THE AVALANCH
M. V. IxATTIN, PUBLISHER.
^rplkation Made (or Admission 10 The Mails as
Matter of the Second Class.
10 era A COPY. $4. YEARLY.
There has been considerable
discussion among our citizens of
late as to the advisability of in
corporation. Under the laws of
Alaska any town having a popu
lation of three hundred inhabit
ants may, by following a certain
course of procedure, incorporate
as a municipality. The advant
ages to b > gained are self go' -
eminent as regards all local af
fairs, the power to tax property
u > to two per cent of its value,
iter annum for school and muni
cipal purposes, to provide ade
quate lire protec ion, local police
protection, and provision for the
guarding of public heilth. In
addition to the two per cent tax
which may be assessed, all lic
ense money derived from what
ever source is turned over to the
city government by the Clerk of
the District Court. The disad
vantage claimed by some is the
liability for the payment of the
tax and the cost of the city gov
ernment. Inasmuch as the li
nen se money paid by the town
at the present time amounts to
something over $5CKX). per an
num and the amounts contribut
ed by the residents for various
street improvements duriug the
past year amounted to some
thing over $1500., it seems as
though the additional burden
would be small as compared
with the benefits derived.
This is a matter which should
be well thought over and discus
sed, and action taken as soon as
l>ossible, in the event it is thou
ght best to incorporate.
The thanks of the entire Cop
per River Valley is due to the
Alaska Road Commission and to
Mr. Ed. Wood, Territorial Road
Supervisor for the Third Divis
ion. for their decision to impro
ve the Sour Dough Trail and to
construct a pile foot bridge a
cross the Nisana River. While
it is to be regretted that the
funds would not permit a wagon
bridge to be built, yet a foot
bridge will help wonderfully.
The prospector is, as a rule, not
overburdened with ready coin
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WOOD SAWING &
CONTRACTING
HOUSE MOVING, RAISING
OR BUILDING CONTRACTED
F. H. FOSTER
ATTORNEY AT-LAW
AUTO TIME CARD
(Kennecott Time.)
Leave McCarthy; 10;00 a. m.
3;00 p. m.f and 7;30 p. m.
Returning; leave tent at comp
any line; 11;00 a. m., 4;00 p. m.,
and 8; 15 p. m.
Pare $1.00.
Extra trips anytime, night or
day, minimum fare $4.00.
L. D. Brown.
KODAK SUPPLIES AT P. O. STORE.
and finds it hard to part with
from two and a half to five dol
lars for ferriage across the Ni
zina River. Then, too, there is
the danger from quicksand and
sudden changes in the channel
which has been the cause of the
loss of many lives.
The McCarthy district gets
the entire appropriation allotted
to the third Division, and while
it is not a great deal, yet ‘the
widow’s mite’ was much appre
ciated in heaven; how much more
the Territorial money on the
Sourdough Hill Trail, which all
mushers agree is ‘Hell.’
Announcement!
We are going outside just as soon as we can close our business
here. We must immediately get rid of our stock of merchandise
and have cut prices to such extent that it is going fast.
It will pay you to look over the goods and see the low prices on
everything.
MEN’S FURNISHINGS, SHOES, PACS, HARDWARE, AM
MUNITION & GROCERIES, THE ENTIRE STOCK IS GOING.
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