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Decorum Needed
The tenor of recent council meetings has been below
standards for any such organized civic body. Elected officials
Should maintain a certain dignity while in office and keep per
sonal differences at a minimum when they are engaged in the
disposition of public business and affairs.
The last council meeting was marked by personal dis
cord and language customarily used around stables. Threats of
violence were hurled across the council table on one ocassion.
It is doubtful if any six men will arrive at the same con
clusion on a certain problem without disagreement. But such
disagreement need not be the reason for turning the city hall
into an arena.
What respect the public has for its elected city officials
will soon turn into contempt if more repeat performances of
the last meeting are given.
The week in Juneau inclu
ded these legislative high
lights: Roth Houses completed
approval of a memorial to
Congress asking the Federal
government to turn the Fish
eries over to the terri'ory;
Senate Finance Committee
proposed a three,floor wing to
the Pioneers Home at Sitka;
the Senate Education Commit
tee came in with a recommen
dation for an $800 flat in
creased asked by teachers.
The Dennis Winn, Fish and
Wildlife Service vessel which
has been in the Pribilofs foi
the past several weeks check
ing on the seal herds, stoppec
in port briefly Thursday foi
fuel and supplies. It was er
route back to Seattle.
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City Dock Problems
Cause Lively Session
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' A heated discussion of the
operation of the city dock took
the usual chill off routine busi
ness of the city council Mon
day nght during the regular
meeting.
Conucilmen Alvin Miller and
Basil Clark engaged in some
! firey repartee to the enjoy
ment of a moderate crowd of
1 suectators.
| Miller, a member of the har
bor and Wharfage Committee,
suggested that the city reduce
the expense of the dock oper
ation by decreasing the num
ber of checkers emploved. He
also asked “what’s to be done
about the deficit in the Wharf -
j age fund as revealed by the
last audit of city books by Cer
tified Public Accountant Elmer
Johnson of Ketchikan?”
According to Johnson’s Au
dit “a shortage of $1,610.80
j existed in the Wharfinger’s ac
j counts at March 31, 1952,
j which had increased to
$1,767.03 at August 25, 1952.”
The other council members,
land H.E. Spencer, wharfinger,
* said they knew the deficit
existed.
According to Johnson’s Re
port of Examination, City of
Kodiak, for the year ending
March 31, 1952 he said: “The
Wharfage Fund has a consid
erable volnme of transactions
and in previous reports, I
made mention that the closest
possible accounting control
should be maintained between
the Clerk-Treasurer and the
Wharfinger.
The report continues: Mj
examination into the whorl
fund records of the period
covered by this reportindi
cated that during the perioc
from Oct. 1, 1951 to Mar. 31
1952, not even minimum ac
counting controls were ii
force.”
Johnson further said tha
during this period ship mani
fests were not journalized am
recorded in the city books
moneys turned in by thi
wharfinger were not identifiei
with specific freight bills ap
pearing on the manifests an<
‘receipts were not issued im
(mediately by the clerk-trea
I surer for moneys turned in b’
‘the wharfinger but were is
(sued when the bank deposi
I was prepared.
According to the minutes ot
the meeting Monday night
after Miller suggested the de
crease in checkers “additional
discussion relative to the dock
ensued with no action taken.”
Prior to the dock discussion
the question of the “ayler
Dahl Fish Company request
for a “tax-off-set” for that
t! os vital News
BIRTHS:
To Mr. and Mrs. Paul Dup
ler. a daughter, Feb. 21,
- weight, 5 lbs., 7 oz. name,
Wendy Jo.
NOTICE
Game night at the VFW is
now Wednesday and Friday
nights.
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storage plant was introduced.
Paul Dupler, city attorney,
told the council that a direct
off-set, although granted by
several Alaskan communities,
was illegal.
Hovever, the council indi
cated it favored giving the
company every advantage but
wondered if they granted the
cold storage a tax-off-set how
they would handle the matter
regarding other waterfront
property.
The council discussed the
problem of numerous dogs
roaming the city and assigned
a committee to take proper
control measures. Elliott Hy
mans, president of the Health
and Welfare Council, appeared
before the council and presen
ted a list of points covering
, the maintenance and sanita
I tion in establishments selling
food and drink. The council is
preparing a new ordinance
covering restaurants, b*rs and
cafes. :
, The first reading of an ordi-l
.nance creating and defining!
I bus terminals and zones was j
| read and approved. The second
| reading will be heard at the
j next regular meeting,
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Rev. Wilkinson
Resigns Pastorate
The Kev. R. N. Wilkinson,
pastor of the Community Bap
tis Church, has resigned his
pastorate and plans to leave
Kodiak late in May. He has
been pastor here since August
1947.
His resignation, presented
to the membership recently
stated: “It is my conviction
that I will have completed my
ministry in this church and 1
would like to terminate my of
ficial relationship with the
church at the close of a fur
lough in the states. ’ ’
Rev. Wilkinson said he did
not Know the location of hia
new work since the usual
practice of the Baptist denomi
nation requires a minister to
candidate in the churches
which may be interested in
calling him as their new pas
tor.
Rev. and Mrs. Wilkinson ar
rived here on Aug. 5, 1947
with their two young sons.
Norman and Paul. During
their s+ay here two other
children, L’nda Ruth and
Andrew Thomas have been
born.
The pastor indicated their
future plans are not complete
but that they plan to visit for
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CITY COUNCIL — CITY HALL
Bring all your troubles one and all
Bring ’em all to the City Hall
Here sits the high and mighty body
Strictly first class - nothing shoddy,
Ready to hear your tales of woe
Even if it takes an hour or so.
Would you like a new street light
To guide your way when you are tight?
Is your garbage hauling slow,
Does your street have too much snow?
Does your neighbor’s dog annoy you
Or his kids get you to stew?
Do our cops arouse your ire
Can’t you park where you desire?
Don’t the cops care what you say
Give you a ticket and make you pay?
Then go to the Mayor and holler and fret
He’ll talk to the Council - then see what you get.
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