The
McCarthy
Weekly News.
wintered as second class matter. Septem
ber 17th, 1918 at the I ost Office, at
McCarthy. Alaska, under the Act of
March 3. 1879.
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Saturday. .Tulv 39: h IbiO
AN IMPROVEMENT
The followirg is ore of the
New Laws passtd last Session
applying to Roads and Bridges,
instead * *f one memmer of the
Road Commission beirg elected
by the people and two being ap
pointed by the Governor, two
are to fce « km d ; rd tl e other
one appointed.
Section 17. On and after 1st
March, 1921, in each Territor
ial Koad Division »1 < ie>| {II l ea
Divisional Koad v. ommission cm -
sisting of three numbers, two
of whom shah be elected as pto
vided by law, and one shall be
appointed by tne Territoiial
Hoard of Koad Commisioners for
a term of two yea’s, or until
his successor is appointed
and q ialific d, who shall serve
without pay or emolument.
The appointed number shall
be Chairman and Secretary < f
the Commission; receive and
account for all funds and prop
erty turned over to him as pro
vided by law.
He shali be a competent engi
neer, qualified by training and
practical rypcrurecir h ghvay
engineering, ai.o. wl.t ti cu 1 <>r
izui by tfie Ternttu ml Bond of
Ro id < o nmissions, lie ■ mpower
ed to hire the necessiry oil ce
and field forces, and subject to
the general direction of the Ter
ritorial Bo ird of Road Commis
sioners, he shall have charge of
I
the location, construction; im
provement and maintenance of
’ u'die roads, trails, bridges and
fel l ies io the Division.
He shall be the custodian o'
the property and records of tin
Division, concerning roads an.
bridges.
He shall prepare and appro" !
all plans and specifications,, and j
none °f his orders or di j
rections shall be countermanded j
except by special resolution o j
the Territorial Hoard of Rok
Commissioners duly entered o: !
[the minutes.
He shall execute a gf od an '■
I sufficient boul with approve* j
sureties in an amount fixed *•; '
the Territorial Board of Ro n |
C ommissioners, which amo in
shall not lx* less than one tl.oi.
'and dollars.
The premium for sr.ch brrf j
shall be piid h / the Division*! J
Treasurer, and the amount si j
paid shall be charged to lh< 1
Road Comm ssion.
i
The two elective mombor* j
shall receive a per diem of tei J
* 10 ) dollars in I en of all othei i
salary, p ty, »*xp< ns« « or emolu
ment of such time as they inr
actually ser*ve on loal wort
under insti notions < f the Terri
torial Hoard of Road t'omniis
sioners, and provided that sue’
per diem paid to each mom bo
sliall not exceed the sum of om
thousand dollars n any one c il j
endar year.
It shall be the duty of the D v
isioual Road Commission to re
ceive petitions or requests to- i
road work Within their Division
to make investigations and re I
ports on such proposed work )
and to attend the annual meet
inir of the Divisional Road Com
mission for the purpose of sub
mitting their recommendation? •
to the Territor ial \ oard oJ
Road Commissioner j.
Should there be no candidate
for appointment who can qnali- 1
fy to the satisfaction of the Ter -!
tutorial Board ol Retd Commis !
sioners, tin* Board may author !
>z. tire Divisional Board to act. j
jointly in pi ict? ol the ap| ointed !
member in all matters, subject
to the approval of the Territor
ial Board of Road Commission
ers.
‘Your persoual business interests would be bettered by a
bank connection. We believe that this hank can serve you
advantageously.”
BANK OF ALASKA
Capital $170,000X0
/ l»uKn s Itrar.ch Bankimr SysT.-n
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Copper River
a.nd Northwestern Railway
FOUR TRAINS WEEKLY BETWEEN CHITINA
AND KENNECOTT
l-.'ivf Konneoort for VI i inn. Mondays. Wednesdays.
Thursdays' and Situ -(lays.
Leaw Chitini lor Cordon, Sundays. Tuesdays
Thursdays and Fridays.
Lt‘iva- Cordo»a. Second Street Depot, for Chiton
Moidiys; Thursdays and Saturdays.
Leave t hitina for Kemr cott Sundays Tuesdays.
Thursdays and Fridays.
Tli.* above .schedule Mii^cci i„ Cian-f without uui let.
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LEGAL ADVERTISING
J i the United States Com
rni.ssioiifj s (tint, A.cOii tl v
** v-Cii.c i, h. c 11 j j ^ il Alaska.
in probate
In 11 * IV :’11( r cf li f I state < f
WaJu rs. sometiu es known
s \o’l.v Parks, deceased.
NCTICE TO ( REDI'l ORS
>o‘io:‘ is hero by driven that
1 he iin ier s'jrned. W. H. Lonjr
“y I* s bet i) appointed adminis
i fitor to il e t s 1t< oj Clive Walt
i's. d* cease < , ai.d has qualified
is swell.
All ]ti sor s lnvirg claims a
un st slid t state aie iiquiiei
.i) pi-es-ent the same to the un
ler signed administrator at the
office of the < ominissioner, Aie
Jarth.y, /\lasl a, s; me heir g the
i>1 tee lor the tr; \saction of Ida
business of said estate, within
six months of the date of the
first publ.catiwii thereof
W H Longle.y
Administrator to said estate.
Dated June 10th 1019
First Publication. July nth 191 9t
Last Publication. Aug 2nd 1919
In the Bn i ted States Com
missioners Court, McCarthy
Free.-net, Territory of Alaska.
IN PROBATE
In the Matter of the Estate of
Thomas Barkley, deceased.
NOTICE OF FINAL
ACCOUNTING
Notice is hereby ghtn that J.
k- Barrett, the administrator of
the estate of rnhornas Barkley,
deceased, lias rendered his fin tl
settlement and accounting in
said court of the aforesaid es
tate, and that S iturdav the 27th
l >y <>f September, 1919, at 10 o'
;lock A M. or said d ry at the
office of the United States Com
missioner at M C mhy, Alaska,
lias been duly appointed by the
j.Jndge of said court for the
(settlement ol saio t state at that
( ime and place
i Any ])t isons interested in
f said estioe may appear to die
•xreptions In wiitiig to tit
said account and <tin*t i](.
s ime
U. Parker Srr,iU\ United
States Uommissioi er ; nd ex *
ficio Pi obate J edge.
First Public ition d ily nth, 1919
Last Publication August 9rh,19]./