George G. Miller, of the Untted
States customs force atSkagway for the
last three years has been promoted |ta
be deputy col lector of customs at White
Pais, the position formerly occupied by
E. Finch Pitman. The appointment is
effective at once. Mr. Miller has bean
performing the du'iesof the 'post most
of the lime since the departure of Mr.
Pitman for Seward last fall. His ap
pointment to the position will give him
the larger salary that attaches to it.
When Mr. Pitman was transferred
from White Pass to Seward, F. F.
Sinnott, formerly deputy collector at
Dutch Harbor, was appointed to the
place rac-ited. Shortly afterward he
resigned from the service and the
position remained vaca it until the ap
pointment of Mr. Miller, just announced.
Mr. Miller has been in the customs
service in Alaska for the last five years,
having served at St. Michael before
coming to Skagway. During his resi
dence In this town he has made many
friends and his promotion causes gen
eral satisfaction.
Elks' Mestln
There will be a regular meeting of
Skagway Lodge No. 431, Benevolent
am'. Protective Order of Elks, at their
h'all, Thursday, April 5, at 8 p. m.
installation of officers.
All visiting Elks are invited to at
tend.
J. E. Barrasfar. Sec'y.
RhODf Island Reds
Rhode Island R?ds eggs for hatching
?3.00 per senior of 13 'Phone 76.
A. F. MILDT. Skagway.
Ordinance No. 69
An ordinance for the purpose of
HSSrsbiDi?, levyii g and collecting teu
e>?! lax, for school and municipal
purpose*, i po i ail real acid pe fonai
property In the Town o Skaitwty; ?nd
for other purposes.
Be it ord i '? d hy the Common
Council of thr Town of skagwav:
Section 1. T at ail property, both
rea' and pers na', wihin the Town of
Sk??wav. which '? not. uoier the laws
of the Uni'ed S'a ? s applicable to Alas
ka, exempt therefrom, shn'i he s 'bj-ct
to taxation f rscho>. ?nd muicipt' pur
Section II. 4 general tax. for <xhoo>
una mu icipal purp*~s?*, upoo real and
persot-a! proce'ti, w th:n theTovn of
Sxagwav, s'lall be assessed, levied, and
' oltecte i > s in this o dinance provided.
The words "real property" or '"real
estate" as u?ed in this ordinance sha'l
be so sonsuued as to include the pos
sessory rights which *ny person or prr
sona, company or corpor.tion has or
claims by virtue of their occupy'. i >n or
possession of ?ny un-patented lands
within the Town of Skagway.
Section III. The l?nd occupied and
claimed exclusively *s tight of way for
railroads, by rai'road companies or cor
porations, together with the bu ldings
and all the sub-strnciures and super
structures supporting sime, shall be
assessed as a whole as real estate, wi h
out separating same as lands and im
provements, at s certain sum per mil ;
and all such real estate situate within j
the Town of Skagwav, claimed by any
railroad company as such right of way, j
shall be deemed the property of ?uch j
company for the purpos ? of taxation.
8eciion IV. The whatvs- situate j
within the Town of Skagway, including !
thesuper-structure and piles driven into
the ground f'?r the purpose of support- :
' ing same, must be pssessed as a whole J
and as real estate, and shall l~e deemed I
real estate for the nnrnos- of taxation, j
Section V. Waibr mains nithin the;
Town of Skagw.iy, together with all
improv- mintsa'tached ih?reto, most be
listed and assessed a- '???! estate.
Sec ions VI. The Tow- c)< rk shall,
under the dire' tion of the Common
Council, provide th- n. c-"sa y asses -
meat books, rece^p s. b! nks et\, and
delivers me to the To?n assess) nit
later than the fist day rf August in
each year.
Section VII The s?esso- appointed
by the Conmoo Council mis',
between the first day of August '
and the firs' of Ootobtr, In rach
year, properly list on the ass esa ent ;
boo's furnished him bv the clerk, all
real and personal property within he
Town of Skagway, subject to taxat'on, I
acd aase?s such prop'rt v <n the came
of th? person by whom it was own?'d at 1
twelve o'clock m on t>-e firs dav of |
Augu?t in the ye?r in w ich the a sess
ment was nude. I' the owner thereof
cannot be ascertained, th-.n the pro- 1
perty shalt be nssessed <o the person
claiming same, or in whose posses ioi |
or control it was a; twelve o'clo k m.
on the said first day of August. If the
assessor iscovers prop rty for wh ch
he can find no owner or claimant, and
which is not in the possession or con
trol of any person tvien h s shall ?sse<s
such property to "Unkrown Ow er''
provided; th t - o mistake la the u. me
of the owr.^r possessor on controller of
' property sh ill render the fssessment
,, thereof "inv.lid. The asses-or shall list
real pro^er'y separately, by lot and
block, according to the survey and
plat of the Town of Skat way made by
F. H. lleid; an I all 'eal p-opertv which
is not subdivided into lots and blocks on
said plat and bv said survey, shall be
Otherwise des-ribed, giving the number
of acres or fractions thereof. The As
sessor shall list all taxnb'e personal
property separate ?nd apart from the
real property, and he shall assess the
property so listed at its just and fair
val ae.
Section VIII. At the time of listing
-and assessing the property within the
Town of Skagway it shi.ll be the duty
of the assessor to require the pet sou to
whom any personal property ia to be
aa eased, to fumi?h a atstem n', verified
by oath, giving a list of all bia personal
property and a statement of Its juat ?nd
fair value. If such fails, refuses or
neglects to make <uch verified statement
upon demand of the assessor, such per
son shall not thereafter oe heard by ho
? Common council in any appl'cation for
a revision of such assessment as shall
have been made by the assessor.
Section IX. Tne assessor must com
plete his assessment books on or b fore
the first day in October of eaoh year,
and as scon us completed, file 'be same
with the Town clerk, together with
written oath, which shall bo substan
t ally as follow*:
District of Alaska. )
Town of Skagway. f
I Assessor tor the Town of
Stairway, District of Alaska, do solem
ly swear that between the first day of
August .... and the first day of October
I have made dilligrnt inquiry and
examination co ascertain alt property
?mhject, to taxation in 3iid Town: That
I have listed said oiopeity on the assess
men books: That I have assessed said
property equally and uniformly, aacord
it>K 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 nie as as
sessor: That through malice, ill-will, I
I frar or hope of favor or reward, I have
not assessed any property at other than
i>4 fair and just value: and that the
assessment books which I have prep ired,
consisting of pages, contain such
desertion and assessment of the pro
perty listed the:ein as is required by
law.
As-essor.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this day of
Notary Public.
At the time the Assessor files with the
Clerk the assessment books, he shall
serve notice of the filing of same, upon
each person residing in th? town who e
property his bee i assessed.
Section X. The Common Council
s'-aU meet annually oi the first Tuesday
in October, at the hour of eight o'olock
p m. for the purpose of reviewing and
revisiue the as;essraentof property made
?y the Town Assessor: They shall con
tinue to meet for such purpose, adjourn
ing from time to time, until they hare
complete i such revision and equaliza
tion of said assessment; p ovHed, that
they shall remain in session at least
three days, commencing on the said
first Tuesday in Octob r. The Com
mon Council, in revising asses mept?.
shnll be governed by the following
rules:
1st: No assessment of prop-rty mnde
by the Towr (.sses-or sh"ll Nr reduced
by the Common Council, except up n the
ipp'icatioo, in writing, mado by the
owner of the p ooert.v assess ? , o- his
agent, wliich application *h 1 beaccm
paDied by tMe affidavit of said owner, or
his agent, sli wiog the facts upon <* hicti
s? id appl c tion is b^seo: and h^ sii I
state-ins :d affidavit 'he jus and fair,
value of si d pr- p ? ty, the as-e-sme t
of whic'i he desi es reduce": and n
r?dtic" O'" of any :is-tes-m > t -ball >r
male uclrss the app 'O in . or hts a<' n
appear b-fore said vV unci acid on o h
fuliy at.d f-iry answer ti I qu s i ns
pe ti' ent to tfce i" quiry. T eC m n n
Council slia I hear oral evidenc-. except
as above provided, when it is offered,
upo i any application lor the levision of
ary assessment, and all 3"Ch ev dance
sha'l be upon oath The C mmon
Council shad, upon i s owu mo ion, o
upon the appl can n of ?ny t~x payer,
when it appears that the ass ssor has
assessed any proper y at less tbau its
fair and just value, caus>- wrictei notice
to be served t.y the Chi f of Police, upon
tho owner of said p operty, or his agent,
tf such owner o- agent cm be found in
the Town Skagway, Uirectine him to
appear before said C >unnl, a' the time
and plac-sp1 cified in said. notice, which
time sba'l not be le<s than twenty-four
nours aftei the service of said notice,
and directing him toshow cause why the
assessment of snch property should not
be raised. If such investigate ? be had
upon the application of a tax paver, such
application shall be accompanied by the
affidavit of the applicant, and shall
state the groupds upon which he b'ses
bis application. After having heard
all the evidence in support of, or
against, any app'ication for the revis
ion of the assessment of any property
made by the Towo Assessor, the Com
mon Council shs.ll then fix the valua:
tion of such property at its just and
fair v due. After having reviewed or
revised the assessment of all property
made by the Town Assessor, they shall
then, bv resolution, adopt such re
viewed and revised assessment, and the
same shall be deemed the true basis for
the levying and assessment of tax^s
Section XI. The clerk must record
in his rainuto book all changes, correc
tions and orders, in reference to t le as
sessment books, made bv the Common
Council, and upon the completion of the
revision of the same he must enter up
on said book all changes and correi t
i' ns made by said council; and on
or before the first day of November
must complete the correction of the as
SfSjment books and affix there'o his affi
davit, subscribed by him, substantially
as follows:
District of Alaska, )
Town of akagwav. f
I, do solemnly swear that
ns 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 the same: That ail alterations
agreed >o or or jered to be made, by said
eou:cil have beeo, by me, made and
; entered io said assess-vent books, rand
i no changes or alterations have been
made therein, except as author zei.
Town Clerk.
Subscribed and sworn to befo e me
this day of 190....
Notary Public.
Section XII. The Common Couu
ci', at its seco id meeting in
October of each vear, shall de
termine the amount of money neces
sary to be ra;sed by tax, for school and
municipal pupose*, and shall fix the
rate of said t-xes, designing the num
ber of mills upon each dollar of taxable
p-operty in the Town of Sk?gway, and
must levy said tax upo 3 said property
in accordance therewith.
Sect'on XIII. Every tux assessed
and levied, in occordanco with the p-o
visions of this ordinance, upon real and
personal property, within the Town ol
Sk?gway, shall, when to assessed and
levi?l, be a lien upon said property,
and tne owner of such lien may, after
i one year from the first day of Octobei
i next sucoeediBt the date of delinquen
cy! foreclose the- same, In the manner
au'l with the effect povided in Chapter
42 Title 2 of the Alaska Co .e of Civil
Hiocedure for the foreclosure of Urns
, upon real estate. Said liens shall at
>a h ?s of the time of levy of taxes l y
the Common Council at its second meet
ing in Otto >er.
Section XIV. On 01 before ihe 20tli
day of November in each year the olerk
must deliver to the Town Treasu-er
the assessment books, properly correct
ed, ?s directed by the Common Council,
?nd take the treasurer's receipt lor the
Sim-, which reccipt must show the full
mount of taxes levied upon both real
and personal property, as shown by said
book". /? ,
Section XV. On the lust day Of b ob
ruarv, in each year, at the hour of six
o'clock p. m. all unpaid tuxes assessed
and levied u on real property, rvltbin
the Town of Skag?ay shall become de
linquent and a penalty of twenty psr
cent thereof shall be added thereto; and
the said penalty shall be entered on the
?sessment 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 dale 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, all un
paid taxes assessed and levied ag'aiut
personal property, within the Town of
Skagway, shall become delinquent and
a penalty of twenty per cent, shall be
added thereto; and said penalty shall
be entered by the Town Treasurer in
tho assessment books, opposite the name
of the person to whom said taxes are
assessed, and said taxis shall bear in
terest at the rate of eight per cent per
aDnum from the da'e of delinquency
until paid
Section XVII. It shall be the duty of
the Town Treasurer to co'lect taxes,
levied as shown by the assessmeat
books, delivered to him bv the clerk,
and he shall, within ten days after ine
receipt of the a-se'sment books, pi blish
a notice, fjr not less than two weeVs, in
a newspaper of general circulation in
the Town of Sltagway, which uotice
shall specify:
1st: That the assessment books of
the taxabl* property In the Towa of
SUsgwav, for the year ars now
in bis hands, and the taxes levied upon
same are now due and payable.
2nd: The time and pl<ce vrhete the
payment of said taxes maj b? made
3-d . That the unpaid taxes up u rea
pr ipertv. *8 shown by the rev'sed asess
ment book, wi 1 be delinquent a'. s x
o'clock, p. i?., on the l?8t day of Febru
ary next sue eedi g, and unl.ss such
taxes are paid prior thereto they w'll
become delinquent a-d twenty per cent,
of the amount ther of w.ll be ? dd d
thuet-, as penal y, an 1 l'; erea'
cbarj[fd at the r te tf eiuht per cent. p i
"jinurn, f om the date of delinquency
nt I p id.
4tn: That ur. pa d taxi's upon pet -
so a proi> rty ov the revis d
as-ssmeot tonka, will hecotn ? de i -
qu int ou -h- as' d vo N^vemb^i nex
s ic eedinKVond unes- (>U h W"3T s are
p.ii'l prior tyi*relo ? pen lty of two tv
p,roen wi 1 be ad I dilnreto, and i -
u r st cli r?ed at the rat of ei|(li p r
Cr-nt per annum, fr m d te of cie io
q ienev, urtil pai , and th t th-r afte
fuaid ileh q ent personal prnp. rt> tax
es, t sothrr with the |en lty Hid i t-r
es', -re not p id on d maud from il e
Ch i f o P It e. sufficient of th-' peiso -
ai property be oiging to 'he p rsou to
whom the property was assessed wii
b.i immeoiitelv seized and so d to atia
fv s?id t?x?>8, penalty ?nd interest .
Section XVIII. Tho Towa Treasurer, or his
deputy, must attend at his cMee, during office
hours, to receive and collect taxes, and he
shall, so (ar as possible collect the unpai ? tax
es lor the Pre eediuK years The To?vn Treas
urer must Rive a receipt to any persou paying
taxes, which rcccipt shall specify:
1st : The property assesses and to whom as
sessed.
2nd: The amount at which it is assessed.
3rd: The amount ol taxes levied aud paid.
4th: The date of the payment aud by whom
pCN.
He shall, at the same time, make a record of
such payment in the tax books, opposite the
description of tho property, the taxes lor which
pa' meat is made and the date and amount
thereof.
Section XIX. Within five days after unpaid
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,
ami the siid Chief of Police shall immediately
demand payment of the said taxes. penalty and
Interest, Iroin the persons to whom they are as
sessed, and upon refusal or neglect to immedt
ately pay the same, the Chief of Police shall
seize selficient of the personal property of 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 sale shall be at public
auction and trust be after one week's notice of
the time aw", place thereof, given* by publica
tion in a not'C-aper of general circulation in
the Town ov Skagway, or by posting notice
thereof in three public places in the Town of
Skagway, one of which notices shall be posted
on the outside of the frout door of the Town
hall.
The Chief of Police shall. Immediately after
collecting said taxes, or selling said property,
deposit with the Town Treasurer all moneys
collec ed.or to much of the moneys derived from
the sale of said property as will satisfy the
taxes, with penalty and Internet, together with
all cost of seizure and sale, taking the Town
Treasurer's receipt for the same, in duplicate,
one of which shall be deposited with the Town
Clerk. IT there shall be any residue from tbe
proceeds of such sale, after making payment to
the Town Treasurer, as herein provided, then
the Chief of Police shall turn over to the person
from whom said property was seized, such res
ldue together with any property seized re
maining unsold, taking bis receipt for the
same, whioh receipt the Chief of Police shall
tile with the Town Clerk.
Section XX. On the payment of the prlje
bid for any personal property sold by the Chief
of Police, In accordance with the provisions of
the preceedirg section, the said Chief of Police
shall execute a bill of sale for tbe said property,
which bill of sale shall state accurately tbe
price paid, and the description ul the property
sold, and deliver the same to the purchaser; and
thereupon the title to said property vests ?n
said purchaser. The Chief of Police shall at tbe
same time file his verified certificate with the
Town Clerk, which certificate shall show all his
acts in counectlon with the se'zure and sale of
such property, lu everv case where the Chief
of Police sells property in accordance w 1th the
provisions of this ordinance, he shall tax as
costs, in addition to the other necessary costs
three (33.10) dollars in every case which money
he sball also depoalt with the treasurer.
Section XXI. On tho first Monday iu Septem
ber of each vear the Town Treasurer shall pub
lish a list of all real property upon which taxes
have uct been paid for the current, or proceed
ing year, which notice shall be published for
three (31 consecutive weeks In some newspaper
of ge-ieral circulation, published In the Town
of Skagway. The Town Treasurer shall also
state In said notice that he will. on the first dsy
of October next succeeding, at the hour of nine
o'clock A. M.. sell the lien owned by the Town
of Skagway on all property upon which tbe tax
es still remain unpaid.
Section XXII. It shall be the duty cf the
Town Treasurer, after nine o'clock A. M., on
the first Monday of October, to exeoute an as
signment of tbe 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 tuxes, penalty an.* Interest, and
other costs, for which the Town of Skagway
has a Ilea upon said property.
This ordinance feball take effect aud be in
' force from and after the date of Ms passage and
approval.
r Passed by the Common Council March 19,
1 1906.
1 W. B KING,
President of the Council.
Attest:
W, S. McKEAN, Clerk.
" | lutroduceu March 19, 1900.
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i Spring and Summer
NOVELTIES
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We are now showing1 a complete line
of dress goods in the very latest ef- J
fects from 75c. to $2.50.
*
Plain and checked dress goods for J
f children's wear in all the latest col
ors including black and white from f
45c. to 75c.
Sicellian Rainproof Mohairs in blue, brown and mixed effects
from 75c. to $1-25
--y ? ?
J A complete line of white and co'ored Lawns, plain and figi.red.
Also a full line of German and American calicos and perc ales J
-? If you are looking foo a stylish Easter hat it will pay yo i to 4
wait for a few day s. We are expecting them on the next J
boat- Come and take a peep at our new goods now on dis play 4
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Do You Want a (Hatch?
Moat eyerj one does ? Everybody nr-fd*
one. Some people, however, dont' feel
like paying a large sum of money far
one. They try to get along by depend- 1
ing on the public clocks and their
friends for the time.
INCONVENIENT, OF COURSE
It pays to buy the best watch you can
afford. At our prices acyb dy can af
ford a good one.
Come in aud we will show you how
we can se 1 you watches cheaper than
you can buy them anywhere.
P. E. KERN,
Gold and Silversmith
Established 1897
Cltil Abrahams!
Rea* Estate
BROKER
Collections
NOTARY PUBLIC
i24 FOURTH AVE., SKAGWAY
Notice of Settl?ment5 of Final
Acoonnt
In t.he matter of the estate of Peter
J. Anderson, deceased.
Noti6e,ia hereby given that tlio ad
Bdminis'rator has filed in the United
States Commissioner's Court at ^kug
way. sitting in probate, his final account
as administrator of the a?'Ove named
estate, and 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 prr^oss
hHvinsr, therefore anything to s?y why
said account should not be settled and
approved, are herefy notified to m?ke
their appearance In the said court, on
said dav and date and ht-urand make
their allegations in that behalf.
P. H. Ganty.
Administrator.
Ska? way, Alaska, November, 3, 1906.
3-3-3-7
Notice of Stookho dor's Meeting
Office of the Enginneer Mining Company.
To the stockholders of the Engineer Mining
Company:
Take notice that the annual meeting of the
stockholders ot The Engine;r Mining Compnnj
i will be held at the office of the company, in th<
To vn of Skagwav, D'Hrict of Alaska on Wed
I nesday ihe 23th day of April, at 10 o'clock a m
' for the purpose of electing a board of di roc tor:
and for the transaction of such other buainesi
as may properly come before the meeting. Thi
stock transfer book of the company will b
closed on Saturday Ihe slat day ?f April, 1908
otSolockp. m.aud will remain closed untl
Thursday the 26th day of April, 1906. at 1
o'ciocK a. ni.
By order of the Board of Ditectors.
H. B. Le Fivbk, Secretary,
kjated March 24. 1906.
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FAIR TREATMENT, GOOD SERVICE AND RATES THAT ARE IllGHT
Phone 19 for your job work
Oo and after the 1st of October, 1905, the following will be the
Mon-hly rates for water and, light service from the Northwest Light
& P owerCompany:
WATER
First Faucet ?
Each " additional (except wasu basins, free). .. .
Bath Tubs in Hotels or other Public Houses
Water Closets " " " " ?' ....
Urinals " " " " "
Wash Basins " " " " "
[Tote's, per room additional
Beer Pumps
Restaurants
Steam Laundries
Hand "
Motors, special per horsepower, minimum rate
Hose C n, lection for Fire Protection
Families carrying water
Individuals " "
Hauling water, per lond.
La -am and Street sprinklinp.
ELECTRIC LIGHT RATES
COMMERCIAL SERVICE
Stores, Offices, Shops and Residences
Each 16 cp lights :
Enclosed Arcs. .'.
AL.L NIGHT SERVICE
T aeb 16 cp lights
Iwiosed Arcs
32 cp lights double 16 cp
| Meter Rates will be 10 cents per 1000 watts.
All Year Winter
EDWIN BROWNE, Manager.