, during office
hours, to receive and collect taxes, ?ud be
shall, so far as possible collect the unpaid tax
es for the Pre eeditig year*. The To*n Treas
urer must give a receipt to any persou paying
Uixes which reccipt snail specify:
1st: The property assesses and to whom a?
SC^ndk* Tbe amount at which it is assessed.
3rd: The amount of taxes levied and paid.
4th: The dato of the payment and by whom
P He shall, at the same time, make a record of
Biieh payment iu the tax books, opposite the
description of the property, the taxes for which
payment is made and the date and amount
^Section XIX- Within five days after unpaid
personal property taxes become delinquent the
i own Treasurer shall deliver to the Chief of Po
lice ? list ol such delinquent taxes, with the
penalty and Interest thereon, together with the
Same of the person to whom they are MNMl
and the said Chief of Police shall immediately
demand payment of the said taxes. penaltv ana
Interest, from the persons to whom they are ns
Bes-' d, and upon reiusal or neglect to immedi
ately pav the same, the Chief of Police shall
seize sefflclent o( the personal property of the
said person and sell the same or sufficient
thereof to satisfy the tuxes. together with the
penalty nnd interest thereon and the cost ol
seizure and sale. Such sale shall be at public
auction and must be after one week's notice of
the time and place thereof, given by publica
tlon in a newspaper of general circulation in
the Town of Skagway, or by posting notice
thereof In three public places in the Town of
Skagway, one ol which notfets shall be posted
on the outside of the frout door of the Town
h The Chiel of Police shall, immediately after
col'cctiug said taxes, or selling said property,
deposit with the Town Treasurer all motleys
collected .or so much of the moneys 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 dup.lcate
one of which shall be deposited with the Town
Clerk, if there shaU be any residue from the
proceeds of such sale, aiter making payment to
the Town Treasurer, as herein provided, then
the chief 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, takl.'g bis receipt for the
same, wbich receipt the Chiel of Police shall
file with the Town Clerk.
Section XX. On the payment ol tho price
bid for any personal property sold by the < hlef
of Police, in "ccordiince with the provisions of
the preceedieg section, the said Chief of P -lice
shall execute a bill ol sale for the s*td property.
Which bill of sale shall suite accurately the
price paid, and the description of the property
so'd. and deliver the same to the purchaser; and
thereupon the title to said l^'l'ertj" vests <n
said purchaser. The Chiet of Police shall at the
snine time file his verified certillcate with the
Town Clerk, which certificate shall show all his
acts in connection with the se zure and sale of
such property. In everv case where the Chlet
of Police sells property in accordance ? ith the
provisions of this ordinance, he shall tax as
costs, in addition to the other necessary costs
three iJ3 CO) dollars in every cas which money
he shall alo 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 not been paid fur the current, or pre.-eed
ingyear, which notice shall be published for
three lv consecutive weeks in some newspaper
of general circulation, published in the Town
of Skagway. The Town Treasurer shall also
state tn said notice that he wilt. on the lirst day
of October next succeeding, at the hour of nine
o'clock A. M.. sell the liep owned by the Town
of Skagway on all property upon which the tax.
es still remain unpaid.
Section XXII. It shall be the duty cf the
Town Treasurer, after nlno o'clock A. M . on
the first Mondaj of October, to execute an as
signment of the lien of the Town <>f Skagway.
upon any property, the taxes upon which at the
time remain unpaid to any person paying the
amount of taxes, penalty ani' Interest, and
other costs, for which the Town of Skagway
has a lien upon said property. ...
This ordinance shall take effect and be in
force from and after the date of it* passage and
aPpasscd by the Common Council March 19,
I9??' W. B KING,
President ol the Council.
Attest:
W, S. McKKAN, Cleric.
Introduced March 19, 1906.
- " ii if i'n?w? an* ni.i.i i i i ii
Spring and Summer f
NOVELTIES
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We are now showing- a complete line i:
of dress goods in the very latest ef- ::
fects from 75c. to $2.50. ;?
Plain and checked dress goods fori
children's wear in all the latest col- 1
t ore including black and white from |
45c. to 75c. |
Sicellian Rainproof Mohairs in bine, brown and mixed effect
from 75c. to $1-25
1 ?
-s* A complete line of white and colored Lawns, plain and figured.
J Also a foil line of German and American calicos and percales
If you are looking foo a.stylish Easter hat it will pay ycu to
wait for a few da} s. We are expecting them on the next
boat- Come and take a peep at our new goods now on display
Martin Conway
Do Yoq Want a (Uateh?
Most every one does? Everybody nerds
one. Some people, however, doui' feel
like paying a large sum of money fjr
one. They try to get along by depend
ing on the public clocks and their
friends for the time.
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
we can se 1 you watches cheaper than
you can buy then} anywhere.
P. E. KERN,
Gold and Silversmith
Established 1897
Phil Abrahams
Re&i Estate
BROKER
Collections
NOTARY PUBLIC
>24 FOURTH AVE., SKAGWAY
Notice of Settlement; of Final
Account
In the matter of the estate of Peter
J. Anderson, deceased.
Notice is hereby Wven that the ?d
ndmioia'rator his filed in the United
States Commissioner's Court at sk?g
way, sitting in probate, his final account
as Hdmin'Strator of the a,iove named
estate, a"d the court ha* by order fixed
Mond?v Ap'il 1", 19TG, at 2 o'clock in
the forenoon, a* the time of hearing
and settling said account. All persons
havinjf, th-re'ore anythirg to sty why
said account should not be settled and
approved, are herefy notified to make
their appearance H the said court, on
said dav and date and hour ?nd make
their allegations in th <t behalf.
P. H. Ganty.
Administrator.
Ska? way, Alaska, November, 3 1906.
3-3-3-7
Notice of Stockho dei'a UeetlnK
OBce of the Knginneer Mltilnn Company.
Jo tbo stockholders of the Engineer -Mining
! Company:
I Take notice th?t the annual meeting of the
stockholders of The Eogine;r Mining Company
, will be held at the office of the company, in the
' To >n of Sk'agwaf, District of Alaska on Wed
| nestlay ihe iith day o( AprU, at 111 o'clock a.m
for the purjioj-e of electing a board of directors
and lor the transaction of such other bu>!oe.*s
as may properlv come before the meeting. The
stock transfer book of the company will be
olosed on Saturday the 2lst day of April, lXk',
at 5 o lock p. m. and will remain closed until
Thursday the 26th day of April, 1806. at 10
o'clock a. m.
By order of the Board of Dltectors.
H. B. Lk Fevee, Secretary,
Dated March 24, 1906.
GOLDEN NORTH HOTEL
THE OOllDEM NORTH IS.
SKAGWAY'S POPULAR HOTEL
Modern Improvements
FAIR TREATMENT, GOOD SERVICE AND RATES THAT ARE RIGHT
Phone 19 for your job work
new Water and Light Rates
On and after the 1st of October,' 1905, the following will be the
Monhly rates for water and, light service from the Northwest Light
& P owerCompany:
WATER
First Faucet
E.ich " additional (except was i basins, free).
Bath Tubs in Hotels or other Public Houses. . . .^
Water Closets " " " "
Urinals " " " "
Wash Kasins " " " " "
Hotu's, per room additional ..
Beer Pumps
R^-staumnis
Steam Laundries
Hand "
.Motors, special per h >rsepower, minimum rate
Hose C n lection for Fire Protection
Families carrying water
Individuals " "
Hauling water, per lond
Lawn and Street sprinkling
$ I 00
1 25
. 50
. 50
50
. 25
10
. 1.00
. 5.00
. 750
. 5.00
. 5.00
. 1 00
. 1.50
. 1.00
. 1 00
. Free
ELECTRIC LIGHT RATES
COMMERCIAL SERVICE
Stores, Offices, Shops and Residences
Each lti cp lights
ALL NIGHT SERVICE
Enclosed Arcs.
r?o'i 16 cp licrhts
L....osed Arcs
32 cp lights double 16 cp
Meter Rates will be 10 cents per 1000 watts.
.$ 1.00
. 10.00
1.50
15.00
EDWIN BROWNE. Manager.
All Year Winter
1.50
12.50
2.00
17.50