CITY COUNCIL MEETING
At last night's meeting of the city
council all members with the exception
of Messrs VcGra'.h and Shea were pres
ent. A petition was received from
Phillip Abrahams in which he asked
that the contract price by which the
railroad company was allowed $100 for
pumping the water for the city be re
duced. The petition declared that the
price paid was an overcharge.
1'be orjiuance which provides for the
reporting of births and deaths was re
ported a-, being drawn but was not pre- ;
setitrd to t>e acted upon.
Alderman Mcl.enn reporttd that ar
rangements bad been made with the
railroad company to pump the water for
the ciiy at the stme price as was now |
I - ng paid. iluO a month, and the coun- '
cil ordered that the agreement ;be re
newed.
l'r. Bra wand reported that the pat
i. lit who 1 ad been suffering from small
pox in the pest house, had been released
and suggested that evcry thing, with the
e>i' i. lion i)i >uch material as could be
used agaiu without danger of spreading
the disease, be destroyed. The suggest
ion of I>r. Bra wand was adopted by the
council.
Alderman McKay reported that ibe
?ita for a uew pest house bad t een ob
obtained near the railroad Y.
Tbe couocil was ssked by the resi
dents of Eleventh avenue to extend the
watet maius on that street.
Mr. McLean reported to tbe city
couocil that the men who had been em
ployed in street work had relused to
continue for less wages than 50 cents
an hour. The council took the matter
up and decided that hei eafter no more
than 40 cents an hour be piid for such
work.
It was decided to extend the water
tua:n from State street to Alaska on
Third avenue. The matter of putting
maius on Sixth avenue betweeu State
street and Main was gone into and it
was dfclded to endeavor to obtain per
mission to use the males that are now
down, if tbe city is not able to obtain
the use of it they will likely lay
mains of its own.
Tbe matter of removing the o!d
shacks about tbe city was not gone into
for tbe reason that the couucil bad been
advised that they could not legally pro
ceed in the matter without the consent
of the owners.
ENGLAND
OWNS II
Territory In Lake
Superior Taken
By King
Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan;]
Port Arthur, Oat., Aug., 6? Captain :
V ung aud several 'oldiera, yesterday ;
p anted 4 ,'.r .ih .w over Isle Koyale. ;
Lake Superior. The party met with uo
oppose' ion !?- a i beeu feared that, as
ih? itrr :^.ry is claimed by both the
1'i.ito'd Stu s and Kugland, trouble
Pr?parl&{ Tax Rail
i. Assessor Hart od Monday began
I hi: listing uf personal property for tax
atton. The roll need not be completed
until October 1st, but Assessor Hart is
start. ok: early in order that nothing
may be overli oked.
There* ill be au informal d^nce at
the White l'?ss c.ub tomorrow nignt.
W LiTHtK BURtlAU REPORT
Skagway. Aug. ti 1907.
The weather conditions at skagway
for the 24 hours preceding noon today
were as follows:
Max. remp "0 above zero
Miu. " 44 above "
Mean " i>7 above "
Temp, at noon <5t> above "
l're?'pitation, 00
II. D. Clark,
Volunteer L?. 3. Weather observer
HAND? A bunch of keys. Owner
c in tave 5 uie by calling at 1 he Ala -
kan iitl.ce anu paying for this notic :?
?-j-if
-
CuUimo.tation-, tne most comfon. at the
Fifth avenue
All the delicacies of the seasot at ae
1 ram iiestaruanu
P. E. KERN
Manufaturer of
Nugget Jewelry
lVa'.er in
Alaska Souvenirs
and Curios
of all kinds
SKA Gr WAY, ALASKA
Utuoi Tumurriw
Go'd and Silversmith.
WILLIAMS
NOMINATED
Surprise Sprung In
Mississippi Politi
cal Fight
(Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan)
New Orleans, Aug., 6?' The greatest
surpris? in political circles that has
ever occurred in the south, was that
which took place ye.terday when I on
pressman Williams was announced a*
the winner io the hjjht between him
self and Governor Vardaman in tbe
contest for the nomination tor Congress
from Mississippi. It had been conceded
that Governor Vardaman would bavt
a' walk aw ay.
Gave Indiana Wbiakey
Gust Carlson was yesterday sen
tenced by Judge Le Fevre to serve a j
sentence of fifty days in jail for bavin!.'
furnished liquor to Indians.
Liatsn To It
Recitals on tbe Duplex day and night I
at the Seattle. Its the sweetest music r
in the city.
Received, choice potteu plants on
Dolphin at Northern Grocery.
Call Up The Alaak .u
The Alaskan will be pleased to pub
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which is telephoned to the otlice. Cali
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TELEPHONK 54 KUKE DELIVERY
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MOORES WHARF CO.
Terminus W. P. & Y. Route
All South Round Steamers Arrive and Depart FromThis Dock
REGULATIONS 1905
Warehouse: open for delivery of merchandise from 8 a. m. to 5 p.m.
Perishables ONLY delivered on Sunday or at night.
All freight shipments destined southbound must, be accompanicd by a
Shipper's Manifest (papers can be obtained at the U. is. customs
office) and must be delivered before 5 p. m. No freight will be re
ceived on wharf after this hour.
BAGGAGK? Tolls will be collected on Checked Baggage Oni.y. No
charge for bags and grips when unchecked.
The wharf gate will be closed to the public when steamer Is nearing
dock and will be opened only when passengers have disembarked.
Wharfage Tariff can be had on application at office on dock.
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CENTRALLY LOCATED
KKST ACCOMMODATIONS
New Home Restaurant
chas. Peterson. Macaper
Best 25 Cent Meals in'the C'ty
FIFTH AVENUE, NEAR BROADWAY
Good Clean Beds From 25 Cents Up
BATHS IN CONNECTION
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