No. 22. ELEVENTH YEAR.
8KAGWAY, ALASKA, FRIDAY, APRIL 24, 1908.
PRICE, 10 CENTS.
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Special Council Meeting Springs a Surprise and the
Water and Light Deal is Declared Off. Both Sides
Equally Astonished at Turn of Affairs Caused by
a Motion to Table.
At the special meeting of the city I
council last night all members were
present save Ashley who was out of
town.
Mayor Shei read the call for the
special meeting and stat.d that the
council would hear from representa
tive o* the Home Power company fol
lowing a report of the special commit
tee appointed to investigate the merits
of the proposition previously submitted.
Mr. Shaw roae to object. He said that
trie proceedings were clearly irregular
since at the meeting last Monday this
matter had been refered to a special
committee which was, by motion, re
quired to report to th1* council at it*
mooting Monday evening. The council
he declared, had no right to require the
committee to ropoit before the time
stated. At a member of the council be
objected to the proceeding.
Mr. Shea said that in some respects
the point was well taken but that under
the circumstances he w*s justified in
calling the "u-eting m tiembcts
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of the council bad signed the oall. He
felt also justified in the necessity of the
cas? as the Home Power company was
anxious t > know the result of the nego- '
tiatlons and in any case it was neces
sary to go ahead on the building of the
dam and every day allowed to pass un
improved was so mucb loot. He would
therefore have to overrule the object
ion,
Mr. Shaw said he would appeal from
the decision and asked for a roll call.
in the vote follow, ng Mr. Taylor
voted with Mr. Shaw not to sujta n the
chair, explaining that the committee of
which he was one had not yet had op
portimity to examine Into the proposi
tion as required by the action of the
council and tberefoie that this meeting
was premature and not, in hi* opinion,
regular.
Mr. Clark also made a statement be
fore voting, saying he had been asked
to join in a oali for this meeting; that
he had done so believing there wss no
d?4&lte action to be taken at this time
but merely a discussion of the proposi
ti^ which he would himself like to
hear. Ia this belief he had signed tbo
call and would vote to sustain the chair.
The chair was thus sustained by a rot?
of four to two, the chair voting "aye."
Mayor Shea then called upon Mr.
Snyder as a member of the committeo
appointed to know if he had met with
the Home Power company in accord
ance with the instructions of the ciuc
oil. Mr. Snyder said he had been wlih
them at a meeting he'd Tuesday even
ing. He said It was a business meeting
of the company.
V?r. Shea then call upon Mr. Nye
"not," be said, "as a stockholder in the
water con pany, but ss councilman" to
report.
Mr. Nye said the meeting he attend
ed was a meeting of the stockholders.
He had not met with the committee
sines the meeting and the whole com
mutes was not present Tueiday even
ing.
Mr. Snyder in explanation said that
Mr. Taylor, of the committee, not being
a stockholder was not asked to bo pres
ent Tuesday evening. He understood
the meeting Tuesday was exclusively
for stockholders
Taylor said again that the committee
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had not had an opportunity at yet to go
into the proposl.lon as required bj the
counoll and he did not think it was
ready to make any recommendations.
Upon this Mr. Clark remarked that
he thought, in the premises, nothing
could be done and therefore would more
that the matter bo laid on the table un
til next regular meeting.
Mr. L. A. Harrison, in the audlenoe,
asked permission to speak but be wta
not recognized by tbe chair and Mr.
Shaw, seconding the motion, it was put
and carried, all voting in favor save
Snyder and Shea.
Mr. Clark moved to adjourn bat Mr.
Shea said tho business of the evening
being disposed of it was not necessary
and he declared the meeting adjourned.
Mr. Harrison then came forwaid and
gave notice in writing to Clerk of ttie
Council Doberty, formally withdrawing
the proposition of the Home Power
company as made to the ?ity.
The action of the council and especi
ally that of Mr. Harrison representing
the company, In withdrawing the pro
positioj of which so muoh has been
said and such extensive preparation
made, became immediately the topic of
the town and is so still.
DYNAMITE IN THE GRAFT CASES
(United Pre?? Telegraph-CabU Sarvlca.)
Oakland, April 24? An attempt was made today to
assassinate James Gallagher, who is a principal witness in
the trial of Tirey L. Ford, the council for the street railway
companies in the graft cases. Last night Gallagher was at
the home of his brother-in-law when a bomb was exploded
under the front porch which literally wrecked the residence.
No serious injury was inflicted on the inmates however.
There is no clue as to the perpetrator.
San Francisco, April 24 ? Abe Ruef is in fear lest he be
a victim of the bomb thrower who attempted the life of
Gallagher in Oakland. He is being carefully guarded. It is
believed the perpetrator of the Gallagher outrage was a
crank. Threats have also been issued against Fremont
Older, editor of the San Francisco Bulletin who has carried
on a rabid campaign against the grafters. The threats
against him are "Written in the same hand as those against
Ruef and Gallagher.
The regular moothiy btnliiess meet
ing of the C. E. society wllljbe held this
evening ot 8 p. m. ?t the home of Mrs.
J D. Stinebaugh.
"In the first place" said Mr. h. A.
Harrison this morning when the ques
tion wai put to him an to why he with
drew the proportion, "I wish it under
stood that I bare not, nor do I believe
has any man connected with this enter
prise, anything to say but good of the
railroad company in this matter of fur
nishing light and watrr to the city.
The railroad company has been a dis
tinct benefit to the city in this matter.
It came to oar assistance when we were
in a hole; when we were at the mercy
of this samt Northwest Light \ Power
company and were being mistreated by
it and bad no alternative. The railroad
company at the request of some citizens
agreed to help to correct matter* and
has been furnishing lights at a loss. I
know this to be a fact for I have gone
into it. ( question whether they are
oreakiog even with the price raised to
f2. 25? therefore I do not blame them
for making the raise, for uo man can be
expected to do business at a loss But
this company of citisens see where they
can save money to the people while at
the same time acquiring for the city its
own light, water and power plapt, thus
securing the city against interference
at any future time by anybody. By
operating thla plant under the plans of
the company by water, winter and sum
mer, ire can reduce the coet of product
ion of light and power to a minimum aa
as agMnst using fuel and whereby we
oin produce revenue enough out of the
operation of the plant to pay off the in
debtedness in three to five years, the
city thus becoming owner cf the plant
without costing it a cent. We
have worked hard to bring
this about. We secured the
plant with the idea of turning it over
to tbo city. Citizens have put up their
good money and were prepared to ihow
that it was offered the citv at exactly
the Bum paid for it. Now we realise that
the city hao-flo money to improve the
plant should it seoure it. Sc we went
about and have collected a subscription
of nearly ten thousand dollars in ca9b,
enough to make the necessary improve
ments, which we offer to loan the city
at 3 per cent until it is paid off. All
this w&g explaioed to the members of
the council, and especially to Mr. Shaw
| whom we Knew was opposed to the
pro, osition. Seelpg there was a dispo
sition 10 buck it we promptly withdrew
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the proposition - for without unanimity
In accepting this, which was intended
for the benefit of the whole community,
we were not wil Hop to take the posi
tion of forcing it upon the city.
"The Power company has secured
more thai enough funds within its com
pany to make .he neciiiary Improve
ments and have already taken steps to
make the same. This is bow the
matter stands, and those tbat signed
the agreement to loan the city tbe re
quired funds are released."
Mrs. L. A. Harrison will leave on
the Dolphin for Treadwell to visit her
brother, Will Shorthlll and family,
previous to their departure for Cordova,
there to make tbelr home.
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(By United Pr???.)
Washington, April 21? A successful
ascension was made this morning of an
army balloon which sailed from thia
city to Baltimore. Theodore Roose
velt jr., made the ascention with it.
ICE GOES OUT
AT WHITEHORSE
The ice went out of the river in front
of Wbitehorse this morning at ten
o'clock and reports received here are
to the effect thai the whole* river would
be clear by evening.
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