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* TEXTHYEAr SKAGWAY, ALASKA, MONDAY JUNE 1 1907 PBICE 10CBHT8
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Voting on proposed lease of Northwest & Power Com
pany's plants is now very swift=Impression prevails
that proposition has been voted down by big
majority
I The water- works election \s passing:
off quietly. A few people are taking
quite a lot of interest in It, but only a
small vote is being: polled. At3o'clock
about 100 votes had been cast. The
general impress ion* is that the proposed
lease will be snowed under by a very
emphatic majority, though it is all j
speculation up to the present time.
Some discussion has been aroused
over the action of the judges in per
uitting women to vote. The notice
?;iven by Mayor Conway provided that
male taxpayers only could vote, but
i he judges hate been taking bal'ots
.''rom women who own property in their i
Kvn names and piy taxes. The judges
ir>- following the spirit ofthe call rather :
' ihen (he technical phraseology of it. !
I'.arly this morning three members of |
the council -Oe Serisy, McLean and!
'.' ?tiles? asked Mayor Conway to call
i iie the election off, hut he claimed to
have to do that, saying that if the
uropledo not like the proposition in
he shape it has been presented, to vote
| It down.
Chnii mau MoGratb Muhs Statement
This morning Chairman McCratb,
of the water-works coramittee: issued
the following statement:
As chnirm'ar^ of the water- works
committee of the town of Skagway.I de
sire to place before the bona-fide Tax
payers the following statement of facts
in relation to the contemplated lease
uow before the city council of Skagway
thereby the Northwest Light & Power
Company, and the Skagway Light and
Water Company, jointly, desire to lease
to the town of Skagway all of their
properties for a term of years (a full
explanation of the said lease was pub
lished in llieUaily Alaskan, of June 1st.)
This committee have carefully in 1
vestigated the several available water
supplies adjacent to the town of Sl;ag- '?
way, and would respectfully recom- ?
mend that the proposition made by the 1
above named companies be accepted by , !
the taxpayers, for pood and substantial i 1
reasons as follows:
1st
The plant can he secured at once by
thp issuance of warrants.
2nd. j i
No other supply can be secured of |
like ijuaotity sud power, without the |
cash, and such supply would not be I
available for many years. 1 g
3rd. j t
The income of the plant at this pres- , j
ent time is $040 00, per month, leaving \
a net 'profit of $300.00. The Town off
Skagway will sare in rentals, and pay
for water, now given to tlie W. P. R,
Co., free of charge, $250.00, total per
month in favor of the lease, $556.00,
which amount alone would pay for the
plant in five years, if purchased on the
installment plan as proposed by the
terms of the lease,
4 th,
The amount which the city will have
to pay for light and water if they re
fuse to accept this offer, wou'd pay for ,
the plant in about ten years.
These facts being laid before you, it
can be easily figured that to accept
the lease as propjsed, will l>a money
saved to the taxpayers of Skacway,
Notwithstanding ail reports to the con
trary, the liiltito the property is good,
ind competent lawyers have pas-ed
upon it a9 good, as well as the terms of
Lhe lease. 4
LCKE McGItATH.
Saturday's Taxpayer's Moating
At the meeting of taxpayers Satur
lay night held at Firemen's hall the
imposition to lease or purcluis? the
alants of the Woithwest Light and
Power Company was riddled by virions
speakers. While the meeting was call
ed for the purpose of giving every tax- s
)ayer an opportunity to express hb t
?lews there was not a single word ad
vaneed in favor of the proposed lease,
The opimcn of every one who spoke
was that the election was being; forced
upon the taxpayers before thev were
placed in the possession of information
that would permit them to vote intelli
gently. Resolutions asking that the
election be postponed until the tax
payers could secure more information
were passed.
The. principal speeches were delivered
by K. ,T. Shaw mid .[. M. Tanner. Coun
cilman Shea, oue of the water-works
committee and one of the advocates of
the proposed lease, was invited to ap
pear before the meeting to explain its
idv ntages, but he refused to appear.
Dr. !?'. ( .Yunnan was chosen as chair
11.111 of i he meeting anil E. J. Duhertv,
iecj'etaiy. Dr. Norman said
;he purpose of the meeting
.v;is to discuss the provisions of the pro
posed lease of the Northwest Light <fc
IViwer Company's plants iti an inform
il manner that more information might
ie gained and that the voters might
?hereby act more intelligently. He
nvited evetybedy to speak freely,
frequently, after speeches had been
nade against the proposition, he asked
or those who favored 'it or who under
itood the advantages that it was con
ended might be gained from the lease
o speaK, but there were no responses.
Hill Mitinr lost CONIROl
Of NORintRN PACIFIC
(Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan)
New Vorls, June 3? A biff fiffht Is on
for the control of the Northern Pacific
Railroad. Tt is believed that Hill will
lost out in the fipht to C'. S. Mellen,
ormer president, who owns much of its
stock.
war wages fiercely in
' CHINESE PROVINCE -
j [Special .Dispatch to Daily Alaskan]
i Amoy, Chlua, June 3? Civil war has
iTokcn out in this provide. Two bat
; tie have been (ought, both of them in
iilicisive. In the last one 3o,C00 insur
New Piano For Rent or Salo
A new Piano for rent or sale? Inquir
j of Principal! Harber Shop. tf.
The Pack Traiu Restaurant will serve
vine with dinner orders, free in place
oftea or cofl'ee. Come on dojs.
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gents anil 100,000 governmnnt troops
were engaged. Thousands are repor
ted to bare been killed. The battle re
sulted in a draw and another engage,
moot is expected.
J.fforson Don Tomorrow
The Jefferson is at Juneau and will
lie here tomorrow morning.
The Fifth Avenue hotel hasunlimited
accomodations. Steam heat and every
thing mcdern.
HLHSKftN
Seed Potatoes
Per Hundred weight
QANTY & FRANDSON
IflRST BOU fOR DAWSON
sails vtmtrn)
The season of navigation on the Yu
kon will be^in in real earnest next
Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock when
the steamer Whitehorse will sail from
Whitehorse for Dawson. She will be
followed l>y the Dawson Thursday, the
Selkirk Friday and the Canadian Satur
day.
Gleaner to Snii Tomorrow.
Whitehorse, June 3? The Gleaner
'.v i 1 1 sail for Conrad after the arrival; of
I the trains at Carcross tomorrow, and
for Atlin Wednesday.
The ice on Atlin lake is reported to
be moving'.
La Franco sit Wreck.
Wbitehorse, Juue 3? The LiFrance
was at Yukon Crossing; at 1 a.m., and
should have arrived at the wreck of the
Bonanza King early this morning.
I TO WORK |
Gov Ho?;gatt Asks Alaskans
To Get Busy
(Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan.)
Seattle, June 3 ? In his speech Satur
clay Gov. Hoggatt urged Alasiiar cities
to begin work at once collecting for the
Alaska-Vukon-l'acific e.\|iosition. Tie
say* this means $1,000,000 from Alaska.
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MANY THERE
More Alaskans in Seattle
Thau Ever Before
(Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan)
Seattle, Judo 2? A hotel census taken
Saturday discloses that there were
more Alaskans in that city awaiting1
the first northern bound boats than
ever before was the case.
The Fifth Avenue hotel is the big
gest and best appointed hostelry in all
the north.
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Is now to he had at our Soda Fountain. OP
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ing my fountain tliis year, and am now in
position to serve better drinks ? most delight- S?
<> fill and delicious drinks? than ever before.
? All popular flavors are served. gg
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